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Saturday 11th April 2009
Easter Greetings
This excellent piece by Charles Moore caught my eye in today's paper's. Several people have already commented on Blair's ludicrous attempts to modernise the Catholic Church, but this gets rather interesting about modern day Pilates sent out to administer Afghans and Iraqis.
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About Michael Burleigh
Michael Burleigh is a historian and the author of 10 books. These include The Third Reich: a New History, Earthly Powers, Sacred Causes and Blood & Rage: A Cultural History of Terrorism. He is on the Advisory Board of Standpoint.
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