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Since 2003, Blackwater Worldwide has been in charge of security for America's diplomatic envoys in Iraq. During that time, America has paid over $800 million to Blackwater, despite charges it brutalized and massacred Iraqi civilians. Now, in 2008, the United States has renewed its contract with this mercenary outfit, despite the FBI probe into allegations of substance abuse and excessive force by its members. (2) comments
The great thing about the Internet is the fact that it's pretty much an unsorted, unfiltered, non-hierarchical tornado of pure information. Of course, that is also the terrible thing about the Internet as well. This intrinsically chaotic nature is what keeps Wikipedia's founders and dedicated editors up at night, and what results in inattentive students writing research papers based on bogus data. (0) comments
If you have not seen or heard of Dateline's never-ending special "To Catch a Predator," then you have somehow managed to seclude yourself from America's mainstream press and I envy you like a jealous neighbor. I have not been able to avoid it. My mom watches it with the earnestness of a football coach studying game film and she got me to sit down for a viewing. (4) comments
Peace Is The True View Of Islam As campuses across American observe Islamic Awareness Week, you might ask what the word Islam actually means. In Arabic lexicon, Islam literally means 'peace.' A paradox, you say? How could Islam represent a religion of peace when car bombings and suicide missions are seen perpetrated in its name? To resolve this question, we turn to its original teachings, embodied in its holy book the Quran, and sayings of its founder, the Prophet Muhammad. (1) comment
Since when did the library start selling pregnancy tests? Finally, a place where I can study for the LSATs and find out if that one night stand last weekend was worth it. My wit is so sharp and fast, it's already in the next InstantDaily. If you killed a member of the Medieval Combat Club because they were being obnoxious, would you be punished by today's laws or those of the Dark Ages? To the cute girl I saw in the library right after napping on my books: The drool wasn't caused by you. (0) comments