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'Muslim Madonna' - Brace for another muslims' riot, bloodshed Feb 24, 2006 Muslim pop singer Deeyah has irked the Muslim world with her provocative new music video that shows her stripping off a burka to reveal her bikini-clad body. Deeyah claims, the video, What will be? deals with Muslim women's rights and female empowerment, as it also features Muslim women who have fought for freedom of expression. The singer, who was born in Norway but moved to the UK after her act alienated her from the Muslim community, has been forced to cancel performances and hire a team of bodyguards...

Argentina yesterday officially complained to Britain about a Foreign Office warning to British tourists about the dangers of visiting Argentina at the time of the Summit of the Americas.

For many years now--perhaps since her very birth--America has served as a role model for the rest of the world. We aren't perfect by any means, but we have set the very standard for human rights and equality. ..... So when I read this story on Drudge yesterday, I wasn't surprised. Let me give you the headline: India Quake Survivors Complain of Slow Aid It's amazing--and rather unfortunate--that we can now confirm that every part of our society is being mimicked by others! Not only our free elections, or our equal rights for all, or our representative government are being...

A man who was made subject to an Anti-Social Behaviour Order for putting up a sign saying “porking yard” in his pub car park, because it was offensive to Muslims, today described the court action as “a joke”. Leroy Trought, 42, was given a two-year Asbo at a hearing at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Magistrates ordered him to change the wording of the “porking yard” sign at The Swan With Two Necks in St Judes, Bristol, to “parking yard”. He was ordered not to display any signs that may be threatening, abusive or insulting at the pub, which is...

Venezuelan Information Minister Andres Izarra is stomping his feet and crying because the mean ol' US media is being so nasty to Marx-crazed tyrant Huga Chavez. According to Izarra, continuous publication of information disclosing false data and making baseless accusations in US media has prompted the Executive to conclude that Venezuela is "indeed" facing a "media offensive," a "dirty campaign or war similar to the one launched by Otto Reich in the 80's

Check it out. Jesse Jackson, Jesse Jackson Jr., Hillary Shelton, and several others in congress and other organizations are whining about the 2004 election. They're disputing the Ohio results. They just can't give it up and can't face reality. As I'm watching this, all I hear is violins playing. Jackson is on the verge of tears!

PARIS - France's power company asked people to use less electricity Tuesday as some plants were forced to cut output during a Europe-wide heat wave that has fanned wildfires and killed dozens of people. One French medical expert said at least 100 Parisians have died of heat-related illnesses — a claim that if proven would quadruple the number of deaths blamed on the heat wave. With river temperatures hitting record highs, some plants that use water in production are cutting back, and six have stopped altogether. Plants are constrained by regulations limiting the amount of hot water they can discharge...

This is a WorldNetDaily printer-friendly version of the article which follows. To view this item online, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=33242 Wednesday, June 25, 2003 OPERATION: IRAQI FREEDOMArmy mom's agonizing letters from hellBattlefield messages reveal pain of separation for family of 7 Posted: June 25, 20031:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com Beth Bugay is a wife and mother of five school-aged children, but her daily toils now take place thousands of miles away, among the sick and wounded, defending the homeland in a dusty, searing Iraqi desert. While she serves as a medic with the U.S. Army's B Company, husband John is at home...

Said White House Spokesman Ari Fleischer 'Ultimately, we will see what the French decide to do. They have have their position known at this point. But as the President engages in consultations, as the President presents the facts and the President listens, the President will also lead.'He rejected comments by a key United States defense advisor, Richard Perle, who reportedly said France was not the ally it once was. Perle is the head of the Defense Department Policy Review Board, which has an advisory but not a policy making role in the Administration.'President Bush knows that France is and will...

There are eight Barnes & Noble stores in Manhattan. The one I frequent is not on the usual tourist route, but stragglers from all over the world do end up at the Café Espresso of the Broadway and 82nd Street store. I often meet them there. It's easy to open up a conversation with tourists from afar. They're usually eager to meet someone who is not obliged by his trade--taxi driver, waiter, hotel clerk--to talk to them. Besides, being inside a bookstore seems to reassure visitors that they're safe, that people they meet there are not Mafia hit men, ax...