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Reports are that Osama bin Laden has given his most-trusted disciples an edict to kill him if it ever becomes clear that he will be captured by the Americans. (Why not commit suicide like he’s commanded so many of his followers to do? Because he’s a coward who lives furtively and anxiously in a cave… Read more.
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Never let it be said, again, that President George W. Bush is such a stubborn fool that no matter how disastrous any of his policies turn out to be (Iraq), he will stick with it – in the delusional belief that this demonstrates “strong leadership.” Because, after his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin… Read more.
Yesterday, after 7 days of deliberation, the jury in the case of the only al-Qaeda terrorist to be tried for the 9/11 attacks on America returned a sentence of life in prison, instead of the death sentence prosecutors sought and most Americans evidently expected. But, even though controversial and conflicted, this decision not only vindicates… Read more.
Schoolteacher Mary Kay Letourneau had an affair with her 12-year-old student. It made her infamous, especially when she divorced her husband to marry the schoolboy. Pamela Rogers is emulating Letourneau. She’s having an affair with her 13-year-old student. Even prison couldn’t keep Letourneau away. She continued contributing to the delinquency of her minor. Remarkably, this… Read more.
Given yesterday’s article on the Hispanic boycott of America and today’s article (and many previous ones) on Darfur, I feel obliged to disabuse readers of this weblog of any impression that I’m a bleeding-heart-liberal do-gooder. Because, truth be told, I do not understand how anyone who lives and works in Washington, DC (and has a… Read more.
They may not command the moral authority or the support blacks had for their pivotal Montgomery Bus Boycott during the Civil Rights Movement. Nevertheless, the moral imperative which compels Latinos to show America what a “day without [illegal] immigrants” would be like is no less valid. Therefore, I shall join today’s boycott in solidarity with… Read more.
UPDATE (Sunday 7:20 pm): Dear Readers Thank you for your kind wishes in comments here and via email. I’m extremely flattered and encouraged by your support. I hope you find my book as interesting and entertaining as any book on international current events can be. Happy reading! Anthony In late-February, one of my more visionary… Read more.
The entertainment industry has been buzzing with speculation for 18 months. But nobody thought Kevin Costner would be exposed as the sexual pervert accused of: performing a sex act while having a massage at a prestigious hotel in Scotland. He discarded his towel and began spanking the monkey (jerking-off, whacking-off, choking the chicken, oh alright… Read more.
In this previous article (dated 2 February 2006), I cautioned fellow Caribbean natives against expressing too much moral indignation over the political and financial scandals plaguing America (personified by people like former Congressman Tom DeLay and former Enron Chairman Ken Lay). And I justified my caution by pointing out that: …no fewer than eight of… Read more.
