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  • Archive for December, 2005

    Sunni Arabs Protest Result: Democracy In Action?

    Wednesday, December 28th, 2005

    In today’s New York Times, a paper very critical of the Iraq War and the Bush Administration, an article entitled “Iraqi Leaders Meet to Plan for New Government” had the following things to say:
    In Baghdad, several thousand supporters of secular former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi marched in the latest street protest against the results of [...]

    Osama bin Laden’s sexy niece

    Saturday, December 24th, 2005

    Osama bin Laden’s niece, Wafah bin Laden (aka Wafah Dufour), has posed for some very racy pictures in the recent edition of GQ magazine.Osama, certainly best known for his Islamic, Taliban-style fundamentalism, where women are objects, must cover up all but a tiny portion of their faces, must have a male escort, and are subject [...]

    From de Gaulle to Chirac: What’s wrong with French thought?

    Thursday, December 22nd, 2005

    From World War 1 and World War 2 to the War on Terror, from standing up to Hitler to standing up to Bin Laden, Saddam and the Ayatollahs, from bailing them out in Vietnam to becoming public enemy number 1 for doing so, from de Gaulle and the dawn of the 5th Republic to Jacques [...]

    Lovie Smith: "Who Cares What Color He Is?"

    Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

    The Chicago Sun-Times ran an article today by columnist Jay Mariotti about how Lovie Smith, head coach of the Chicago Bears, Tony Dungy, head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, and Marvin Lewis, head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals, are all favorites to win the NFL’s “Coach of the Year” Award. This is big news for [...]

    "Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium" to "Stanley ‘Tookie’ Williams Stadium"?

    Saturday, December 17th, 2005

    As most people are aware, on December 13, Stanley “Tookie” Williams was executed by lethal injection in California. “Tookie” Williams, the founder of the bloody Crips street gang, was given the death penalty for the shotgun murder of 4 people in a convenience store and motel in 1979. While his life and death have put [...]

    Martin Sheen and The New York Times

    Wednesday, December 14th, 2005

    Martin Sheen and his buds (Cindy Sheehan, Jane Fonda, Gabriel Byrne, and a score of others) took out a full page ad in the New York Times on December 12 denouncing the Bush “regime” and calling on George Bush to “step down and [...]

    The First Post: Shaquille O’Neal, Kanye West, and telethons.

    Sunday, December 11th, 2005

    The first post. Let’s jump right in…
    On December 9, Shaq was made an official member of the Miami Police Department. Not an honorary member, but one who has a badge, carries a gun, and makes arrests. According to an ESPN.com article, Shaq was helping the Miami PD bust bad guys even before he was sworn [...]

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