"...I do not think it means what you think it means."
The Guardian reports: British officers took part in a US war game aimed at preparing for a possible invasion of Iran, despite repeated claims by the foreign secretary, Jack Straw, that a military strike against Iran is inconceivable.


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( After the con - Tuesday 18th Feb )

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Sunday morning I walked the long way from Victor and Sheila's place to the MBTA station in Central Square. I had intended to walk to Harvard Square, I don't know how I got turned around. Back at 11, dropped bags in Charlie and Feórag's room.

12:00 noon What Should Good Fantasy Do? Ellen Asher, Ellen Kushner, George R. R. Martin, Beth Meacham ( Read more... )

No hotel breakfast for the room crasher, so I went out to the food court in the Prudential Mall for something, then back for the morning programme.

11:00am: Uplifting Biology Judith Berman, Tom Easton, Jeff Hecht, Shariann Lewitt, Robert J. Sawyer. The discussion was more around psychology than physical features as I’d expected. Shariann ( Read more... )

I checked out of the Tremont in the morning, then went and( Read more... )

Thursday morning I walked around a bit on my own, then hopped on the T to meet Ellen at the New England Aquarium. The Green Line is pretty run-down looking, in both stations and rolling stock, which is surprising for what seems to be basically the backbone of the system( Read more... )

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