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Trial against Basque leftwing associations delayed for two weeksThe defence had requested a one-month delay arguing they didn't have enough time to study and make copies of the 100,000 pages of evidentiary proceedings ( Read more... )

I suppose I should say something about the recent electoral victory of Hamas in Palestine. I dislike Hamas as a party due to their Islamic fundamentalist nature and their military tactics, but I think their electoral victory is a good thing. For one, as they're now a legitimate part of the government they can no longer continue to operate their ( Read more... )

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Catalonia Nears Autonomy From Spain

They have their own language, their own culture, and a history of rebellion going back more than 500 years. They have had periods of semi-independence punctuated by brutal government crackdowns. They have a vibrant economy that is the envy of their country. And they're determined to become their own ( Read more... )

My friend S. had some minor surgery yesterday. She'd mentioned this to me several days ago, saying she would be pretty much home-bound for a few days after and that we should hang out on Wednesday or Thursday. I agreed, and replied back (this took place via email) that Wednesday would be best for me because of my class and work schedule. I have a ( Read more... )

This weekend and the beginning of the week have been fairly busy. Sunday and Monday were mostly spent finishing up the film J. and I were working on and now its finally complete. I haven't seen the final product yet, but what I have seen looks amazing and is really funny. I'm glad we managed to get something done for once and I hope we can get some ( Read more... )

I ended up going over to my friend A.'s house last night around 2:30. It was okay. She was a little drunk. We just watched two episodes of Degrassi: The Next Generation and then talked for about 2 hours. I really enjoyed the talking part, but eventually we both got really tired and I left. It was about 5:30 in the morning and dark outside. Nobody ( Read more... )

I really hate it when people cancel plans at the last minute. Granted, they usually aren't set in stone when this happens, but it still bothers me. Sometimes I don't feel like hanging out either, but I'll usually do it anyway because I know I'll feel better once I am around people. I guess most of the other people I hang out with don't feel that ( Read more... )

I went to the first Al-Awda (Palestinian Right of Return Coalition) meeting of the semester tonight. Last semester I had trouble attending a lot of the meetings as they were too late in the evening, but I made sure to attend the events and contribute what I could to the projects we've been working on. I thought things had been going pretty well, ( Read more... )

I was supposed to hang out with a friend of mine last night, but they bailed on me. Or rather, they just didn't return my phone calls. I was somewhat upset about it last night, but it has happened before. Not a big deal. This morning they called me and explained what had happened. I guess they'd been having a talk/fight with the person they're " ( Read more... )

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Basque party barred from politics 2 more years

A Spanish court Tuesday banned all political activities of the Basque Batasuna party for two more years, just days before it was to hold an important meeting ( Read more... )