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Monthly Archives: September 2006
Switzerland Opposes Unlimited Immigration
In another sign that EU members are waking up to the fact that full-blown multiculturalism might not be the best thing for the member countries, Switzerland has voted to raise the barriers higher to immigrants and asylum-seekers. Now if only France, Italy, and Spain would follow. Continue reading
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Bin Laden Death Reports Unsubstantiated per Saudi Government
Since the genesis of this sensational story was purported Saudi intel memos I have to chalk this up as another false report, like others that have come out near elections. Continue reading
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Why Limits are bad
Please stop by Pierre LeGrand’s Pink Flamingo Bar and grill for an excellent post on why over-precise limits on torture are bad.
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Reports of Bin Laden’s Death
The French Press paper L’est Republicain and the Hindustani Times are reporting of Osama Bin Laden’s death, this coming from leaked security memos that included information from Saudi Arabia intelligence services. France is investigating the leaks, but the memos report UBL dieing in Pakistan from Typhoid in late August. Article below: Continue reading
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Waziristan Pact Update
One of the more important events this week flew somewhat under the radar, we had a visit from President General Musharaf and with him came the governor of the rebellious Waziristan province, the possible home to Bin Laden, and one where a peace pact was recently made. Continue reading
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Why Natural Foods are Bad for You
The latest ecoli outbreak demonstrates why natural farming could be bad for you… while investigators are wandering the Salinas valley searching for source of the outbreak, I suspect the answer lies right underfoot. Continue reading
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Bush and Musharraf Meet; Discuss Waziristan, Nuclear Energy, and Kashmir
During the Press Q&A afterwards the humorous exchange came when reporters asked him about the statement regarding Armitage threatening to “Bomb Pakistan back to the stone age,” whereupon Musharraf quipped back that they would have to read his book to find out. Continue reading
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34 Taliban dead; Waziristan update
As reported here previously there are large groups of expatriate Taliban moving out of Pakistan with their families, so there are bound to be more clashes as the returning Taliban try to re-establish inside Afghanistan. The Taliban also appear splintered, and there are separate, un-coordinated efforts underway in three separate regions, as if an axis had shifted, or as if a leadership vacuum had formed. Continue reading
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Charlie Freak
Another rough day, so just a picture and a poem.  Charlie Freak Charlie Freak had but one thing to call his own. Three weight ounce pure golden ring, no precious stone. Five nights without a bite, No place to lay … Continue reading
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What the Pope Said
I’ve excerpted the pertinent parts of the Pope’s speech, and as you can read below, these are clearly not the opinions of the Pope, but rather a scholarly, and timely springboard to the main topic of his speech, the ties between Greek Logos or or reason, and modern Christian faith. Continue reading
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