http://johntyrrell.co.uk/ John Tyrrell blogs from Birmingham, England about local, national and international issues. Copyright 2012 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:28:43 +0000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.37 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss When I was in the Palestinian territories and Israel in early 2004 we discussed Mordechai Vanunu who was still held in prison where he had served 18 years, much in solitary confinement. 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