Month / April 5, 2010
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Karzai Threatens to Quit and Support Taliban
Days after he gave a speech with controversial remarks claiming that America and its Western allies were intent on keeping Afghanistan “weakened and battered…ineffective”, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai threatened to defect to the Taliban if conflicts continued between the US and Afghanistan. On behalf of the U.S, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs stated that…
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Supreme Court Justice Eyes Retirement
According to a new report from CNN, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is considering whether or not he will retire at the end of this session. Stevens, who is almost 90 years old, has served on the court for 35 years, but may decide to wait around for one more year to give president…
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South African Murder Spurs Unrest
This Saturday, South African Eugene Terreblanche was found bludgeoned to death on his farm in northern South Africa. Officials believe that his murder is due to a salary dispute with two farm workers. He is known as the founder of AWB, a white supremacist group created in 1973 to ostensibly protect the rights of the…
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WANTED: Leader with Backbone and Brains to Save Russia
For ages… Russians have used jokes as a way of communicating their thoughts about politics, society, and myriad issues. Jokes are an effective method of distracting people from the hardships they face, and anyone who knows anything about Russian history is aware of how hard the Russians have had it. This particular yarn sums up…
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The Belly of the Beast: Chapter 4
[Editor’s Note: [REDACTED]’s harrowing tales continue. To catch up, find previous chapters here: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3] We drank and I kept silent until Tom peeped up, asking me, “So how are you going to do it?” “Well,” I answered, “first we need to obtain a writ of habeas corpus from an appellate…