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When sharing things on Twitter just isn’t enough… “Violating Sacred Values” in Morocco: Free Speech with an Exception Gen. McCaffrey privately briefs NBC execs on war with Iran What the Quran burnings tell us – though I prefer its other title, “Sorry America: We are the heavily armed thugs in Afghanistan” Ahead of Elections, Iran […]

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And the Prize for the Worst (Best) Dictator Fan Website Goes To…

This guy: Seriously, you really have to visit it yourself, the screenshot doesn’t do the animated gifs justice. Bonus: Dude lists his mobile number on his public CV. Semi-related honorable mention (because it isn’t deserving of its own post) goes to… Syrian Ambassador to China (and blogger) Imad Moustapha for his daring use of MS […]

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You Can’t Take It With You

Lately I have strange dreams of death. In each one, someone close to me (someone different each time) dies and I’m left to sort out the mess. For a self-described packrat, this is a nightmare perhaps worse than death itself as I, grieving, am forced to sort through the ashes of what remains. In real […]