FROM THE ONION: Iraq Now Longer Than WWII “The Iraq war may last longer, but I guarantee you that both wars will end the same way: with the complete destruction of the Japanese.’ Helen Wright, Meat Packer BUSH FLIES TO JORDAN, AL-MALIKI FLIES COOP THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS THE PERSONAL DEBT CRUNCH Who can make [...]
AT FIRST AMENDMENT DINNER, NEWT DUMPS ON FREE SPEECH The Manchester Union Leader reports: Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich yesterday said the country will be forced to reexamine freedom of speech to meet the threat of terrorism. Gingrich, speaking at a Manchester awards banquet, said a “different set of rules” may be needed [...]
ON THE PERSONAL SIDE OF THE DEBT CRISIS Shebar Windstone argues passionately that debt has become a means of social control and personal pain: ”This issue has been flitting on the fringes of my consciousness for a long time; that piece by Parenti just brought it into focus. It’s something important that’s gotten little, if [...]
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