In August 2008, Maitlis opened Newsnight with these words about the conflict between Russia and Georgia: “Hello, good evening. The Russians are calling it ‘peace enforcement operation’. Full Article at UK Indymedia Newswire

That is the Hester line – and, as George Orwell observed of a different argument: "One has to belong to the intelligentsia to believe things like that: no ordinary man could be such a fool." Full Article at Comment Is Free

Billy Bunter, William Brown, Captain Haddock, Obelix, Asterix, Humphrey Appleby... the list is long of what George Orwell once called first class characters who have provided endless enjoyment without quite belonging to what is often referred to as... Full Article at Calcutta Telegraph

It could have been taken straight out of George Orwell's Animal Farm. I entered the hospital in my piggy mask, complete with snout. Full Article at Times of India

Curtis Dahlgren "The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns, as it were, instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish squirting out ink." Full Article at Renew America

I can only imagine what George Orwell would make of difference between America’s response to Afghanistan’s elections, and to those in Iran. The thought brings a smile to my face. There is another discrepancy which is much more serious. Full Article at Irish Times

It all began innocently enough. Full Article at NevadaAppeal.com

Johannesburg - Colleagues and friends praised Chris Louw on Tuesday, in particular as a fearless journalist who fought for the preservation of Afrikaans. Full Article at News24

JOHANNESBURG - There is a long and ignoble tradition of Western intellectuals taking an interest in foreign regimes and getting it horribly wrong. Full Article at Moneyweb

Kanye West, President Obama and David Letterman grabbed headlines this year when they apologized for assorted ill-advised acts or rash statements. Full Article at NetworkWorld

I received a letter from a male who was telling me of his breakup after like 20 years of being together. Why did they break up? Because she lost “respect” for her partner after he was reduced to being on crutches after an accident. Full Article at MND | MensNewsDaily.com

"In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.", George Orwell. Full Article at Town Hall

I am a voracious reader. I have been since I was very young. While most of my friends were reading Sweet Valley High serial type books, I was allowed to run free through my parents' vast library and read to my heart's content. I was very lucky. Full Article at Associated Content

It seems that there really is “Mann”-made global warming. Full Article at Tuscon Citizen

‘Sometimes one is forced to consider the possibility that affairs are being conducted in a manner which, all things being considered and making all possible allowances is, not to put too fine a point on it, perhaps not entirely straightforward.’... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

“The most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome.” - George Orwell At the start of the 20th Century, Vladimir llyich Ulyanov penned a short polemic called “What is to be done?” In this essay, he laid the intellectual foundation... Full Article at Town Hall

Computer was being slow. I love this new tradition 49er. Godfather of the "nice ass" movement.... the future begins now... What's the past tense for "scam?" Is it "scrumped?" There's nothing to fear but everything. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Full Article at Sactown Royalty :: A Sacramento Kings Blog

Nothing like nicking an idea from a smarter beer blogger. Pete Brown has waxed about George Orwell by way of introduction to his post about that beer movie called Beertickers: Beyond The Ale. Full Article at Beerinator

As a writer, there are many other writers I admire and appreciate. Sometimes I just enjoy them, other times I'm deeply envious of them. Full Article at Beerinator