I’ve been thinking about this subject for the past few days. If you’re not familiar with the subject, there is currently a movement afoot by legislators in the province of Ontario to allow for the application of Sharia law on certain cases that cover communities of the Islamic faith. This is not a case of …
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Saw this disturbing report at a new (to me) Iraqi blog called Baghdad Dweller. The smuggler, a 48-year-old Iraqi man, says that smuggling operations have now become more dangerous then ever, and that the proper attention needs to be given to the phenomenon, because the new generation of smugglers will deal with anything no matter …
and conversely, dictators are only bad if they’re hostile to your interests. These basic principles of The Real Politik as we all know it, was confirmed again today when Pat Robertson, leader of the Christian Coalition of America said, You know, I don’t know about this doctrine of assassination, but if [Chavez] thinks we’re trying …
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