Friday, 19 February 2010

From Meccania to Atlantis - Part 13 (3): Harpo, Gekko, Barko, Sarko

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Chapter 3:  Sarko = The Art of the Illusory Choice 
 

The New Legend of Lone Ranger and Tonto

There was a time when this staple American joke could express the difference between a liberal and a conservative:

The Lone Ranger and Tonto go camping in the desert. They set up their tent and fall sound asleep.
 

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France: Banning the Burka? Perhaps. Monitoring the Internet? Definitely

The situation in France worsens every day. If the old notion that “something has to give” has any meaning, it does not apply to France. Not yet anyway. France is inert and headed for some kind of implosion unless the adrenal glands are reactivated.

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British Conservatives Support Hard Line Islam

Top Conservative party members have donated thousands of pounds to an organization that has hosted speakers known for their hard line Islamic views.

In August, Lord Sheikh, chairman of the Conservative Muslim Forum (CMF), and Mohammed Amin, the CMF’s vice chairman, attended the launch of Iqra TV, founded by Al-Khair. According to the CMF website, after he had had made a presentation, Lord Sheikh gave a check for 5,000 pounds(approximately 8,000 US dollars) to Al-Khair for the establishment of a library. Al-Khair runs Islamic schools (in Britain and Kashmir), a prison outreach program, and hosts speaking and cultural events, including some that are “interfaith.”

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Catch 22 in the EU

With the euro in crisis, the British are currently counting their blessings while the Germans are trying to cut their losses. The near bankruptcy of Greece is dragging the euro down, but bailing out the Greeks is probably illegal under the EU Treaties, while ejecting Greece from the eurozone is illegal as well.

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