December 2006

The Hajj and Saddam

This weekend marks the annual Hajj, and yesterday was the Muslim holiday Eid ul-Adha, which commemorates Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son to Allah.

It must have been pure coincidence, therefore, that Saddam Hussein was put to death during the call to prayer yesterday morning, one of the holiest days of the year. Right? Continue Reading »

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Cancer or no, Castro’s end is near

A Spanish surgeon who examined Cuban leader Fidel Castro reported yesterday that he does not have intestinal cancer. José Luis García Sabrido, a surgeon from Madrid, was intentionally vague about Castro’s condition, presumably because the Cuban government considers the leader’s health a state secret.

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West vs. East, in Somalia

Ethiopia opened a broad offensive in Somalian territory on Sunday, bombing the airport in Mogadishu and moving ground troops across the border in support of the besieged provisional government in the town of Baidoa. Only a few weeks ago, the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) looked certain to consolidate power over the whole of Southern Somalia. Continue Reading »

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The Delcaration

Sometimes in the course of human events it becomes necessary for people to dissolve the political bands connecting them with one another, online or otherwise. Even if one is extremely busy with work, school and family, there comes a time when one must assume the equal status to which all of us are entitled by the laws of nature. With a healthy respect for the opinions of mankind, and a desire to declare the basis for all discussion on this site, please find hereinafter the beliefs that compel our separation from you, self-appointed wise men of the political world. Continue Reading »

The Declaration

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WELCOME

A new site, a new experiment.

Stay tuned future bureaucrats.

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