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    Rice: Ghan and Iraq may not become Democracies

    GREENSBORO, N.C. - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that the U.S. military interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan do not assure those countries will become successful democracies. But she said the chance for success is worth the price. ADVERTISEMENT...
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    T.O 17 wouldn't get fair trial - lawyer

    BRAMPTON, Ontario (Reuters) - A publication ban on the court hearings of 17 men accused of planning al Qaeda-inspired attacks in Ontario is just another example that the men stand no chance of a fair trial, some defense lawyers said on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT Lawyers said prosecutors asked for...
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    U.S Gitmo Screw-up, what else is new

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A lawyer for one of three Guantanamo Bay detainees who committed suicide said Monday the U.S. government thwarted his attempts to represent the man "at every turn." ADVERTISEMENT Lawyers Jeff Davis and George Daly filed papers in U.S. District Court in...
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    2 British men arrested last week because they were Muslim

    LONDON (AFP) - Two London brothers released without charge after being arrested in a massive anti-terrorist raid in which one of them was shot has said their only crime was being Muslim. ADVERTISEMENT Mohammed Abdul Kahar, 23, who is recovering from a bullet wound to the chest, and...
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    Israeli airstriek kills 10 more Palestinians, mostly civies

    GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - An Israeli airstrike targeting a key figure in Palestinian rocket attacks killed 10 people Tuesday, including the militant, two children and three medical workers who rushed to the scene of an initial blast. ADVERTISEMENT Get Our Top 20™ Newsletter in Your Inbox Each...
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    Why can't religions get along??

    So for all the faiths out in the world and on Canadian content as well, there are so many. Why can't they all just say, okay I respect your choice in religion, and you can have as many gods or no gods at all and your still okay as a person. Because I have many gods in my religion, however, I...
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    Which One looks Better Part Two

    I did this as Part two: Canadian Flag: [/img] American Flag [/img] British Flag: [/img] And it wasn't that hard at all to choose the Canadian flag.
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    World Needs to Recognize Somaliland Immediately

    Geographical features: Somaliland is about the size of England and Wales and has a total area of 137,600 square km with a coastline of 850 km long. It is situated in the Horn of Africa. Somaliland is bounded by the Gulf of Aden in the north, Somalia in east, Ethiopia in the south and west and...
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    Two Muslim Brothers Released after London Raid last week

    Police release two brothers arrested in London anti-terror raid -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- at 17:40 on June 9, 2006, EST. By BETH GARDINER LONDON (AP) - Two men arrested in a London anti-terror raid last week in which one of the suspects...
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    Hamas agreement over, 7 Palestinian civilians killed

    BEIT LAHIA, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas' military wing backed out of a truce Friday after an Israeli artillery strike against suspected rocket-launching sites in Gaza hit a family beach picnic, killing seven people, including three children. "The earthquake in the Zionist towns will start again,"...
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    Nova Scotia may turn Orange

    So we already have two NDP provinces. Wouldn't it be great if the NDP controlled each and every province. Corporate Research Associates June 5 Cons: 38 NDP: 36 Liberal: 20
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    U.N and U.S.A clash

    UNITED NATIONS - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan defended his top deputy Thursday from sharp U.S. criticism about a speech that faulted Washington's attitude toward the United Nations. ADVERTISEMENT Annan told reporters the thrust of the speech from Deputy Secretary-General...
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    Canada Tar sands effect

    AURORA MINE, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada's vast oil sands, the biggest source of oil outside Saudi Arabia, don't give up their riches easily. ADVERTISEMENT Mining the earth for molasses-like bitumen that can be turned to oil involves clearing vast swaths of land, stripping off layers of...
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    Court Upholds rules to aid Native fishers

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - An appeals court on Thursday upheld the government's right to give native Indian fishermen added access to commercial salmon on the Pacific coast. ADVERTISEMENT The British Columbia Court of Appeals rejected a challenge by non-aboriginal fishermen who...
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    More fear in America then Canada about plot

    WASHINGTON - A U.S. congressman who says Canada's in denial about terrorism is applauding as "sound advice" the idea of shutting out immigrants and refugees until the country fixes its security risks. Indiana Republican John Hostettler, who held a hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill, also said...
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    Anti-Castro Cubans

    Does anyone have any information on Anti-Castro Cuban movement that attacked Canada several times. I want to put to rest if it was funded by the CIA or not.
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    Zarqawi Killing means nothing in Sectarian divided Iraq

    CAIRO (Reuters) - The death of Al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq showed deep splits on Thursday between Arabs who see the Iraqi insurgency as resistance to occupation and those who say al Qaeda gives Arabs and Muslims a bad name. ADVERTISEMENT But few ordinary Arabs or...
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    MIPT Terrorism Databank - Republican Financed

    http://www.tkb.org/Home.jsp Now I brought this up in another thread. So here is all the terrorist groups in the world dating back about to 1960s. I think its reliable source and the little right-wingers shouldn't complain since it is funded by the Republican party. So I hope you guys enjoy.
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    Dag Hammarskjold UN Secretary General

    Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld (Dag Hammarskjöld (help·info)) (July 29, 1905 – September 18, 1961) was a Swedish diplomat and the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. He served from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961. Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 UN...
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    Why do People Dislike or Hate other peoples

    Now I had a huge argument with my parents yesterday based on the fact of those terrorist suspects and all other stuff that is going on in the world and such. However, like i stated in a post so long ago, why can't one normal human being treat another normal human being, no matter the race, skin...