December 2009
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How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I... →
Mark Lynas | Environment | The Guardian
Copenhagen was a disaster. That much is agreed. But the truth about what actually happened is in danger of being lost amid the spin and inevitable mutual recriminations. The truth is this: China wrecked the talks, intentionally humiliated Barack Obama, and insisted on an awful “deal” so western leaders would walk away carrying the blame. How...
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The Dark Side of Dubai - Johann Hari →
Possible byline: The high price of progress in decadent Dubai.
I hope any society which builds its wealth on back of slave labour crashes, burns, falls into the ocean or is swallowed by the earth.
Dubai was meant to be a Middle-Eastern Shangri-La, a glittering monument to Arab enterprise and western capitalism. But as hard times arrive in the city state that rose from the desert sands, an uglier...
