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Why Belief in the Afterlife is Dangerous

Fri Jan 4, 2008 9:26 AM EST

By ThePef (Clipped by I SPY)

Heaven, Hell, Purgatory, Sheol, Jannah, Jahannam, or reincarnation are all different terms for what happens post death.

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politics, islam, christianity, judaism, buddhism, bush

China lays its stake on Central Asia

Seeded on Fri Jan 4, 2008 8:48 AM EST ()

Much ado about oil Just like the spice trade of yore where adventurers dared flinging themselves in the uncharted world for the sake of country and above all for the business of spice, it seems China is no different with the lure of spice replaced by the hunt for oil.

world-news, china, oil, gas, caspian, pipeline

Cricket Catching On In Usa

Seeded on Thu Jan 3, 2008 12:51 PM EST (Australia)

Since the invention of baseball, cricket has taken a back seat in the United States. Americans mostly don't understand the rules and can't comprehend playing a game that lasts so long.

us-news, cricket, los-angeles

Kenyan Violence Escalates 300 dead

Seeded on Thu Jan 3, 2008 8:25 AM EST ()

The stage is set for another bloody showdown in Kenya tonight, with tens of thousands of people about to join a protest in support of opposition leader Raila Odinga.

world-news, keyna, election, violence

Spammer Profile: Ajaxlines

Thu Jan 3, 2008 6:38 AM EST

By Red Wolf (Clipped by I SPY)

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technology, spam, ajaxlines, raghdatorab

Powder Packages Spark US Israeli Embassy Scare

Seeded on Wed Jan 2, 2008 8:20 AM EST (IOL)

ISRAEL EMBASSY 'WHITE POWDER' MAIL The Israeli embassy in Canberra was evacuated today after a suspicious package containing white powder was found on the premises. The ACT fire brigade's hazardous materials unit was called in to isolate the substance and test it.

world-news, israel, usa, embassy, australia

171 Journalists Killed in 2007

Seeded on Wed Jan 2, 2008 8:09 AM EST (SBS)

The news business remained a dangerous profession last year with 171 journalists killed while pursuing their work, nearing the record 177 deaths of 2006, the International Federation of Journalists said in a statement.

world-news, journalist, ifj

God Gives America to the Jews: Let Conspiracy Theories Fly!

Seeded on Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:36 PM EST (dailymuslims.com)

Seeded by ladybird (Clipped by I SPY)

YES, it was a coincidence that a political-dead corpse was discovered in Abu-Daubi to be blown up in Pakistan. Yes, it was a coincidence that sacking of the Chief Justice of Pakistan ended in the stripping off a nuke-general of its uniform.

politics, pakistan, us, u-s-a, conspiracy, israel, jews, christians, islam, muslims

Pakistan and China trade cooperation flourishing

Seeded on Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:21 PM EST (U Pak)

The economic and trade co-operation between China and Pakistan are increasing and investment by China in various projects in Pakistan is an encouraging sign, while complete security is being provided to the Chinese working on projects in Pakistan, said Punjab Caretaker Chief Mini …

world-news, pakistan, china, trade

Election '08: The Collapse of the 'Frontrunners'

Seeded on Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:09 PM EST (AntiWar.com)

What characterizes the political season so far is what we might call frontrunner collapse. The candidates we were all told were the nearly inevitable winners – Hillary Clinton and Rudolph Giuliani – are now hanging on for dear life.

politics, election, usa-2008

"The drive behind GM Crops"

Seeded on Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:44 PM EST ()

Living organisms have historically been excluded from patent laws as life forms were considered natural, not man-made. In 1980 a Supreme Court case Diamond v Chakrabarty narrowly decided that a strain of bacteria that had been modified to insert genes was patentable.

world-news

Nepal_to Abolish Monarchy

Seeded on Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:53 AM EST (SBS)

Nepal's Government has agreed to abolish the 240-year-old monarchy in a bid to end the political deadlock with former Maoist rebels.

world-news, nepal, monarchy, maoist

Interview With Niall Byrne

Seeded on Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:22 AM EST (SBS)

There are fears in parts of the Australian scientific community that the Rudd Government is trying to prevent it from speaking out freely.

world-news, gmo, csiro, climate-change, bush, cheney

Don't Tase Me Bro' tops Yale Quotes List of 2007

Seeded on Sat Dec 22, 2007 7:13 AM EST (SBS)

Yale's top 10 quotes of 2007 1. "Don't tase me bro" - Florida student Andrew Meyer as he was arrested for heckling Senator John Kerry.

world-news, yale, quotes

China Raises 800 Year Old Merchant Ship

Seeded on Sat Dec 22, 2007 6:50 AM EST ()

An 800-year-old merchant ship was raised from the bottom of the South China Sea, loaded with artefacts that might confirm the existence of an ancient maritime trade route linking China and the West.

science, china, west, ship

A Lott of Christmas Cheer!

Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:58 AM EST

Trent Lott resigned this week, this is an early Xmas present for Americans. Lott says "Bush even joked that he may want to team up with the Mississippian ( Jeff Gannon I presume) in the lobbying sector".

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politics, gop, guliani, haley-barbour, rudy-giuliani, trent-lott, jeff-gannon, bush, larry-craig, james-risch

China uses Electric Shock Therapy to Cure Internet Addiction

Seeded on Fri Dec 21, 2007 6:20 AM EST ()

Drug addiction is a worldwide problem, and so is addiction to the Internet. In China, it's become so serious among young people that the government has set up rehab clinics for those obsessed with cyberspace.

world-news, electric-shock, china, internet, therapy, rehab, boot-camp

Bush Concerned over Russia and Afghanistan

Seeded on Fri Dec 21, 2007 6:12 AM EST (SBS)

Mr Bush, holding what was expected to be his final press conference of 2007, also broadly shrugged off anger at harsh CIA treatment of terrorism suspects, saying "most people love what America stands for

politics, bush, idiot, russia, afghanistan, stupidity, gop, moron

Bush 'loses patience' with Syria

Seeded on Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:31 PM EST (BBC News)

The Idiot in Chief has made yet another diplomatic blunder, no doubt due to Neo-Con pressure within the White House. As they say No war without Egypt, No peace without Syria, and this may be true.

politics, bush, white-house, neo-con, syria, stupidity

Al-Qaeda to give 'open interview' Web Cast

Seeded on Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:25 PM EST (BBC News)

Al-Qaeda's media arm, al-Sahab, has invited individuals, organisations and journalists to submit questions for an open interview with Ayman al-Zawahiri.

world-news, al-qaeda, al-sahab, al-zawahiri

Time names Putin 'Man of the Year'

Seeded on Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:26 AM EST (Time)

Since 1927, 'Time' magazine has chosen a person or idea or invention that has most influenced world events in the past year. The list includes President Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler, and the computer. And this year's winner is Russian President Vladimir Putin.

world-news, person-of-0the-year, time, putin, russia

Australia Sends Armed Vessel to intercept Japanese Whalers

Seeded on Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:29 AM EST (SBS)

Air and sea surveillance of Japan's whaling fleet will begin in the next few weeks in a bid by the Australian Government to stop Tokyo's whaling program. The Rudd Government is also stepping up the diplomatic pressure on Japan.

world-news, greenvine, greenpeace, whale, australia

Ahmadinejad Sets Off to Stone Satan

Seeded on Wed Dec 19, 2007 6:28 AM EST (SBS)

AHMADINEJAD TAKES PART IN HAJJ PILGRIMAGE The Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has joined millions of Muslim pilgrims at the annual hajj pilgrimage. More than 1.5 million pilgrims have come to Saudi Arabia for the largest annual religious gathering in the world.

world-news, ahmadinejad, satan, hajj, pilgramage, saudi-arabia, koran, mecca, arafat

Turkish Troops Entered Northern Iraq

Seeded on Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:30 AM EST (SBS)

It said the troops had reached the villages of Khaya Rash, Bunwaq, Janarouq and Kelirosh. "The troops are now based there," the channel said.

world-news, turkey, pkk, kurdistan, iraq

First Photo's of Blast at News Corp. building New York

Seeded on Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:58 AM EST (xinhuanet)

Firemen remove their Hazmat suits in front of the News Corp building in New York Dec. 17, 2007. A small chemical explosion at News Corp headquarters in midtown Manhattan injured one person, a New York Fire Department spokesman said.

world-news, newscorp, new-york, chemical, bomb

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