Everyone is my friend until they prove otherwise.
You can look at life from both sides now, courtesy This Ain’t Hell, and some great photography. Here’s a sample troothr, beer gut and all.
Ok after looking a couple of minutes… is it just me, or could this guy be Ed Asner’s astral twin?
The Age of Hooper has a couple more photos and some insight.
I did find a good article in the Daily Times that details the recent wave of blasphemy charges sweeping Pakistan against Christians, which also questions the motives of several of the complainants.
Most of the papers in Pakistan have carried nothing but budget news and discussion the past two days, I wish the US paid as much attention to the budget as the Pakistanis do, we would not have a deficit in that case.
I did find a good article in the Daily Times that details the recent wave of blasphemy charges sweeping Pakistan against Christians, which also questions the motives of several of the complainants.
In some cases the complainer wants the person’s property, in other cases their postion. It’s a terrible thing to lie and use religion against people. It’s a faint step away from the medieval thinking of the Spanish Inquisition, and surely against freedom.
How weak is your faith if your god can stand no criticism even if in any of these cases words or deeds were real, which most doubt? These seem to be opportunistic use of bigotry against Christians.
Continue reading “Blasphemy or Theft?”
At 6:09 pm Eastern, Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully docked with the space station.
After years of faithful service to the Lizard Legions, Nipper is sent to final rest among the stars of interstellar space, seen here as he heads toward Orion. Several touching eulogies were read by mourning Lizards as Nipper was sent to the depths of space from the secret railgun hidden beneath the Astrodome. (Who Knew?)
After years of faithful service to the Lizard Legions, Nipper is sent to final rest among the stars of interstellar space, seen here as he heads towards Orion. Several touching eulogies were read by mourning Lizards as Nipper was sent to the depths of space from the secret railgun hidden beneath the Astrodome. (Who Knew?)
The Frontier Post is reporting that three suspected Al Qaeda members, one a German national, were arrested in Taftan yesterday, and Iran continues to expel Pakistanis attempting migration to Europe through Iran. Continue reading “3 Al Qaeda Arrested in Taftan”
Look at this guy — he’s smiling, he’s from Trinidad, he plays the steel drums… He couldn’t possibly be bad could he?
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This morning the New York Times downplays the significance of the Jamaat al Muslimeen tie to the plotters who wanted to blow up fuel lines and tanks at JFK. They characterize it as being a stretch to tie the group to Al Qaeda, and denote the group as more criminal thugs than Islamists wanting the Caliphate. Continue reading “JFK Plot Update: It’s the Ideology Stupid”
Nobody can deny there is some freedom of the press in Pakistan, in tonight’s Daily Times you see a scathing editorial by Benazir Bhutto that directly criticizes Musharraf which originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal. The editorial is well worth reading, but Benazir does diminish the extremist threat a bit — things are different in Pakistan than they were when she left ten years ago. The Muslim Brotherhood, AQ, and the Taliban have had ten years to educate a new generation of jihadis, and the problem is much more widespread than Bhutto paints, but probably less so than most westerners think. As usual, the truth lies somewhere between the two perceptions.
Continue reading “Pakistan Update”
The Military Junta released Freedom advocate Su Su Nway, after holding her nearly a month. Su Su Nway led a prayer vigil for Suu Kyi, the lawful leader of Burma who’s been held prisoner one way or another for 11 of the past 17 years.
Su Su Nway was in the hospital with a heart condition, and it’s a strange pattern that prominent democracy advocates in Burma often end up needing medical care. It hearkens back to the days of the Soviet Politburo, when dissenters were sent to psychiatric units and other doctors while in prime health and mental condition.
Continue reading “Su Su Nway Freed in Burma (Myanmar)”
President Musharraf of Pakistan has rescinded the law that allows PEMRA to close and confiscate broadcaster stations after meeting with media leaders. He extracted from them a promise to come up with a code of ethics for broadcasters in three days. This is good news, and it should calm things a bit. The Chief Justice Investigation, the suspended Christian Nurses, Jamia hafsa, unrest in Balochistan, and the Pakistan Taliban extreme shariat NWFP insurgency are still simmering in the background however.
Continue reading “Musharraf Rescinds Media Blackout Laws”
I’ve detailed the connections of the Clintons and Pelosi to immigrant and foreign national donors in disreputable business. One is under indictment for illegal campaign contributions, the other has a lot of questions coming his way from law enforcement agencies. The mainstream press isn’t carrying this at all, but it’s starting to get some buzz.
In two past posts I’ve detailed the connections of the Clintons and Pelosi to immigrant and foreign national donors in disreputable business. One is under indictment for illegal campaign contributions, the other has a lot of questions coming his way from law enforcement agencies.
The mainstream press isn’t carrying this at all, but it’s starting to get some buzz.
Continue reading “The Clinton-Pelosi Immigrant Problem Update”
