Carnal Reason

It is a contemporary habit of thought to look for shades of gray. Nothing is ever simple, not even simple things.

Posted on April 7th, 2007 by pwyll
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The Congress has a mandate to end American involvement in the war in Iraq. The proof of this mandate is (ostensibly) the outcome of the most recent election. If that is true, then certain senators ought to do what they promised.
Sen Harry Reid (D-NV):"…I don’t think anyone can find a war that this country [...]

Posted on April 5th, 2007 by pwyll
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This is rich.
BURLINGTON, NJ, April 3, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – On Thursday, March 22, officials at Burlington Township High School enlisted the help of two local policemen to carry out a mock ‘hostage situation’ drill at their school. The drill invoked disapproval from Christian students as the student body was told that the alleged gunmen [...]

Posted on April 3rd, 2007 by pwyll
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Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. That balcony is pictured above.
(Simul-post)
One man come in the name of loveOne man come and goOne man come, he to justifyOne man to overthrow

In the name of loveWhat more in the [...]

Posted on April 3rd, 2007 by Paco Malo
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BRUSSELS, April 3 ( RIA Novosti ) - The government of Belgium’s French-speaking region of Wallonia, which has a population of about 4 million, has approved a tax on barbequing, local media reported.
Experts said that between 50 and 100 grams of CO2, a so-called greenhouse gas, is emitted during barbequing. Beginning June 2007, residents of Wallonia [...]

Posted on April 3rd, 2007 by pwyll
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TEHRAN (AFP) - US warplanes have violated Iranian airspace in the southwestern oil province of Khuzestan, the Arabic language channel of Iranian state television quoted a local military chief as saying on Sunday.
The Iranian air force should force those planes down and try the pilots as spies. Here’s hoping.

Posted on April 2nd, 2007 by pwyll
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