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Krebs Can't Shake Imperial Thinking
It seems like so many pundits, thinkers, politicans, and leaders in America just can't shake the mindset that America must advance its interests abroad through conniving double talk, backstabbing hypocricy, and cutthroat manicheanism. Its like the abuser that beats his kids, realizes its wrong, but resorts back to beating them because it just ...
Posted to Foreigners by Usama2 on January 4, 2008
Tuesday September 11, 2007
Tuesday September 11, 2007 is the first ''Tuesday, September 11'' since the terrible tragedy and heainous attacks that occurred on the same day and date in 2001. Additionally, the Islamic Holiday of Ramadan begins on Wednesday or Thursday depending on the calendar you use. Finally, this is the first calendsar year since 2001 that has the same ...
Posted to Foreigners by tigertigerpurrandroar on September 10, 2007
Bin Laden, Islam, and Numerology
If you account for Leap Years, this coming Tuesday is the first Tuesday September 11th since Tuesday September 11th, 2001. Is there any significance to Tuesdays in General or do Islamic sects practice numerology as any part of their prescribed religious beliefs? One other significant number that comes to mind is that this is the sixth ...
Posted to Foreigners by tigertigerpurrandroar on September 7, 2007