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Rocketing unemployment and poverty in some areas of Europe could lead to rising civil unrest, unless governments take measures to address the humanitarian consequences of austerity measures, the secretary-general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has warned.
Bets on if he pulls a 6 figure salary? When the uppers take on St. Francis of Assisi life styles, tell me.
Austerity means you've run out of resources less being able to convince others that the paper you push actually has any value. It's not 'humanitarian' to simply feed the addict more heroin to keep him on the high to avoid reality, particularly when you rob other people to pay for it.
[Ynet] A mother and two daughters were allegedly killed by male relatives in southern Egypt who believed
...no proof, but then in an honor society no proof is required...
they'd had affairs, the latest apparent example of so-called "honor killings" in which women are slain for violating traditional morals
...as opposed to violating the law...
in the conservative region, a security official said Friday.
Police believe
...as opposed to investigated and found...
the 10 men stormed the house of the women, strangling them and beating them with sharp tools, the official said, based on the alleged confession of one of the suspects. The men wrapped the women's bodies in blankets, weighted them with stones and throw them in the river Nile, the official added.
[Ynet] Turkey banned alcohol advertising and increased restrictions on alcohol sales on Friday in a move likely to anger secularist Turks who accuse the government of having an Islamic agenda. The sale of alcohol will be outlawed from 10 pm to 6 am.
The law, which still needs presidential approval, also bans alcohol-producing companies from sponsoring events, and venues where alcohol is sold and consumed can no longer openly display drinks. Turkey is an overwhelmingly Mohammedan nation with a secular constitution. Critics of the ruling AK Party say it is responsible for Islamism taking root in Turkey.
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On a dark and windy night as you pass the tomb of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk , you can hear his sobs and wails as he laments desolation of his beloved country under the Islamist Erdogan.
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Erdogan is an Islamist out of convenience; he believes, apparently correctly, that he can retain power with more certainty as an 'Islamist' than as a secular leader.
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His rise in politics was more Ottomanist than anything else; he came up through the democratic/anti-communist process in urban Istanbul, and was instrumental in establishing commercial links with the west. His ascent was through alliances with various secular, socialist AND conservative groups - whatever it took to increase his power, and most especially, his personal wealth. Until quite recently his government policies have expanded education and inclusion of women.
And, while I was typing this, I see g(r)omgoru's comment, which is a more concise statement of my point
The summer solstice is only 28 days away, but in parts of Scotland yesterday, it was like winter had never left, as people awoke to a blanket of snow.
At a time of year when thoughts should be turning to sunscreen and barbeques, a blast of wintry weather swept in from the Arctic, bringing blizzards and icy temperatures to the North-east. Drifting snow closed two roads, and many more were only passable with care.
I carried bags of grain and everything else, and Im not a farmer, so I know nothing about farming, Csele recalled. You know, they gave me a bridle. I said, Well, I dont know what to do with a horse; which end does this go on?
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Thank goodness no snow here (Central Virginia), but it was 58 degrees F yesterday on my deck at lunchtime, and raining and windy.
I went out and covered my tomatoes last evening - noticed the storm door glass in the kitchen was fogging up while I was washing the supper dishes. Had to take the cat to the vet for shots this morning, and the vet told me that there had been several reports of frost overnight around the area . I'll probably cover them again tonight just to be sure.
WHERE THE HELL'S THAT GLOWBULL WARMING THEY KEEP PROMISING US? :-(
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One damn good volcanic blow and it'll be another Year without Summer. Major drop in crop intake. Then the plebes will probably hang anyone on site that mentions Gerbil Worming.
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But you see - this is exactly what the global warming, er - climate change "experts" predicted: we would have weird weather. And it would all be the fault of global warming climate change.
Which of course is caused by those evil humans.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
