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International Media Outlets Put Spin On Israeli-Hamas Conflict
Posted by: BookGirl on: January 5, 2009
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I was checking the Twitter when I read a tweet from Arutz Sheva, the Israeli media outlet I subscribe to on the networking site. The headline read: “Worldwide Rallies Support, Praise Israel’s War on Gaza Terrorism.”
The article attached to it went on to discuss how thousands of people are marching in cities across the world [...]
American Embassy in Iraq is Gargantuan and Frivolous
Posted by: BookGirl on: January 5, 2009
The United States government (also known as Halliburton) has just opened it’s new embassy in Iraq. This latest monument to despotism is the largest of all the embassies in the world.
How much did it cost us? A mere $592 million dollars.
China Blocks New York Times Website
Posted by: BookGirl on: December 20, 2008
- In: Beliefs| BookGrl| Civil Rights.| Global| Shady| Technology| weird
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I betcha Bush wishes he could do this.
The Chinese government has blocked internet access to the New York Times website in their country.
Officials didn’t warn anybody it was going to happen. Instead, users who tried to log on to the site were notified it was “unavailable.”
According to MSNBC:
«A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said they [...]
Man Who Threw Shoes At Bush Gets Top Offers
Posted by: BookGirl on: December 18, 2008
Guys, take note. If you want to get laid, throw your shoes at George W. Bush.
An Egyptian man, Saad Gumaa, has offered his daughter in marriage to the Iraqi journalist, Muntader al-Zaidi. Al-Zaidi has become a hero after almost hitting President Bush in the face with his size 10 shoes.
Gumaa is gushing over the man [...]
Iraqi Man Throws Shoes At Bush’s Face
Posted by: BookGirl on: December 14, 2008
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An Iraqi man angrily threw his size 10 shoes at President Bush during a press conference held in Baghdad today.
According to the International Herald Tribune, the man was saying: “This is a gift from the Iraqis; this is the farewell kiss, you dog” when he threw the first one and “This [...]
Life and Sex
Posted by: liberty53000 on: December 1, 2008
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It’s not often in my daily perusals of political websites that I get a juicy article on sex trends around the world. It seemed that Christmas came early, had the information not been slightly depressing.
Italian Political Party Puts a Price on Baby Names
Posted by: BookGirl on: November 29, 2008
- In: BookGrl| Global| Politics| Shady
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According to Reuters, a conservative Italian political party is offering to pay the equivalent of $1,930 to parents in certain villages that name their newborns after Benito Mussolini and his wife, Rachele.
How do you explain to your kid that he was named after a megalomaniac?
“Well, you were named after a fascist dictator who murdered people [...]
Spain Funds Fugly Artwork Instead of Feeding Starving Children
Posted by: BookGirl on: November 29, 2008
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The Spanish government sponsored an art project that cost $23 million dollars. The “art,” made by one of the foremost Spanish artists, Miquel Barcelo, was created to decorate the ceiling of the United Nations in Geneva.
Forty percent of the expensive fee came from the Spanish government, including $600,000 from funds designed for foreign aid.
Watch the [...]
Worthy Quote: Deepak Chopra
Posted by: BookGirl on: November 29, 2008
“Ultimately the message is always toward Washington because it’s also the perception that Washington, in their way, directly or indirectly funds both sides of the war on terror. They fund our side, then our petrol dollars going to Saudi Arabia through Pakistan and ultimately these terrorist groups, which are very organized.”
– Indian physician and philosopher [...]
Eyewitnesses Recount Mumbai Horror
Posted by: BookGirl on: November 29, 2008
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Two women from Nashville, Tennessee barely escaped the Mumbai ordeal with their lives. They were with the father and daughter when they were killed. Their accounts of what happened and description of the gunmen below. (Courtesy of CBS News.)
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