Michael C - Instablogs
Aug 6 2009
After being banned in Germany since the end of the Second World War, the general secretary of the Central Council of Jews in Germany has called for an annotated version of Mein Kampf (My Combat) to be re-authorised in order to combat...
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Aug 5 2009
Avigdor Lieberman, the Israeli Minister of foreign affairs and Deputy Prime Minister who is currently under police investigation for fraud, money laundering and corruption, is becoming a liability for Israel and Mideast peace efforts. He is of...
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Aug 4 2009
“France’s heart is full of hate for Muslims” affirmed al-Qaida’s second-in-command on an internet site, where he denounced France’s hostility to the wearing of the Islamic veil yesterday. The speech was released by American Intelligence...
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Aug 3 2009
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, endorsed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second term in office today according to the Iranian press. He is expected to be sworn in on Wednesday. This means that any future protests by Iranians...
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Aug 2 2009
Persistent violence and threatening behavior in French hospitals caused by tensions between the French and Muslim concepts of hospital procedures have led to calls for clearer guidlines on how to reconcile them. French hospitals work on the principal...
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Aug 1 2009
Middle East countries are worried about recent events in Iran and they have every reason to be. They fear that internal dissent in Iran will be overcome by efforts by the regime to whip up nationalist sentiment to counter imaginary threats in the...
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Aug 1 2009
Many people have been asking in recent years if the Taliban or other radical Islamist groups could control Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal and, speculation apart, there has been precious little hard information available to help answer them. A new...
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Jan 9 2009
1) I have just been through the recent posts of the people I have met on this site. And I am struck by some of the content of some of them. Hate. Revenge too. Vengeance. Exhortations to fight. Racism. Xenopobia. Sectarianism. You name it, it’s...
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Jan 8 2009
This is a photo of my mother with me on her lap. It was taken by my father. I was 11 months old, and she was beautiful and elegant. My parents died when I was a young teenager and I lost sight of my sisters shortly afterwards. I spent the next 34...
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Jan 6 2009
My readers will know that I firmly believe that Palestinians must be able to live in peace, without outside interference. I believe that it applies to Israel too. I also respect the vote of the Palestinian people that put Hamas in power. I also...
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