Well, McCain has officially thrown in the towel. His choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate was his last, desperate ploy to give CPR to his pathetic effort to pretend that this “maverick” of the meandering moral compass was remotely qualified to be the most powerful person in the world. No surprise, […]
Father, where art thou? – Worldwide Catholic priest numbers down
Within the next 60 years, the Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide will have no priests left if current trends continue. In the Archdiocese there are currently 145 priests, three of which will retire on average each year. However, numbers are not being steadily replenished, with only one priest ordained every three years. If this rate continues […]
Lebanese freed in return for remains of Israeli soldiers.
Naqoura – Israel has released a Lebanese-born man ( to a Jewish Lebanese mother and a Shia father) who had served a six-year jail term on charges of spying for Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia organization. "The coffin will be examined and the body parts will be examined to determine whether they indeed belong to Israeli […]
Cuba: Blocked Blogger Yoani Sánchez Receives Prestigious Award
Yoani Sánchez is probably the most famous blogger in Cuba, a country where internet access is very limited and controlled. Her blog Generación Y [es] is extremely popular for anyone interested about Cuba, and has been often featured as an example of cyber-dissidence in Western media such as The International Herald Tribune, The New York […]
New Book By Chile’s UN Ambassador To Shed Light On How Support Was Rallied For Iraq
In the book “A Solitary War: A Diplomat’s Chronicle of the Iraq War and Its Lessons,” by Heraldo Munoz, set to be published in April is supposed to give details on the pressure placed by the administration on United States President George W. Bush. Munoz himself is the Chilean ambassador to the United Nations (UN). […]
Bible – All the Men of the
Bible – All the Men of the Biblical names have, certainly, a big influence on humanity. It is estimated that more than three quarters of people in the civilized world have names from the Bible. Lim or Lee may be two of the biggest family surnames in China, but there is almost […]
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