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Mon 21 May 2007

Denmark’s Little Mermaid statue in Hijab

Posted by arully under Law&Ethics , Way of Life
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A vandals draped Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid statue in a dress which resembles Muslim woman’s Hijab. I don’t think this is a good joke.

Some photo from AP and BostonHerald
Little Mermaid statue in Hijab

Sat 19 May 2007

Disneyland in China, really?

Posted by arully under Law&Ethics
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Interesting report by Japanese TV. Reported also in JapanProbe

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Kofi Annan : «link» "The US is in a way trapped in Iraq, trapped in the sense that it cannot stay and it cannot leave. The timing of its departure will have to be optimal"
Nizar Riyan : «link» "Our sisters are now sitting on the roof. They told us to have some rest inside the house. This is a great stance by our people, women and men, and will break the power of F-16 planes."
Jameela al-Shanti : «link» Why should we Palestinians have to accept the theft of our land, the ethnic cleansing of our people, incarcerated in forsaken refugee camps, and the denial of our most basic human rights, without protesting and resisting?
Fawzy Barhum : Spokesman of Hamas Movement Fawzy Barhum said that Hamas has often said that it restricts the battle with the Israeli occupation forces ( IOF) and within the occupied land only, but it seems that Associated Press Agency has misquoted the statement.
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida : «link» It came as no surprise that the United States of Bush used the veto gun at the Security Council. As one of the greatest liars in the world, this president does not know whether he uses the veto or lies more and more to protect Israel. So who is the aggressor, the one who shells and kills little children or the one that arms and protects it with the veto?
John Dugard : «link» According to the UN's human rights investigator in the Occupied Territories, John Dugard, Israel's attacks amount to a brutal collective punishment of a people, not a government.
Yossi Sarid : «link» This achievement is better than the previous one - three weeks ago, an officer announced to his soldiers the astonishing result: 12-nil in our favour. Yesterday, the result was 18-nil and it could improve in injury time. C'mon Israel! It seems that in the last few days, the chief of staff has once again been preoccupied with his bank account, and has not taken the time to check his account in the blood bank.
Um Mohammed : «link» "We risked our lives to free our sons"
airport announceme : airport announcement in Lagos Nigeria : «link» "The replacement aircraft is being serviced" said a cheery voice. "You'll be on your way just as soon as we've put the plane back together again."
French Gen Alain P : «link» Israeli air incursions were a clear violation of the UN Security Council 1701
Alberto Fernandez : «link» "However, I think there is great room for strong criticism, because without doubt, there was arrogance and stupidity by the United States in Iraq"
Mahmoud Ahmadineja : «link» "Even if we assume the Holocaust is true, then why should the Palestinians pay the price for it "
Disney's Anne Swe : «link» "We understand now that piracy is a business model"
Mohammad al-Najaar : «link» Asked how he would support his family, he said simply: "God will not forget us."
Ismail Haniya : «link» "Any government that faced what we have faced would have fallen in the first or second month. Why has it not fallen? Because it gets its strength from God,"
Anna Politkovskaya : «link» "I am absolutely sure that risk is [a] usual part of my job; job of [a] Russian journalist, and I cannot stop because it's my duty. I think the duty of doctors is to give health to their patients, the duty of the singer to sing. The duty of [the] journalist [is] to write what this journalist sees in the reality. It's only one duty."
Rafael Correa : «link» "Calling Bush the devil is offending the devil. The devil is evil, but intelligent."
Ismail Haniyeh : «link» "It looks like Mrs. Rice is adopting the old practice of divide and conquer"
Palestine : «link» Before Hamas, the Israelis would not deal with President Abbas. After Hamas, the Israelis would not deal with Hamas, only President Abbas. But the Israelis claimed Hamas was in the way of reaching Abbas. However Hamas invited the Israelis to deal with President Abbas; the same man the Israelis would not deal with before. President Arafat suffered the same web, the so-called “generous offer,” to give away the land, with the Israelis dishonoring ever
Hassan Abu Talib : «link» "Washington wants to divide the region into moderate and radical regimes and make them fight one another, All will pay the same price and Israel will be the only winner."
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Tariq Ramadhan : «link» In his statement, Ramadan said he would continue to support the Palestinian cause. "If the price to pay for this commitment is to never to tread upon American soil, I am ready to pay that without the slightest hesitation."
Richard Armitage : «link» "(Pakistan), be prepared to be bombed. Be prepared to go back to the Stone Age"
Manfred Nowak : «link» "The situation (torture) is so bad many people say it is worse than it has been in the times of Saddam Hussein"
Ronald Reagan : «link» "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
Mahmoud Ahmadineja : "Which of the organs of the UN can hold them to account? Can a council in which they are privileged members address their violations? Has this ever happened?"
George W Bush : "The Middle East faced terrorist states and radical dictators armed with nuclear weapons"

May 2007

Denmark’s Little Mermaid statue in Hijab

Disneyland in China, really?

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