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Naked Justice: Arrested for Nudity in His Own Kitchen

You're standing in your kitchen making coffee. You are naked, but no one else is home. It's early in the morning and you are in the privacy of your own home. All right, so maybe you're a little bit odd, and maybe not everyone makes coffee naked.

The Guardian Wipes Israel Off the Nobel Prize Map

The day after Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the Guardian decided to publish a chart showing the nations and people who had won the prize in the past century. To the utter disbelief of those who saw it, the list omitted the Israeli names.

UK: Sharia supremacist group gets $165,000 in taxpayer funding

Leading members of a group that wants to bring down the British state and replace it with a dictatorship under Islamic law have secured more than £100,000 of taxpayers' money for a chain of schools.

Afghans protest rumored desecration of Koran by U.S. troops

Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan - Hundreds of angry protesters in Afghanistan's capital burned an effigy of President Obamaon Sunday, acting on rumors that American troops had desecrated the Koran.

Somali jihad group threatens journalists

"The news you report is against the jihad and you are not nationalists willing to defend your people and your country," Sheikh Mohamed told reporters....

Iran buys North Korean WMD for Syria, midget submarines for both

The US Congressional Research Service reveals that Iran has helped Syria obtain "various forms of weapons of mass destruction" and missiles, as well as buying midget submarines - all from North Korea.

Shocker: Hamas inciting Jerusalem riots

But...but...they really, really want peace! "Hamas accused of inciting J'lem riots," from the Jerusalem Post, October 25 (thanks to Maxwell):

Hamas Hamas top dog: "Jerusalem's fate will be decided with jihad and resistance, and not negotiations"

Following a conflagration of violence at Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Sunday, Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal declared that "Jerusalem's fate will be decided with jihad (holy war) and resistance, and not negotiations."

Arizona: Muslim ran down daughter for being "too Westernized," Islamic apologist hauls out usual denial and deception

Denial and deception instead of any honest effort to come to grips with the root causes of honor killing.

Saudi female journalist gets lashes for sex show

A Saudi court on Saturday sentenced a female journalist to 60 lashes after she had been charged with involvement in a TV show in which a Saudi man publicly talked about sex. Rozanna al-Yami, 22, is believed to be the first Saudi woman journalist to be given such a punishment,

Turkey must allow refugees to return without fear

Amnesty International has called on the Turkish authorities to allow Turkish citizens of Kurdish origin to return without fear of harassment and discrimination as refugees begin to leave the Mahmur camp in northern Iraq.

.Still Waiting for Justice --No End to Impunity in Nepal

This 47-page report calls for the government to investigate and prosecute those responsible for crimes committed during Nepal's armed conflict.

Sri Lanka: US War Crimes Report Details Extensive Abuses

A US State Department report on possible violations of the laws of war in Sri Lanka made public on October 22, 2009 shows the need for an independent international investigation, Human Rights Watch said today.

China: Detainees 'Disappeared' After Xinjiang Protests

The Chinese government should immediately account for all detainees in its custody and allow independent investigations into the July 2009 protests in Urumqi and their aftermath.

Clinton: China Human Rights Abuses Not Worth Discussing

An old report worth re-reading:

The Uncertain Future of Primary Medical Care

The United States needs a strong primary medical care capacity as we engage the challenges of health care reform, expand insurance coverage, and constrain medical costs without sacrificing quality.

Iran, N. Korea supplying weapons to Syria

destruction and missile technology to Syria, a congressional report said.

Muslim convert to Christianity wins asylum, but she can't be found

We can only hope that she is safe. And now that some U.S.

The National Lawyers Guild Works for Israel's Destruction

In 2003 it drafted its "Resolution Affirming the Individual and Collective Palestinian Right of Return," followed in 2004 by its "Resolution to Divest, in Principle and Practice, from Israel." In 2005 it promulgated an "Emergency Resolution Condemning Zionism as a Form of Racism …

Human Rights Under the Bus

Bret Stephens ponders whether Obama believes in human rights. He goes down the list: silence on China, new "incentives" for Sudan, more silence on Iran and defunding of the Human Rights Documentation Center, and possible engagement with Burma.

Obama's Appeasement of Sudan's Genocidal Leader OK with Human-Rights Crowd

For most of the past few years, liberals who claim to care about human rights have pointed to the disaster in the Darfur region of Sudan as the prime example of the failure of the international system to act against genocide.

Troop Funds To Honor Kennedy

Billions of dollars designated to buy essential supplies for U.S. troops in the Middle East will instead finance controversial projects like an institute to honor a scandalous late senator who let his mistress drown in a car he recklessly drove off a bridge.

Obama Administration Denies Judicial Watch FOIA Request for White House Visitor Logs

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that the U.S.

Democrats' Compassionate Immigration Law In Works

The chairman of a key congressional immigration task force has offered a sneak preview of the "compassionate" and "comprehensive" legislation he's crafting to legalize the nation's estimated 12 million undocumented aliens.

Morale dips for American marines in Afghanistan

In a remote part of Helmand troops are dismayed by the ambivalence of locals and a sense that the Taliban can outlast them

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  • Naked Justice: Arrested for Nudity in His Own Kitchen

    You're standing in your kitchen making coffee. You are naked, but no one else is home. It's early in the morning and you are in the privacy of your own home. All right, so maybe you're a little bit odd, and maybe not everyone makes coffee naked.

  • The Guardian Wipes Israel Off the Nobel Prize Map

    The day after Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the Guardian decided to publish a chart showing the nations and people who had won the prize in the past century. To the utter disbelief of those who saw it, the list omitted the Israeli names.

  • UK: Sharia supremacist group gets $165,000 in taxpayer funding

    Leading members of a group that wants to bring down the British state and replace it with a dictatorship under Islamic law have secured more than £100,000 of taxpayers' money for a chain of schools.

  • Afghans protest rumored desecration of Koran by U.S. troops

    Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan - Hundreds of angry protesters in Afghanistan's capital burned an effigy of President Obamaon Sunday, acting on rumors that American troops had desecrated the Koran.

  • Somali jihad group threatens journalists

    "The news you report is against the jihad and you are not nationalists willing to defend your people and your country," Sheikh Mohamed told reporters....

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