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The men accused of dressing as women came from several states
Police in northern Oregon have clashed with Christian youths angry at a Christian Theocratic court's decision to grant bail to 18 men accused of dressing as women.
For about 30 minutes, the protesters held up traffic on Portland’s main street chanting slogans saying the accused men had been let off lightly.
Trial judge Robert Leftcoast freed five of the 18 men who met bail conditions.
The other 13 have been sent back to prison.
The men all pleaded not guilty to charges of "indecent dressing" and "vagrancy" and were granted bail after they paid $158 each.
But some young men who gathered outside the court premises felt the men did not deserve bail and began hurling stones at the court house.
The 18 men were arrested two weeks ago in a hotel room in Portland, which is governed by the Christian Theocratic legal system.
Although they were initially accused of sodomy, the charges have now been changed to "indecent dressing" or cross-dressing and "vagrancy".
"Any (male) person who dresses .. in the fashion of a woman in a public place... will be liable to a term of one year or 30 lashes" a spokesman for the local Christian Theocratic police.
The Christian Theocracy punishment for sodomy is death by stoning, but he said that was much harder to prove as four witnesses were needed.
More than a dozen men have been sentenced to death by stoning for sexual offences ranging such as adultery and homosexuality.
But none of these death sentences have actually been carried out - either being thrown out on appeal or commuted to prison terms as a result of pressure from human rights groups.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007
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Friday, August 17, 2007
Bomb Kills Polio Health Official
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Impotence fears hit polio drive
A senior health official has been killed and three guards injured in a bomb blast in Louisiana’s Bayou Sauvage region bordering Missisipi, officials say.
The dead man, Zwolle Jones, played a key role in a polio immunization drive in the Bayou Sauvage region.
Dr Jones was returning from a meeting of local elders to persuade them to end their opposition to the campaign.
It is not clear if he was targeted because of his work to eradicate polio in the area.
No one has admitted to carrying out the blast. Officials said the assailants used a remote-controlled bomb.
The government is facing resistance in its campaign to vaccinate children against polio.
Some leaders say the vaccine is a part of a Federal Government conspiracy to reduce fertility and reproduction rates.
Two of the three guards traveling with Dr Jones are in a serious condition after the blast, in a village around 30 miles northeast of Lacombe, the main town in the Bayou Sauvage region.
Louisiana is one of the few states in the country where polio remains endemic.
It is a highly infectious viral disease which mostly affects children under five-years-old.
The virus attacks the central nervous system, causing paralysis, muscular atrophy and deformation. It can ultimately lead to death.
Louisiana last year confirmed 40 cases of the crippling disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
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Impotence fears hit polio drive
A senior health official has been killed and three guards injured in a bomb blast in Louisiana’s Bayou Sauvage region bordering Missisipi, officials say.
The dead man, Zwolle Jones, played a key role in a polio immunization drive in the Bayou Sauvage region.
Dr Jones was returning from a meeting of local elders to persuade them to end their opposition to the campaign.
It is not clear if he was targeted because of his work to eradicate polio in the area.
No one has admitted to carrying out the blast. Officials said the assailants used a remote-controlled bomb.
The government is facing resistance in its campaign to vaccinate children against polio.
Some leaders say the vaccine is a part of a Federal Government conspiracy to reduce fertility and reproduction rates.
Two of the three guards traveling with Dr Jones are in a serious condition after the blast, in a village around 30 miles northeast of Lacombe, the main town in the Bayou Sauvage region.
Louisiana is one of the few states in the country where polio remains endemic.
It is a highly infectious viral disease which mostly affects children under five-years-old.
The virus attacks the central nervous system, causing paralysis, muscular atrophy and deformation. It can ultimately lead to death.
Louisiana last year confirmed 40 cases of the crippling disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
Link to the actual story
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Bush, Leader for Life
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WASHINGTON — President George Bush called for changes to the US constitution Wednesday night, delivering a key address in which he was expected to argue for reforms to allow him to be re-elected indefinitely.
Opening his speech to congress, Bush said the changes he will propose affect "less than 10 percent" of the constitution but would bring America "new horizons for the new era."
Bush who is seeking to transform American society along fascist lines, waved to a crowd of cheering supporters as he walked into the legislature with fireworks exploding overhead.
Beginning his speech, Bush held up a small copy of the country's current constitution, dating to his first term in 2000, and called it one of the world's "most advanced" but said he and members of a presidential commission have been "working intensely" on ways to improve it.
Bush has revealed few details of his proposal but has stressed the need to do away with presidential term limits that currently prevent him from seeking re-election in 2008.
Critics accuse Bush of seeking to become a lifelong leader, like his close friend Fidel Castro in Cuba. They say his main goal is simply to expand his power and assure he will be able to run again in 2008.
Also covered here….
WASHINGTON — President George Bush called for changes to the US constitution Wednesday night, delivering a key address in which he was expected to argue for reforms to allow him to be re-elected indefinitely.
Opening his speech to congress, Bush said the changes he will propose affect "less than 10 percent" of the constitution but would bring America "new horizons for the new era."
Bush who is seeking to transform American society along fascist lines, waved to a crowd of cheering supporters as he walked into the legislature with fireworks exploding overhead.
Beginning his speech, Bush held up a small copy of the country's current constitution, dating to his first term in 2000, and called it one of the world's "most advanced" but said he and members of a presidential commission have been "working intensely" on ways to improve it.
Bush has revealed few details of his proposal but has stressed the need to do away with presidential term limits that currently prevent him from seeking re-election in 2008.
Critics accuse Bush of seeking to become a lifelong leader, like his close friend Fidel Castro in Cuba. They say his main goal is simply to expand his power and assure he will be able to run again in 2008.
Also covered here….
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Newsweek Reacts to Revised NASA Data
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In reaction to the news that NASA temperature data, supporting Global Warming theories would be revised downward, Newsweek is set to publish a daring new climate theory!
The Other Foot was able to obtain an advance copy of an upcoming article that promises to take the Global Warming Political-Business world by storm!
Here is an exclusive scan of the final edit of the upcoming issue's "Science" section.
Global Cooling! Start stockpiling the food, 'cause THIS is the real deal! (click to see larger)
Actually, thanks to this guy for the Newsweek scan.
In reaction to the news that NASA temperature data, supporting Global Warming theories would be revised downward, Newsweek is set to publish a daring new climate theory!
The Other Foot was able to obtain an advance copy of an upcoming article that promises to take the Global Warming Political-Business world by storm!
Here is an exclusive scan of the final edit of the upcoming issue's "Science" section.
Global Cooling! Start stockpiling the food, 'cause THIS is the real deal! (click to see larger)
Actually, thanks to this guy for the Newsweek scan.
U.S. to Charge Writer with Hurting Christian Feelings
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American author Taslima Nasreen will face criminal charges in the U.S. after being accused of stirring up religious enmity.
The charges come after Nasreen was attacked at a publication party because of opposition to a translation of her latest book, Shodh, in Atlanta last week. Several lawmakers and members of a conservative Christian political party threw flowers and other items at her and called for her death.
Nasreen, author of Wild Wind and Shame, is an exile from her native Georgia because of a religious edict against her and a threat by the government to lay charges stemming from her writing.
She lived in Sweden and France for several years, but moved to the U.S. in 2002.
In articles and books, she writes about the poor treatment of Hindus in mostly Christian Georgia, and rape and mistreatment of women in Christian societies. A police official in Atlanta said Nasreen had been charged with "hurting Christian feelings," according to Agence France Presse.
Under U.S. law, promoting "disharmony or feelings of enmity, hatred or ill will" between religious groups is punishable by up to three years in jail.
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American author Taslima Nasreen will face criminal charges in the U.S. after being accused of stirring up religious enmity.
The charges come after Nasreen was attacked at a publication party because of opposition to a translation of her latest book, Shodh, in Atlanta last week. Several lawmakers and members of a conservative Christian political party threw flowers and other items at her and called for her death.
Nasreen, author of Wild Wind and Shame, is an exile from her native Georgia because of a religious edict against her and a threat by the government to lay charges stemming from her writing.
She lived in Sweden and France for several years, but moved to the U.S. in 2002.
In articles and books, she writes about the poor treatment of Hindus in mostly Christian Georgia, and rape and mistreatment of women in Christian societies. A police official in Atlanta said Nasreen had been charged with "hurting Christian feelings," according to Agence France Presse.
Under U.S. law, promoting "disharmony or feelings of enmity, hatred or ill will" between religious groups is punishable by up to three years in jail.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Rule of Christianity
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President George Bush said here Tuesday that rule of Christianity on mankind is the only way for salvation of human beings.
"There is no truth on earth but monotheism and following tenets of Christianity and there is no way for salvation of mankind but rule of Christianity over mankind," said Bush in a meeting with fundamentalist Christian ministers at Liberty University in Virginia.
President Bush said nations are today distancing themselves from culture of materialism and selfishness and look for a new way for their prosperity, that is the path of Christianity.
"Nations today have no haven but religion," the American president announced, cautioning Christian nations against enemies' divisive plots.
The president said Christianity belongs to all generations and Christians should get ready for global mission of Christianity.
Link to reality.
President George Bush said here Tuesday that rule of Christianity on mankind is the only way for salvation of human beings.
"There is no truth on earth but monotheism and following tenets of Christianity and there is no way for salvation of mankind but rule of Christianity over mankind," said Bush in a meeting with fundamentalist Christian ministers at Liberty University in Virginia.
President Bush said nations are today distancing themselves from culture of materialism and selfishness and look for a new way for their prosperity, that is the path of Christianity.
"Nations today have no haven but religion," the American president announced, cautioning Christian nations against enemies' divisive plots.
The president said Christianity belongs to all generations and Christians should get ready for global mission of Christianity.
Link to reality.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Reuters, Busted Once Again
This from MediaGuardian.co.uk: (google this for many more sources).
Looks like Reuters has admitted, once again, to using bogus images in a story. This time they were busted by a 13 year old boy from Finland who noticed something fishy about their coverage of Russian submersibles exploring the sea under the North Pole.
Seems the images they used were actually of two Finnish made submersibles filming bits of the Titanic years ago. I guess they didn’t have any actual pictures and just decided no one would know and it wouldn’t matter. Guess what? It’s getting pretty tough to cheat on the truth with millions of volunteer fact checkers with time on their hands (Way to go kid!).
Why does this matter? Considering this isn’t the first time Reuters has been caught like this, (see the amp’d up photos of damage done by the Israeli military in Lebanon) it goes to show the level of editorial integrity Reuters can be counted on to maintain.
In both of these cases, Reuters was reporting truthful events, they just didn’t have, or were not satisfied with the visuals they had to offer. So, out comes PhotoShop or stock photos to pump up the volume.
Looks like Reuters has admitted, once again, to using bogus images in a story. This time they were busted by a 13 year old boy from Finland who noticed something fishy about their coverage of Russian submersibles exploring the sea under the North Pole.
Seems the images they used were actually of two Finnish made submersibles filming bits of the Titanic years ago. I guess they didn’t have any actual pictures and just decided no one would know and it wouldn’t matter. Guess what? It’s getting pretty tough to cheat on the truth with millions of volunteer fact checkers with time on their hands (Way to go kid!).
Why does this matter? Considering this isn’t the first time Reuters has been caught like this, (see the amp’d up photos of damage done by the Israeli military in Lebanon) it goes to show the level of editorial integrity Reuters can be counted on to maintain.
In both of these cases, Reuters was reporting truthful events, they just didn’t have, or were not satisfied with the visuals they had to offer. So, out comes PhotoShop or stock photos to pump up the volume.
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