Common Folk Using Common Sense

Lots of smart people are already covering this (on-the-rocks, Dr. Rusty Shackleford) but I’ll put in my two cents worth.
Says Rusty:

Associated Press photographer Rahmatullah Naikzad was a witness to a Taliban murder. The two women were alleged to have been prostitutes who served Western clientèle.
A quick Yahoo News photo search of Rahmatullah Naikzad seems to [...]

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From The Earth Times:

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Israel would “be soon swept away” from the Palestinian Territories by the Palestinians. It is the second time within less than three years that the Iranian president predicted the eradication of the Jewish state.
The first time was in 2005 when Ahmadinejad hoped that Israel would [...]

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From the BBC:

Muslim scientists and clerics have called for the adoption of Mecca time to replace GMT, arguing that the Saudi city is the true centre of the Earth.
Mecca is the direction all Muslims face when they perform their daily prayers.
The call was issued at a conference held in the Gulf state of Qatar under [...]

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Raila Odinga is married to Ida Odinga (born Ida Anyango Oyoo). They have four children - two sons and two daughters. His oldest son, Fidel, is named after Fidel Castro. Their youngest child, Winnie, is named after Winnie Mandela. Raila lives in Nairobi but has a second home in Bondo District.
Odinga claims to be [...]

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From the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), which, by the way, should be a daily read for most of you:

Following are excerpts from a speech delivered by Dr. Walid Al-Rashudi, head of the Department of Islamic Studies at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, which aired on Al-Aqsa TV on February 29, 2008.
Walid Al-Rashudi: “One [...]

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From Adnkronos International:

A 70-year-old man has been sentenced by an Iranian judge to four months in jail and 30 lashes for going out on the street with his dog.
The incident took place in Shahr Rey, a suburb of Tehran when the owner of the dog was caught by a police who quickly handcuffed the man. [...]

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From Breitbart.com:

Two mentally retarded women strapped with remote-control explosives—and possibly used as unwitting suicide bombers—brought carnage Friday to two pet bazaars, killing at 73 people in the deadliest day since Washington flooded the capital with extra troops last spring.
The coordinated blasts—coming 20 minutes apart in different parts of the city—appeared to reinforce U.S. claims al-Qaida [...]

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