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globalize the way we eat! save the trees The Chinese, it seems, are destroying their trees for thow away chopsticks and there is building concern that they should recycle their eating utensils.
Why not globalize and we can all simply use our hands?
posted on Feb-14-01 at 1:28 PM
statistics on the death penalty Statistics which suggest that the death penalty does not accomplish what we expected of it. Unless, perhaps, we like revenge.
posted on Feb-13-01 at 7:33 AM
A British writer's view of the recent American election We report. You decide. An issue that will not go gently into that good night.
posted on Feb-5-01 at 8:33 AM
A Stunning finding Perhaps some rock groups do this too.
posted on Jan-31-01 at 2:01 PM
The Bush voucher plan A British opinion on the Bush education voucher plan. Is it too bold or too timid? We have read pros and cons on vouchers but this tackles the issue from a different slant.
posted on Jan-30-01 at 5:04 AM
GOP measure to allow for our govt to assassinate those deemed worthy of it. introduced by Bob Barr in Senate today. I assume they mean non-Americans?
posted on Jan-29-01 at 1:12 PM
the news versus e-mail news Is this link, an article about spreading news via e-mail and the net, an example of my present posting?
posted on Jan-29-01 at 7:39 AM
U.S. sending Patriot missles to Israel Iraq moves troops close to Syrian border and announces it is a military exercise. The U.S. moves Patriot missle outfit to Israel with some troops and announces it is a military exercise. My trainer told me that sometimes you can overdo the exercising.
posted on Jan-26-01 at 5:00 PM
We are the world. No matter what you think of this expansion into Ecuador to stamp out the drug trade in Columbia, you have to love the great economic ramifications for locals as they open facilities and raise prices for their wealthy neighbors from the north. No mention, alas, of the prostitutes who usually move close to military facilities.
posted on Jan-25-01 at 6:58 AM
Basques separatists: a long-standing problem The Basque separatist movement is symptomatic of ethnic , religious, and cultural desire to be distinct and to have their own "place." And yet, at the same time, the world moves toward globalization, with economics becoming trans-national. A push and a pull at the same time. Can this contradiction be resolved without violence?
posted on Jan-24-01 at 9:15 AM
Armenian holocaust You accuse Turkey of what they did to the Armenians--all a part of history--and you lose out. Thus, the Unite;d States has yet to cite Turkey, our needed ally, of what is known to have taken place, despite the many protests from the Armenian community in America.
posted on Jan-23-01 at 5:49 AM
One nation or two? An interesting critique from afar of wehre our nation might be heading, given two separate and distinct cultures
posted on Jan-22-01 at 4:32 PM
organ transplant needs Only the extreme of religious people might object to organ transplants, but what do we do with an increasing need and insufficient donors?
posted on Jan-22-01 at 6:03 AM
Erasing the Jewish past in Israel? Some months ago I had read that there was an attempt being made to eliminate traces of the Jewish past in and near sacred Jewish shrines in order to make Israeli claims invalid in any forthcoming peace talks....is this an example of what was meant?
posted on Jan-22-01 at 4:08 AM
posted on Feb-14-01 at 1:28 PM
statistics on the death penalty Statistics which suggest that the death penalty does not accomplish what we expected of it. Unless, perhaps, we like revenge.
posted on Feb-13-01 at 7:33 AM
A British writer's view of the recent American election We report. You decide. An issue that will not go gently into that good night.
posted on Feb-5-01 at 8:33 AM
A Stunning finding Perhaps some rock groups do this too.
posted on Jan-31-01 at 2:01 PM
The Bush voucher plan A British opinion on the Bush education voucher plan. Is it too bold or too timid? We have read pros and cons on vouchers but this tackles the issue from a different slant.
posted on Jan-30-01 at 5:04 AM
GOP measure to allow for our govt to assassinate those deemed worthy of it. introduced by Bob Barr in Senate today. I assume they mean non-Americans?
posted on Jan-29-01 at 1:12 PM
the news versus e-mail news Is this link, an article about spreading news via e-mail and the net, an example of my present posting?
posted on Jan-29-01 at 7:39 AM
U.S. sending Patriot missles to Israel Iraq moves troops close to Syrian border and announces it is a military exercise. The U.S. moves Patriot missle outfit to Israel with some troops and announces it is a military exercise. My trainer told me that sometimes you can overdo the exercising.
posted on Jan-26-01 at 5:00 PM
We are the world. No matter what you think of this expansion into Ecuador to stamp out the drug trade in Columbia, you have to love the great economic ramifications for locals as they open facilities and raise prices for their wealthy neighbors from the north. No mention, alas, of the prostitutes who usually move close to military facilities.
posted on Jan-25-01 at 6:58 AM
Basques separatists: a long-standing problem The Basque separatist movement is symptomatic of ethnic , religious, and cultural desire to be distinct and to have their own "place." And yet, at the same time, the world moves toward globalization, with economics becoming trans-national. A push and a pull at the same time. Can this contradiction be resolved without violence?
posted on Jan-24-01 at 9:15 AM
Armenian holocaust You accuse Turkey of what they did to the Armenians--all a part of history--and you lose out. Thus, the Unite;d States has yet to cite Turkey, our needed ally, of what is known to have taken place, despite the many protests from the Armenian community in America.
posted on Jan-23-01 at 5:49 AM
One nation or two? An interesting critique from afar of wehre our nation might be heading, given two separate and distinct cultures
posted on Jan-22-01 at 4:32 PM
organ transplant needs Only the extreme of religious people might object to organ transplants, but what do we do with an increasing need and insufficient donors?
posted on Jan-22-01 at 6:03 AM
Erasing the Jewish past in Israel? Some months ago I had read that there was an attempt being made to eliminate traces of the Jewish past in and near sacred Jewish shrines in order to make Israeli claims invalid in any forthcoming peace talks....is this an example of what was meant?
posted on Jan-22-01 at 4:08 AM
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