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Romania Fail Whale

Romanian FM jocks Morar & Buzdugan unleash outright racist rant on air at Radio Zu

Originally posted on George Motoc:
Romania’s soccer team drew 1-1 to DR Congo last week in a friendly game in preparation for the EURO 2016 France. The weak performance against Congo (rated 52 by FIFA) drew the ire of two of the most popular FM radio disc jockeys in Romania, Morar & Buzdugan, the morning show hosts at Radio Zu (a privately own station with national coverage). And… Continue reading Romanian FM jocks Morar & Buzdugan unleash outright racist rant on air at Radio Zu

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Romania Fail Whale

The 2016 MCV Report

Word Count: 1883 After writing two exhaustive inquiries into the workings of the DNA, I was highly eager to read the MCV reports published on January 27, 2016 for Romania. Yes, they’re filled with dense technical terms and legalistic writing but hey, that’s what gets me excited. I’d already read media stories that the MCV report this year on Bulgaria was far more critical than … Continue reading The 2016 MCV Report

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A few of my all-time favorite posts that I've written, Romania Fail Whale

Investigating the DNA, Part 2

Word Count: 3711 After wrapping up my initial article on the subject yesterday, I continued to do some research. I was curious whether or not there was another way to investigate the DNA’s activities using statistics in an effort to penetrate the extremely mysterious way in which they achieve so many convictions. I started digging some more and realized the situation is far worse than … Continue reading Investigating the DNA, Part 2

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Romania Fail Whale

Investigating the DNA

Word Count: 2854 Ever since Victoria Nuland decided to discuss the re-instatement of Laura Codruta Kovesi as head of the DNA (the National Anti-Corruption Directorate) last week, I started asking myself, “What do we really know about this agency?”. The short answer is: not a whole hell of a lot. Everyone (who hates corruption that is) is cheered on by the DNA’s impressive statistics. After … Continue reading Investigating the DNA

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Politics

2 Months of Pure Chaos

I’m a little hesitant to write this piece because Victor Ponta officially took office on May 7, which means technically there are still a few days to go before he has been “leading” this country for a full two months. Let’s review. In January 2012, as part of the agreement with the IMF (my article on this here) to further destroy Romania’s healthcare system, then-Prime … Continue reading 2 Months of Pure Chaos

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