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Monday, December 3, 2012

I know y‘all are dying to hear more about Egypt…NOT...Part III

Almost exactly 80 years ago, in brown shirts and carrying truncheons, Hitler’s Nazi thugs were controlling the streets of Berlin, beating up the opposition as well as Jews (the killing came later), helping to destroy the frail Weimar Republic. Today, in nightshirts, short pants (they mustn’t cover... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 2, 2012

I know y‘all are dying to hear more about Egypt…NOT...Part II

In politics, as in all of life, appearances are often more important than realities. That’s because people either can’t or don’t want to see more than the appearance of things... Oh, you want examples, or maybe context, LOL? Look, it’s what the whole PC movement is all about! More specifically, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 30, 2012

I know y‘all are dying to hear more about Egypt…NOT...Part I

But then you don’t have to read this, do you? ‘Switching channels’ even works in Blogitville, LOL. But since this is my channel, I write about things I am interested in, and I am interested in Egypt, have been ever since I was a kid, actually; then it was mainly because of the Pyramids and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

A Special for Straightforward…

Straightforward commented on my previous post, the one about cutting out tongues, etc., and I’m not entirely sure why I am responding, LOL, but I’ll make it brief. This is what she wrote: “Hey, I think that there are 'good' Muslims who do not think like this prof. It's always possible to pull out a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

I am shocked…

As may be no surprise to Bloggers, I am very fond of the whole world of academia, and of professors. In spite of all their imperfections, Universities are the only places where real learning takes place. Even if, at the undergraduate level, the standards have slipped virtually everywhere (victims of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 25, 2012

There are Tents again in Tahrir Square…

There are tents again in Tahrir Square, for there are Egyptians who are longing for democracy; but, according to CNN, ‘at least’ 261 people have been injured in the latest spate of riots in Egypt over Morsi’s assumption of dictatorial powers. “On Thursday, he announced that courts could not overturn... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 24, 2012

Things are hopping in Egypt – but in Pakistan as well…

Just as the followers of Islam are busy around the world making a bloody (in every sense of the word) nuisance of themselves for us infidels, they’re continuously doing one another in as well, as the current events in Pakistan nicely demonstrate. Pakistan cuts phones in hope of stopping attacks on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 23, 2012

Fireworks in Cairo…

As you may know, I have been paying attention to Egypt for a while, for a number of reasons. But it appears that things are happening there that I had not expected. Suddenly, our Mubro boy (that’s short for Muslim Brotherhood) Morsi has grabbed power in an almost unprecedented manner, and the crowds... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 22, 2012

A Follow-up to my Post on the Israel-Gaza Incident…

Today, there’s just an answer for adnohr, who writes: I've heard it said that the Gaza situation was escalated in an effort to distract the world from what is happening in Syria - the old sleight of hand trick so often used by world leaders. What are your thoughts on this, Nautikos? Thanks, adnohr.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Some Brief Thoughts on the Israel-Gaza Situation…

There is alleged to be a cease-fire ‘in place’ – but is has already been broken by the Gazans. As of this writing, according to the Jerusalem Post 20 rockets have been launched from Gaza into Israel after the agreement and before the signatures were even dry. Note that I did not say ‘launched by... Sign in to see full entry.

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