Allowing ourselves to be lulled into a cosy debate about the legitimacy of waterboarding – and then pretend it is anything other than torture – is to defy modern western moral standards.
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Torturing Syntax: Spin vs Propaganda
January 28th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Current Affairs · Leader of The Free World
The Free World Petition – An Explanation
December 30th, 2007 · 4 Comments
Why does George Bush, who was voted for by only a minority of US citizens, assume that he speaks for hundreds of millions of other people - Europeans, Japanese, Australians, Canadians, etc etc – who have never even had an opportunity to vote for him?
Tags: Leader of The Free World
A Petition from The Free World…
December 29th, 2007 · 4 Comments
We would ask the current President and all future Presidents of the United States to desist from referring to themselves as “The Leader of the Free World”, and recognize the fact that only a relatively small minority of Free World citizens have ever had the opportunity to vote for them…
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An open letter to the “Leader of the Free World.”
December 17th, 2007 · 5 Comments
Contrary to your own mangled vocalisms, the President of Iran’s name is “Ahmadinejad” and not “Arming-a-Jihad” as you seem to think. Unlike you, Sir, he has never invaded another country and is self-professedly anti-war…
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Need a house-sitter?
December 17th, 2007 · No Comments
For friends I’m prepared to house-sit for free, unless they live somewhere crap, in which case they should probably move now so that I don’t offend them by refusing…
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Life, liberty and an SUV: Why we can’t all live like Americans.
December 3rd, 2007 · 1 Comment
Everyone wants to live like an American. From Bangalore to Bangkok the pursuit of materialism through the development of an urban/automotive economy is well underway.
And so, like lemmings, we are heading unwittingly and inexorably towards our own doom.
Tags: Current Affairs
What’s wrong with the US healthcare system?
November 25th, 2007 · 3 Comments
“…to so loudly proclaim righteous Christian credentials, yet ration the availability of medical treatment for the least fortunate in society is barbaric and uncharitable.”
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The Hammock, the Centipede and the Hospital: The day I almost died.
November 24th, 2007 · No Comments
The day I almost died…
Tags: True Stories