Colonization of the Muslim mind
People that refuse to surrender can never be enslaved. Slavery is first and foremost a state of mind. Steve Biko, the anti-apartheid struggler paid with his life but he became immortalised in the minds of millions for refusing to surrender. He had said, “The greatest weapon in the hand of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” In battle, psychological defeat precedes physical defeat. When the mind accepts defeat, physical factors cannot reverse the tide. The opposite is equally true:...
Read MoreUS soldier suicides way up
With US’s lingering Iraq and Afghanistan presence, the number of the country’s troops taking their lives has hit unprecedented highs. Iin 2007, 121 soldiers committed suicide, a Washington Post report said alluding to the statistics produced by an internal army study. The number is still due for confirmation, but added to statistics from the past two years, it attests to the fact that suicide rates in the US Army have reached highs which have not been seen in more than 25 years....
Read MorePut a picture of your baby in your wallet!
Want to Keep Your Wallet? Carry a Baby Picture What do people do when they find a wallet on the street? Leave it? Take it to a police station? Post it back to the owner? Keep it, even? The answer, scientists have found, depends rather more on evolution than morality. Hundreds of wallets were planted on the streets of Edinburgh by psychologists last year. One of four photographs was inserted behind a clear plastic window in each of the wallets, showing either a smiling baby, a cute puppy, a...
Read MoreIranian Scientists Clone Goat
Iran says it has cloned a goat 15/04/2009 7:01:00 PM Ali Akbar Dareini, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ISFAHAN, Iran – Iranian scientists have cloned a goat and plan future experiments they hope will lead to a treatment for stroke patients, the leader of the research said Wednesday. The female goat, named Hana, was born early Wednesday in the city of Isfahan in central Iran, said Dr. Mohammed Hossein Nasr-e-Isfahani, head of the Royan Research Institute. “With the birth of Hana, Iran is...
Read MoreStill Think Boycotts Don’t Work? Think again.
guardian.co.uk Israeli exports hit by European boycotts after attacks on Gaza A fifth of Israeli exporters report drop in demand as footage of Gaza attacks changes behaviour of consumers and investors Rachel Shabi, in Tel Aviv guardian.co.uk, Friday 3 April 2009 16.16 BST Israeli companies are feeling the impact of boycott moves in Europe, according to surveys, amid growing concern within the Israeli business sector over organised campaigns following the recent attack on Gaza. Last week, the...
Read MoreAnti-war MP George Galloway has been banned from Canada
Anti-war MP George Galloway has been banned from Canada, it emerged today. A Canadian spokesman confirmed that the Respect MP had been deemed inadmissible on national security grounds and would not be allowed into the country. Galloway today branded the ban “idiotic” and vowed to fight the ruling with “all means” at his disposal. He is due to give a speech in Toronto on 30 March. Earlier today The Sun said border security officials had declared Galloway, 54,...
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