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    "Dutchman Helped Iraq With Poisonous Gas"

    This is a small article from the NOS, a Dutch broadcasting company. This guy, Frans van Anraat, is wanted by the FBI by the way, for the alleged smuggle of poisonous gasses (mustard gas). source: NOS. Note: this article was translated from Dutch.
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    A Forgotten Genocide

    Now, this thread is about a forgotten genocide. I would recommend you all to read this letter. It's long, but it's worth it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkey Should Recognize the Assyrian Genocide 1915 Ladies and gentlemen, honored guests, There...
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    Attack On US Consulate Saudi Arabia

    source: www.cnn.com
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    Do you ever say things in other languages?

    Hey, first I have to warn you, this might sound weird. I noticed while walking the dog that I talk a lot of German to him - and the surprise is: I'm not German, I do have family in Austria but they are married into our family. It's not that I have complete conversations in German, but I say...
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    The Burakumin Of Japan

    It's not exactly "In the News", but I thought it was interesting enough to post it here. source: Japan Times, June 5, 2004
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    Learning Dutch

    I sorta "discussed" (said two sentences) this with sj007 what-is-it, two days ago? How about I'll teach ya'll some Dutch? Just present me sentences, words etc. to be translated, and I'm your man 8) If you really have a serious interest in learning Dutch, PM me.
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    New 'Mercy Killing' Rules Netherlands?

    source: www.cnn.com What is your opinion about this? The poll CNN conducted on this subject shows that a slight majority of the correspondents - 51% - is in favor of these rules, and 49% is not.
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    Prince Bernhard Dies At Age 93

    source: www.bbc.co.uk
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    2000th Post

    Oh yeah, my 2000th post 8) I accept gifts.
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    Ukrainian Elections

    source: www.cbc.ca I know that this is already going on for two days, but better late than never.
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    Slobodan Milosevic Trial

    I thought, lets start a thread about the Milosevic trial in The Hague. It's still going on, there has been some controversy about it(although a lot of that went unnoticed). Currently former Soviet premier Nikolai Ryzhkov is testifying at the Tribunal. This is what went on (translated from a...
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    Camden NJ - Most Dangerous City US

    source: www.cnn.com
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    Peapod's New Avatar

    Have you all seen peapod's new avatar? Nice one peapod :)
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    Der Untergang

    If you want to see a very good movie, you should watch Der Untergang. I don't know whether that film has also been released in the Canadian movietheatres, but I saw it yesterday and it is absolutely worth watching. It's about Hitler's last days in Berlin, in the bunker, through the eyes of his...
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    US And The Darwin Theory

    November 19, 2004 Third of Americans Say Evidence Has Supported Darwin's Evolution Theory Almost half of Americans believe God created humans 10,000 years ago by Frank Newport PRINCETON, NJ - Some 145 years after the publication of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species, controversy about...
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    Children Used As Soldiers In Most Major Conflicts

    source: www.hrw.org (Human Rights Watch)
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    Rammstein - Amerika

    This song - Amerika by the German band Rammstein - is actually quite funny. Just read the lyrics, they are originally in German, but I've found an English translation. I'll present you both. In English: Refrain: We're all living in America, America is wunderbar. We're all living in America...
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    Discrimination Hinders Fight Against HIV/AIDS Jamaica

    source: www.hrw.org
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    (N)Either

    Ehm sounds like a stupid question, but when do you use either, and when do you use neither? I keep mixing those two up, so I thought: why not ask all those friendly people of canadiancontent.net? :wink:
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    15 Years Of German Reunification

    Source: www.cnn.com