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Lessons not learned in Afganistan
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| As the conflict In Iraq grinds on and we are bombarded with sound bites from the fools on the hill claiming victory is essential and any thing less is defeat and therefore unacceptable. This is the line of reasoning the USSR used in Afghanistan; The USSR persisted in the face of resistance from indigenous civilians and from militants funded by the US....Full Story |
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Good neighbors, bad fences |
| Canadians have enjoyed the advantage of a reasonably open border with the United States for more than 150 years and any smell that such a situation may change starts their nostrils twitching. Recently, FactCheck....Full Story |
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America’s ambivalence to child soldiers
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“It is immoral that adults should want children to fight their wars for them. There is simply no excuse, no acceptable argument for arming children.” -- Archbishop Desmond Tutu But arm them they do. The first wide-scale use of child soldiers occurred during the Iran-Iraq war, in the 1980s....Full Story |
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American Culture, Religious Practice: How “faithful patriots” honor Widows and Soldiers |
| This weekend’s reports in two major New England newspapers brought some insight to misbegotten wars, detailing current events in Iraq and remembrance of Vietnam. Still, I hunger for more direct challenges to the current war—ones that expose its institutional supports like our cultural and religious bias in support of war and its aims....Full Story |
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FROM HIROSHIMA TO HUMANITY |
| The first test of a nuclear weapon occurred on July 16, 1945. The test took place in the New Mexico desert at a place called Jornada del Muerto, the “Journey of Death....Full Story |
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John Bolton and the Revival of US Internationalism |
| John Bolton’s nomination and subsequent back-door appointment as US ambassador to the United Nations clearly connects with numerous developments in US politics in recent years.Among these are the rise of the neo-conservatives within the Republican Party and the imperialistic outlook adopted by the Bush administration following 9/11....Full Story |
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G.W.B & G.O.D. |
| David Limbaugh, in his latest column, published at Townhall-com, asks: "Why does it make so many on the Left uncomfortable that President Bush openly professes his reliance on God in performing his official duties?"
I would have liked to take a shot at answering that question but Limbaugh himself, in his last paragraph, does a wonderful job of explaining; while summing up Bush's critics philosophy he says: " (they feel that) Christians are unstable, science-averse simpletons so weak they have to rely on a fictitious savior ....Full Story |
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The Gay marriage debate is not about morality, it's about money!
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| Some politicians on the left and the right would argue that there are virtually no differences between same sex civil unions and marriages. You have to just love the word “virtually. It means “almost entirely” or “for all practical purposes”. For political purposes, “virtually” sounds much neater than “almost entirely”....Full Story |
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Terrorism: Is Britain next?
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| As the recent Madrid terrorist bombings shattered the world, we have to ask ourselves; have the terrorists won? Exactly two and a half years on from the September 11th terrorists attacks on the U.S, March 11th was another shining example of how Al-Qaeda are determined on destroying the little faith all civilians have of peace....Full Story |
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UVVA: Fetus', Embryos and Zygotes . . . Oh My!
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| On April 1st, President Bush signed the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (UVVA) into law, making it a Federal crime to kill or harm a fetus during the commission of a Federal level crime such as a terrorist act.
No, this was not an April Fools prank.
On the surface, in fact, the UVVA seems like (forgive me, Martha) a 'good thing....Full Story |
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Female Graduates Earn 15% less Than Males!
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| Concerns over equal pay are rising throughout the U.K. as graduates are becoming more aware that employees are far from achieving equality over pay. Female graduates, on average, earn 15% less than their male counterparts at the age of 24, even if they share the same qualifications and have same industry jobs....Full Story |
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Same Sex Marriage?
Are all our rights dampered by the law?
Are we analyzed, torn apart, checked out
and verbally abused to much?
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In the End...
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| To see the world as it is, not the way you think it is, not the as you wish it to be, is not the easiest thing to live with or get others to accept. “Anybody but Bush,” is a sad commentary on the Democrats...one hoped they stood on better ground.The problems our country faces are not the sole effects of Bush....Full Story |
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Bush Distances himself from Cheney |
| President Harry S. Truman had a sign on his desk that said "The Buck Stops Here." What the hell did he know - since he was merely a democrat. Apparently, when it comes to the Bush Administration, the buck never stops - it just keeps spinning until a new buck shows up to take it's place....Full Story |
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HIV/AIDS IS A DISEASE NOT A DISGRACE
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Amongst the seemingly endless stream of spam, disguising itself as jokes, prayers, clever anecdotes and warnings slowing down my computer’s performance on a daily basis, I came across something fairly interesting.
A few of my most well meaning girlfriends and associates are currently circulating warnings about so called “DL Brothers”....Full Story |
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U.S. Derails the Middle East Road Map
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| On the 15th of September 2003, over 40 countries came together to discuss Israel’s announcement to remove Mr. Arafat “in a manner and at a time of its choosing." Many members voiced concern over this statement, hoping to send a clear message to Israel that deportation or worse yet, assassination, of Mr Arafat, the democratically elected leader of the Palestinians, would be intolerable....Full Story |
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Morality and Ethics is getting a bigger play in politcal discourse |
The mob loves the lie above all else. The Christians will love the words alighting softly on itching ears, the sentimentality will wash over them as a resurrection, the rhetoric their hopes,... until their traditions are despised and their freedom lost!
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Americans speak of ruling the world?
Not Even! |
| We, the most decadent nation the world has ever witnessed, where the profligate, indebted, barely literate adults are being laid-off by the millions now, we call ourselves the best. With record bankruptcies, record indebtedness and general malaise impregnates the entire nation, we speak of ruling the world. We, who place before the children we have brought into the world a steady TV diet, call ourselves virtuous. We, Americans, speak of rebuilding the entire Middle East?...Full Story |
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