November 4, 2005 – 7:16 pm
Interesting. On my post "Looking for a Fatwa," I got this comment by kamal, email address coffin2@hotmail.com: zabi a zwalam alihid atfo a3la amkom alla izanzalkom sofa nara fikom yaoman Huh? If you are trying to threaten me, please do it in a language I can read.
November 4, 2005 – 7:07 pm
Well, this is a good start: WASHINGTON – Conservative defenders of private property and liberal protectors of the poor joined in an overwhelming House vote to prevent local and state governments from seizing homes and businesses for use in economic development projects. The House legislation, passed 376-38, was in response to a widely criticized 5-4 […]
November 3, 2005 – 7:39 pm
Well, aw haw haw haw (closest I can get in writing a French accent), they are still having some, well, issues: LE BLANC-MESNIL, France (Reuters) – Young rioters set fire to at least 50 vehicles in an eighth night of unrest in the impoverished suburbs of northeastern Paris as exasperated local officials criticized politicking by […]
November 3, 2005 – 9:40 am
When it comes to the abortion debate, it is not one I generally get involved in(which I have mentioned before, though too lazy this am to look it up.) It is an issue that folks are often forced into, though. And let me lay it right out: I do believe in some limited abortion rights. […]
November 3, 2005 – 6:00 am
That supposed "moral" leg the French are trying to stand on keeps getting shorter: PARIS – French troops in Ivory Coast suffocated a prisoner, and commanders knew of the killing but did not report it to their superiors, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The prisoner, Firmin Mahe, "was killed by suffocation by French soldiers in […]
November 2, 2005 – 6:01 pm
On the back of yesterdays post, comes todays France is Doomed news. Apparently, the fact that Islamics are rioting in France, due to a couple of kids electrocuting themselves while trying to (supposedly) avoid the police, was caused by "deep, underlying problems." PARIS (AFP) – The French government was reeling after nearly a week of […]
November 2, 2005 – 8:11 am
Via Yahoo! News: FRANKFURT, Germany – Deutsche Telekom AG said Wednesday it plans to eliminate 19,000 jobs over three years. The Bonn-based company said the cuts would include voluntary buyouts, layoffs and outsourcing of some jobs. It said the process would cost a total 3.3 billion euros ($3.9 billion). This shows a few things. First, […]
November 1, 2005 – 6:52 pm
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November 1, 2005 – 4:29 pm
From the Washington Liberal Post BOBIGNY, France — French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy defended his tough anti-crime policies on Monday after a fourth night of riots in a Paris suburb in which tear gas was fired into a mosque during evening prayers. Gee, wiz, had that been done by US police or serviceman, surely the […]
November 1, 2005 – 3:55 pm
Via Yahoo! News: AUSTIN, Texas – The judge in Rep. Tom DeLay’s conspiracy case was removed at the congressman’s request Tuesday because of his donations to Democratic candidates and causes. A new judge will be appointed to preside over the case, a judge who came out of retirement to hear the dispute ruled. The ruling […]
