GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK….Well, perhaps my life has been shallow and meaningless so far, but a few minutes ago Ted Barlow emailed to tell me that my piece yesterday about human rights groups has dragged him out of his blog-less slumber and he is now posting once again.

My work here is done. Go read Ted.

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