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Thursday, July 19, 2012

The Big Silence…

As you’ve probably heard by now, the Syrian fiasco has finally been ‘officially’ declared a ‘civil war’, and the world’s concern is being ratcheted up accordingly. Some of these concerns centre on Syria ’s WMDs, her ‘Weapons of Mass Destruction’, mainly in the form of nasty gasses. Where the hell do... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 14, 2012

On the One Hand…

I had another ‘What??? ’ experience the other day, again as the result of a post by Corbin, found here: http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Corbin_Dallas/719876 On the one hand, here we have what I would call the harassment (I wouldn’t go so far as calling it ‘persecution’) of a Christian Bible... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 13, 2012

Back-stabbing with a Smile…

I was going to write about my doggie today, but then there are more important things I feel I must briefly comment upon. (Even though. as far as my doggie is concerned, there aren't many things more important than he, and I tend to share his view...) Let me draw your attention to a post by Corbin,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

The New Song of the Alps…

Switzerland is the land of the cuckoo clock, yodeling, murky international finance, of Heidi, of the Swiss Army knife, the Swiss family Robinson and of course the famous Swiss Navy (yep, there is one...) The Swiss Army, by the way, is or at least was quite formidable, and the major reason that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 9, 2012

There’s a Definite Strain of Insanity to Islam…

The whole world is excited about the discovery of the Higgs boson. Okay, maybe not the whole world, but certainly physicists and even amateurs like me. (And no, I don’t see any practical benefits arising from this discovery at the moment, but it does lead to a deeper understanding of the Universe.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 7, 2012

On Muslim ‘Superiority’…

Today’s post is blissfully brief but, I hope, of some benefit. It’s a response to a comment to my post The Barbarians at Work Again, and in this case it’s a question posed by TAPS, who asks: ‘So they do it [destroying cultural artifacts] just to show that they are superior?’ Well, here is my answer.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 6, 2012

Mannheimer’s Manifest for Critique of Islam…Part II

This is the second part of Mannheimer’s ‘manifest’ (I still don’t like that term, but as I said before, it’s Mannheimer’s choice, so I’ll let it stand.) Among the comments (there were only four; it is obvious that this topic has the appeal of a laundry list, LOL), adnohr’s requires an answer. She... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Mannheimer’s Manifest for Critique of Islam…Part I

In North America in general, and in the microcosm of Blogitville in particular, any criticism of Islam often induces discomfort, leads to attacks on the critics, and sometimes even to attempts at silencing them. The reluctance to think about something that is uncomfortable is understandable –... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 2, 2012

The Barbarians at Work Again…

Some of you may have read that, aside from Christian churches, Muslims are destroying the ancient cultural treasures of Timbuktu. In a brief piece entitled ‘Islam vs. History’, Daniel Pipes lists similar events and asks ‘Why?’ It’s a short article, and so is his answer, to which I shall add a few... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

'U.S. per Person Debt to Increase 7 Times Faster than Italian Debt'

As you all know, I generally refrain from commenting on US domestic politics – I feel it’s none of my business. For that reason, I have confined my criticism of the Obama administration to the President’s disastrous foreign policy, particularly with respect to the Middle East and Israel. But of... Sign in to see full entry.

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