http://www.stumbleupon.com/groups.php?supertopic=Regional I’m browsing the Groups feature of SU today. I haven’t taken a very active part in any of the handful of groups I’m currently in, and am trying to see if there are any that would appeal to me. Thought I’d point this little tidbit out, though, as it surprised me: The Canada forum […]
Category Archives: Middle East
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel punishes US TV evangelist
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4602186.stm Pat Robertson, putting the “fun” back in “fundamentalist”. Actually, putting the “mentalist” back in there too… What a moron. So what happens when Pat Robertson finally kicks the bucket? Will that be divine retribution too? Or will Pat be “called home by his master”? You can put any kind of spin on Acts of […]
Real Life: Ten very surprising things about Iran – Middle East, World – The Independent
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article323336.ece A small, fascinating glimpse behind Iran’s veil: Transsexuals are permitted to have sex-change operations in Iran by the decree of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini himself. The founder of the Islamic republic passed a fatwa allowing one transsexual woman to have the operation because sexual ambiguity made it impossible for her to carry out her religious […]
pieceuniquegallery.com
http://www.pieceuniquegallery.com/huet/HH6815_page.html What a fantasitc metaphor for the war in Vietnam… And it’s becoming an accurate metaphor for Iraq too.
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http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/archives/cat_911.html I’m always cautious when it comes to, essentially, paranoia sites like this. But IMO it’s better to ask the questions than to simply accept what the government or media feeds you.