China
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Review: Hidden Hand – How The Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping The World – by Clive Hamilton & Mareike Ohlberg
As a committed sinophile, this recently written book seemed a necessity. As China continues its rise to being the most dominant national force economically on the planet, it is quite difficult to obtain meaningful and relevant and unbiased factual information about its thoughts and the thoughts of its governing Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Aside from… Continue reading
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Review: Behind The Enigma – The Authorised History of GCHQ – Britain’s Secret Cyber-Intelligence Agency – by John Ferris
This is a weighty tome (800 plus pages) and the authoritative history of perhaps the least glamorous of the U.K.’s principal security services. However, the facts illustrated in this book clearly demonstrates the critical role GCHQ plays in national security and perhaps one could argue is more relevant and more important than its more glamorous… Continue reading
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Review: Gommorah – Italy’s Other Mafia – by Roberto Saviano
Roberto Saviano is the Italian Salman Rushdie. After writing his exposé on the Neapolitan mafia that is the subject of this book, Gomorrah, Saviano had serious death threats from organised crime and had to go into hiding and lives under security protection to this day. He is only a young man and is a patriotic… Continue reading
agriculture, Camorra, Cartel, cartels, China, COcaine, Colombia, Cosa Nostra, crime, environment, Europe, fake, Fashion, Gommorah, heroin, Italian Mafia, Italy, junkie, landfill, Made in Italy, mafia, Mexico, murder, Naples, Napoli, narcotics, Ndragheta, Neapolitan, omerta, Organised Crime, Roberto Saviano, Salmon Rushdie, textiles, toxic, waste disposal -
Review: Unrestricted Warfare – Wake Up, America! China’s Master Plan to Destroy America
Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui are from a new generation of Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers. They have mused upon the situation of modern military affairs and developed this theoretical book on war to describe the status quo as it was around the turn of the Millenium. The book is a translation of the original… Continue reading
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Review: Mao Tse-tung on Guerrilla Warfare
Having covered Che Guevara’s thoughts on Guerrilla Warfare I was keen to visit those of Chairman Mao. After guiding the Communist Party on its 6000 mile Long March across China, Mao Tse-tung united with Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist forces in order to repel the Imperial Japanese invader that had set up in the North and East… Continue reading
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Review: The Edge – Is the Military Dominance of the West Coming to an End – by Mark Urban
Only a short volume, this well-written work documents the weakening of the West in the geopolitical arena. The book first focuses on the reductions in military power of Western nations, both in terms of their military budgets and also their matériel. Despite modern weapons being produced, the volume of forces and the amount of weapons… Continue reading
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Wez G Sessions – Episode 12
Episode 12 of the Wez G Sessions has a nice range of music with some reggae, pop, eighties, dance music and chillout. :::Tracklist::: # Artist name Track name 1 Eddy Grant Living On The Frontline 2 Hallucinogen Shamanix 3 Bob Marley Lively Up Yourself 4 Afterhours Voglio Una Pelle Splendida 5 Ryskee feat. Jenny Wilson… Continue reading
Afterhours, Arrested Development, Barry, Big Fun, Bob Marley, China, Detroit, Duran Duran, Eddy Grant, Girls On Film, Gus Gus, Hallucinogen, Horrors of Love, Iceland, Inner City, Italy Italian, Jamaica, Jenny Wilson, Lively Up Yourself, Living On The Frontline, Mojo Rising, Mr Wendal, Podcast, Pop, Pop Music, reggae, Ryskee feat. Jenny Wilson, SHamanix, Tori Amos, USA, Voglio Una Pelle Splendida, Wez G, Wez G Sessions, Wez G Sessions Episode 12, Zoo Brazil -
Wez G Sessions – Episode 11
This week’s Wez G Sessions episode 11 contains a heady blend of deeper sounds, a nice variety of different flavours and some fancy beats. :::Tracklist::: # Artist name Track name 1 Vangelis Love Theme 2 Apparat Granular Bastard 3 Coldcut feat Robert Owens Walk A Mile (Henrik Schwarz Remix) 4 Way Out West Domination 5… Continue reading
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Wez G Sessions – Episode 4
This week’s show has a vibrant mix of pop, rock, oldies and dance music. ENJOY! :::Tracklist::: # Artist name Track name 1 DNA feat Suzanne Vega Tom’s Diner (Original Version) 2 Younger Brother All I Want 3 Depeche Mode Enola Gay (Mix) 4 Deap Vally Baby I Call Hell 5 Happy Mondays Step On 6… Continue reading
Africa, African, African Folk, All I Want, Baby I Call Hell, Biff n ‘ Memphis, China, China Girl, David Bowie, Deap Vally, Depeche Mode, Dilemma, DNA, DNA feat Suzanne Vega, Echo & The Bunnymen, Enola Gay, Factory, Factory Records, Happy Mondays, Hell, Ian McCulloch, In Spirit, Macnhester, Madchester, Niles Rodgers, Podcast, Pop, Pop Music, Sarah Ndagire, Ste On, Suzanne Vega, The Killing Moon, Tom’s Diner, Uganda, Village Woman, Wez G, Wez G Sessions, Wez G Sessions Episode 4, Younger Brother -
Review: China Road: A Journey Into The Future Of A Rising Power – by Rob Gifford
China Road: A Journey Into The Future Of A Rising Power by Rob Gifford My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is a thoroughly absorbing study of modern China and its vast population. The author embarks on a pilgrimage along Route 312, China’s Route 66, heading West from Shanghai, deep into the deserted Asiatic… Continue reading
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