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Sunday 2 January 2005

First Bushpop of the Year

Bush has seen sense and upped the US contribution to Tsunami relief to $350m; it did look a little pathetic that the US contribution for a while was the same as Pfizer (and not to compare with the $500m from Japan government or $100m from UK government). Meanwhile, his inauguration ceremony will cost $40m - can he really justify this in the face of the desperate need?

Meanwhile, it's the first of January. The day that the interesting 30-year-rule stories are published. The UK media seems to be focussing on Princess Anne staving off a kidnap attempt, and the 1974 equivalent of a post-it note on a file suggesting that Idi Amin was a little 'naive'.

However, AFP and the Aussie press are liking the story (as am I) that the Wilson government considered Nixon a bit of a nutter, and made quiet plans to disassociate themselves from any of his activities. I wonder if similar plans are in place currently? Can we find out under our shiny new Freedom of Information laws? I doubt it, somehow.

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Comments

Heeey...what were you doing weblogging when you could have been drinking in town with me!!

Posted by: Vicky on January 4, 2005 07:16 PM