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The West and Freedom of Speech.

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Here’s a question, is freedom of speech limitless in the Western world? is it really sacred? or is it just limitless when it comes to the defamation of Islam?
First I think we can all agree that Freedom of speech is not limitless, there are some general restrictions on freedom of speech that are accepted […]

Iraqi TV Debate: Is the Earth Flat?

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

A debate between an Iraqi “Researcher on Astronomy” and a physicist on Iraqi television. This “Islamic Scholar” guy claims that the world is indeed flat and that the sun actually revolves around the earth.

-From the transcript:
Interviewer: Lunar and solar eclipses, sunset and sunrise, and the changing of seasons — how would you explain all […]

The Collapse of the Arab Civilization

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Samuel Huntington and Bernard Lewis, among others, have argued that the “clash of civilizations” is more cultural than ideological and economic. Among those who disagree is Army Lt. Colonel James Lacey who wrote a provocative essay in 2005 arguing that Arab Civilization, as opposed to Islamic Civilization, is collapsing under the weight of oppression and […]

Boycott Trust Transport Co.

Monday, January 28th, 2008

It baffles me how a company that has claimed many innocent lives still operates. I personally have boycotted this company long ago and I still wonder how and why people still use their buses, not after so many lives have been lost due to a fault of the company and their buses. how has this […]

~ Dear Government, Have Some Pitty On Us.

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Here’s whats going on, we are heading down a road that will only lead to disaster (for the middle classed average Jordanian citizen that is), If measures aren’t taken to correct our path. We are being lead to believe that this path will surely benefit us on the long run, that it will eventually lead […]

~ A Question about the elections.

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

I wonder, if the position of parliament member paid 200 JD’s a month, and did not have any perks or privileges associated with it, How many would run for the elections? I’m sure some would. but would the vast majority?

~ The Very Thin Blue Line

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Every six months, an entire class of 1,500 Iraqi policemen is wiped out. But that isn’t stopping the flow of desperate recruits. This documentary by Journyman Pictures follow one class through their training.
It’s one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Even at the police training camp in Jordan, recruits are targets for […]

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