Pinboard: bookmarks for citizenk tagged 'politics'

Famous atheist Richard Dawkins’ book The God Delusion is #5 on Amazon.com. Sam Harris is right up there with his books The End of Faith and Letters to a Christian Nation. They aren’t selling in numbers anywhere approaching the top religious books, but

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november 2006 by citizenk

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Did the CIA kill Bobby Kennedy? | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
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november 2006 by citizenk

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BBC NEWS | Americas | Giuliani to launch presidency bid

In the chaos which followed the terror attacks on the World Trade Center, Mr Giuliani emerged as a defiant and unifying leader, earning him the honorary, wholly unofficial title of America's mayor.

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november 2006 by citizenk

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That way son - Sunday Times - Times Online

This Shakespearean drama is not over. We have merely finished Act IV.

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november 2006 by citizenk

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Comment is free: No tears for Donald Rumsfeld

Obstinate and destructive, the former defence secretary was an object of scorn within British military and intelligence circles

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november 2006 by citizenk

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Telegraph | News | Bush's hell starts today

Hell starts today for President George W. Bush and all those who have chained themselves to his fortunes with more zeal than good sense.

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november 2006 by citizenk

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Boing Boing: Rumsfeld resignation summarized in Mac OSX screenshot
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november 2006 by citizenk

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News from The Associated Press

After years of defending his secretary of defense, President Bush on Wednesday announced Donald H. Rumsfeld's resignation within hours of the Democrats' triumph in congressional elections. Bush reached back to his father's administration to tap a former C

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november 2006 by citizenk

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First, out with Rumsfeld - Opinion - International Herald Tribune

there was one issue on which people from both parties appeared to be finding common ground: Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has to go.

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november 2006 by citizenk

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BBC NEWS | Americas | Rumsfeld departure shakes Bush administration

Whether Robert Gates, an ex CIA director, is the kind of man to provide much of a fresh perspective remains to be seen.

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november 2006 by citizenk

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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | N Korea 'facing tough measures'

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said: "This will no doubt have a negative impact on China and North Korea's relations."

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october 2006 by citizenk

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Pirates of the Mediterranean

In the autumn of 68 B.C. the world’s only military superpower was dealt a profound psychological blow by a daring terrorist attack on its very heart. Rome’s port at Ostia was set on fire, the consular war fleet destroyed, and two prominent senators, t

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october 2006 by citizenk

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First they came... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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september 2006 by citizenk

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BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | All you need is ubuntu

Ubuntu. That was what Bill Clinton told the Labour party conference it needed to remember this week. "Society is important because of Ubuntu."

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september 2006 by citizenk

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Habeas Corpus, R.I.P. (1215 - 2006)
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september 2006 by citizenk

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Maps of War

Who has controlled the Middle East over the course of history? Pretty much everyone.

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september 2006 by citizenk

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Thousands demonstrate against Iraq war and against Iran - iht,america,US NYC Protests, 2nd Ld-Writethru - Americas - International Herald Tribune

Thousands of Iraq war protesters marched Tuesday to the United Nations

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september 2006 by citizenk

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Griper Blade: Remember When Everyone Thought Torture was Evil?

Heroes don't torture. Panicked idiots do.

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september 2006 by citizenk

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English Russia » Soviet Propaganda Against USA (posters)
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september 2006 by citizenk

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Tanks appear in Bangkok. Thailand calls state of emergency (reddit.com)

A Thai here, reporting live from the capital.

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september 2006 by citizenk

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BBC NEWS | Programmes | From Our Own Correspondent | Introducing Raul Castro

For his 80th birthday Castro is given one of those Galapagos turtles that can live for 100 years. He declines the gift. "The problem with pets," he explains, "is that you get so attached to them and then they die on you."

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september 2006 by citizenk

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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Thai PM 'overthrown in army coup'

Soldiers seized government offices and took up strategic positions around the capital, Bangkok. Parliament and the constitution have been suspended.

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september 2006 by citizenk

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Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power

George Bush's grandfather, the late US senator Prescott Bush, was a director and shareholder of companies that profited from their involvement with the financial backers of Nazi Germany.

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september 2006 by citizenk

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RJ Eskow: DARK MILESTONE: More Americans Have Now Died In Iraq Than Died On 9/11 - Yahoo! News

More Americans have now died in Iraq than died on 9/11. Iraq didn't attack us on that day, and our misguided policy there has now taken more American lives than Al Qaeda.

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september 2006 by citizenk

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The Observer | World | Wikipedia defies China's censors

The founder of Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia written by its users, has defied the Chinese government by refusing to bow to censorship of politically sensitive entries.

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september 2006 by citizenk

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Ten major news stories the media is ignoring - MarketWatch

The San Francisco Bay Guardian newspaper has printed a list of stories we in the media seem to have largely ignored over the past year. The story is gleaned from an annual list developed by Project Censored, a media research group out of Sonoma State Univ

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september 2006 by citizenk

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http://www.miniature-earth.com/

The idea of reducing the world’s population to a community of only 100 people is very useful and important. It makes us easily understand the differences in the world.

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september 2006 by citizenk

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Seek and Ye Shall Be Found

The only way to remove this threat is for search companies to voluntarily delete the information from their search logs, foregoing whatever future revenue or marketing advantage they might be able to get from exploiting the data. If the companies persist

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september 2006 by citizenk

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Fury as academics claim 9/11 was 'inside job' | News | This is London

Around 75 top professors and leading scientists believe the attacks were puppeteered by war mongers in the White House to justify the invasion and the occupation of oil-rich Arab countries.

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september 2006 by citizenk

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The War on Terror - As viewed from the Bourne shell.

Conflicting package Wahhabism found in /midde_east/Saudi_Arabia Packages Church and State must be installed separately

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august 2006 by citizenk

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