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kactus

Member Since 11 Feb 2009
Offline Last Active Nov 18 2012 03:11 AM
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Stereotype maps: Is that what they think of us?

20 February 2012 - 02:54 PM

Oh well better to call Iran the "satan" than the other stereotypes on this map.... :P Same phrase used to reference USA as the "great satan"! Oh the irony of it...But seriously Canada the land of vegetarians??? That's gotta hurt!

http://www.guardian....e-maps-tsvetkov

More galleries to view Europe and middle east and northen africa from same perspective:

http://www.guardian....-yanko-tsvetkov

Jewish school in storm over US 'gay conversion' group

21 January 2012 - 09:26 AM

Sixth-formers at the Jewish Free School in Kenton, north London say Jonah - Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality - was mentioned at the end of class without any discussion of the controversy over the US group.

Jonah promotes the idea that homosexuality can be "mitigated and potentially eliminated" and sends participants on retreats such as Journey into Manhood. It has run sessions in the UK.

The Jonah website was introduced at the end of a lesson on homosexuality and the Orthodox Jewish viewpoint. One student, who did not wanted to named, said: "We discussed whether someone chooses to be gay or not. Then we looked at Orthodox Judaism, which condemns homosexuality.


Full article:
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-24029541-jewish-school-in-storm-over-us-gay-conversion-group.do

Seems pretty scary that such a group as Jonah can exercise such extremist view.

Another pupil said: "If I were gay or worrying about my sexuality, sitting in that lesson, I would have been so upset. Most people were offended by it."


About time there is some positive coverage.....

16 January 2012 - 02:03 PM

This is truely great news. I only wished more people like him get a positive coverage in the US and elsewhere....



Court finds Bush and Blair guilty of war crimes

23 November 2011 - 03:20 PM

Excerpt from the article:

The court in Malaysia where the trial took place may not have the power to convict, but the verdict against the former British and American leaders was unanimous.  

“War criminals have to be dealt with – convict Bush and Blair as charged. A guilty verdict will serve as a notice to the world that war criminals may run but can never ultimately hide from truth and justice,” the statement from the Perdana Global Peace Foundation read.


And the report goes on:

The tribunal, which consisted of a former federal judge and several academics, paid particular attention to the failure of the Western military to find a single weapon of mass destruction in Iraq. WMDs were cited by the Western coalition as a major reason for their military intervention. It also declared the war to be in contravention of the will of the United Nations.
“The evidence showed that the drums of war were being beaten long before the invasion. The accused in their own memoirs have admitted their intention to invade Iraq regardless of international law,” said the tribunal.


https://rt.com/news/court-bush-blair-iraq-043/


Next is Rumsfeld on the list...it's a shame the court's ruling carries no weight but nevertheless it's better late than never.