Entries (RSS)Archive for September, 2008
Sarah Palin, Religious Extremist
“Like all religious fundamentalists—Christian, Jewish, Muslim—she is a dualist. They view life as an ongoing struggle to the finish between good and evil. […] The real disturbing thing about Sarah is her mind-set.”
Posted by eatbees on 16 Sep 2008 at 02:59 under Politics, Religion, War.
Comments: 5
Americans for Torture
How many people in the U.S. support a universal ban on torture? 53%. That puts us in the same league as Egypt (54%), Azerbaijan (54%), Russia (49%) and Iran (43%).
Posted by eatbees on 16 Sep 2008 at 02:58 under Civil Rights.
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Breaking the Circle
“This is the form or spiritual style that makes tolerable any misery that may occur in a city such as Fez…. If this form should ever be destroyed…all that would be left in the alleyways and streets of the old city would be the misery and ugliness of the masses struggling for their daily bread.”
Posted by eatbees on 14 Sep 2008 at 05:54 under Culture, Morocco, Politics, Religion.
Comments: 2
John McCain, Serial Liar
A video complilation.
Posted by eatbees on 14 Sep 2008 at 05:12 under Media, Politics.
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Blogger Jailed for Having an Opinion
It’s never a sign of strength if a state needs to put its young people in prison for saying what they think. Rather, it is a sign of insecurity and weakness. Let’s hope the Moroccan government corrects this error before it becomes yet another stain on their international reputation.
Posted by eatbees on 10 Sep 2008 at 03:45 under Civil Rights, Media, Morocco, Politics.
Comments: 4
Symbol of Unity
There are a lot of Moroccans that feel that they need the king, like it or not. Whatever disagreement they have with the political system as it is, they don’t want it overturned because there would be some kind of civil war like in Algeria. And they respect him for giving stability.
Posted by eatbees on 03 Sep 2008 at 16:04 under Morocco, Politics.
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