6/3     One Nepalese soldirer in the UK Army fought off more than 30 Talibans!
        http://www.csua.org/u/thj (news.yahoo.com)
        Kudos.
        \_ I knew before even clicking on the link that he was a Gurkha. It is
           rumored that during WWII the Italians would desert if they
           discovered that they were facing Gurkhas.
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8/14    How California's Lock-Em-Up Mentality actually makes crime worse:
        http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111843426
        \_ Sounds nice, but the stats say the crime rate is better since
           we started locking them up.
           \_ You should look up "correlation and causation."
              \_ Just because they are not necessarily correlated doesn't
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1/25    UK Treasury official says UK financial system was on brink of collapse,
        preparing to terminate all wire transfers, halt withdrawals
        \_ URL?
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10/8    Nikkei 225 getting fucked up the ass
        UK getting super fucked - oh wait, UK equity indices haven't yet caught
        up with this fact.  Don't worry.  They will.
        \_ Japanese schoolgirl anal.... sorry, what did you say again?
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11/26   Media lavishes attention on bogus Zogby poll showing Hillary trailing
        while ignoring reputable Gallup poll
        http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/horsesmouth/2007/11/media_lavishes.php
        \_ More proof of liberal media bias.
           \_ I think you're being sarcastic, but one could make that argument
              since Hillary is probably the farthest right of the Dem
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10/17   What are some examples of successful & sustainable colonies?
        \_ Israel
           \_ A colony of what country, USA? You're funny.
           \_ We do give them a few billion a year.  Same with Egypt.
              I doubt Egypt or Israel would exist in its present state
              without our aid.  You could argue that they'd be better off
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