In today's Michael Savage show, he reports that there is a $250,000 reward for capture of a female American soldier, to be decapitated. Female soldiers are required to be escorted from now on.
For thirty years, Margaret Hassan lived and worked in Iraq. She was free to practice any belief she wanted, and she was free to carry out her social work. Women were on equal footing with men, because Iraq was secular, not an Islamic state like many of its neighbours. Today, that is no longer so.
Yes, Saddam was a ruthless dictator, and he killed many people that opposed him. But isn't that what we are doing today?
Can we really force democracy onto a people that have never experienced it before, and in a country that for thousands of years, lived differently?
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"There is no creator" - the Dalai Lama. These are words of common sense, and it tells me that "spirituality" has nothing in particular to do with a belief in the supernatural. But then, those of us who grew up in the seventies watching "Kung Fu" already knew that being a vegan, atheist who follows the path of the buddha can reach enlightenment.
All kidding aside, what does a vegetarian atheist have to say? Stick around and you'll find out! Politically I'm rather liberal, but I do like to listen to staunch conservative talk show host Michael (the 'Whiner') Savage so I'll probably be mentioning him from time to time in my weblogs. So for now, how about some talk of broccoli, carrots and peas? Recipe's anyone??
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"As mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality."
- George Washington
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