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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Bahraini Mega Fuster Cluck
Bahrain Brings Back the Sectarianism | Marc Lynch The Bahraini regime responded not only with violent force, but also by encouraging a nasty sectarianism in order to divide the popular movement and to build domestic and regional support for…
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Yet another war?
Another War? – The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan The UN Security Council has apparently got the votes for a resolution for a no-fly no-drive zone to protect Benghazi from Qaddafi’s forces and a vote is imminent. Military action…
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History of the universe in 200 words or less
The History of the Universe in 200 Words or Less The History of the Universe in 200 Words or Less Quantum fluctuation. Inflation. Expansion. Strong nuclear interaction. Particle-antiparticle annihilation. Deuterium and helium production. Density perturbations. Recombination. Blackbody radiation. Local…
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Bibi’s real strategy: a restored framework for blaming the Pals
AIPAC’s Newest Strategy | Political Correction The bottom line is this. The Europeans, the United Nations, and, it is safe to say, the entire world (except the United States) fear that the Palestinian Authority is on the verge of collapsing…
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It’s not you, it’s me… no I take that back: Dropping Sarah on the Right
Why Conservatives Turned On Sarah Palin: The Inside Story | The New Republic Ross Douthat Douthat, who now carries the banner for social conservatism on the New York Times op-ed page, has been a longtime Palin booster. In 2008, he…
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The Japanese Earthquake on the Web
How to Follow the Japanese Earthquake on the Web – Alexis Madrigal – Technology – The Atlantic
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The Buddhist Brain
Buddhism and the Brain § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM Science, at least good science, tells us about the world as it is, not as some wish it to be. Sometimes what science finds is consistent with a particular religion’s wishes. But usually…
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Nukistan
The most likely apocalypse in our future: An Indian-Pakistani nuclear exchange | The Best Defense U.S. fears of terrorists acquiring a nuclear weapon from Pakistan, while valid, overlook the greater threat of a nuclear conflict with India. The fuse…
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