InternationalSnob
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So … North Korea wants to blow up some things. Again. Or, at least that’s what they’re screaming. I, personally, think this is just a shakedown for more cash. This is a country that can’t take a shit without China approving and I doubt China’s in the mood for nuclear war right off their border,…
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This goes under my list of “Things That Can’t Happen In American Due To the Bill O’ Rights (Thank God).” It seems French President Nicolas Sarkozy thinks the traditional Muslim garmet, the burqa, undermines France’s secular tradition and is bad for women. More after the jump.
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Most people in the West who claim to understand the Middle East are just guessing Two years ago I began researching Middle Eastern history for a screenplay I was writing, meant to be set partially in North Africa and Turkey during the time of the Iraq War, as well as post-WWI Iraq and Iran (then…
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It’s been bollocks here in the US. If you want to stay up the two best live blogs on-line I’ve found are on Huffington Post and Andrew Sullivan’s “The Daily Dish.” Not to mention Twitter. I can’t believe how pathetic the coverage on this story has been in the states. Makes me seriously wonder how
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Riots in the streets. Between 50 and 100 killed. Ahmadinejad is re-elected under dubious results. I wonder: If the Mullahs are in charge no matter who wins, why bother rigging an election? Was the opposition that big of a threat? Guessing by the “landslide” for Ahmadinejad, I’m going to go with yes. They didn’t even
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More pictures of the Obamas enjoying Paris before leaving later this Sunday. The First Family visited the Pompido Art Museum while Michelle, Sasha and Malia went shopping at Bonpoint. Both European and American press have exhaustively covered every ounce of their trip, from examining gossipy potential snubs and slights to where they went on a…
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The First Family is in France Saturday remembering those who stormed the beaches at Normandy and fought to free Europe from facism. This is the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. Read Obama’s D-Day speech here. More pictures after the jump.