March 2005
Monday 7 March
- Tipping, turning, non-returning point - "The Iraqi elections, imperfect as they were, convinced some American leaders that the Iraqi people had reached a point of no return — quite literally turning a corner in the direction of democracy." - ABC, "Has Iraq Passed a Tipping...
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- Maturing child - Lakoff says that conservatives look at developed nations as adults and developing nations as children -- which makes the UN [especially the General Assembly] ridiculous, because it's mostly composed of children and often tells the adults what to do. In...
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