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Thousands of protestors are reported to be rallying for the execution of British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons, whose crime was expected to fetch up to 40 lashes but was later commuted to a mere 15 days in a third world prison, following which, she’ll be deported back to the civilized world.
“This an arrogant woman who [...]
The two were not charged with indecency as the act [coitus] was performed with clothes on, police said.
Just, wow. That’s like suggesting that “I didn’t kill him — the bullet did!”
Given what I know about sexual intercourse (admittedly, I have a public-school education), doesn’t the act kind of require the unsheathing of the sword, [...]
In other, less amusing news, bowing to international pressure (i.e., Washington) the Saudis are agreeing to review the sentence of 200 lashes, meted out by the enlightened Sharia justice system to a 19-year old girl found guilty of riding in a car with a male who was not her brother or her husband. One [...]
I watch entirely too much television. I understand that I ought to hate the television, and nearly all of the non-educational crap that is broadcast over the airwaves, yet I’m drawn to it like a moth to a flame. Mostly, I watch sports or Simpsons reruns, but I’ll admit I have somewhat of [...]
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