In Holland, a group of brave young former Muslims has taken a stand – dare I say declared a jihad? – against the de rigueur of Islamic intolerance. The Committee for Ex-Muslims promises to campaign for freedom of religion but has already upset the Islamic and political Establishments for stirring tensions among the million-strong Muslim…
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Hispanics and the GOP
Let’s face it: Republicans have never (which politically speaking means “within recent memory”) been popular with Hispanic voters. The Houston Chronicle says that the GOP’s latest losses have been self-inflicted, brought on by their recent initiatives to reform immigration policy. Lionel Sosa has been a proud Republican for years. He produced campaign commercials for the…
Way Cooler Than War
Whenever I read about something as cool as the Zephyr I just have to wonder why people waste so much time fighting. A lightweight solar-powered plane has smashed the official world record for the longest-duration unmanned flight. UK defence firm Qinetiq, which built the Zephyr unmanned aerial vehicle, said it flew for 54 hours during…
Pope: Abortion not a Right
Pope Benedict said today that abortion is not a fundamental human right. The 80-year-old German Pontiff told diplomats and representatives of international organizations that Europe could not deny its Christian roots because Christianity had played a decisive role in forging its history and culture. “It was in Europe that the notion of human rights was first formulated….
Leading Dems MIA on Iraq
kos says that Clinton and Obama are not holding up the progressive line on Iraq: Last supplemental, Hillary and Barack hid in the shadows, refusing to talk about the issue. They voted at the last second possible. They may have voted the right way, but did ZERO to move their caucus, the party, and the…
No WMDs – Did Bush Know?
Sidney Blumenthal’s article at Salon states that the answer is a resounding “Yes!”. On Sept. 18, 2002, CIA director George Tenet briefed President Bush in the Oval Office on top-secret intelligence that Saddam Hussein did not have weapons of mass destruction, according to two former senior CIA officers. Bush dismissed as worthless this information from…
Schwarzenegger, Renaissance Man
Arnold “I’ll Be Back” may be headed into terminator-mode in California as he tries to chop the state Republican Party’s platform down to size. From the Orange County Register: California Republicans are heading for a showdown over the direction of the party. Governor Schwarzenegger wants the state GOP platform boiled down to as little as…
Travel and Evolution
Dave Winer says that we like to travel because natural selection favors those who like to travel: Leaving one place for another is a big part of being human. And the reason we like travelling so much is that evolution culled out those of us who didn’t. And maybe this also answers the question why,…
Calderon: Mexico Doesn’t End at Border
The Houston Chronicle reports that Felipe Calderon, President of Mexico, doesn’t seem to respect America’s right to manage her borders: President Felipe Calderon blasted U.S. immigration policies on Sunday and promised to fight harder to protect the rights of Mexicans in the U.S., saying “Mexico does not end at its borders.” The criticism earned Calderon…
Hillary Revealed
Dick Morris has this to say about Hillary Clinton’s need to destroy American conservatives: Hillary Clinton’s handlers like to promote her image as an embattled warrior — a relentless foot soldier dedicated to the dual crusades of fighting for the exalted principles of goodness and light while simultaneously defeating the ever-present forces of darkness and…