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The Sharingan, or, a Modern Parable
Once upon a time, there was a young man who was blessed by the Kami. He was handsome, strong, and wealthy. In his youth, the Kami had offered him a single boon. He'd been hungry at the time (it was a lean year for the entire region), so he made a contract with the spirit to provide him with a bowl of rice and a fish, every day, for the rest of his ( Read more... ) -
An Inconvenient Fact-Checking
A British court has ruled that Al Gore's propaganda epic, An Inconvenient Truth, may not be shown to schoolchildren without an appropriate disclaimer. To wit:
In order for the film to be shown, the Government must first amend their Guidance Notes to Teachers to make clear that 1.) The Film is a political work and promotes only one side of the ( Read more... ) -
Honest reporting? What's that?
Reporters tell us: Good news from Iraq is "an unproven trend", bad news is "inevitable headlines".
HOWARD KURTZ, CNN HOST: The news from Iraq has been consistently depressing for several years now, a continuous tableau of death and destruction. But when the administration released more positive casualty figures this week, the media paid little ( Read more... ) -
British School Children Issued Body Armor
From The Daily Mail:
Parents are sending children to school in stab-proof uniforms to guard against knife crime, it has emerged.
They are paying a firm which makes body armour to line blazers and jumpers with a stab-resistant material called Kevlar.
The precautions are aimed at protecting pupils from knife attacks as street crime spills over into ( Read more... ) -
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Russia Resumes Nuclear Bomber Patrols
Russia to resume Cold-War Bomber Patrols
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's strategic bombers have resumed Cold War-style long-haul missions to areas patrolled by NATO and the United States, top generals said on Thursday.
A Russian bomber flew over a U.S. ( Read more... ) -
Russia Resumes practice of Punitive Psychiatry
From the Telegraph
Naked and with her hands and feet bound to the corners of a metal bed covered by a rubber incontinence sheet, Larisa Arap eyed with quiet defiance the doctors who wanted to declare her mad.
It was a futile gesture. The men in white coats standing over her were bitter adversaries.
Enraged by the allegations that she had levelled ( Read more... )
