darragh murray

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Archive for July, 2007

Keim vs The Emperor

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

You have to hand it to Stephen Keim. Keim, the defence lawyer for Mohamed Haneef, the man accused of association with the Glaswegian terrorists, leaked certain paragraphs and selective quotes to The Australian, from an allegedly classified federal police interview with the accused. To quote Keim from an article on Brisbane Times ([link]),
“You’ve got [...]

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Henry Leaves Arsenal

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

Those who follow the twists and turns of European football would know of former Arsenal strikers Thierry Henry’s exit from the Arsenal squad to the Spanish giants, Barcelona, last week. It was a devastating blow for all Arsenal fanatics (like myself). I don’t get teary about much, but damnation, this upset me (actually, I’m slightly [...]

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Okkervil River new album leaked

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

Oh my! Okkervil River’s fifth album has been leaked upon the interweb. Not due for release until August 5th, I managed to lend my ears to it, to discern the quality, if apparent, it contained. My initial feelings (after one listen) contained traces of so-so-ness. Is it as good as “The Black Sheep Boy”? Hrmm, [...]

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