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You Are Being Watched
What better way to start the year than news that both Britain and the USA have been named endemic surveillance societies by rights watchdog Privacy International.
In Iowa
The BBC's Own Goal
We'd just like to point EURSOC readers in the direction of the Biased BBC blog, which has caught the Beeb red-handed once again.
News Round-Up
Iain Dale on the British government's plans to set up a "blog monitoring unit."
The Daily Telegraph on why Vladimir Putin's plans to cement an anti-Western alliance are being treated cautiously by Beijing.
The Eiffel Tower tops a list of Europe's most disappointing tourist attractions.
African Leaders Cheer Mugabe
Depressing news for anyone who thought that Robert Mugabe's fellow African leaders are the key to pressuring the old man to change his ways. On arrival in Lusaka, Zambia for a conference of Southern African leaders, Mugabe was welcomed with cheers and applause from his peers and their circle.
It's A Gas
Europe's "sleeping gas thieves" strike again, according to a story in the Telegraph. This time it is reported that the UK's Foreign Office is warning Brits camping in France to install alarms on their caravan doors, following claims that tourists are being gassed by thieves who clean out their mobile homes while they are knocked out.
EURSOC Holiday
Sorry for the slowdown in posts: EURSOC is holidaying in Tuscany. We are whiling away our days shooting the rats which are nibbling at our broadband cable.
Normal service will resume shortly.
