Iraq: The Proof is in the pudding...

Another Point of View: Iraq: The Proof Is In The Pudding - Or So They Say
As Britain's inquiry into the origins of the 2003 Iraq War goes ahead full steam, "shocking" revelations already abound.

I use the word shocking in quotes because, to be humbly honest, these revelations so far merely confirm what has been known for years: that the Bush administration had no valid reason to go to war with Iraq other than securing oil resources, and that the Blair government simply went along for the ride to get its fair share of said resources.

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Stephen Harper - Will people kick him and call him names?

RedBedHead: Canada To Be Turfed From Commonwealth For Being A Nation Led By Assholes?

Canada To Be Turfed From Commonwealth For Being A Nation Led By Assholes?

NO WONDER STEPHEN HARPER HATES ATTENDING THESE INTERNATIONAL GATHERINGS. Because people everywhere hate him. He's like a George Bush mini-me and nobody liked Bush, as you'll recall.
Well, now poor Stephen is in Trinidad for the Commonwealth conference - that's a meeting of the countries that were once British colonies but still get together to make fun of the Queen and laugh at what a shit-hole the UK is these days. "Sun never sets on the British Empire? Ha. They can't even get enough hot water to fill their bathtubs."
It is something of a big deal, mind you, representing 53 countries with over 2 billion people. The British Empire was big once. So, to be kicked out of the club is really to be told that one-third of the world think you're a bunch of assholes. Well, that's what a coalition of politicians, campaigners and scientists are pushing for in Trinidad. Why? Because we suck when it comes to climate change. The folks in Alberta - the sphincter in the asshole that is our country, if you will - are happily digging up oil in the tar sands, which is several times more damaging than even regular oil extraction. And, oh yeah, we hand people over to be tortured in Afghanistan.
Read on at the link above...

More Thor movie news

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Michael Moorcock to write a Dr. Who novel

Moorcock Answers Doctor Who Skeptics - doctor who - io9
Michael Moorcock's announcement that he'd be writing a Doctor Who novel for release next year has prompted all manner of questions from concerned fans wondering about his Who credentials. Thankfully, Moorcock is happy to provide what they're looking for.
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Dollhouse Cancelled

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William Gibson's Neuromancer - working it's way to the big screen

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Jenny McCarthy's Body Count page

Jenny McCarthy Body Count
Number of preventable illnesses and the number of preventable deaths.

(thanks Lindsay!)

Army Acid Tests

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Abbas Quits Election - Palestinians tired of waiting

Abbas Won't Seek Re-Election in Threat to Peace Efforts - TIME
"It's time for you to find another donkey." With those words, according to Palestinian sources, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas told the Palestine Liberation Organziation (PLO) executive committee that he would not seek re-election in January. The 74-year-old leader, on whom U.S. peace efforts in the Middle East are heavily dependent, reiterated that message later on Thursday in a televised address from his home in Ramallah. "This decision does not at all amount to bargaining or political maneuvering. While I appreciate the views expressed by brothers [in the PLO, who rejected his move], I hope they will understand my wish."

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Legend of the Seeker Season 2 - interview with the star Craig Horner

Craig Horner Talks Season 2 of Legend of the Seeker at TV.com

Understanding the Anti Science Society part three

The Golden Age of Quackery and Anti-Science

Understanding the Anti Science Society part two

ESSAYS ON SCIENCE AND SOCIETY: Popular Culture and the Threat to Rational Inquiry -- Hofstadter 281 (5376): 512 -- Science

Understanding the Anti Science Society part one

Antiscience - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Desiree Jennings "cured" of her "vaccine-induced dystonia"?

Desiree Jennings "cured" of her "vaccine-induced dystonia"? : Respectful Insolence

Reporting on drugs vs the reality

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Why HAL sang Daisy

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Answers to questions about H1N1 and the vaccine

How come our daughter got sick but we didn't? - The Globe and Mail

Atheists vs religion on morality

DTK: Those Awful New Atheists
... The difference between the bold claims of atheists and the bold claims of christians is that the atheists can actually back theirs up. The christians have a book that advises wholesale slaughter of enemies and their children and the willingness to sacrifice one's own son to please one's deity.

Atheists can actually point to a thing called "humanism" for guidance in moral matters. ...
Read the link for the full post.

Hipster Countercultures Through the Decades

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Priority flu shots are for high-risk not high-income patients;government must act now on private clinics

Canadian Health Coalition (Medicare.ca)

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The adventures of Lil Cthulu

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