Israeli Tennis Star denied UAE visa to Sony Dubai Tournament (with Poll)
(This is my first diary. Apologies for the touchy topic). I'm a tennis fan. Have been since I was a kid. Love the game, can't play it worth anything myself, though the girlfriend and I have gotten...
View ArticleWTA Fines Dubai $300,000 for Denying Visa to Israeli Tennis Star
This is a follow-up to my last diary: Israeli Tennis Star denied UAE visa to Sony Dubai Tournament (with Poll) Last week, the United Arab Emirates has refused a visa to Shahar Pe'er, an Israeli tennis...
View ArticlePhilip José Farmer, writer of Riverworld, dead at 91
Philip José Farmer died on Wednesday. He was 91 years old and one of my favorite writers. I know he lived a long life and accomplished a lot, so it does not seem like it should be tragic to lose him,...
View ArticleNorth Korea gives Laura Ling & Euna Lee 12 years Hard Labor - Updated
A North Korean court has convicted Current TV reporters, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, for "grave" crimes and illegal entry and has sentences them to 12 years hard labor: SEOUL, June 8 (Reuters) - North...
View ArticleMuslim Hate Crime Victim Mourned in Egypt
I haven't seen anyone else diary this and thought it was important to discuss. There was terrible hate crime that took place last week in Germany. A pregnant Muslim woman, Marwa al-Sherbini, was...
View ArticleIsraeli Settlers Set Fire to Palestinian Fields
I have not seen this diaried yet and feel it's important for someone who supports Israel (which I do) to face reality about stories like this one: RAMALLAH, West Bank — A Palestinian official says more...
View ArticleMSNBC's Donnie Deutsch Calls for Glenn Beck Advertiser Boycott - UPDATED...
MSNBC's Donnie Deutsch just called (on air!) for advertisers to boycott Glenn Beck for his "Obama is a racist" screed on Fox (faux) News, after Fox News refused to take responsibility for Beck on their...
View ArticleBill Maher's Real Time (w/Video) insight into Obama's policy implementation...
On Bill Maher's Real Time, last night, the guests were Rachel Maddow, Niall Ferguson and Joe Queenan. For those that don't know, Rachel is an Oxford educated Rhodes Scholar, Niall is an Oxford...
View ArticleBirther Taitz goes Godwin on MSNBC (Video) - calls media: "Obama's Brownshirts"
I wouldn't have believed this if I hadn't seen it, but today, on MSNBC, Orly Taitz responded to David Shuster and Tamron Hall's questions about the forged Kenyan birth certificate -- that Taitz is...
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