Iraq handing out cash to people on the streets
The handouts by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and a handful of other top officials are authorized _ as long as each goes no higher than about $8,000, and the same people don’t get them twice. Aides say they are meant merely to ease the pain a bit, and are motivated by a belief that better conditions will lead to more security.
Posted on Samedi 12 juillet 2008
Posted on Samedi 12 juillet 2008
S’il n’arrive pas à mieux avec les médias hyper favorables…
Obama holds a statistically insignificant 47% to 46% advantage. Today is the first time that McCain’s support has moved above 45% since Obama clinched the nomination on June 3.
Posted on Samedi 12 juillet 2008
Why Islam Is Unfunny for a Cartoonist
The arrest of a controversial Dutch cartoonist has set off a wave of protests. The case is raising questions for a changing Europe about free speech, religion and art.
By ANDREW HIGGINS
July 12, 2008; Page W1
Amsterdam
On a sunny May morning, six plainclothes police officers, two uniformed policemen and a trio of functionaries from the state prosecutor’s office closed in on a small apartment in Amsterdam. Their quarry: a skinny Dutch cartoonist with a rude sense of humor. Informed that he was suspected of sketching offensive drawings of Muslims and other minorities, the Dutchman surrendered without a struggle.
« I never expected the Spanish Inquisition, » recalls the cartoonist, who goes by the nom de plume Gregorius Nekschot, quoting the British comedy team Monty Python. A fan of ribald gags, he’s a caustic foe of religion, particularly Islam. The Quran, crucifixion, sexual organs and goats are among his favorite motifs. (Lire la suite…)
Posted on Samedi 12 juillet 2008
Alors que la soi-disant “Première dame de France” se sert sans vergogne de son statut et des medias complaisants pour écouler “comme si de rien n’était” sa “came” …
Et que le Premier monsieur du “Pays (autoproclamé) des droits de l’homme” continue à s’asseoir sur ses principes si ostentatoirement étalés en forçant ses propres soldats à défiler devant le chef d’un des états qui a commandité le lâche assassinat d’au moins 58 de leurs frères d’armes avant d’aller se coucher devant les massacreurs de Tienanmen …
Retour sur un autre spécialiste du double langage, des retournements de veste et des volte-face, le candidat des munichois Barack Obama.