Archive for March, 2010
“Internet threatens rare species, conservationists warn”
That’s the headline on this article. You’d think that means sending bits and bytes around the world mysteriously requires the death of baby seals. As if Whale Oil needed more encouragement! In fact, the article simply talks about how the internet makes it easier to market certain items. I see no mention of the flip [...]
Citizens Arrest that System!
Idiot pointed out a few days ago just how stupid it was for Peter Bethune to act on his fantasies. According to the US State Department’s 2009 annual human rights country report, Japan has significant problems around fair trials and detention conditions. Australian Senator Bob Brown alludes to this when he says that their courts [...]
St Patrick
The True Story. Patrick landed at the mouth of the Slaney River. When Patrick set foot on this shore, a new era dawned on this island. “The Ireland of his day really wasn’t much different from the Ireland of a few years ago here where we are sitting here at this moment,” notes Most Reverend [...]
