Archive for September 9th, 2006

Textbook Lunacy

Looks like the palestinian authority are supplying school textbooks to Victoria. A high school textbook that teaches Victorian VCE students that the United States and Israel have been linked to “state terrorism” has sparked outrage and a demand from the Federal Government that it be immediately withdrawn from classrooms. The book, used by about half [...]

Sep 09, 2006 | 1 comment | View Post

A Frenchman and His Dog

The Associated Press has gone to the dogs. French United Nations peacekeeper Staff Sgt. Sebastien Moity of the Dog Handler Squad unit greets Japp, a Malinois shepherd dog, during a training session in Naqura, headquarters of United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon, or UNIFIL, Friday, Sept. 8, 2006. The dogs are trained to attack but [...]

Sep 09, 2006 | 4 comments | View Post