Category Archives: Freedom

The Foggy Dew

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Thanos

, As down the glen one Easter morn to a city fair rode I There Armed lines of marching men in squadrons passed me by No fife did hum nor battle drum did sound it’s dread tatoo But the Angelus … Continue reading →

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Pro Israel and Anti Israel Rallies

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Thanos

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 … Continue reading →

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Blasphemy or Theft?

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Thanos

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. Continue reading →

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JFK Plot Update: It’s the Ideology Stupid

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Thanos

Look at this guy — he’s smiling, he’s from Trinidad, he plays the steel drums… He couldn’t possibly be bad could he? . This morning the New York Times downplays the significance of the Jamaat al Muslimeen tie to the … Continue reading →

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Pakistan Update

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Thanos

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 … Continue reading →

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Su Su Nway Freed in Burma (Myanmar)

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Thanos

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 … Continue reading →

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Musharraf Rescinds Media Blackout Laws

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Thanos

President Musharraf of Pakistan has rescinded the law that allows PEMRA to close and confiscate broadcaster stations after meeting with media leaders.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 … Continue reading →

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Musharaaf and PEMRA Shut Down Station in Pakistan

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Thanos

. . . . . President Musharaaf of Pakistan and PEMRA (Pakistan’s version of the FCC,) have ammended rules for broadcast that effectively allow them to shut down political dissent in the run-up to the elections. It also allows the possibility of … Continue reading →

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Pakistan Update: At a Crossroads

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Thanos

The investigation continues into the nursing hostel and five Christians accused by the radical madrassa, Jamia Hafsa/Lal Masjid, allegedly of defacing a Quranic verse on a water cooler. Continue reading →

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Tianamen Remembered

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Thanos

;It’s the 18th anniversary of the Tianamen Square massacre in China, when students demonstrating and hunger-striking for Democracy were murdered en masse. To commemorate the brave souls whose tomorrows are all gone, who faced the end of all time but who will live on forever, here is the tankman who is timeless. Continue reading →

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