A Londonderry man has claimed that republican vigilantes told him to go to anger management classes or get shot. The Republican Actions Against Drugs (RAAD) has been behind paramilitary-style shootings against those guilty of so-called “anti-social behaviour”. But Hugh Brady, a community volunteer, said he was surprised by the claim. He had never heard about [...]
By DeusExMacintosh
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Also posted in Art, Britain, Drugs, Fark!, Funnies, Law, Northern Ireland, Politics
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Tagged anger management, bogside, free derry, hugh brady, kneecapping, londonderry, murals, punishment shooting, RAAD, republican action against drugs, republican dissidents, republican paramilitary groups, rosemount resource centre, sectarianism, vigilante, vigilante justice, you are now entering free derry
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Barack Obama is marking the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death with a campaign suggesting that his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, lacks the guts to have ordered the raid that killed the al-Qaida leader. Infuriated Republicans have hit back by accusing the president of dividing America, calling the campaign “shameless” and accusing Obama of seeking [...]
By DeusExMacintosh
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Also posted in Funnies, Media, Politics, Religion
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Tagged america, barack obama, jimmy carter, mitt romney, Osama bin Laden, POTUS, US democratic party, US politics, US republican party, USA
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Just when I thought I had a full grasp of the moral depravity that is suicide bombing, another level of horror is revealed. Al Qaeda’s preferred target group for recruiting suicide bomber is—orphans. As one Pakistani political activist writes: We have observed that most of the suicides bombers are orphans who are less than 17 [...]
By Lorenzo
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Also posted in History, Law, Middle east, Religion
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Tagged adoption, islam, islamic terrorism, jihad, jihadi, Law, monotheism, morality, Religion
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I’m blogging about Easter again, sorry. This time spurred by an online conversation between friends about the appropriateness or not of being wished “Happy Easter” on Good Friday. Classicists of the world, wrack off – yes I DO know the entire event was probably lifted from pre-existing pagan rites of spring, but for the purposes [...]
By DeusExMacintosh
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Also posted in Art, Australia, Blogging, Britain, Events, Fark!, General, History, Media, Personal, Philosophy, Politics, Popular culture, Religion, Skeptics, Society
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Tagged 9/11, christianity, Easter, ground zero, islam, Jesus, Jonathan Jones, Judaism, magnum, New York, photography, september 11th, the guardian, the meaning of 9/11's most controversial photo, The Passion, Thomas Hoepker, twin towers
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The government will be able to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK under new legislation set to be announced soon. Internet firms will be required to give intelligence agency GCHQ access to communications on demand, in real time. The Home Office says the move is key to tackling [...]
By DeusExMacintosh
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Also posted in Britain, Defence, Fark!, Free Speech, Funnies, Human/Civil rights, Internet, Law, Media, Personal liberty, Politics, Popular culture, Privacy, Public Policy, Society
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Tagged david cameron, david davis, GCHQ, home office, intelligence services, parliament, spying, telecommunications, UK coalition government, UK conservative party
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A US soldier in Afghanistan has shot dead 15 civilians and wounded others after entering their homes in Kandahar province, Afghan and Nato sources say. He reportedly left his base early in the morning to attack village homes. Nine children are among the dead. The White House voiced “deep concern” and Nato-led forces in Afghanistan [...]
By DeusExMacintosh
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Also posted in Defence, Funnies, Middle east, Politics
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Tagged afghanistan, Alkozai, Hamid Karzai, kandahar, Najeeban, NATO, panjwai district, Taliban, US military, US politics
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February 10, 2012 – 5:39 pm
Nine men who plotted to bomb the London Stock Exchange and build a terrorist training camp have been jailed. Three of the men – all members of an al-Qaeda inspired terror group – received indeterminate sentences for public protection at London’s Woolwich Crown Court. The court heard they had planned to raise funds for a [...]
By DeusExMacintosh
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Also posted in Britain, Funnies, Immigration, Law, Politics, Religion
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Tagged Abdul Miah, al-Quaeda, bangladesh, Fred Goodwin, Fred the Shred, Gurukanth Desai, inspire magazine, islamic terrorism, jihad, kashmir, london bomb plot, london stock exchange, LSX terror plot, Mohammed Chowdhury, Mohammed Shahjahan, Mohibur Rahman, Nazam Hussain, occupy london, occupy lsx, occupy st pauls, Omar Latif, pakistan, Royal Bank of Scotland, Shah Rahman, Usman Khan
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October 12, 2011 – 6:51 am
Circumstances are not yet right for a Sinn Fein deputy first minister to meet the Queen, the acting deputy first minister has said. John O’Dowd’s comments come after Martin McGuinness said that if he is elected as Irish president, he would be prepared to meet the Queen. Mr O’Dowd is standing in for Mr McGuinness [...]
By DeusExMacintosh
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Also posted in Britain, Funnies, Northern Ireland, Politics
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Tagged gerry adams, ireland, irish presidency, irish republican army, john o'dowd, martin mcguinness, provisional IRA, Queen Elizabeth II, sinn fein
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September 18, 2011 – 1:08 am
Martin McGuinness has said he will be prepared to meet all heads of state “without exception”, if he is elected President of Ireland. Sinn Fein announced on Friday that it would be supporting Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister for the role. Returning from a trip to the US on Saturday, Mr McGuinness said he hoped [...]
