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At the grass roots of evangelical Christianity, many are now absorbing the antipathy for Islam that emerged last year. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] Extremists of any faith are dangerous. .< 9:57:55 PM  >Simon Tisdall: Next stop Tehran? Comment: With Iraq beaten, the US is now playing the same dangerous WMD game with Iran, writes Simon Tisdall. [Guardian Unlimited] .< 9:56:52 PM >Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Refugee sews up his lips, eyes and ears 'An Iranian Kurdish refugee given asylum three weeks ago as a fugitive from torture has sewn up his eyes, ears and lips in protest at a Home Office appeal against the ruling, and is prepared to burn himself to death if anyone tries to force-feed him. [...]Through his closed lips Abas said: "I don't know what I have to do any more for my situation to be resolved so I can live like a human being. "I spent many years in prison being tortured; I was forced to flee here. Shouldn't a human being have a square foot of earth to live on to live in peace?"
A poet and communist, Abas joined rebels in the mountains of Iranian Kurdistan at the age of 12. He was repeatedly jailed and tortured for his writing, and arrived in Britain two years ago after escaping from prison.' All 75 people aboard, mostly Spanish peacekeeping forces serving in Afghanistan, were killed in the crash in northwest Turkey. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] .< 9:51:43 PM >UN chief warns of anti-American backlash in Iraq World: The UN's most senior humanitarian official in Iraq warned yesterday that US attempts to rebuild the country were overly dominated by "ideology" and risked triggering a violent backlash. [Guardian Unlimited] .< 9:49:47 PM >in case you hadn't noticed this story Half a Million Moroccans march against terrorism:
Hundreds of thousands of Moroccans brandishing portraits of their king and of victims of a series of suicide bombings marched through Casablanca on Sunday to say "no to terrorism." ... estimated by the Interior Ministry at 500,000.
I guess Muslims aren't such a monolith after all. See also this. In fact, Muslims have been speaking up for a long time. [Al-Muhajabah's Islamic Blogs].< 9:47:56 PM >FCC proposal on ownership demands public debate 'The future formation of American public opinion has fallen into the lap of an ambitious 36-year-old lawyer whose name you have never heard. On June 2, after deliberations conducted behind closed doors, he will decide the fate of media large and small, print and broadcast. No other decision made in Washington will more directly affect how you will be informed, persuaded and entertained. His name is Kevin Martin. He and his wife, Catherine, now Vice President Dick Cheney's public affairs adviser, are the most puissant young power couple in the capital. He is one of three Republican members of the five-person Federal Communications Commission, and because he recently broke ranks with his chairman, Michael Powell (Colin's son), on a telecom controversy, this engaging North Carolinian has become the swing vote on the power play that has media moguls salivating.' As if media coverage in the US wasn't enough of a disaster already. .< 9:44:18 PM >Today's news: The Most Secretive... The Most Secretive Government in Canada Oh dear. Well, at least they're not invading sovereign countries or killing people or in contravention of the Geneva convention or trying to destabilize other countries or building death camps or . . . .< 9:37:06 PM >The Courier Mail: US plans death camp [26may03] 'THE US has floated plans to turn Guantanamo Bay into a death camp, with its own death row and execution chamber. Prisoners would be tried, convicted and executed without leaving its boundaries, without a jury and without right of appeal, The Mail on Sunday newspaper reported yesterday. The plans were revealed by Major-General Geoffrey Miller, who is in charge of 680 suspects from 43 countries, including two Australians.' The War Party's idea of a trial balloon. .< 9:32:48 PM >The Observer | Special reports | Red Cross denied access to PoWs 'The United States is illegally holding thousands of Iraqi prisoners of war and other captives without access to human rights officials at compounds close to Baghdad airport, The Observer has learnt. There have also been reports of a mutiny last week by prisoners at an airport compound, in protest against conditions. The uprising was 'dealt with' by the Americans, according to a US military source. The International Committee of the Red Cross so far has been denied access to what the organisation believes could be as many as 3,000 prisoners held in searing heat. All other requests to inspect conditions under which prisoners are being held have been met with silence or been turned down.' Once again the US is breaking the rules of the Geneva convention. .< 9:28:26 PM >CNN.com - Official: U.S. to consider destabilizing Iran - May. 26, 2003 'A senior defense official told CNN on Sunday that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld believes Iran's Islamic regime shows "great potential for the government to crumble from within" and that others in the administration might advocate undertaking an effort to encourage internal upheaval.' There's even a poll on CNN: should the US do it or not. Good God. .< 7:02:31 PM >Mount Everest. 360 degree panorama from the top of Mt Everest - QTVR panoramic movie from panoramas.dk 'Why did I climb Everest? I have a theory that people climb for the smell of it.' The view from the top of the world. Awesome. .< 6:35:45 PM >Postcards from BlogTalk Back from BlogTalk. It was great. Really. Thomas Burg did an oustanding job organizing this conference. Honestly I would have never expected to enjoy it so much and have such a good time. Thank you very much.
And now, some pictures we took. [Paolo Valdemarin: Paolo's Weblog] .< 6:04:23 PM >CBC News:Chretien unveils plan for Canada History Centre 'The state-of-the-art facility will incorporate interactive technologies for exhibits based on Canada's political leaders, processes and institutions.' I'm all for supporting Canadian history, but 'political' history? .< 6:01:53 PM >CBC News:Canadian film wins 2 awards at Cannes 'The Barbarian Invasions is about a dying man's reconciliation with his son. The main character, Remy, uses humour to cope with his cancer and hospitalization while his friends rally around him.
The movie has been a big hit in Quebec and at the festival, leaving audiences both laughing and crying. It received a 20-minute standing ovation at Cannes.' Oliver Wrede: Weblogs and Discourse. [Scripting News] .< 5:39:17 PM >Silent 30 Years, a Jazzman Resurfaces Henry Grimes, a respected bassist of the 1960's who quit playing, returns to the jazz scene after 30 years to perform in New York tonight. [New York Times: Arts] .< 5:37:46 PM >Iraqis Frustrated by Shift Favoring U.S.-British Rule The postwar strategy change, which favors an occupation authority, has brought protest by groups seeking a transition role. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] .< 5:37:13 PM >'Too few troops' in Iraq A top UK official wants more troops to restore order in Iraq as US forces are ambushed north-west of Baghdad. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] Better speak to Rummy. It's his plan that's botched things up. .< 5:35:32 PM >CBC News: Toronto back on WHO list ' Ontario Health Minister Tony Clement says it's important to understand it isn't the same as being returned to the travel warning list.' |
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