This is a satire.
One late autumn day each year, the United States takes leave from the business of humanity. Some things, of course, observe no time out: the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, for instance, and the interest payable on Americans' mountain of credit card debt.
"This Saturday's London rally against sharia law and all religious tyrannies should be huge. Millions of people are suffering at the hands of clerical regimes, especially our Muslim brothers and sisters in countries like Saudi Arabia and Iran.
"Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially a ban on blasphemy that would put them on a …
Mama mia! Is that what American free speech i all about? Rights without responsibilities?
The annual Corruption Perceptions Index for 2009, devised by Transparency International, has revealed that the best countries in the world (of 180) for fighting corruption and abiding by the law.
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US President Barack Obama came to office promising hope and change. But on climate change, he has followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, George W. Bush. Now, should the climate summit in Copenhagen fail, the blame will lie squarely with Obama.
Smith & Wesson, the famed American gunmaker once owned by Tomkins, the British conglomerate, expects to nearly double its annual sales in the next three to five years as demand for its firearms soars in the recession. It is not alone.
"A senior Kurdish official confirms Iran's start on the building of a wall separating the Islamic Republic with Iraq's Kurdistan Region, meant to prevent separatists from crossing the mountainous border"
One hundred years ago (November, 1909), the famous American author Jack London, wrote a short story called "A Piece of Steak." In it, an aging prize fighter climbs into the ring one last time.
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