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WHY THE PUBLIC ISN'T BUYING IT (A must read for those who want to know the dynamics)
WHY THE PUBLIC ISN'T BUYING IT LIBERALS OVERPLAYED THEIR HAND By MICHAEL BARONE THERE are more conserva tives than Republicans and more Democrats than lib erals. That's one of the asymmetries between the parties that helps to explain the particular political spot we're in. The numbers are fairly clear.Obama the Underminer
Obama the Underminer By addressing the "Muslim world" from Cairo, the president is helping Tehran. By Lee Smith (Slate) If President Barack Obama's speech in Cairo on Thursday is designed to hit "reset" on Washington's relations with the Muslim world, the White House may soon find that it is pushing the wrong buttons. Public diplomacy in the lands of Islam is a deeply complicated affair, and Muslims do it much better than U.S.Somali rage at grave desecration
PUBLIC POST ++++++++++++++++++++ Somali rage at grave desecration By Mohamed Mohamed BBC Somali Service Since they began to capture large swathes of southern Somalia, radical Islamists have been undertaking a programme of destroying mosques and the graves of revered religious leaders from the Sufi branch of Islam. The destruction of non-approved religious sites started last year when they began to knock down an old colonial era church in the town of Kismayo. Most Somalis are Sufi Muslims, who do not share the strict Saudi Arabian-inspired Wahhabi interpretation of Islam with the hardline al-Shabab group.Psalm 103:1-12/Why Count Your Blessings When You Can Complain?! (Part 1)
Ladies, I realize this is kind of long but this article has been such a blessing to me that I want to share it with all of you, and I hope that it will be a blessing to you as well... I promise that I will only post part 2 if there is an interest in seeing it! ;) :) Why Count Your Blessings When You Can Complain?!Terrorists are not created from Poverty or Education
Hi All, After some earlier postings today, I thought I'd share with the group this great article from 2003 that analyzes why terrorists are not a result of poverty or lack of education. (As most terrorists are well educated, did not grow up in poverty, speak multiple languages and carry with them more world experience than most Americans, not thus are breed from fundamentalist beliefs.) http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i39/39b01001.htm Seeking the Roots of Terrorism By ALAN B. KRUEGER and JITKA MALECKOVÁ In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, a consensus quickly emerged that poverty and lack of education were major causes of terrorist acts and support for terrorism.A welcome to our valley
Welcome to our Valley The fertile Robertson Valley is the birth place of a wide variety of fine wines. Situated some 160 kilometres from Cape Town, it is bordered by the lower reaches of the Breede River to the south and the spectacular Langeberg Mountains to the north. In this sought-after wine producing region, a variety of meso-climates and soil conditions create a side spectrum of terroirs, allowing us to produce an exciting diversity of wine styles.
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