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Some of my friends... From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (6 minutes old)

... think I am an orthopedic surgeon. "I make a point," I tell them if the subject comes up, "never to operate on anyone I know."… more

A day in the life of an ex-mistress.... From pollygarter in An Ex- Mistress's Tale...? (12 minutes old)

Spent day with him. I made coffee and supplied cake. He sorted out my rubbish. We went to B&Q for a bit of metal for my kitchen work surface. We planned a training day we are going to run tog… more

Iranian student hangs himself From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (2 hours old)

An Iranian engineering student hanged himself from a window grill in his apartment in RMV 2nd Stage here Monday night. Dama Sharafy Harisiane (18), a first year student at the Brindavan College of … more

Turkey says democractic rights key to Kurdish peace plan From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (2 hours old)

Turkey Tuesday said improving democratic rights was key to its plan to end a 25-year Kurdish insurgency, as the government tried to win over opponents who accuse it of giving into "terrorists" and und… more

Love, Like From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (3 hours old)

Is it possible to love someone, but not like them very much at all?… more

Solving the Gordon Brown Problem From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (5 hours old)

Gordon Brown has many dreadful things since he became Prime Minister - and, less we forget, before, when he was Tony Blair Chabcellor of the Exchequer. But writing a partly illegible letter and mis… more

I Never Feared Death: The Plight of Ehsan Fattahian From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (6 hours old)

I never feared death. Even now, as I feel its odd and honest presence next to me, I still want to smell its aroma and rediscover it; Death, who has been the most ancient companion of this land. I don’… more

Please help us to save Ehsan From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (8 hours old)

Save Ehsan Fattahian from execution. Online petition - Save Ehsan Fattahian from execution … more

Syria:Court in Damascus, four Kurds to have six-year sentence From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (14 hours old)

EastKurd: Damascus court charged the four  Kurdish with the Democratic Unity Party to six years in prison. According to Radio Nowa, Mr. Abdulbaqi Yousef representative Unity Party Kurds, Kurdish in S… more

Iran:Kamal Sharifi a journalist imprisoned is very sick From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

EastKurd: Kamal Sharifi, more than a year that is in prison,he is living in the city of Saqez. He charged last year with Kurdish parties,in  the court in Saqez to 30 years in prison and deportation t… more

novel lack From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (1 day old)

For only the seond time this year, I find I have no unread novel to read. How can I fall asleep? How can I guide my dreams, my life awake with no characters to live through, no invented world to inh… more

CHURLISH to ignore From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (1 day old)

While you have been looking the other way (judging by the abysmal pageview figures, lol) I have launched, on my second blog, a new Private Investigator eries , starring Peter Churlish, with 5 episodes… more

Iran:Kurdish political prisoner is very sick From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

EastKurd: Sherko Maarfi a political prisoners sentenced to death is one year in prison in Saqez Is imprisoned. He is very ill and suffering from digestive problems for treatment must be send outside … more

CHURLISH P.I./part 5: The Plot Thins From alecweston ^Pro in Where the Rainbow Begins (1 day old)

The story so far: Peter Churlish needs to track down his supposedly drug-dealer brother Geoffrey and betray him to the police so Peter doesn't get get flung in jail himself on trumped up charges, whic… more

Save Ehsan Fattahian from execution From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

Online petition - Save Ehsan Fattahian from execution … more

Berlin, Madrid From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (1 day old)

Twenty years ago I was in a hotel lobby, watching in awe as the wall come down, on television. Watching history. It was about a year later that some fool called it the end of history.… more

White House: 3 Americans held in Iran are innocent From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House is calling for the release of three Americans being held in Iran on accusations of espionage. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday that the three … more

Three US citizens face spying charges: Iran From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

Three Americans taken into custody near the border with Iraq on July 31 are facing spying charges, Iran's judiciary said on Monday, as the White House called for their release. Tehran's chief prose… more

Solana to discuss developments in Iraq with Barzani From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will meet Massoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq here on Tuesday. Discussion will focus on the latest developments in Iraq and in the Kurdi… more

Turkish lawmakers to debate Kurdish opening From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

The preliminary discussion of the motion, signed by PM Erdogan, will take place in the General Assembly on Tuesday. "Democratic Move", in an official word that refers to Kurdish opening, will be de… more

Turkish FM: Kurds and Turks agree on everything From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

Erbil – The Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoğlu told Rudaw that the Turkish government shares the same views on every level with Kurdish politicians from the Kurdistan region. Davutoğlu recently visi… more

More disappearances of Kurds in Syria From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

ALEPPO, Syrian Kurdistan — Nashat Mustafa Hanan, a 45 year old Kurd from Aleppo in Syria who works in the defence industry for the Syrian Government, has been subjected to harassment and Newroz is… more

Syrian Kurdish student arrested and excluded from University for internet activity From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

QAMISHLI, Syrian Kurdistan — Bafel Ali Ahmed, born 1987 in Qamishli, in the Kurdish region of Syria was a student registered in the Faculty of Arts, at Damascus University. He has been suspended from … more

Is it something in the water? From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (1 day old)

Several of my favourite bloggers are not blogging much at the moment. If at all. What's (not) going on? Maybe I shall join them in their absence.… more

Press Complaints Commission From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (1 day old)

PCC: Are you guilty? Journalist: No. PCC: Are you guilty? Editor: No. So there you have it. We find both parties innocent. Long live the Free Press! Long live Self-Regulation! … more

flat spin From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (1 day old)

Maybe if I write it down here it will go away. As soon as I put the light out to sleep, I fell into a blind, short breath, panic - fear of dying (specifically drowning), claustopobia, abandonment,… more

Trivial Announcement From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (2 days old)

I am not having my head shaved.… more

CHURLISH PI/part 4: The Police Raid From alecweston ^Pro in Where the Rainbow Begins (2 days old)

A policeman treads on our hero's big toe as he rushes past towards crowd standing round the bar. Before he can say "ow" another police, with very large feet, storms pass, stamping on the whole of his… more

That was then From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (2 days old)

As so often, my Sunday depression evaporates into the evening air. What was that all about? Want to rush to finish the novel I'm reading, though. I will be murdering the main character if he does… more

Iran:Ehsan Fatahian political prisoner on hunger strike From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (2 days old)

EastKurd: Ehsan Fatahian After hearing the death sentence to the hunger strike and most political prisoners have supported him. Adnan Hassanpour, Anwar Hossein Panahi, Arsalan Awleyaie, Habiboalla L… more