Tag Archives: World Politics

Another Bush As President Of The United States In 2016?

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

GEORGE W. BUSH resurfaced this week, in the time-honoured tradition of former US Presidents opening presidential libraries; he has advocated younger brother Jeb running for the US presidency in 2016. Could this most successful of political dynasties produce another American … Continue reading →

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Margaret Thatcher Funeral And Tribute

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

LIKE millions of viewers across the world, I watched the funeral of Baroness Thatcher this evening, Melbourne time; it was a remarkable celebration of a remarkable life, and as regular readers will know I am very upset indeed by the … Continue reading →

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A Word On The Boston Bombings

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

The Red And The Blue wishes to minute its  sympathy and condolences to the families of those killed, and to those injured, in the disgusting and cowardly attack on runners in the Boston marathon; it is to be hoped the … Continue reading →

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Vale, Margaret Thatcher (1925 – 2013): A Leader For Her Time

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

THEY THOUGHT THE GROCER’S DAUGHTER, Margaret Thatcher once said — speaking of the disdainful regard in which her aristocratic male colleagues held her — didn’t really know how things were done. But, she added, they also knew that they simply … Continue reading →

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BREAKING NEWS: Former British PM Margaret Thatcher Dead at 87

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

IN DREADFULLY sad news tonight, former British Prime Minister has died this morning (London time); Mrs Thatcher is reported to have suffered a final stroke after an intermittent series of minor strokes in recent years, and died peacefully in her … Continue reading →

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BREAKING NEWS: North Korea Readies More Missiles For Launch

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

BRITISH NEWSPAPER the Daily Express is reporting that North Korean forces have been detected moving more medium-range ballistic missiles into locations along its east coast; its speculation, citing South Korean military sources, is that the DPRK is readying for a … Continue reading →

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“Final Approval” For Nuclear Attack: DPRK Raises Tensions To Boiling Point

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

NORTH KOREA has continued to raise the temperature of its nuclear standoff with the USA, warning the “moment of explosion” is approaching; it comes as the US acknowledges for the first time the DPRK represents a “real and clear danger,” … Continue reading →

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Unpredictable Miscreant: More Opinion On North Korea

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

WE HAVE spent a lot of time on North Korea lately, and rightly so, given the way it insists on behaving; the time is approaching for it to put up or to shut up, and whilst frenzied diplomacy would seem … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter From The Red And The Blue

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

IT’S EASTER time, and tonight I simply want to wish all readers of The Red And The Blue a happy Easter; this is a time of peace and celebration, and I trust all readers will enjoy it with family and … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: “State Of War:” North Korea Ratchets Up Rhetoric To Boiling Point

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

NORTH Korea this morning announced that a “state of war” now exists between itself and South Korea, and that it will deal with each inter-Korea issue “accordingly;” whilst the latest rhetorical flourish is consistent with talk and no action, it … Continue reading →

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