Saturday, September 6, 2008
Russian allies condemn Georgia
Al Jazeera English - Europe - Russian allies condemn Georgia
Members of the group said they
were "deeply concerned about an attempt by Georgia to solve the
conflict in South Ossetia by force, which has led to numerous
casualties among the civilian population and peacekeepers and entailed
grave humanitarian consequences," the declaration said.
LHC will not destroy the universe in 5 days
LHC will not destroy the universe in 5 days - Boing Boing
“Nature has already conducted the equivalent of about a hundred thousand LHC experimental programmes on Earth – and the planet still exists.”
More Cyclists Means Fewer Accidents
Urban Surprise: More Bicyclists Means Fewer Accidents | LiveScience
In Toronto, this summer, there have been many more cyclists than ever. And, there have been fewer reports of serious accidents.
Palin Is “Racist, Sexist, Vindictive, And Mean”
Alaskans Speak (In A Frightened Whisper): Palin Is “Racist, Sexist, Vindictive, And Mean.” | The LA Progressive
“So Sambo beat the bitch!”
Besides insulting Obama with a Step-N’-Fetch-It, “darkie musical”
swipe, people who know her say she refers regularly to Alaska’s
Aboriginal people as “Arctic Arabs” – how efficient, lumping two
apparently undesirable groups into one ugly description – as well as
the more colourful “mukluks” along with the totally unimaginative
“f**king Eskimo’s,” according to a number of Alaskans and Wasillians
interviewed for this article.
NASA to Explore "Secret Layer" of the Sun
NASA - NASA to Explore "Secret Layer" of the Sun
It is a place in
the sun's atmosphere, about 5000 km above the stellar surface,
where magnetic fields overwhelm the pressure of matter and
seize control of the sun's gases. It's where solar flares
explode, where coronal mass ejections begin their journey
to Earth, where the solar wind is mysteriously accelerated
to a million mph.
U.S. deserter did not want to take part in torture
TheStar.com | Canada | U.S. deserter feared torture orders
Only last February did he discover that his government had sanctioned
new rules on how terrorism suspects could be interrogated. He believes
it's torture and when he realized he might be asked to be a part of it,
he fled.
Let's Get Back To Peacekeeping
DTK: Peacekeeping: We Don't Do It Anymore
The fact is that Canadians should be in charge of what their military is doing. At this time, we are not. The Liberals failed to steer the military in to the post Cold War peacekeeping force that we wanted. The Conservatives are taking that military force and using it aggressively. Neither party deserves to be leading this country if they aren't carrying the morals and values of Canadians with them.
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