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Omar Khayyam (60)
I am not suited to the mosque nor fitted to the church The Lord knows what he made my clay from. I am like an […]
Tomgram: Michael Klare, Why High Gas Prices Are Here to Stay
In energy terms, we are now entering a world whose grim nature has yet to be fully grasped…
Cheney afraid to speak in “Dangerous” Canada
Dick Cheney has cancelled a talk in Toronto because, he says, “Canada is too dangerous.” This is the ultimate chicken hawk, who had 5 deferrals […]
Afghanistan Massacre: Unstable Soldiers, Untreated Brain Injuries, PTSD
AP is reporting that the staff sergeant who killed 16 Afghan villagers near Qandahar on Sunday morning had suffered a head injury in a vehicle […]
Lebanon debates laws protecting women from domestic violence: Zambarakji
Angie Zambarakji writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism Analysis: Lebanon debates laws protecting women from domestic violence by Angie Zambarakji Domestic violence cases in […]
How to Cuddle with an Elephant Seal
Another seal meets girl story (environmentalism, not a Heidi Klum gossip piece). Seal meets girl. Seal falls in love with girl. The end. from Bob […]
Omar Khayyam (58)
My creed is to drink wine and be happy; my faith is to be devoid of unbelief and religion. I said to the bride of […]
Afghans to US Military: Be at Least a Little Ashamed
This is one Afghanistan newspaper’s reaction today to the story of the massacre by a US staff sergeant of 16 villagers, including 9 children, near […]
Tomgram: Engelhardt, War as the President’s Private Preserve
When I was young, the Philadelphia Bulletin ran cartoon ads that usually featured a man in trouble — dangling by his fingers, say, from an outdoor clock…
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