Archive for August, 2005
Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
At least 47 people died in two US-led air strikes
US air strike leaves 47 dead, source says August 30 2005 at 01:33PM Baghdad - At least 47 people died in two US-led air strikes in the western Iraqi town of Qaim near the Syrian border on Tuesday, a Qaim hospital official said. Mohammed al-Aani said 35 people died in one house and another 12 […]
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
Lest We Forget
70 members of the Guard’s Bravo Company, 1-207th Aviation Regiment form up during the ceremony at The National Guard Armory on Fort Richardson before their yearlong assignment to Iraq. The air-assault Black Hawk helicopter unit is scheduled to go to an air base near Baghdad. They will be ferrying troops and supplies to and from […]
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
U.S. Muslims feel sidelined in terrorism fight
By Caroline Drees, Security Correspondent 14 minutes ago The Bush administration is neglecting American Muslims in the fight against terrorism, undermining a potentially priceless resource that could be used to root out militants at home, major Muslim groups say. Community leaders such as Salam al-Marayati, who heads the Muslim Public Affairs Council advocacy group, say […]
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
Robertson’s Comments Continue to Prompt Religious Reaction
By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service Pat Robertson’s comments about assassinating Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez continue to reverberate, with one evangelical leader saying the religious broadcaster should retire and another considering a meeting with Chavez to make amends. Robertson, the founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network, apologized Wednesday (Aug. 24) for suggesting that Chavez […]
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Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
Air Force Religion Guidelines Discourage Public Prayer But Don’t Ban It
Associated Press DENVER - The Air Force released new guidelines for religious tolerance Monday that discourage public prayer at official functions and urge commanders to be “sensitive” about personal expressions of religious faith. The document directs chaplains to “respect the rights of others to their own religious beliefs, including the right to hold no beliefs.” […]
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Monday, August 29th, 2005
This Made Me Laugh
This is a poem made up entirely of actual quotations from George W. Bush, arranged for “aesthetic” purposes, by Washington Post writer Richard Thompson. MAKE THE PIE HIGHER! I think we all agree, the past is over. This is still a dangerous world. It’s a world of madmen and uncertainty And potential mental losses. Rarely […]
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Monday, August 29th, 2005
U.S., Insurgents Locked in Stalemate
Knight Ridder | August 29, 2005 FALLUJAH, Iraq - Insurgents in Anbar province, the center of guerrilla resistance in Iraq, have fought the U.S. military to a stalemate. After repeated major combat offensives in Fallujah and Ramadi, and after losing hundreds of soldiers and Marines in Anbar during the past two years - including 75 […]
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Monday, August 29th, 2005
Cute
Q. How many agnostics does it take to change a light bulb? A. We can’t know.
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Monday, August 29th, 2005
I Suppose It Was Inevitable
August 29, 2005 Missed Church? Download It to Your IPod. By TANIA RALLI Kyle Lewis, 25, missed going to church one Sunday last month. But he did not miss the sermon. Mr. Lewis, who regularly attends services of the National Community Church in Alexandria, Va., listened to the sermon while he was at the gym, […]