Christopher John Myers

Self rightousness personified??? David Miranda has signed Bindmans LLP, a firm of UK lawyers, to get back 'his' laptop computer and other, apparently, top secret electronics that he was handed by 'whistleblower' Edward Snowden. Well, at least, he's not getting legal aid - I guess the Gruaniad will be paying Bindman's bills. Bindmans will argue that GCHQ's spooks and the Border Agency acted illegally when they detained Miranda at Heathrow. Miranda is the boyfriend of Glen Greenwald, a Guardian journalist.  These facts may not be relevant, but they ARE interesting if salacious: Greenwald, an Americam,  46. Mirande is 28. The full text of Bindman's 'give me back our laptop' letter is here at the excellent Boing Boing  blog: . http://boingboing.net/2013/08/20/david-mirandas-lawyers-nasty.html Gruaniad self-rightous hypocricy: http://www.spectator.co.uk/the-week/leading-article/9000981/freedom-and-security/

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Super Cal’s switch to Ducati a gamble I really hope Cal Crutchlow’s two-year deal to ride for Ducati next year works out; but it’s a gamble. It’s Cal’s first full factory ride in MotoGP and that’s the main reason for the switch, plus a pay packet that will set him up for life. But with Ducatis finishing down with the CRT bikes this year, the prospects don’t look encouraging. Cal, who has had four podium finishes for Yamaha's satellite team Tech 3 this year, is positive, telling the BBC, “ e told t I'm getting closer to the guys at the front and starting to challenge for wins. "I don't want to take a step back, so the next thing is to be in a factory team, but it has to be the one with the right machinery." Cal replaces 2006 world champion Nicky Hayden at Ducati and rejoins former Tech 3 team-mate Andrea Dovizioso. But what can Ducati give Cal that will break their embarrassing reign of bad luck? They have not won a race since Casey S