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Au premier semestre 2008, au Kurdistan, cent cinquante femmes ont été brûlées et cinquante sont mortes dans des « crimes d'honneur » qui n’ont guère ému les autorités locales et nationales. La condition des Irakiennes n’est pas fameuses. Elles sont les premières victimes des restrictions religieuses jusque sur les bancs ... [Link] [Cache]

Five 9/11 Suspects Offer to Confess But Proposal Is Pulled Over Death Penalty Issue By Peter Finn Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, December 9, 2008; A01 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, Dec. 8 -- Five of the men accused of planning the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks said Monday that they wanted to ... [Link] [Cache]

I've recently purchased and begun reading Barack Obama's book "The Audacity of Hope" looking for insights into not just how he intends to lead but into his philosophical premises. A popular lay-definition of "insanity" is: trying the same thing over and over, expecting different results. Seems to me that what ... [Link] [Cache]

Jay Leno's move to prime time, with a five-evening a week 10pm show on NBC, is the most significant development in network television programming in decades. Far more significant than just a new series, a daily interview show in prime time on a network is revolutionary, a shake-up of the ... [Link] [Cache]

I may not have time to get the appeal outcome, but FYI, today Siegelman argues that his case be overturned in front of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. If I still have an internet connection, I will keep you posted. I would also appreciate you folks keeping me posted ... [Link] [Cache]

Heredia, Costa Rica is in the mountain valley and visually stunning. I don't know if I will get another internet connection again, as I am heading north, so I will try to get some more pictures in if I can. I think it will rain soon, so that may put ... [Link] [Cache]

There is only one explanation to Maliki’s words today; to stub his Kurdish and Shiites allies in the back. In his meeting with tribal leaders [which became Maliki's weekly ritual], Maliki said the following: Official governmental posts must based on efficiency and not according sectarian or ethnic interests. Sounds nice ... [Link] [Cache]

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Is anybody else having a good laugh over this? Blagojevich, the governor of Illinois, tried selling a Senate seat to the highest bidder — a Senate seat vacated by the President-Elect. What did he think, this wouldn’t be newsworthy? What an idiot. U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is on the case. ... [Link] [Cache]

On Saturday, banks in Gaza were thronged by lines of disappointed Palestinians who were expecting to receive part of their salaries before the Eid al-Adha holiday, which begins on Monday. Salam Fayyad, the Palestinian Authority's appointed Prime Minister based in Ramallah, foresaw the cash crisis earlier in the week and ... [Link] [Cache]

The sessions were attended by tourism sector stakeholders’ and private sector organizations including The Holy Land Incoming Tour Operators Association (HLITOA), The Arab Tour Guides Union, Palestine Trade Center (Paltrade), The Portland Trust, Siraj Center representing Alternative Tourism institutions, Tourist Transportation Companies Union and Sami Khoury as a Private Tourism ... [Link] [Cache]

The Shiv Sena Party are the 'fascist' Hindu Party that runs Bombay. The Shiv Sena has a suicide squadron, named the "Balidani Jatha". Shiv Sena are allied to the 'fascist' Hindu BJP or Bharatiya Janata Party.Mostaque Ali , on 4 December 2008, writes:Worse than Mir Jafar, worse than the Pakistani ... [Link] [Cache]

FREE PALESTINE: Support the Right of Return [Link] [Cache]

Image via WikipediaAlterNet | Erikka Yancy I can think of no greater hell on earth than spending day after day in a little box. What about non-violent offenders? The drug addicts, the bad check writers, the people that are filling up our jails and costing us money? The number of ... [Link] [Cache]

It's always amusing to me when people break the rules and then claim they are somehow being persecuted by authorities or society when they are held to account. It is much the same situation when constitutional protections are extended to the expression of unpopular ideas and beliefs and that is ... [Link] [Cache]

Man, were we stupid in in the 1980s. Few were immune. Phid’s bro’:  he is partially excused because his was free.  But, it was a Berlinetta, and not a Z or IROC, so he fails. I rented one  a couple of times for fraternity banquets - base model, and I ... [Link] [Cache]

Yesterday we reported on the plight of RARBG, a large tracker forced to close by anti-piracy outfit, BREIN. Now it appears that this is just the tip of the iceberg. A whole raft of trackers are being forced to close or relocate following police action, including ArenaBG and several other ... [Link] [Cache]

No coincidence, and not reported on the western media [as far as I know]. Four “Black Water” members killed today in roadside bomb in Hilla City – Babil Province. [Link] [Cache]

Barry McColganNational OrganiserÓgra Shinn FéinIn January this year we assembled in Dublin, where we outlined our vision for the coming months, highlighting the upcoming Lisbon Treaty and the NARC campaign as two crucial means of re-asserting Sinn Féin’s stance in the 26 County.Gerry Adams, effectively launched the No! 2 Lisbon ... [Link] [Cache]

Cllr Johnny McGibbonCuige Uladh OrganiserÓgra Shinn Féin2008 like every year for republicans has been a busy one. Political conditions north and south continue to change, and the circumstances in which we as young republicans find ourselves continue to change. But as always republicans continue to push our project forward, and ... [Link] [Cache]

Oh, goodie!Only 20 years later, victims of the Exxon Valdez oil spill ecological disaster start getting some $$ in restitution.Pitiful.Per the Anchorage Daily News:Exxon Valdez spill payments reach claimantsAlthough less than hoped for, plaintiffs begin to receive share of $383 million in damages.By WESLEY LOYThe millions of dollars Exxon Mobil ... [Link] [Cache]

Three earlier missions made landfall in Gaza in August, October, and November through the power of non-violent direct action and civil resistance. The Free Gaza ships are the first international ships to reach the Gaza Strip in over 41 years.Ewa Jasiewicz, a Free Gaza organizer, journalist, and solidarity worker, pointed ... [Link] [Cache]

Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center www.imemc.org, for Tuesday, December 09 2008 Independent Palestinian Legislator and head of the Popular Committee Against the Siege, Jamal El Khodary, stated on Tuesday morning that another ship carrying activists, physicians, university teachers and aid supplies is ... [Link] [Cache]

Barhoum añadió que la ocupación israelí no estaba interesada en terminar las agresiones en contra de la Franja de Gaza, pues diferentes líderes israelíes pidieron más ofensivas en la región costera. También dijo que Israel no aplicaría su parte de la tregua mediada por Egipto y que continuaría su agresión ... [Link] [Cache]

Fuentes añadieron que Moayyad Rabay’a, buscado por más de 18 meses, fue trasladado al hospital gubernamental de Rafidia, en Nablus. Según las fuentes, Rabay’a intentó usar su arma en contra del personal de seguridad palestino, el cual se vió obligado a dispararle. Rabay’a sufrió heridas en la pelvis y actualmente ... [Link] [Cache]

I've been hiding from my own blog over the past few weeks I seem to be posting everything to Facebook but good GOD if this didn't make me peek my head out!llinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to get financial benefits through his authority to ... [Link] [Cache]

http://www.sirajcenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&~ Shepherds Nights The idea of the “Shepherds’ Nights” aims to promote tourism in the Bethlehem area while stimulating the local economy and empower local communities. The idea of the “Shepherds’ Nights” aims to promote tourism in the Bethlehem area while stimulating the local economy and empower local communities. It ... [Link] [Cache]

Global Voices Online Egypt: Egyptian Dialect Wikipedia A group of Wikipedians has launched a wikipedia in Egyptian arabic, a split from the classical arabic edition that's been developed for some years on Wikipedia. Global Voices rounds up reactions. A few feel like it's easier to write in Egyptian arabic, while ... [Link] [Cache]

The source said the bomb was planted at the middle of a road and struck the convoy as it was passing by, burning down a Humvee [Link] [Cache]

Israel maintains its Gaza siege in its full fury, allowing only barely enough food and fuel to enter to stave off mass famine and disease [Link] [Cache]