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Friday night philosophy.

2008-07-18T10:21:16Z

I've been thinking about the meaning of life. And I really don't know what all the fuss is about. Philosophers go on and on, but never get there. Neither do the religious people. Oh, they'll tell you that they do, but like the philosophers, they'l...

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What Stratfor has to say about Iraq. Good read for those interested.

2008-07-16T23:09:08Z

www.stratfor.com Now for the Hard Part: From Iraq to Afghanistan July 15, 2008 Related Special Topic Page U.S. Military Involvement in Iraq By George Friedman The Bush administration let it be known last week that it is prepared ...

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From Crikey today. No wonder the conservatives are getting edgy.

2008-07-09T04:23:35Z

http://www.crikey.com.au/ 2 . Rundle08: Obama's eye-wateringly cute family interview US correspondent Guy Rundle writes: You write a story in the morning on a dead news day, you go to lunch, you come back and the whole world's gone haywir...

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Freedom of expression, McCain/Bush style.

2008-07-09T03:05:33Z

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/90700/ Woman Arrested at McCain Event for "McCain=Bush" Sign Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise at 5:46 PM on July 7, 2008. 61-year-old librarian single-handedly proves that McCain=Bush. A 61-...

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Denialococcus evolureus

2008-07-01T01:49:16Z

The sad thing is that this (also see this) comes from the same people that don't believe in anthropogenic contributions to planetary warming (even in the face of the evidence). See... no matter what, whether it is evidence of bacterial evolution ...

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What are the odds of life having arisen by chance?

2008-07-06T17:45:34Z

It's been a long time since I've blogged, not for any particular reason. It may be a long time before I blog again, as I tend to only write when a thought kicks around in my noggin long enough that I feel it's worth sharing and I'm pretty confiden...

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Hitchens, you fat fraud, you supported the killing, maiming and displacement of millions of people.

2008-07-05T09:23:42Z

http://www.alternet.org/rights/90292/?page=entire Warmongerer and neocon Christopher Hitchens just noticed that waterboarding is torture! Stop the presses! Christopher Hitchens just noticed that waterboarding is torture! Hitchens announced ...

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Very, very interesting read. Not another anti US rant, but telling it like it is from (gasp) Murdoch

2008-07-05T08:21:23Z

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23968711-7583,00.html Nirvana out of American reach Paul Kelly, Editor-at-Large | July 05, 2008 THE energy, financial and political woes that grip the US signal a decisive shift in wor...

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Really? Oh no, I just couldn't believe Rupert's stooges would be guilty of this. Oh well, maybe...

2008-07-03T09:15:03Z

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=591496 Fox News caught altering rivals' photos 17:00 AEST Thu Jul 3 2008 2 hours 8 minutes ago New York Times editor Steven Reddicliffe (original on left). By ninemsn staff VIEWS: 0 | FLOCKS: 0...

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ICH today

2008-07-02T23:33:09Z

'Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime": Ernest Hemingway === "How many does it take to metamorphose wickedness into righteousness? One man must not kill. If he does, it is murder.... But a state or na...

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