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The Carnegie Newsletter, which receives annual donations from Member of Parliament Libby Davies [NDP], continues it’s defamation campaign against William “Bill†Simpson, a homeless man who was elected to the Carnegie Board of Directors.     Carnegie members were surprised to see Carnegie Newsletter Editor, Paul Taylor, start off the New Year by once again publishing false statements […]
OK, I’m a nearly 50 year-old white dude, so you won’t catch me trying to be “all that” with the kid’s Rap music. In fact, I hate the stuff (I was listening to Beethoven, Glen Miller, U2 and the Police today, if that helps pinpoint me?). HOWEVER… and this is a big one, too… I […]
We are told over and over again that the United Nations is the answer to all the world’s ills. It is often claimed that without the UN things would be so much worse in troubled spots around the world. But, when we look at the pernicious effect the UN has where ever it goes, it’s […]
Thailand rarely gets into the headlines unless there is a tsunami or bomb, but if you missed the news, they have a new Prime Minister. Epicurious Blog Reports: In Thailand a celebrity chef was just elected prime minister. Seriously. I’m not kidding! The guy even has a TV cooking show on the air. And, indeed, […]
So what is “Merit” anyway ? If the CPI-Mafioso were to have its way it would give constitutional sanction to this new perverse definition according this to PTI report. Â The CPI(M) on Saturday sought withdrawal of the government’s reported decision to set the criteria of 60 per cent marks for scheduled caste and tribe students […]
Early Results from the Maine Caucuses Show Romney ahead, Paul 2nd Seven Quotes from Ron Paul’s Denver Speech yesterday Paul to be Represented at WV GOP Convention Tuesday; WV GOP Paul Delegate Totals Is Ron Paul the Anti-McCain? UPDATE: SATURDAY, February 2, 2008 2:15 pm Mitt Romney took an early lead in presidential preference voting […]
While well-intentioned Americans continue to argue over the morality of using the interrogation technique of waterboarding even in rare circumstances against some of the worst beings to ever walk upright on the planet, al-Qaida in Iraq continues to find new ways of plumbing the depths of human depravity in its bid to prevent Iraqis from […]
Pointing out that Germany is doing everything it can with its contingent of 3,200 soldiers in northern Afghanistan, a spokesman in Berlin has reacted testily to a request by Washington to send more forces to the war zones in the southern part of the country by saying “We’re doing everything we can.†While tens of […]
From The Gathering Storm Blog Muslims better get their stories straight. They beat the drum over and over and over that there is no compulsion in Islam. Yet we have seen individual examples that this is not the case. But now, Egypt makes it official. There is compulsion in Islam. An Egyptian administrative court rejected […]
Today the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. We recall two enigmatic individuals that appear and just as quickly disappear in the Gospel of Saint Luke, Simeon and Anna. Simeon was a devout and holy Jewish man, presumably a teacher and rabbi at the Temple of Jerusalem. He stands for […]
Yesterday I heard a knowledgeable British professor summarizing the degenerating situation in Iraq. He suggested that Maliki — representing a minority faction of the Shiites — has no control over the country or even fellow Shiites. The Shiite factions are erupting in the south. The Sunnis are happily taking our money handouts — but have […]
John Edwards (D-NC) finally bowed to the political reality that he was in a two-person race for his party’s nomination – and he was neither one of the two candidates that voters were supporting: “It’s time for me to step aside so that history can … blaze its path.†As he racked up loss after […]
News Item: Dozens in Texas Town Report UFO’s Worried about the housing slump, are you? Concerned that the economy is about to tank? Seeing terror cells in your back yard? Then maybe you should move to Texas, or some other state in the southwest, where the UFO sightings could take your mind off such things. […]
[I assume that this Christian Peacemaker account is accurate. Not a very friendly place, Hebron. Doubt that peace can seriously be achieved under these brutal conditions. Ed Kent] ……………………………….. CPTNET HEBRON: Tragedy in Beit Ummar pt II: Rest in peace? by Doug Pritchard 2 Feb. 2008 On 1 Feb. 2008, Israeli authorities finally released the […]
Now, remember, the left is more tolerant. They are more caring, more civilized and more intelligent than you conservatives. OK? Now that we got that all straight, we can continue to inform you that uncivil leftist whiners in Connecticut have quashed someone’s free speech, forcing them to pull out of a commencement speech at a […]
Back in November, we mentioned that Colorado Governor Bill Ritter slighted his legislature and the people of the state by slipping in through the back door a sop to the SEIU labor union. Ritter was paying back his big union thug pals in the typical way that Democrats do, via fiat as opposed to through […]
Autism Campaigners around the world are appealing for greater support on Autism Sunday 2008 – the International Day of Prayer for Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. Churches of all denominations will be remembering over 60 million people worldwide who are on the autism spectrum, in prayer.Parents groups and charities have been calling for more support and […]
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