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  • Postcards from Hell 9: The Postman

    Posted: May 31, 2011, 10:57 am by Rob Crilly
    Every few days a cheerful chap in uniform riding a motorbike comes to my door. He rummages through his sack and pulls out an envelope addressed to me. OK, it’s usually nothing more exciting than a printout detailing exactly how … Continue reading →

  • The cost of pest control

    Posted: May 9, 2011, 10:09 am by Rob Crilly
    Among the many volunteer fighters I met during my first stint in Libya in early March was a young man who said he worked for Rentokil. I made some sort of feeble joke about how his pest control services were … Continue reading →

  • Bin Laden reading

    Posted: May 7, 2011, 11:10 am by Rob Crilly
    Here’s stuff I’ve been reading on bin Laden’s targeted assassination, as one of my liberal Israeli friends insists on calling it. It’s not exhaustive, just a list of stuff… Pakistan and Osama bin Laden: How the West was conned – … Continue reading →

  • A cracking pork pie

    Posted: May 5, 2011, 9:38 am by Rob Crilly
    When I returned home from my first stint in rebel-held east Libya, the wonderful team of butchers, bakers and magicians at Bray’s Cottage sent me this incredible pork pie. It was like no pie I’d ever tasted before. The pork … Continue reading →

  • On being in the wrong place

    Posted: May 3, 2011, 12:40 pm by Rob Crilly
    There’s not much you can do. Sometimes you have to leave your patch. You can’t watch it 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It might be a holiday. Or training. Or it’s an assignment elsewhere in the world. … Continue reading →
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