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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/09/magazine/09BRI.html The Bride Price Photographs by STEPHANIE SINCLAIR Text by BARRY BEARAK Published: July 9, 2006 In many societies, the term "child bride" calls to mind impetuous sweethearts, a ladder cautiously positioned beneath a bedroom window, a silent kiss in the moonlight and a young couple making an anxious getaway to a justice of the peace. But this is not a ready image the world over. In Afghanistan, a child bride is very often just that: a child, even a preteen, her innocence betrothed to someone older, even much, much older. Rather than a willing union between a man and woman, marriage is…
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Tell Mousolinni I said 'Hi' Let's reflect on your flowery staement about your previous leader Pol Pot. "He has no power and no rights any longer," Ta Mok said at his then-stronghold in Anlong Veng about 190 miles north of the capital Phnom Penh, after Pol Pot's body was unceremoniously burned. "He is nothing more than cow dung. Actually cow dung is more useful because it can be used as fertilizer." Pol Pot, in case ya forgot.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/08/iraq.al.zarqawi/ BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most wanted terrorist in Iraq, was killed in a coalition airstrike near Baquba, jubilant U.S. and Iraqi authorities announced Thursday. Al-Zarqawi's killing is a major coup for the embattled coalition forces. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Gen. George Casey, the highest-ranking U.S. commander in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad announced the development at a news conference. "Today, Zarqawi has been killed," al-Maliki said. The announcement was greeted by cheers and applause. Khalilzad -- who called al-Zarqawi "the godfather …
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So, seems doubtless that the Warlords are done for, so... pick a side.
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http://infowars.com/articles/ps/man_raided_by_fbi_after_handing_out_jones_films.htm Man Raided By FBI, ATF, Canadian Law Enforcement After Handing Out 'Subversive' Alex Jones Material Gun seller questioned on militia, ownership of George Washington speeches Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones/Prison Planet.com | July 6 2006 A Dillon Montana man had his home raided by 40 FBI, BATF and Canadian law enforcement agents after handing out Alex Jones' material to his local Sheriff which was subsequently deemed 'subversive'. Richard Celata sells 80% completed firearms kits intended for purchasers who want to avoid having to register their weapons …
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So what is Bush up to? I've heard a theory that Bush and Cheney are real small government fanatics. They are in favor of corporate rights, not state rights and the recent blunders are actually an attempt by Bush and company to bankrupt the government. A constitutional apocalypse where the rich will be the chosen ones and the rest of us will have to fight to survive. If so, he's doing a pretty good job.
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Great article. what a fucked up time to be in this country it is a little long and one sided, but yeah, its good. raises some very valid points. Miami “terror” arrests—a government provocation Sun, 2006-06-25 01:49 By Bill Van Auken – World Socialist Web Site There are many incongruities surrounding the arrest of seven men from the impoverished Liberty City neighborhood of Miami on charges of conspiracy to “wage war on the United States” that suggest it, like so many previous “terrorist plots” announced by the Bush administration, is a government-inspired provocation mounted for reactionary political ends. None of the claims made by…
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http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-06-22T165432Z_01_N22395669_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-CRIME-CANADA-ASSAULT-COL.XML WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - A former Canadian soldier who claimed to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, has been found not guilty of sexual assaulting a 13-year-old girl due to his mental disorder, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported on Thursday. Roger Borsch, 34, had pleaded not guilty in a Winnipeg court to assaulting a co-worker's daughter. He said he suffered from a mental disorder stemming from his experience with the military in war-torn Bosnia. Local media reported Borsch, who was working…
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We haven't had a good new thread - especailly on the internal spying - recently... SOOOOOOO, they used the idea that they felt the law allowed them to urinate directly on the principles of our government...but now, as we all already knew (except the three people here who say they are strict constitutionalists I predict) the law has been broken....... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10741787/ Analysts: Bush spying rationale legally shaky Memo questions use of presidential power in wiretapping without approval WASHINGTON - A report by Congress's research arm concluded yesterday that the administration's justification for the warrantless eavesdropp…
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damn, thats harsh for niggas just tryin to get they swerve on in times of peril. I could see if they were stealin war secrets or somthing
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This is something I JUST LEARNED at age twenty, and it took running into a Liberian to learn it. It baffles me how an American highschool history book doesnt go over this: From wikipedia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Côte d'Ivoire. Liberia, which means "Land of the Free", was founded as an independent nation by free-born and formerly enslaved blacks from the United States. Recently it has witnessed two civil wars, the Liberian Civil War (1989–1996), and the Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003), that have displaced hundreds of thousands and destroyed its economy. Co…
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this is gonna be a rant. I dare you to try to burn the Flag of the USA in front of me. Do you have no respect? I am so fucking over these ignorant fucking liberal pricks. I honestly don't know whose worse the crazy ass Christians or these know-it-all down with the man up with hemp and tofu free Palestine fucks. Our government is currently voting on whether to create an amendment that makes it illegal to burn the US Flag. And there is ONE vote to swing it. Are you fucking kidding me? The people that are supposed to be the most loyal to the flag wont even stand up for it....yeah yeah free speech, etc. What a bunch of shit. You dumb fucks are taking the one thing…
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so i just d-loaded and watched this documentary... i thought it was pretty interesting and i was wondering if any of you have seen it/ have an opinion of it. I found a few statements to be pretty interesting: -that almost every presidency since WW2 has engaged troops in military action "overseas" -one dude says that washington, before leaving office, warned that a standing army would be the downfall of america. so what the fuck?? why does our country, supposedly so "advanced", great, unique, and exemplary, fight so much?? freedom, money, "democracy", power... when is it going to stop? and is it possible for america to change its rela…
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Triple Slaying Confounds Investigators With few leads, police say the South L.A. shooting victims may have been executed. By Richard Winton, Times Staff Writer July 6, 2006 When gunmen killed an adult and two youngsters Friday in front of a South Los Angeles house, Los Angeles Police Department officials mobilized scores of officers and said they hoped to have suspects in custody by the weekend. But the more detectives delved into the shootings, dubbed the 49th Street Massacre by Chief William J. Bratton, the more of a mystery it has become. As detectives pieced together what took place on 49th Street, what at first looked like a drive-up shootin…
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Bullseye or Bullshit? you decide. the stats are pretty staggering, the examples are pretty funny. NY TIMES: Come One, Come All, Join the Terror Target List Bill Johnson/HorsePix Photography The Mule Day Parade in Columbia, Tenn., is one of many targets listed in a federal database whose "criticality" is not apparent, a report says. * Sign In to E-Mail This * Print * Reprints * Save Article Tools Sponsored By By ERIC LIPTON Published: July 12, 2006 WASHINGTON, July 11 — It reads like a tally of terrorist targets that a child might have written: Old MacDonald’s Petting Zoo, the Amish Country Popcorn factory, th…
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am I the first? heres an article from usa today: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2006-07-06-lay-bloggers-usat_x.htm my theory is this: Ken Lay would have a hard time getting a presidental pardon from Bush since it would further ruin the sinking credability of the Republican party. Thus the only option for homie was to deal those above him. Thus before he had time to seriously contemplate snitching, he got snuffed, possibly with the implicit ok from his family. Their pay-off is, of course, is that the family's assets will not be siezed now... Obviously I could tie in the Illumnati, the jews, the pope, freemasons and th…
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get some MEXICO CITY - Leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador widened his allegations Thursday that government and private groups conspired against him in an apparent losing bid for Mexico's presidency. Other candidates and civic groups — some allied with the apparent winner, conservative ruling-party candidate Felipe Calderon — publicly urged Lopez Obrador to moderate his criticism for the good of the country. The official tally showed Calderon winning the July 2 vote by fewer than 244,000 votes — a 0.6 percent margin. Lopez Obrador, a former Mexico City mayor who ran a campaign that promised to help the poor, claimed some commercial ad campaigns con…
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http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-06-25T232536Z_01_L23596655_RTRUKOC_0_US-SCIENCE-COMPUTERS.xml&pageNumber=0&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=NewsArt-C1-ArticlePage2 By Patricia Reaney LONDON (Reuters) - A raised eyebrow, quizzical look or a nod of the head are just a few of the facial expressions computers could soon be using to read people's minds. An "emotionally aware" computer being developed by British and American scientists will be able to read an individual's thoughts by analyzing a combination of facial movements that represent underlying feelings. "The system we have developed allows a wide …
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Election2006.Who do you like to win? Many states, many candidates. My money is on Deval Patrick, and I think Attorney General Reilly is a total shit. discuss
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What is best at describing life as we know it?
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July 5th Today is Wednesday, July 5, the 186th day of 2006. There are 179 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: Sixty years ago, on July 5, 1946, the bikini bathing suit made its debut during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris. Micheline Bernardini, a local nude dancer, modeled the skimpy two-piece outfit designed by Louis Reard. On this date: In 1811, Venezuela became the first South American country to declare independence from Spain. In 1830, the French occupied the North African city of Algiers. In 1865, William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London. In 1935, President Roosevel…
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Coulter columns subject of plagiarism investigation By Hillel Italie The Associated Press NEW YORK — The syndicator of Ann Coulter's newspaper column is looking into allegations that the right-wing pundit has lifted material from other sources. "We are reviewing the material and expect to have a response some time next week," Kathie Kerr, a spokeswoman for Universal Press Syndicate, said Friday. The New York Post and the Web sites Raw Story and the Rude Pundit have raised numerous questions about Coulter's columns, which appear in more than 100 newspapers, and her best-selling "Godless," already notorious for the author's calling four 9/11 widows…
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DO THUGS GET TO GO TO HEAVEN??
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this is the most amazing thing i've seen in a long time: uno deux
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These fools can't enough attention so now this dis oprah because they feel she doesn't give them enough respect, but at the same time they wanna be all tough and street. It doesn't make any sense, but it makes perfect sense in the world of hollywood where everyone is always looking for a reason to pat themselves on the back. weak. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/28/entertainment/main1561357.shtml http://www.toxicuniverse.com/review.php?aid=1000498
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http://www.infowars.com/articles/life/depleted_uranium_a_tool_depopulate_world.htm Depleted Uranium a tool to depopulate the world Sepp Hasslberger | April 9, 2006 War, Epidemics, Depopulation - Rough Times Ahead Having read this article of Justin Raimondo yesterday, I caught a glimpse of a vision of destruction. Something that might await us just around the bend, like starting in less than two-weeks' time, when Iran is scheduled to open their new oil bourse where black gold will be traded in Euro, not in Dollars. If you consider the dangers of man made pandemics, such as AIDS and the successor to last year's SARS, the Bird Flu, the scourge …
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Right now we are trying to squeze the life out of Iran for nuclear dismantiling, the U.S position is that, "IRan poses a great threat to Israel, saying that the Hamas have written in thier constituion that israel must be wiped out off the planet." [i'm paraphrasing so dont beat me for that.] But my question is, why not go after North Korea, and Venezuela? WHat do you think?
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Thought i'd pass this on. http://www.palestinechronicle.com/story-07060621900.htm Well, as it turns out, Kiplinger Magazine ran an article based on Cheney's financial disclosure statement and, sure enough, found out that the VP is lying to the American people for the umpteenth time. Deficits do matter and Cheney has invested his money accordingly. The article is called "Cheney's betting on bad news" and provides an account of where Cheney has socked away more than $25 million. While the figures may be estimates, the investments are not. According to Tom Blackburn of the Palm Beach Post, Cheney has invested heavily in "a fund that speci…
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i read these this morning... enjoy. suggestions for the 4th of july: Hire anyone you believe is qualified to do the job. Do not check for credentials, do not pay social security/medicare and for the sake of all that is good, do not withhold money from their paycheck. Better yet, pay cash. Buy gold or silver. What better way to secure your dollars from the decaying hands of the Federal Reserve than by buying historically sound money? Sell hot dogs and lemonade to your neighbors, or have a garage sale. Do not obtain a license and do not pay sales tax. Make it as simple as possible and enjoy totally free transactions between friends and family, as it s…
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(worse than evading taxes for sure!) 'Survivor' winner arrested for allegedly shooting a puppy with an arrow ATLANTA (AP) A winner of the popular reality show "Survivor" was arrested Wednesday after allegedly shooting a puppy with an arrow. Brian Heidik, 38, was released on bond after being charged with battery and cruelty to animals. During the bond hearing in Douglas County Magistrate Court, Heidik told a judge he thought the dog was a coyote that has been harassing his pets, WSB-TV reported on its Web site. Douglas County Chief Deputy Stan Copeland said it was a puppy. "At about 3 a.m., his wife called to report that he w…
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http://theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4119&n=1 thought this was thread worthy, shit is bananas!
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http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...?hub=TopStories what the dil..
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something to consider... Liberty for the Leftist by Manuel Lora "What is a libertarian?" goes the question. "A pot-smoking Republican." With replies like that, it is often a Herculean effort to teach people about freedom in general and about the specifics of libertarianism in particular. That is why, in my opinion, libertarianism has been associated with the Right (I mean the traditional Right, not the neocon kind of right) more than with the Left. Since the libertarian wants less taxes (or no taxes) as well as fewer regulation on businesses, it is not uncommon for libertarians to be labeled as Lovers of Big Business and Haters of the Poor. In …
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random hamas article about said topic oh the hypocricy (sp?) so we promote democracy, but only if the results are in our interests? hmmm...just think south america too...
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disclaimer: allow a nice environment of psychosis to run amok in this thread. i'm about ready for the revolution to get sparked. nola knows. i don't know if i'm gonna be at the forefront or anything like that, but i wanna be prepared if it happens, because i'm pissed off and paranoid and kinda crazy. i've stocked up on a few other supplies and tools... i'd like to get started working on a solar water still and perhaps plant some indigenous food-bearing plants at my grandparents' farm in case i need to retreat to there. and i'd like to get some of my friends on board and prepped. i'm thinking about getting a gun, if only because it seems like something t…
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this moved me...maybe we need a thread like this...
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Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment Dear Group Members, I want to share my article with you. This is about the link between Mind and Social / Environmental-Issues. The fast-paced, consumerist lifestyle of Industrial Society is causing exponential rise in psychological problems besides destroying the environment. All issues are interlinked. Our Minds cannot be peaceful when attention-spans are down to nanoseconds, microseconds and milliseconds. Our Minds cannot be peaceful if we destroy Nature. Thank you, Sushil Yadav Industrial Society Destroys Mind and Environment. Subject : In a fast society slow emotions become extinct. …
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thoughts opinions hate or love...post em up
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http://www.roadtoguantanamomovie.com/ some of you might be interested
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goddamn did homeboy fuck up this time. got his card pulled, finally. O'reilly gets it
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