Originally posted by OwlHoot
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Pravda's view on the Libyan situation
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostI'm starting to wonder if the Government hasn't botched the whole thing, in what seems like their frantic eagerness to be "doing something".Speaking gibberish on internet talkboards since last Michaelmas. Plus here on TwitterComment
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I think we should get WOPR running the show and ditch the short guy who never went to public school.
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Originally posted by MrMark View PostAgree, but that is surely down to Cameron and not Hague? Although Hague hasn't exactly shone during this period (remember the claims that Gadaffi was already flying to Venezuela?) it's Cameron who's responsible for this situation (along with Sarkozy).
Originally posted by MrMark View PostI think he was hoping for a quick regime change, and now we're stuck in a stalemate with dangers of mission creep.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Originally posted by Sysman View PostHaven't most conflicts in recent years dragged out a lot longer than expected?Comment
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Who gives a tulip about Pravda?
Under the Soviet regime Pravda was the official Communist Party newspaper, and served as a useful indicator as to what the ruling elite in Moscow might be thinking. With the collapse of the USSR it was closed down, by a decree issued by Yeltsin in 1991.
The entity that now calls itself Pravda is just some tabloid paper that picked up the old name in the hope people would be dumb enough to assume it was related to the original and therefore important. Think in terms of the Daily Star renaming itself as the Parliamentary Press Office whilst having no connection with Parliament whatsoever and you'll get the idea.Comment
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I always hope that foreign secretaries have actually had some foreign experience prior to taking up the job. But these days all you need is a degree from oxbridge, proof that you grew up posh and met people from abroad.McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."Comment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
The entity that now calls itself Pravda is just some tabloid paper that picked up the old name in the hope people would be dumb enough to assume it was related to the original and therefore important. Think in terms of the Daily Star renaming itself as the Parliamentary Press Office whilst having no connection with Parliament whatsoever and you'll get the idea.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostWho gives a tulip about Pravda?
Under the Soviet regime Pravda was the official Communist Party newspaper, and served as a useful indicator as to what the ruling elite in Moscow might be thinking. With the collapse of the USSR it was closed down, by a decree issued by Yeltsin in 1991.
The entity that now calls itself Pravda is just some tabloid paper that picked up the old name in the hope people would be dumb enough to assume it was related to the original and therefore important. Think in terms of the Daily Star renaming itself as the Parliamentary Press Office whilst having no connection with Parliament whatsoever and you'll get the idea.
Except Russian language doesn't have articles. In Russian language that sentence shows how bloody complicated Russian is, both nouns are each shown in different cases;
V Pravde net izvestiy, v Izvestiyakh net pravdy....
Russian lang. is well interesting!Comment
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