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The new martyrs are the poets
Rus Bowden via poetryandpoetsinrags.blogspot.com:
"This April, Ayat al-Ghermezi (or Ayat al-Gormezi) was reported to have been raped and killed (http://poetryandpoetsinrags.blogspot.com/2011/04/poetic-obituaries-ayat-al-ghermezi-20.html) while in the custody of Bahraini forces. Bahrain is blaming the misinformation on Iran, but still and all, we ( Read more... ) -
Israel's sad slide from democracy | The Jewish Chronicle
Israelis rightly take pride in the existence of the Knesset but they now need to take action to restore its reputation
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scary maryland theocrats (thanks to hammercock)
The best response to the theocrats I've heard in a long time is: People place their hand on the Bible and swear to uphold the Constitution; they don't put their hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible.http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/03/030206mdAmend.htmThe latest scary assault on reproductive freedom courtesy of IN's Xtian right jihadists
Thanks to hammercock
http://www.livejournal.com/users/hammercock/470050.html?style=mine
Update: the politician who propsed it withdrew it due to the controversy.
