Sibel Edmonds has been interviewed by former CIA Officer Philip Giraldi for The American Conservative magazine. Edmonds was twice gagged under the State Secrets Act by John Ashcroft, and called 'credible' by Sens....
It seems I cannot avoid hearing right wing pundits hailing Thomas Paine's Common Sense and the like as their own treatises. The followers of Glen Beck and Michael Savage et al...
The disappearance of 23 year old medical student Bryce Faulkner has renewed the debate on 'Ex-Gay' Therapy. "The last person to have heard from Faulkner was Travis Swanson, a man who claims to be his boyfriend....
Christian Fundamentalists have condemned 'Jesus, Queen of Heaven', a play written and performed by Jo Clifford, who portrays Jesus as a transsexual woman. " "This is a play with music that presents her sayings,...
I confess that I am enjoying the difficulties ex presidential candidate John Edwards is having, now that a grand jury is investigating possibly illegal payments Edwards made to his mistress out of campaign-related accounts.Yahoo News says:""The former mistress of John Edwards...
opinion by francislholland | 13 wks ago | updated 13 wks ago 71 views | 4 recommendations | 0 comments
"A Roman Catholic bank in Germany has apologised after admitting it bought stocks in defence, tobacco and birth control companies. Der Spiegel newspaper discovered the bank had invested... 160,000 euros in American birth control pill maker Wyeth. "Ok, I'm biased against the...
Debra Faulkner, mother to Bryce Faulkner, a 23 year old pre-med student who is said to have been forced into anti-gay counseling, told FOXNews.com "All the stories you've been told are not true." " The parents of...
Exodus International claims to be "The largest information and referral ministry in the world addressing homosexual issues", and Travis Swanson, Bryce Faulkner's boyfriend, is "very worried". " "He called me and...
President Obama’s show of anger with AIG for giving out bonus money to its top exec’s has raised the ire of the nation and in AIG it has started an open rebellion. America may have a lot of enemies but AIG would hardly make the top ten list of real bad guys. What’s the...
opinion by lakeall | 33 wks ago 86 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
A recent campaign launched in England to promote atheism has jumped across the pond onto our very doorstep. The program was originally created to counter the religious advertisement and promotion in England. While Calgary and Toronto has accepted the idea, Vancouver will not...
opinion by jsh12 | 33 wks ago | updated 33 wks ago 100 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Under international law (under the impetus of the U.N. resolution)nations would be able to seek extradition and trial abroad of personswho make statements critical or offensive anywhere in the worldhttp://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/hentoff012809.php3
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Geert Wilders interviewed about his looming prosecution. "Wilders feels persecuted in 'political process,'" by Herman Staal for NRC Handelsblad, January 23: "Geert Wilders was “completely surprised” when he heard on Wednesday that the appeals court of Amsterdam ruled he...
created by djsblack | 41 wks ago | updated 41 wks ago 107 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
"The response by a critical mass of Sri Lanka’s artist community to the protests by South Indian artistes to the fighting in the North of Sri Lanka will be noted down as a shameful moment by future generations of creative Sri Lankans. While war lobbies have often recruited...
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"While war lobbies have often recruited artistes to manipulate and revise the impact of war, it is sad that Sri Lanka’s artist community unites only to re-enforce military engagement. There have been many peace vigils during the recent years. Most of these only attract a...
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Politics is skin deep; a collection of striking contrasts between the low bar for White folks and high bar for Black folks in US electoral contests. "For those who still can’t grasp the concept of white privilege, or who are looking for some easy-to-understand examples of...