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Sunday, February 6, 2005

French Tabloid A Bushwacker

Kiss and make up? Where's the story in that? The editor of L'Anti-Americain, a French tabloid that pokes fun and satirizes American politics and life in the States, sees the current friction between the two global powers as a money-maker. Frederic Royer, a freelance journalist, decided not too long... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 27, 2005

Forget Hell? Never.

Auschwitz. Eichmann. Hitler. The 'final solution.' All buzz-words that bring to life the atrocities committed during the Nazi reign in World War II Europe. Words that bring with them images of hell on Earth and how base humankind can become. Today marked the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 22, 2005

Lone Survivor Starts New Fad Diet

A Nicobarese man was discovered after 25 days on the small Indian Island of Pillow Panga. He had survived on nothing but coconuts. He was found when he was spotted waving a flag made of his clothes, wearing nothing but his underwear. He apparently got to the little island by being sucked out into... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 19, 2005

Indonesia's Death Toll Tops 166,000

The Health Ministry in Indonesia confirmed tens of thousands of people dead today that were previously listed as missing, raising the death toll well over 166,000 for Indonesia, and over 226, 500 for the entire tsunami-affected region. It is estimated that over 1.5 million people are homeless in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 17, 2005

Royal Idiot

Prince Harry, third in line to the throne of England, has made a royal ass of himself -- in public (as if anything the Royal Family does isn't within the public purview). What the hell could the young man have been thinking? Or was it some lame attempt at some banally dry English humor, a misfired... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 14, 2005

Catastrophe News Network

It is a sad thing that most events are made newsworthy by just how catastrophic they are. For instance, the tsunami that has killed upwards of 150,000 people, not counting the missing and presumed dead. This is a catastrophe of world import and will continue to be for months, even years, into the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 12, 2005

France Wants To Kiss And Make Up

Foreign Minister Michel Barnier of France is making overtures to America through President Bush to put aside our differences of the past few years and renew the two countries' old amiable relationship. Yeah, that'll work. Until the next time the United States wants to do anything anywhere in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 10, 2005

Ukraine To Pull Out Of Iraq

In a blow to the Coalition forces in Iraq, the Urkraine, the fourth largest military force in the Coaliton, announced today that they are going to prepare to pull their 1600 troops out of Iraq. This comes a day after eight Ukrainian soldiers were killed in what appeared to be a detonation at a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 9, 2005

Who's The Winner?

Mahmoud Abbas, the so-called moderate Palestinian, seems to be the winner of the Palestinian elections being held today. Exit polls say he has the election well in hand and predictions indicate he will garner at least 65% of the vote. But is Abbas the moderate he claims to be? Recent speeches... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 4, 2005

World Anti-Semitism

Anti-semitism is on the rise in the MidEast and Arab countries and Western Europe, the State Department reported today in its first ever report on international anti-Semitism. The report cites the growing number of Muslim populations that are poor and ill-educated as contributing factors. They also... Sign in to see full entry.

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