Islamic Extremists vs. Criminals
There was a great diary posted here a few days ago about "honour killings" in Iraq. The post was based on article from the Independent written by an Iraqi woman, Houzan Mahmoud, currently living in...
View Article20 Amazing Facts
20 Amazing Facts About Voting in the USA check it out here While I haven't fact-checked all of the assertions that this person has made about voting in America, off the top of my head I can say that...
View ArticleDirect Action: Over 500 Ways to Fight Back!
Shortly after last year's fiasco of Nov. 2, a bunch of us were sitting around; we were depressed, upset and not sure what to do about it. We decided to brainstorm some ideas about what we could do...
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Big Bill Haywood and the Dominionists
In light of all of the recent discussion about Theocracy, I have been reflecting on some things. This issue goes to the core of our identity as a nation, and harsh lines are drawn on each side. At...
View ArticleThe Doha Debates
This diary might have a fairly narrow appeal, so disregard it at your leisure. I thought I would put it up anyhow, because it's news, and it pertains to the politics of conflict resolution. I just got...
View ArticleShock and Awe
At Bush’s stupidity!Well, he’s finally done it. He’s hung Saddam Hussein on the eve of one of the holiest days in Islam: "Eid al Atha"... the day of sacrifice, and he’s made Saddam into an (unworthy)...
View ArticleIran is Hot, and is Going to Get Hotter!
There was an article in the WaPo today about the Bush administration pressuring European oil company executives not to invest in Iran right now. Apparently for the past two weeks they have been...
View ArticleLeave the Jews of Donetsk alone!
Five days ago, flyers were left in a Donetsk synagogue that demanded that all Jews register with the "Donetsk Republic Commissar for Nationality Affairs" and pay a $50 fine. The flyers further claimed...
View Article"Send her to Gaza"
"Send her to Gaza": Belgian doctor denies help to Jewish 90yo woman with fractured rib.A doctor in Belgium has refused medical help to a 90-year-old Jewish woman with a fractured rib, saying that...
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Donkey Kills ISIS Operative Near Tikrit
Security sources from Salah Din province in Iraq say that a donkey caused the death of at least one ISIS fighter north of Tikrit.Apparently a pick-up truck carrying one or more ISIS members was...
View ArticleAs ISIS Threatens, Firecrackers to Lebanon
As you may well know, the Lebanese Army is facing a threat in the Beka'a valley, as both ISIS and Nusra are looking to gain a foothold there. The Lebanese Army is fairly weak, in relative terms, for...
View ArticleElderly Woman Puts ISIS Thugs in Their Place
This will be a very brief diary, but you have to see this, it's hilarious! The video originally appeared in the Mirror in the UK, and today it was in the Daily Mail.The article is here.She quotes the...
View ArticleA Small Suggestion for a 21st Century Primary... Primary Island!
The process by which American political parties choose their nominees for President is both obsolete and inefficient. In days of yore, the nominating conventions and state caucuses were the venues for...
View ArticleA Brief Memorial
To four dead Marines, cut down for no explicable reason, by a Palestinian psychopath.The shock and outrage pervades all communities.
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Playing in Traffic, the Plight of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
I’ve just arrived in Beirut. We cleared immigration quickly, got our luggage, and the first thing that strikes me as a bit different from my last visit was that the inevitable person that offers to...
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The Beirut Garbage Riots, an Aftermath
Let’s wake from our slumber and be just, as is our nature. Revolution, revolution. Layla(R) Freedom is the blood of your lifeTrash shoved into razor wire, as a method of protestHere’s a few current...
View ArticleHomeless Man Paid $5 To Pour Hot Coffee On Himself
Someone paid a homeless man $5 to pour coffee on himself twice, in order to make a video, and apparently make fun of him. Carlos Mejia, 22, a bystander, caught some of the exchange and posted it to...
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Grenfell Tower Fire: Management Has Known About Safety Issues For Years.
I haven’t seen this reported yet, so I thought I would post something brief about this. Most here have probably already heard by now about the horrific Grenfell Tower fire in North Kensington, in...
View ArticleMagic Won't Stop Covid-19
You can’t reason with a virus. It doesn’t stop because you negotiate or make a deal with it. You can’t impress it with your fine character and exceptionalism, nor does it listen to your demands and...
View ArticleNew York Just Cancelled the Presidential Primary
The state Board of Elections just voted to cancel the 6/23 Presidential primary in the state of New York. The move is unprecedented, Commissioner Andrew Spano said he worried about potentially forcing...
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