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1: Sikhs condemn the publication of cartoons New Zealand Sikh Society (Wellington) strongly condemns the deliberate action of some members of New Zealand Press to
publish cartoons, which were known to be objectionable to the Muslim community, as it hurts their religious sentiments.
2: What The Mohammed Cartoons Say About The West I have a lot of sympathy right now for Arabs and Muslims who were offended by the publication of cartoons mocking
Mohammed. It’s another example of media irresponsibility: as if the newspaper that published them, Jyllands-Posten,
didn’t anticipate this ...
3: Iran And Venezuela Plan War On Israel (AP) - According to the minutes of a recent secret meeting, obtained by the Associated Press, President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad of Iran told President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, "Iran is thinking of flying reconnaissance aircraft with
fighter cover over ...
4: Mark Drolette: Beware Osama bin Saddam Hugo Chavez I read a headline the other day that was enough to make me spit out my early-morning coffee. Or would’ve been,
certainly, had I read it in the early morning and been drinking coffee. I actually read it in the afternoon and wasn’t
drinking anything ...
5: Senator Richard G. Lugar Address to the UNSC Senator Richard G. Lugar , Chairman, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee UN Security Council New York City February
6, 2006
6: Paul Buchanan: The Politics of Cartoon Conflict Recent controversies surrounding the publication of cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad have raised the spectre of a
deepening cultural clash between Islam and the West. The issue has been debated as one of freedoms of speech and press
versus ...
7: Transfer of UN Troops to Côte D’ivoire Authorized Expressing “serious concern” at the volatile situation in Côte d’Ivoire, where United Nations offices were looted and
destroyed last month, the Security Council today authorized extra troops to boost the strength of the UN peacekeeping
mission in the ...
8: Audio: Jon Stephenson Reports On Cartoon Fallout Pakistan - Scoop's Kevin List IV's correspondent, Jon Stephenson, on fallout in the Middle East after some western
media, including Wellington's Dominion Post, published cartoon caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.
9: Cloning Enron: Propagating Economic Collapse A Mapping The Real Deal Special THE CLONING OF ENRON: Propagating Economic Collapse by Carolyn Baker
10: Juggernaut Gathering Momentum, Headed for Iran What President George W. Bush, FOX news, and the Washington Times were saying about Iraq three years ago they are now
saying about Iran. After Saturday's vote by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to report Iran's suspicious
nuclear activities ...
11: Danish cartoon, free press must fully respect all Reacting with concern to the controversy surrounding cartoons first published in a Danish newspaper, United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today emphasized that a free press must respect all religions.
12: Burma Update and Next Steps - Christopher R. Hill Burma: Update and Next Steps Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Statement
Before the House International Relations Committee Washington, DC February 7, 2006
13: Wellington Sevens Fans Attempt To Steal The Show Today the Wellington Sevens fans did their bit to upstage the colourful parade by the Sevens teams. Yesterday, teams
from the Rugby Sevens competition paraded through the streets of Wellington at lunchtime, to the sounds of salsa, pop
music and island ...
14: $1000 Reward Offered For Bush Iraq Question At a White House press conference on June 7, 2005, Steve Holland of Reuters asked President Bush and Prime Minister
Blair the $1,000 question : (1)
15: Public Address: Mt Roskill Will Take Over World [***contains Helen Clark anecdotes***] The year I moved to Wellington one of my flatmates got incredibly excited that I
knew someone on Shortland Street. People get excited about that sort of thing in Wellington. I got excited that she knew
Kate Camp - and ...
16: Maori Party asks 'what's the joke?' The Maori Party is disgusted at the decision of some media outlets to print cartoons which depict the prophet of Islam.
"Where is the joke in poking fun at a group of religious followers"? asked Tariana Turia, co-leader of the Maori Party.
17: Bush Takes Heat on Oprah's Couch (Satire) Oprah: We're back with President Bush. Recently, you may remember, author James Frey sat here with me and admitted that
he told lies in his so-called "memoir." I asked him to come back on the show because I had supported him initially,
telling ...
18: India: World's Most Isolated Tribe Kills Invaders Members of the world's most isolated tribe, the Sentinelese of the Andaman Islands, killed on 26 January two fishermen
who had illegally approached their island. The Sentinelese, who were photographed after the December 2004 tsunami firing
an arrow ...
19: Argentina rids crops of fruit flies, cutting costs Two United Nations agencies – one dealing with atomic energy and another with agriculture – have teamed up to help
Argentina rid key crops of fruit flies, paving the way for expanded exports to the United States.
20: Annan Speaks On Danish Cartoon Controversy Reacting with concern to the controversy surrounding cartoons first published in a Danish newspaper, United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today emphasized that a free press must respect all religions.
21: Remi Kanazi: What Would Jesus Do? Picture this: A cartoon of Jesus, with his pants down, smiling, raping a little boy. The caption above it reads “Got
Catholicism?” Or how about a picture of a Rabbi with blood dripping from his mouth after bludgeoning a small Palestinian
boy with a knife ...
22: Media and religious groups meet about cartoons Media and religious representatives will meet today in Wellington to discuss the issues surrounding the publication of
caricatures of the Prophet Mahommed in some New Zealand media.
23: Fitzgerald Focuses on Missing White House Emails More than two dozen emails sent to various senior Bush administration officials between May 2003 and early July 2003
related to covert CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson and her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, are missing, and the
special prosecutor ...
24: Jason Miller: The State of the Empire Address Today our nation lost a beloved, graceful, courageous woman who called America to its founding ideals and carried on a
noble dream. Tonight we are comforted by the fact that my regime is working vigorously to cause that noble dream to
unravel at ...
25: Spca Expresses Concern Over Bequest Controversy The Royal New Zealand SPCA is concerned over the controversy surrounding a major bequest to the Society.
26: Annan hopes for talks on Iran’s nuclear ambitions Annan hopes for talks on Iran’s nuclear ambitions ahead of report to Security Council
27: Punishing Denmark: Taking on the Wrong Enemy Only an irresponsible and intellectually inept individual would sketch such insulting images as those depicting Prophet
Mohamed by a cartoonist in the Danish Jyllands-Posten newspaper. And no self-respecting newspaper would allow itself to
run such filth. ...
28: Rugby fans increasingly well connected A record number of rugby fans are expected to chase virtual rugby glory during this year's Rebel Sport Super 14 season.
Telecom Head of Sponsorship Alan Garner says growing demand for broadband should see the number of people playing
Telecom Virtual ...
29: Ernest Partridge: The View (Of The US) From Abroad Except for a Naval Reserve cruise to Hawaii when I was nineteen, I had not, until my fifty-fifth year, stepped off the
North American continent.
30: Worldwide Energy Needed for Globalization The rest of the world also would look kindly on this if energy prices would come down from the artificially high levels
they currently are at. Lower energy prices would also stimulate economic growth worldwide, to the benefit of all,
instead of ...