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Archive for January 9th, 2006
Chuck Norris
Posted in Humor, I do too have a life on January 9, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Darfur:Sudan Peace Treaty Fragile
Posted in Darfur on January 9, 2006 | Comments Off
The peace treaty that ended the North-South civil war in the Sudan is on shaky ground: A year after it was signed, Sudan’s Coprehensive Peace Agreement that ended more than two decades of war has overcome several obstacles but is still threatened on several fronts, analysts say. A north reluctant to loosen its grip on [...]
Prejudice? or Just Practical Thinking?
Posted in Culture, General on January 9, 2006 | 12 Comments »
Apparently there’s been a flap on a lot of blogs lately over some weird product-placement linking on Wal-Mart’s Web site: Early Thursday afternoon, some bloggers discovered a horrifying sight: Wal-Mart’s retail Web site was telling potential buyers of “Planet of the Apes” DVDs that they might also like to buy DVDs featuring the Rev. Martin [...]
Not Legal
Posted in General, Legal Issues on January 9, 2006 | Comments Off
Yet another dismantling of the idiotic notion the illegal actions of the President were, in fact, legal: A report by Congress’s research arm concluded yesterday that the administration’s justification for the warrantless eavesdropping authorized by President Bush conflicts with existing law and hinges on weak legal arguments. The Congressional Research Service’s report rebuts the central [...]
Heroes
Posted in Culture, Legal Issues on January 9, 2006 | Comments Off
Hugh Thompson died over the weekend. Thompson was the helicopter pilot that tried to put an end to the Mai Lai massacre: Hugh Thompson, a former US Army helicopter pilot honoured for rescuing Vietnamese civilians from his fellow soldiers during the My Lai massacre, died early yesterday. He was 62. … Early in the morning [...]
Feingold for President?
Posted in Legal Issues, Politics on January 9, 2006 | Comments Off
Feingold just keeps getting better and better. Yesterday, he came out for ensuring Presidential accountability: “I think there is an orderly and dignified way to find out what happened,” said Russ Feingold of Wisconsin. “And, if there was a legal violation there needs to be accountability … you can’t put the cart before the horse, [...]
In Defense of Keeping Tribe Money
Posted in Legal Issues, Politics on January 9, 2006 | Comments Off
There seems to be this notion that giving back all the money a politician ever got form anyone who ever did business with Abramoff clients is the right thing to do. I don’t agree with that. Abramoff’s clients have the right to participate in the political process. While I think the current political process is [...]
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