(U)Osama bin Laden, Who the Associated Press calls "the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans", was killed in an operation led by the United States, This...
The UK television has pulled a Beyonce advertisement from TV, claiming that it is not suitable for children. There have been precedents for this decision, and none of them are good.In 19th century, the US Supreme Court ruled to ban books deemed salacious for reasons that such...
Amid the anger following the defeat of the "Gay Marriage" bill in the New York statehouse, gay marriage supporters have dubbed senators that defeated the bill, the Hate 38.Response from the homosexual community to...
opinion by Hugh Askew | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 698 views | 24 recommendations | 6 comments
As a student of Simon Fraser University active in both Burnaby and Surrey campus, an inherent need for using the Translink system is required to get to each location. All these transiting experiences have brought...
opinion by der7 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 331 views | 5 recommendations | 2 comments
On Fox & Friends, John McCain’s daughter Meghan McCain railed against President Obama for signing the omnibus spending bill. “I think it’s so disappointing and it’s scary,” McCain said, referencing...
"Tuesday, November 25, 2008 by Mosharraf Zaidi As the world’s attention turns increasingly to Pakistan and its role in tackling the threat of globalised terrorism, the country’s perception abroad is evolving. More than seven years after 9/11, a more nuanced approach to...
created by pakalert | 3 years ago 193 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"Shireen M Mazari The writer is a defence analystLack of formal education and sheer ignorance does not by definition imply an innate sense of stupidity. On the other hand, formal education in itself is no guarantee of an intelligent and rational human...
created by pakalert | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 221 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The UK government has unveiled new laws for cracking down on men who pay for sex. The new laws will apply specifically to trafficked women, or women who are being controlled and pay money to a pimp."New prostitution laws to be set out today will mean a plea of ignorance is no...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 549 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Here is a dissident opinion (not mine..) on the opening show of the Beijing Olympiad "The fireworks and show at the Olympic stadium in Beijing Friday made it clear that the opening ceremony was a...
created by korzac | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 242 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Anti-Obama email messages have recently made its rounds across the Filipino-American netizen community. But little do many know the historical connection of Filipinos and Black-Americans, proving these broadsides give injustice to a bond that is...
created by jayr_patron | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 430 views | 15 recommendations | 3 comments
"Globalisation: sleepwalking to disaster
Ann Pettifor
The scale of global debt reflects a broken financial and commercial system that is doing immense damage to the planet and to public life, says Ann Pettifor.
11 - 12 - 2007
On 9 August 2007, globalisation's rickety...
An article in the NY Post
got me to thinking about some other poll results my brother was talking
to me about a while back. Unfortunately any conclusions I made from
this story from the Post and what my brother...
created by BigT | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1987 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
In my travels around the so-called professional world, i have encountered a staggering amount of ignorance. Most shocking is how much of it is willful. Like the classic cliche of the ostrich sticking its head in the sand to hide from what it does not want to deal with, there...
created by dysamoria | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 440 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"An old adage stated, “Brazilian, profession hope.” Today, it would be more correct to say, “Brazilian, profession prisoner.” Prisoner of transit, in cars that are ambulatory cells in slow march,...