John Baker’s Blog

According to This Is London:

Under anti-terrorism measures due to come into force within two years, the US authorities insist they need to do background checks on all UK air passengers travelling to Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico and South America.

Direct flights to popular holiday destinations such as the Bahamas, Barbados, Toronto and Mexico City would all be covered by stringent US security checks examining people’s passport details, travel plans and even how they paid for their ticket.

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Redacted. Films about the war.

“This guy should be held accountable for each American death after the release of this filth. He is a treasonist, and should be stripped of his citizenship, and expelled from this country as penniless as he came into it in birth.”

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The Numbers Game:
This quote is from Harvard Business School professor John Deighton after witnessing a lecture by James Patterson:

“I’d never actually heard a product speak. It was like listening to a can of Coca-Cola describe how it would like to be marketed.”

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George Bush listened to U.S. military and civilian personnel about the challenges in Afghanistan, fighting local government and police corruption, persuading farmers to abandon a lucrative poppy trade for other crops.
He listened to tales of all-night tea drinking sessions to coax local residents into cooperating, and of tribesmen crossing mountains to attend government meetings.

“I must say, I’m a little envious,” Bush said. “If I were slightly younger and not employed here, I think it would be a fantastic experience to be on the front lines of helping this young democracy succeed.”

“It must be exciting for you … in some ways romantic, in some ways, you know, confronting danger. You’re really making history, and thanks,” Bush said.

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