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what the iron triangle has wrought
The United States signed a defence pact today with Montenegro that could open the way for the deployment of US forces to the young Balkan republic - a step likely to fuel tensions with Russiait's not just about taking Iran's natural resources by force, it's about provoking Russia and China. mark my words, when the US attacks/invades Iran, the ( Read more... ) -
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i never paid much attention to any of the fuss surrounding Mel Gibson or Michael Richards or that dude who plays some doctor on Grey's Anatomy, but for some reason i have been following the whole Imus fiasco from afar with interest. perhaps because, in this case, repercussions actually occurred ( Read more... ) -
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Bas and I have been wanting to visit the US and events/situations of the past few months have kept us postponing things. But things are shaping up for a late summer/autumn visit. We're even finally able and are starting to save up ( Read more... ) -
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hooray! someone purchased use of one my photos. altogether not a bad start... of my initial upload, so far 3 have been approved to be a part of my portfolio, one has 4 five-star reviews already and was included in 2 public lightboxes, another was included in 2 public lightboxes, and one was downloaded. all in less than 24 hours ( Read more... ) -
i'm everywhere you never been and better than i ever been
too bad it's a friggin' Nike commercial, eh? but damn... that bass line is fantastic (Primo! ) and Rakim! KRS-one!!! here's hoping KRS' words have impact (did he do this to reach a wider audience?). -
sell your soul, rock 'n' roll?
i wonder just how karma is going to work on this one...?
Al "inconvenient truth" Gore is planning to announce a concert event bigger than Live Aid/8, a multicity concert event whose purpose is to bring awareness and (somehow) simultaneous action towards environmental issues.
but damn, it sure was inconvenient when Tipper "PMRC" Gore decided to ( Read more... ) -
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you know what's the best thing when you're not feeling well ( Read more... ) -
1+2 = fucked
The U.S. military Sunday presented evidence it says shows an elite Iranian force under the command of Iran's supreme leader is behind bombings that have killed at least 170 U.S. troops in Iraq
WE ARE GOING TO WAR WITH IRAN
At least one former White House official contends that some Bush advisers secretly want an excuse to attack Iran. "They ( Read more... ) -
sexism?
Each of the counts is a felony carrying a possible sentence of life in prisonfirst, i'd like to say how i'm glad that each count carries such a strong sentence. it's refreshing to know that sometimes a pedophile does face substantial punishment, even though it really does nothing to diminish the hell he put his victims through ( Read more... )