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I’ve been watching a special on Univision tonight about Selena; very good. I think we all miss Selena deeply. She was a wonderful lady that was taken from us way too soon. Amor Prohibido is one of my favorite songs as is Bidi Bidi Bom Bom. What are yours? God bless you Selena, we miss [...]
International Kids Fund (IKF) launched a public service announcement (PSA) campaign Wednesday designed to mobilize local, national, and international awareness and raise funds for critically ill children. IKF’s most recent success story is Marlie Casseus. IKF helped raise funds that gave her two life-changing surgeries. Without the surgeries, the 16 pound facial tumor that plagued [...]
Jill Carroll is buggin; that’s what many people are thinking. Her post-release remarks certainly aren’t what you’d think a just-freed hostage would say. Or are they? Dr. Shackleford at the Jawa Report is urging the blogosphere to withhold judgement of her and “show some class”: The Jawa Report—After devoting considerable time to the subject I’ve [...]
Raja Ghulam Mustafa, an alleged terrorist with connections to Al-Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden has been captured in Canada attempting to flee the country: CANOE—An alleged terrorist — with links to al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden — has been arrested in the GTA while trying to flee the country, Sun Media immigration sources say. In [...]
Abdul Rahman believes the war in Afghanistan has been lost: Times Online—Mr Rahman believes that the war has been effectively lost. Before he was whisked away, he said: “If I flee it would mean my country hasn’t changed. Without human rights, without respect for other religions, the Taleban have won.” … U.S. Secretary of Defense [...]
Terrorists have released the last hostage video made with Jill Carroll: Insurgents Release Post-Release Video Of Jill Carroll Related Stories The Jawa Report: Terrorists Release Final Jill Carroll Hostage Video (Video / Images)
Spanish language media reports say Cuban dictator Fidel Castro has died. Source: The Jawa Report
The Borders Group, apparently fearing Muslim violence, announced it will not carry a controversial issue of Free Inquiry magazine in its stores because it contains cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed: SFGate—Borders and Waldenbooks stores will not stock the April-May issue of Free Inquiry magazine because it contains cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that provoked deadly [...]
Journalist Jill Carroll released in Iraq: CBS11TV—Kidnapped U.S. reporter Jill Carroll has been released after nearly three months in captivity, Iraq police and the leader of the Islamic Party said Thursday. Her editor said she was in good condition. “She was released this morning, she’s talked to her father and she’s fine,” said David Cook, [...]
“The disappearance of the Taliban has not made much of a difference for people like Kabar. Converts continue to be hunted down, thrown into prison or even killed by their neighbors,” says Matthias Gebauer at Der Spiegel: Der Spiegel—But the disappearance of the Taliban has not made much of a difference for people like Kabar. [...]
