Daily Archives: 10/7/2006
Brace Yourself Folks
| 10/7/2006 | Posted by Patti under Brave Canadians |
I note that NATO has reported that a soldier has been killed in a roadside bombing in the south of Afghanistan. The nationality hasn’t been reported but it would not be too big a stretch to be expecting another Canadian casualty from that region. More when I find out.
UPDATE: As I feared, another Canadian soldier has died. The name has not yet been released. The good news, if you can call it good news, is that no other soldiers were injured.
Jack Straw Getting Burned
| 10/7/2006 | Posted by Patti under World News |
Jack Straw, a British MP and leader of the House in the British House of Commons has set off a firestorm of criticism because of comments he’s made that he asks his Muslim constituents to remove their veils as they are a barrier to open conversation. I can see both sides of the argument here.
For Muslim women who wear the full veil it is part of their culture to do so when out in public. To ask them to do so places them in an uncomfortable situation. Read the rest of this entry »
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