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HEADLINES FROM THE WORLD PRESS
Each day we offer a sample of headlines from the world press along with our comments. Australia, Sydney Morning Herald: “”Teen College Student Auctions Virginity For $74,000″ Gee, I didn’t know tuition had gone up that amo...
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Avigdor Lieberman Mouth Roars Nonsense To Turkey
The government of Israel which continually declaims and protests against inflammatory statements from Muslim nations contains a mouth that roars non-stop nonsense in the person of Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. In a visit to Baku, he slammed Tu...
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Do Conspiracies Ever Occur In Life?
There is scant doubt humans have a propensity for seeking an undercover conspiracy to explain away tragic events. In modern times, the presence of the Internet and social networks makes the spread of conspiracy theories much easier. The problem is th...
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In Iran,The Truth Is Known–To Government, That Is
A meeting of Iranian government clerics is akin to a session of witches gathering around a pot of boiling water and gazing in to see images of their enemies. The latest example of fear is the arrest of seven people who are allegedly linked to the US ...
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Blasphemy May Soon Be OK In Indonesia
A recent decision by the Indonesian Constitutional Court declaring there may longer be any need for the 1965 Blasphemy Law has been greeted by many religions as a welcome change. Under the law, the government has the authority to charge leaders and ...
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“The Long Night” Of Syrian Oppression
To be a Syrian over the age of 50 is to have lived your entire life under a regime which did not allow freedom of speech or thought. A new Syrian film, “The Long Night” tells the tale of a man who was jailed for over twenty years because ...
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ARE PALIN AND OBAMA OFF BASE?
Please do not get me wrong, Barack Obama is in no shape, way, or ideas anything like the ignorant woman from Alaska. She stands by herself as the winner of the Winter Olympic gold medal for ignorance. However, Obama is showing signs of political an...
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Women At Detention Center On Hunger Strike
We inhabit a world in which those who have been victimized wind up being treated worse than the people who did the abuse. Most probably, when all is said and done concerning those who are at a detention center, the words of “terrorism” wi...
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Turkey, From A US Ambassador’s Perspective
Ambassadors to other nations ordinarily keep their mouth shut when it comes to commenting about internal affairs, but US Ambassador James Jeffrey apparently believes the people of Turkey need to know what he thinks about their country. Jeffrey told a...
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War Of Words Between Israel And Syria
At this point, there is a war of words between leaders of Syria and Israel which hopefully will not escalate into a war of fire and destruction. On one hand, the Israel Cabinet contains irrational demagogues such as Avigdor Lieberman who delight in b...
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Email Postcard From Hell
We undoubtedly live in strange times when a simple error of signature can unleash a torrent of anger and confusion. Last year a Danish policewoman inadvertently sent her digital signature out into cyberspace where pirates who roam the outer world of ...
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A Genocide By Any Other Name Is Still A Genocide
It is always amusing when Muslim nations become infuriated at the use of words by Western countries on matters of concern to them. Pick up newspapers at newstands in any Muslim nation and there are bound to be several publications which refer to Isra...
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Dirty Politics, Putin Style
Russia is still in the era of former KGB agent Putin despite the presence of President Medvedev. A group of former United Russia political operatives in the Saratov region of the country have admitted responsibility for organizing a smear campaign ag...
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Conspiracy Theories Abound About 9/11
Writer and polemicist Christopher Hitchens is on the war path after famous American writer Gore Vidal, for his writings about 9/11 which trot out the old line of a vast conspiracy by the American government to plan the attack in order to give Presid...
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UK Offers Migrants One Way Ticket Home
The fruits of the devastating recession which has impacted nations throughout the world most probably impacts migrants in devastating ways because their lack of citizenship prevents obtaining economic support from government agencies. The United King...
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Vets Screwed By VA, So What’s New?
The Bush administration was notorious for its callous disregard of counseling, job, and medical needs of veterans, but apparently a change in leadership has not resulted in significant changes in the manner in which those who served get screwed when ...
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Just A Common California Christian City?
Mayor Rl Rex Parris was giving a speech to several local Christian ministers so he saw no problem in telling the group his goal as mayor was “growing a Christian community” in a city, that for some strange reason, also allows them Jews an...
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India Offers Talk, Pakistan Offers Toughness
The government of India has offered to engage in discussions with Pakistan over issues that currently create antagonism between the nations. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, said his nation was more than ready to have discussions and h...
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Religion In Art Exam In Egypt
Muslims throughout the world exploded in anger when a Danish cartoonist depicted Muhammed in a cartoon and were furious that a Christian artist dared get involved in their religion. I wonder whether those protestors would join Christian Egyptian pare...
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HEADLINES FROM THE WORLD PRESS
Each day we offer a sample of headlines that appeared in the world press along with our comments. Denmark, Copenhagen Post: “Email-You’re Fired” Could you please substitute an “h” for the “f?” Indonesia, J...
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What Does US Military Think About Gays And Lesbians?
The Military Times, an unofficial voice of those who serve in the military, did an intensive study of how those serving in the armed forces feel about the decision to allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the service. Senator John McCain, and ot...
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Tea Party Illiterates Blast Liberal Illiterates!!
I can never suppress a smile reading or hearing what Tea Party leaders say about America or American history. It is quite clear, not only from their name, but their statements few have ever read a history of the United States of America. Former Rep. ...
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Prophet And Headscarves In Turkey!
Although Turkey is mainly a Muslim nation and is governed by the Justice and Development Party(AKP) which is centered in conservative Muslim beliefs, the military still adheres to Ataturk’s more secular views for the nation. A discussion in Par...
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Mother Only School Meetings Violate Human Rights
A decision by a Copenhagen school to ban fathers from school meetings out of respect for Muslim mothers has aroused a justifiable outrage from those who believe in human rights. Holberg School scheduled a meeting with parents to discuss bullying iss...
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Bush Lite Named Barack Obama Heavy!
Ah, a year ago so many were happy with the departure of George Bush it meant his policies which violated the Constitution would end now that we had former constitutional professor Barack Obama in the presidency. Alas, the best laid hopes of humans a...
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Bribe The Taliban? Do Something Illegal?
The other day I caught Senator John McCain expressing horror at the thought gays and lesbians might be serving alongside straight people. He apparently is also opposed to bribing Taliban militants in order to switch sides. NATO General Anders Rasmus...
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Colin Powell Heralds New Era Of Maturity
Colin Powell was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1993 when the infamous,”don’t ask, don’t tell” policy was initiated in the US military to deal with issues of gays and lesbians. Powell subsequently served as Secretary...
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Did The Iranian Revolution Of 1979 Fail?
The world of 2010 frequently fails to remember how the Iranian revolution of 1979 which drove from power a shah whose regime was noted for suppression of individual rights was viewed by Western liberals. Opposition leader in Iran, MIr Hossein Mousavi...
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Israel Foreign Minister Denounces Hate Speech!
There is something ironic on Holocaust Remembrance Day for Israel Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman to utter a speech in which he denounces hate speech as a terrible crime against humanity. “We must stop the spread of anti-semitism in this wa...
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Can Blasphemy Exist In A Democratic Society?
The Indonesian Constitutional Court has upset many government and religious leaders in the country by having a review of the nation’s blasphemy law which allows those who allegedly insult the Muslim religion to be sentenced to jail. The hearing...
