Terror Detainee Bill
“The Senate sent a strong signal to the terrorists that we will continue using every element of national power to pursue our enemies and to prevent attacks on America,” Bush said in a statement Thursday night.
Will this bill be of any use? I’m sure it will be, but the fact of the matter is, How will this “bill” limit terrorism in our nation? There were plenty of “flaws” with President Bush’s wiretapping program according to the left. But has anyone actually done anything about it? This terror Detainee Bil just makes sense. If terrorists are caught they should be detained and incriminated here in the United States, end of story! You cant let this go un-noticed. Thats just plain STUPID!
A Final Farewell
“Steve Irwin touched the hearts of Australians and touched the hearts of millions around the world in a very special way,” Howard said.In a recorded video message from New York, Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe said: “It was way too soon for all of us. We have lost a friend, a champion.”Irwin, 44, died Sept. 4 when a stringray’s barb pierced his chest while he filmed a TV show on the Great Barrier Reef. His family held a private funeral service for him Sept. 9 at the family-owned park, Australia Zoo.”
It seems that The Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin had quite a fan base. Over 5,000 people attended the memorial service at the Australian Zoo. All that were there were without a doubt loyal and devoted Irwin fans. It was an emotional and heartfelt ceremony, a perfect send off to one of the animal world’s top personality enthusiast.
“Live From Death Row”
“Defendants charged with killing whites are 4.3 times more likely to be sentenced to die that defendants charged with killing blacks: six of every eleven defendants convicted of killing a white would not have received a death sentence had their victim been black.”
-excerpt from “Live From Death Row, pg 12″
The reason I chose this passage is not surprising. The general idea that is mentioned in the quote is shocking. If this doesn’t scream…RACISM!, I don’t know what does. This is horrible. To simply comprehend the atrociousness of this “fact” is truly mind-boggling. The utter sheerness of the truth seems to make this statement more appealing. If the circumstances were altered or changed I would definitely think that a majority of the American population would feel a little more comfortable, or would they? How would people react? Would they feel the same, or would contradictions run wild? These question seems all to easy. But I’ll leave that for you to decide.
Lies, Oh Lies!
We have our secrets and our needs to confess. We may remember how, in childhood, adults were able at first to look right through us, and into us, and what an accomplishment it was when we, in our fear and trembling, could tell our first lie, and make, for ourselves, the discovery that we are irredemably alone in certain respects, and know that within the territory of ourselves, there can be only our footprints.–R.D. Laing The Divided Self
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R.D. Laing makes a great point when she basically says everyone lies, and needless to say no lie is a good one. This is all too common in society today. In fact the concept of “lying” is pretty much an everyday occurrence. People eat, sleep, and LIE! It’s sad, but true. One major example of this is the general topic of politics. There are very few politicians that are truthful, thats for sure. If someone swears to fix the Medicare situation and never does while that individual is in office, thats a lie. A majority of people depend on what politician’s say to be the truth. After all they will essentially be controlling the way we live our life, and thats NO LIE!
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Sudan’s government rejects both African Union peacekeepers and UN soldiers in Darfur. With a military offensive underway, the situation in the region looks more dreadful than ever
From bad to worse | Economist.com
The situation in the middle east is certainly not getting any better.
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