Monthly Archives: May 2009

The New Torture Photos From Abu Ghraib

Posted on May 28, 2009 by

The Abu Ghraib photos that Barack Obama is trying to suppress apparently show U.S. soldiers raping Iraqi prisoners, a British paper is reporting. The depicted sexual assaults — of a woman and a man — are in a batch of … Continue reading →

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Dick Cheney is a literary lightweight

Posted on May 26, 2009 by

The news that Dick Cheney is shopping around a memoir, from which he’s hoping to get a multi-million-dollar contract, boggles the mind. Not the memoir part. That’s expected from a Washington insider who was a heartbeat away from the presidency. … Continue reading →

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For Somalia, Chaos Breeds Religious War

Posted on May 25, 2009 by

For Somalia, Chaos Breeds Religious War – NYTimes.com.      The New York Times’ Jeffrey Gettleman is one of the few American reporters who regularly reports from Somalia. His latest dispatch is an eye-opener: Sufi scholars in the country have … Continue reading →

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Pornography and the New York Times

Posted on May 18, 2009 by

She’s on a Greek island, overlooking an Orthodox monastery, but she’s not dressed for religious services. No church would let in a bra-less, shirt-less woman whose only clothing is a skimpy garment that barely covers her ass. What is it … Continue reading →

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The Jews (and Sikhs and Christians) of Pakistan

Posted on May 14, 2009 by

They are a visible minority in Pakistan, one of many non-Muslim groups who’ve lived in the country for centuries. This week, though, because of fighting between the Taliban and Pakistan’s military, the Sikhs of Pakistan are fleeing their longtime homes … Continue reading →

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Bush Should Return His $200,000 Pension

Posted on May 8, 2009 by

The economic crisis has collapsed the retirement accounts of millions of Americans, but one pension that’s guaranteed belongs to the Texan with the single-letter nickname: W. The nation’s 43rd president will, this year, collect almost $200,000 in retirement money – … Continue reading →

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