Archive for December 27th, 2007
Mr Popular
According to one of Wikipedia’s senior editors, David Shankbone, who is the most popular and most recognizable leader in the world among Internet surfers under age 30?
Here’s a clue:
Source.
I guess he can add that accomplishment to his Nobel Peace Prize and being called “the sexiest man alive” (by actress Kathleen Turner).
Meanwhile, I’ll leave you with [...]
The Sick Puppies of PETA
From the Department of Don’t Even Bother Asking.
Customs officials in the Philippines have seized inflatable sex dolls meant to be used for an international campaign against animal cruelty, an animal rights group said.
Although one can understand why PETA believes animals are on the same level as humans. So would you if you hung out [...]
Breaking News
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been killed in a terrorist attack.
Updates (Israel time)
3:50PM: It has been reported she was killed in a “gun and suicide bomb attack after an election rally.”
A Reuters witness at the scene said he heard two shots moments before the blast.
“As party leaders, including Bhutto, started coming out a [...]
Another Reason For “Honor Killings”
Ma’an (Arabic) has an article about honor killing statistics this year, saying that the number of such killings has gone down this year to only 9 as opposed to somewhat higher numbers in years past.
One very interesting paragraph (autotranslated and cleaned up):
The study revealed that some of the murders, which are committed against women [...]
