ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An unusual type of swimwear is standing out on Turkish beaches this summer — Islam-inspired swimsuits — which buck the trend of the past 100 years for swimsuits to get smaller.More>
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An unusual type of swimwear is standing out on Turkish beaches this summer — Islam-inspired swimsuits — which buck the trend of the past 100 years for swimsuits to get smaller.More>
Jetliner pilot locked out of cockpit after toilet breakOTTAWA, Canada (Reuters) — The pilot of a Canadian airliner who went to the washroom during a flight found himself locked out of the cockpit, forcing the crew to remove the door from its hinges to let him back in, the airline said on Wednesday. The incident [...]
Terrorists ain’t what they used to be. By Christopher Hitchens – Slate MagazineSAO PAOLO, Brazil—A panel at a beautiful annual literary festival in Brazil, held in the almost Utopian coastal town of Parati, found me matched with Fernando Gabeira. This comparison reduced my own limited charisma value to something like zero: Gabeira has excelled at [...]
Ahmadinejad Challenges Bush to TV Debate – New York TimesTEHRAN (Reuters) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad voiced defiance on Tuesday as a deadline neared for Iran to halt work the West fears is a step toward building nuclear bombs, and challenged President Bush to a televised debate. “Peaceful nuclear energy is the right of the Iranian [...]
A child without a choice Abortion: After body is discovered, police and legislators line up to prosecute for murder Florida abortion clinic personnel | Lynn Vincent Police and prosecutors in Hialeah, Fla., are investigating an abortion clinic incident that has all the markings of murder. On the morning of July 20, an 18-year-old girl walked [...]
Life and Death:Western guilt blinds us to the nature of Islamic extremism. …So the anti-Semite comes to a chilling place: He easily joins himself to evil in order to serve God. Fighting and even killing Jews brings the world closer to God’s intended human hierarchy. For Nazis, the “final solution” was an act of self-realization [...]
Democrats are dumb, here’s proof: Russell Shaw: I Hope And Pray We Don’t Get Hit Again-BUT….. I hope and pray we don’t get hit again, like we did on September 11. Even one life lost to the violence of terrorism is too much. If I somehow knew an attack was coming, I wouldn’t pause for [...]
Israel may ‘go it alone’ against Iran | Jerusalem PostIsrael is carefully watching the world’s reaction to Iran’s continued refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, with some high-level officials arguing it is now clear that when it comes to stopping Iran, Israel ‘may have to go it alone,’ The Jerusalem Post has learned.
China Gives Hong Kong A (Tax) Break – Forbes.comIt may sound odd, but for the past decade, China has treated Hong Kong with less affection than it shows to Mauritius when it comes to taxing their residents’ activities on Chinese soil. This is great news. Now all we need is for China stop planning to [...]
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