International Scene
Sunday, May 11, 2008
By
Rob
on May 11, 2008 at 12:59 pm
I’m not very surprised. Setting aside all the alarmism about global warming, I think we can all agree that we want to live in a clean environment. None of us…...
Thursday, May 01, 2008
By
Rob
on May 1, 2008 at 09:57 am
Heh:
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Monday, April 28, 2008
By
Rob
on April 28, 2008 at 06:30 am
The indispensable Mark Steyn. ...
Saturday, April 26, 2008
By
Rob
on April 26, 2008 at 07:08 am
Because a billy club is an “offensive weapon.” Three judges have ruled that a male stripper who dresses as a policeman can use a real truncheon in his act. Stuart…...
Friday, April 25, 2008
By
Rob
on April 25, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Bbbuut...he invented the internet! ...
Monday, April 21, 2008
Well Mexico’s southern border: Today President Bush announced his request to fund a new security cooperation initiative with Mexico and the countries of Central America in order to combat the…...
By
Rob
on April 21, 2008 at 09:36 am
Jimmy defends his meeting with Hamas, but says he’d never meet with al Qaeda. ...
By
Rob
on April 21, 2008 at 08:59 am
They’re calling it the “why bother” economy in Great Britain. We, as Americans, should be learning from their mistakes but I have a sneaking suspicion that American liberals will just…...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
By
Rob
on April 16, 2008 at 01:31 pm
Obama tries to draw a distinction between himself and Jimmy Carter, who spent part of this week hugging Hamas’ founder. Obama told the Jewish crowd that “We must not negotiate…...
Sunday, April 13, 2008
By
Rob
on April 13, 2008 at 11:14 am
Because children are just like accessories, right? Just modify them to match your personality. Under the proposed Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, using embryo-screening deliberately to create a child with…...
Thursday, April 10, 2008
By
Rob
on April 10, 2008 at 03:26 pm
I guess nixing free trade deals with our friendly allies is how Democrats are going to raise America’s standing in the world. You know, the standing the Democrats accuse Bush…...
By
Rob
on April 10, 2008 at 03:07 pm
What an embarrassment to the country this man has become. WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Bush administration has urged former President Jimmy Carter not to go forward with plans to meet…...
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
By
Rob
on April 9, 2008 at 07:04 pm
That the Canadian government is letting foolishness like this go on is an indictment of that country’s claim to be a free society, and rather ironic given that it’s coming…...
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Big surprise: NEW DELHI: Comparing the benefits of health insurance policy to gambling, key Islamic organisations have termed the policies as “illegal” and directed Muslims to keep away from them.…...
Saturday, April 05, 2008
By
Rob
on April 5, 2008 at 09:14 am
According to officials at the World Bank, the price of staple crops has risen 80% in three years thanks to farmers being fuel producers instead of food producers. What’s troubling…...
Friday, April 04, 2008
The global warming scam carries a HUGE price tag! According to a study done by the American Council for Capital Formation and the National Association of Manufacturers, the Climate Security…...
By
Rob
on April 4, 2008 at 04:10 pm
She was told that if she wanted to, she could have paid a private dentist to have the work done. Of course, that just made the poor woman wonder why…...
Our money that is: BANGKOK (Reuters) - Developing countries and environmental groups accused the World Bank on Friday of trying to seize control of the billions of dollars of aid…...
Saturday, March 29, 2008
By
Rob
on March 29, 2008 at 12:18 am
Heh:
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
By
Rob
on March 27, 2008 at 08:46 pm
Sigh... A Michigan man facing federal criminal charges of illegally working for Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi Intelligence Service says he met with Hillary Clinton at the White House in May 1996.…...
By
Rob
on March 27, 2008 at 05:32 pm
Shocking stuff. Not for the weak of heart. For those of you not in the loop, this is Geert Wilders. Here is some background on the film. ...
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
By
Rob
on March 19, 2008 at 04:25 pm
Which isn’t really shocking at all. The Palestinians, for the most part, aren’t interested in co-existing with an Israeli state. They’re interested in wiping the Jews out. But what is…...
Sunday, March 16, 2008
By
Rob
on March 16, 2008 at 04:50 pm
According to CNN: I’m not buying it. This is according to CNN and their “security advisers” and given the way the press responded to McCain’s visit to this market last…...
Grand Forks Herald reporter has recently visited Vietnam where he was born. He has a couple Blog posts on the changes he’s seen since he last visited and 2) was…...
By
Rob
on March 16, 2008 at 01:08 pm
Get ‘em while they’re young. Primary school children should be eligible for the DNA database if they exhibit behaviour indicating they may become criminals in later life, according to Britain’s…...
Saturday, March 15, 2008
By
Rob
on March 15, 2008 at 07:14 am
Long live socialism.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
By
Rob
on March 12, 2008 at 05:51 pm
Apparently Germany’s high court is about to rule on that very question. Generally, I think what consenting adults do with one another in private is their business. But that being…...
By
Rob
on March 12, 2008 at 01:04 pm
Apparently some fashionistas thought it would be a good idea to feature the garment which is the symbol for oppression of women across the middle east at a Norwegian fashion…...
By
Rob
on March 12, 2008 at 07:52 am
What’s more important, the health of the collective or the rights of the individual? LONDON - As doctors struggle to eradicate polio worldwide, one of their biggest problems is persuading…...
Go figure: Britain remains “the sick man of Europe” because the NHS is overwhelmed by Government targets, a think-tank has claimed. This is the reason that drugs and treatment are…...
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