John Prideaux
@JohnPrideaux
Journalist at The Economist, views mine.
US editor & Exec director of podcasts
Checks and Balance pod: https://t.co/V9uPTOGwJ3
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http://www.economist.com 09-08-2010 15:36:15
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Last night Brandi Carlile and Rufus Wainwright dedicated a song to a dear friend who suffered a huge brain injury in 2020 and is making a steady recovery. Not just any song, but flippin’ Hallelujah. If there was a Grammy for being a good person, BC would win that one too.
'Western officials tell The Economist that this does in fact mark the start of the offensive, with attacks also under way on other parts of the front.'
Shashank Joshi Arkady Ostrovsky and Oliver Carroll on what we know so far.
economist.com/europe/2023/06…
John Prideaux Oh you should take a look at French army combat rations! Current menus include:
Canard aux olives, tajine d'agneau, poulet basquaise, rillettes de saumon, terrine forestière , sauté de lapin
🇫🇷👨🍳
defense.gouv.fr/terre/nos-unif…
Lots of good detail in this Sophie Pedder piece about the impressive French evacuation of foreigners from Sudan. But my favourite detail is that 🇫🇷 special forces have cassoulet in their combat rations 🦆
economist.com/sudanrescue
