by Goal Auzeen Saedi, Ph.D.

This morning as I logged onto Facebook, I came upon this image. Having followed the Boston marathon and MIT shooting coverage initially, I lost some interest when it came down to the “hunt.” As much as justice matters to me, so does tact and class, and the sensationalism of manhunts always leaves me uncomfortable. I also knew it would be a matter of time before the political rhetoric would change from the victims and wounded to the demographic factors of the suspects—namely race and religion. And alas, it has.

Conservatism | Racism

The head of Amnesty International's Finnish branch, Frank Johansson, wrote in Finland's third largest newspaper this week that he views Israel as a "scum state."

Israel

1. Homosexuality is not natural -- much like eyeglasses, polyester, fellatio, indoor plumbing, and birth control.

2. Heterosexual marriages are valid because they produce children. (As we all know, infertile couples and old people cant legally get married, as they are utterly barren.)

marriage equality

By W.G. McDonald

First, seek the most direct path
leading to the pantry.
Focus on the jar itself.

Zen | Art | Peanut Butter

By JOSEPH W. MCQUAID
New Hampshire Union Leader Publisher 

SARAH PALIN'S endorsement of Kelly Ayotte for U.S. Senate should neither surprise nor upset the other campaigns. The race will be won by the candidate who impresses New Hampshire voters, and New Hampshire voters are rarely impressed by what outsiders have to say.

Sarah Palin | Kelly Ayotte | New Hampshire

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A 52-year-old American citizen who said he was searching for Osama bin Laden was detained in Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan this week, Pakistani police said Tuesday.

Osama Bin Laden

The late-night comedian received a gift this week, and his name is Rand Paul.

On last night's "Real Time," Bill Maher unleashed the first salvo in what is sure to be an ongoing series of jokes mocking the Kentucky GOP Senate candidate and Tea Party hero, whose extreme views have sparked considerable controversy.

Barack Obama | United States | Tea Party | Sarah Palin | Rand Paul | Bill Maher

Among Voters Who Describe Themselves as Morons

MINNEAPOLIS (The Borowitz Report) – In a sign of his increasing prominence in the so-called Tea Party movement, a new poll shows Kentucky senatorial candidate Rand Paul topping former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin among voters who describe themselves as morons.

Rand Paul | Sarah Palin | Tea Party

BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- China's Information Office of the State Council published a report titled "The Human Rights Record of the United States in 2009" here Friday. Following is the full text:

Human Rights Record | United States

FEBRUARY 18--The man suspected of intentionally crashing an airplane into a Texas office building today appears to have posted a lengthy online diatribe attacking the Internal Revenue Service and declaring that, "I know I'm hardly the first one to decide I have had all I can stand."

Plane Crash

From a June 23, 2009, incident report by David Knepper, a policeman at Columbus Airport, in Columbus, Ohio. A CTX is a machine that screens for items that have the same density as explosives.

Terrorism Task Force | FBI | CTX machine

I migrated to Canada along with my immediate family in 1983. Though, at the time being young, I did not realize or predict the repercussions of such an indelible mark on my own history along with its future scars and scabbing, I now whole-heartily recognize the inevitable consequences. Migration as a voluntary or involuntary act is very symbolic in its nature for the innate sentiments it invokes: illusory senses of belonging to a geography bearing ones primary and unmatched memories. As much as the memories are tangible and profound, the illusion of "belonging" carries a perpetual nostalgia for the foregone or forsaken objects, relations, loves, and lifestyles.

migration

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