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George Orwell

                   

Kenan Malik: A culture of self-censorship is the real legacy of the reaction to The Satanic Verses

guardian.co.uk
Oct 1, 2008
        

Inayat Bunglawala thinks I talk "pure twaddle". Because I suggested in an article about the firebombers who last week attacked the offices of the publishers Gibson Square that part of the problem is that too many liberals have...

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Why I don't trust Fox News polls

economist.com
Sep 30, 2008
        

Neck and neck in Scranton ANDREW SULLIVAN keeps a classic quote from George Orwell at the top of his blog: "To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle." So true. (For a real look at the state of the race in...

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Interview: US seeking EU help to close Guantanamo

euractiv.com
Sep 30, 2008 1 related
        

The European Union has been engaging in in-depth discussions with the United States over the last three years to harbour prisoners detained in the controversial US Guantanamo centre in Cuba, EU counter-terrorism chief...

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Self-censor and be damned!

almendron.com
Sep 29, 2008 66 related
        

By Kenan Malik. Kenan Malik’s Fatwa to Jihad: the Rushdie Affair and its Legacy is published in the spring (THE TIMES, 29/09/08): It was probably just an eerie coincidence. On Friday night the Islington home, and office,...

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Opening Lines

vox-nova.com
Sep 29, 2008
        

The telephone bell was ringing wildly, but without result, since there was no-one in the room but the corpse. - Charles Williams, War in Heaven It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a...

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Watchdogs vital to free society

deseretnews.com
Sep 28, 2008
        

Published: Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008 12:19 a.m. MDT Watchdogs are not "man's best friend." They can be loud, obnoxious and relentless. But they are vital to a free and open society. That point was driven home recently when...

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NFL Notebook: Texans will see some well-rested Colts

chron.com
Sep 28, 2008 1 related
        

Cardinals' Warner recalls lessons from Favre; George Orwell puzzles players Brett Coomer Chronicle Steve Slaton ran so well, he forced the Titans to make a defensive change. Three games into the season, the Colts have...

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Should We Fear Iran?

novakeo.com
Sep 27, 2008 28 related
        

The Peter Principle Playoffs… We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men ~~ George Orwell So here we sit, our heads jerking back and forth so rapidly most of...

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Obama, Thought Police, Obama thugs, Missouri, MS Thought Police, Obama lies, KMOV report, St....

citizenwells.wordpress.com
Sep 27, 2008 4 related
        

George Orwell is probably turning over in his grave. The Thought Police are real. Many of us believed things would get worse if Obama gets elected. Well, they have gotten worse already. The Thought Police, part of the...

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Origins of Faith: Trailer outlines the beginnings of Mirror's Edge

xbox360fanboy.com
Sep 27, 2008 5 related
        

Filed under: News, Mirror's EdgeA flash-based trailer showcasing one of the most impressive looking titles to hit this holiday? OK, EA we'll bite. In a society seemingly ripped from the pages (in concept) from a George...

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