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Military-Salafi Clashes in Egypt Injured hundreds, Kill 1 Soldier
The Egyptian military pushed back Friday against largely Salafi protesters, who insisted on attempting to get near to the Ministry of Defense in the al-Abbasiya […]
“Democracy becomes a government of bullies . . .” (Ralph Waldo Emerson Poster)
Romney v. Carter (Jamiol Cartoon)
Courtesy Paul Jamiol
No, Virginia, Iran isn’t in Bed with Al-Qaeda (Abbotabad Trove)
The al-Qaeda documents released by West Point’s Center for Combatting Terrorism (which needs to be better funded by Congress) show that the whole warmonger meme […]
Omar Khayyam (128): Lovers are at home in heaven and in hell
Seekers of the truth look at the lovely and the ugly as the same. Lovers are at home in heaven and in hell. Those who’ve […]
Raging Weather & Climate Change (McKibben)
Bill McKibben writes at Tomdispatch.com Too Hot Not to Notice? A Planet Connected by Wild Weather By Bill McKibben The Williams River was so languid […]
Ashton Kutcher ad in Indian ‘Brownface’ Pulled for Racism
Ashton Kutcher’s ad for Popchips, playing an Indian character in brown make-up, has had to be pulled over charges of stereotyping and racism, reports ITN: […]
Top Five Reasons to Celebrate World Press Day (Rice)
Alice Rice writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism; alas, the breaking news is that she could have added Tunisia to the list: Today the […]
Deaths of Protesters Lead Egyptian Politicians to Suspend Presidential Campaign
Thugs, very possibly backed by the continued military dictatorship in Egypt, attacked protesters at dawn on Wednesday in front of the Ministry of Defense in […]
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