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Speaking of fucking prats

You can always count on “li’l Bobby Fisk”:http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=vn20050130113139150C501681 to show his true colors.

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Our Tax Dollars at Work

This is going to be on PBS on January 31st In an interview with the filmmaker, Adriana Bosch Q. What do you want people to take away from the program? A. Coming up with an ending to the film was … Continue reading

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Like I’ve been saying

maybe some people should be less concerned about civil rights in America, and more concerned about what’s happening in “their own back yard.”:http://politics.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,9115,1386715,00.html bq. _*With its federal system, the US has at least worked out how best to run an … Continue reading

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And a little research (and I mean a very little) reveals…….

A few comments about sources, methodologies: 1) The dollar figures come from the MSNBC article mentioned below. They include only what the Governments have pledged, not what private citizens of those countries have pledged. 2) Qatar is the clear winner … Continue reading

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Damn, Stingy Americans

Go “here”:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6767190/ and look at the “fact file” about 1/3 of the way down the page. This is just the official response of each government or NGO. See how much aid the rich, primarily Muslim countries are giving to the … Continue reading

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