I got your operation Iraqi Freedom right here

Seeded on Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:04 AM EDT (Salon.com)

As the articles title does not suggest, these are images that are not shown in the media, for fear of creating even more opposition to the failing war in Iraq.

iraq, world-news

Finally, after the dust has settled, a muslim's reply to the Pope's Lecture

Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:59 AM EST

Interesting how the Pope's lecture, who was lecturing in his old university generated so much outrage in the muslim world, even though he was just expressing his opinion.

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religion, pope, islam, christianity, debage

ABC News: Circumcision May Cut Risk of HIV

Seeded on Sat Dec 16, 2006 4:08 PM EST (ABC News)

Finally the results are in, after many years of clinical observations, your risks of contracting the HIV virus are greatly reduced if you are circumcised. But that is not what this article is all about really, it's about how religion will use this get it's point across. Read

health, aids, hiv, circumcision

Michael Richards, a.k.a. Kramer, spews racial slurs during standup act

Seeded on Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:48 PM EST (Canada.com)

Micheal Richards hates black people? Maybe, maybe not, maybe he was just pushed beyond control by two idiots in the audience. but before you judge, and you should because he was most offensive to black people. Does anybody else but me think that this is somehow woman related?

us-news, richards, micheal

Dutch to ban Muslim veils | | The Australian

Seeded on Sun Nov 12, 2006 1:07 PM EST (Australian News Network)

The title says enough, however, as a muslim living in an arab country, I wonder what the rest of the world would think if Arab and muslim countries said: No Non Muslim women are not allowed to wear what they want because it conflicts with the values of the country they live in.

human-rights, islam, dutch, veil

BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Sudan tops 'failed states index'

Seeded on Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:51 AM EDT (BBC News)

In preparation for a military intervention in Sudan, Another group of very intelligent people from the US get paid to twist thier report to suit the agendaof the US government in Sudan

middle-east, darfur, sudan, world-news, us-think-tank

How messed up can the Media world be if this is considered news?

Seeded on Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:34 AM EDT (whudat.com)

In a world where media has sunk to new lows, the bar has just been lowered some more. Somebody who claims to be sudanese, claims to have met OBL in a club and actually has six books to her credit and she gets air time. I heard of 15 minutes of fame, but this is rediculous.

odd-news, obl, media-gone-crazy

Why the RIAA has finally stepped on the wrong feet, Just try to sue this

Seeded on Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:25 AM EDT (thebighack.org)

If there ever was a technology project that you would have loved to work on but just didn't have the time or the resources to do, yet this technology project made perfect sense, that you wished somebody, anybody out there would do it. This would be it.

technology, p2p

publish.nyc.indymedia.org | August 19th, Non-Silent Vigil for Abeer Hamza

Seeded on Sat Aug 12, 2006 5:15 PM EDT (Global Features)

Finally, somebody cares about the Rape and Death of an Iraqi Girl by US soldiers... There is hope for you yet America, I knew you could find the good in you, keep it up.

iraq, girl, murder, rape, us-news, us-soldier, gangrape

When excatly did this whole Lebanon Vs Israel conflict start?

Seeded on Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:03 AM EDT (Sky.com)

Finally somebody has a memory span of more than 4 weeks , and knows who started the Lebanon Israeli Conflict. Excellent and rather heated exchange between Sky News Reporter and The G Man

israel, lebanon, world-news, george-galloway, hizallah

Witnesses Tell of Troop Stress Before Attack - Los Angeles Times

Seeded on Wed Aug 9, 2006 5:53 AM EDT (The L.A. Times)

Another example of a cry baby culture that has lost is moral compass, the defence attorney of the Solider(s) that Raped, killed and burend a 14 year old iraqi girl, then killed all members of her family that were in the same house are using the defence of STRESS, Ahaaa

girl, murder, rape, iraqi, us-news, us-solider

Ex-CIA Contractor on Trial in Beating - Forbes.com

Seeded on Tue Aug 8, 2006 10:10 AM EDT (Forbes)

Another example of what could happen when the chain of command clearly says that you are not dealing with humans. A CIA civilian contractor kills a human being, who is also Afghani during an investigation.

afghanistan, war, murder, us-news, cia-contractor

Are fundamentalists right?

Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:14 PM EST

By MatthewM (Clipped by lycan)

First off, by fundamentalists' I don't mean people who blow themselves or others up, burn down government buildings because of cartoons or threaten workers in clinics, and by right I don't mean they're right to believe it (EDIT: or do it).

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religion, world-news, bible, opinion, belief