The Journal
Current Affairs
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What Happened At Roswell?
Probably nothing. That is, nothing except a high altitude weather balloon made of a then classified material crashing, later to be recovered by members of the 509th. But then, it seems to be true that the…
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Man Threatens To Harm Himself
So police taser him to death. Tasers are a useful addition to the range of options available to police in subduing violent or resistant suspects. The man in question had allegedly assaulted his his girlfirend, and had…
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Definition Of A Facist
Someone who is winning an argument with a liberal. That one has been around for a while. But that doesn’t stop it being true. Michael Coren at the National Post points out that if mainstream parties…
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100 New Nuclear Reactors
And drilling for oil in Alaska. Sounds sensible. Nuclear reactors are a cheap, clean way to produce vast amounts of power, and they produce no greenhouse gas emissions. Taking oil from the massive reserves in Alaska…
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Anger Can Be Good News
When it is the entirely righteous anger of ordinary people at pointless violence, and the distortion and corruption of their faith. Pakistani villagers enraged with the Taliban after the bombing of a mosque battled the militants…
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When The Police Won’t Help, And Complain About Those Who Will
From Australian Conservative. John Styles points out that just as escalating violence against visiting students was back in the news in in mid May, the vast resources of the Victorian Police Department were focussed on catching…
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Do Not Do Evil That Good May Come
That is a basic Christian principle. You must always do what is right. The end does not justify the means. Doing wrong so good may come is pride. It is the belief that we know better than…
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Gordon Ramsay Is Not A Nice Man
He said some nasty things about Tracy Grimshaw. Well, boo hoo. He’s made a career out of saying nasty things about people. People like Tracy Grimshaw have benefitted from the publicity this nastiness has generated, and…
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The Big Omission
I agree with David Goldman that the most significant omission from Obama’s Cairo speech was reference to the long-standing ties of the Jewish people to the land of Israel. Israel was not founded because of European…
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Fielding Asks For Evidence
Tempers erupt. But why? Losing one’s temper is usually a sign of insecurity. If global warming alarmists are so certain the evidence supports them, why don’t they just provide it? Instead insults are thrown at Fielding and…
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74 Terrorists Freed From Guantanamo Back To Being Terrorists
From the New York Post: The Pentagon now confirms that at least 74 former Guantanamo detainees have resumed terror ist activities after claiming they weren’t terrorists. Such recidivism points up an alarming intelligence failure. These dangerous…
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Like I Said
I pointed out several months ago that the Federal goverment’s stimulus plan could not achieve increased wealth for the average Australian, because simply taking money from some people and giving it to others does not produce…
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Fruits Of Muhammed’s Life: Death, Destruction, Lust
Two interesting articles from FrontPage Magazine. The first is an interview with Coptic priest Fr Zakaria Botros. He has been denounced as Islam’s public enemy number one, and Al Qaeda has said they will pay $60 million…
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Phillipines: Two More Hostages Free
Military pressure has forced the release or abandonment of two more hostage held by Abu Sayyaf terrorists in the southern Phillipines. Leah Patris, an employee of a micro-finance company, was kidnapped on February 3rd. Peace activist Umar…
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Burmese Army Attacks Orphanages, Refugee Camps
Perhaps the tin pot generals who run Burma hoped that with the media’s attention on the show trial of Aung San Suu Kyi, their latest vicious attacks on ethnic and religious minorities would go unnoticed. The tragedy…
