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Norway Worried About Foreign Beggars 2007-09-05 21:15:27 The Oslo City Council is concerned at the growth of begging by foreigners since Norway decriminalized begging last year. City Councilman Erling Lae said: “Norway cannot become a haven for international begging.” Apparently, he is less concerned with Norwegians begging but the sight of east Europeans doing it becomes very distasteful. He also claims [...] ...

Report Government Discrimination Against Veterans 2007-09-05 19:59:26 A House subcommittee is investigating allegations that many federal human resource managers are avoiding the hiring of veterans or giving them promotions. The Veterans Employment Act of 1998 was supposed to avoid such situations. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Ftheimpudentobserver.com%2Ffrom-the-foxhole%2Freport-government-discrimination-against-veterans%2F'; addthis_title = 'Report+Government+Discrimination+Against+Veterans'; addthis_pub = 'fstopsky'; ...

Chile Indigenous People Rally For Rights 2007-09-05 19:53:55 The Chilean Observatory on the Rights of Indigenous People has begun a year long program including discussions, songs and theater to highlight issues confronting Chile’s native population. Chilean natives continually encounter discrimination from the police and are usually ignored in construction of dams which invariably displace people from their homes. There are also complaints at [...] ...

What’s Wrong With Bush Asks EU Environment Commissioner? 2007-09-05 19:32:18 Stavros Dimas, the European Union Environment Commissioner emphasized that Europe would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% in the coming decade. However, he expressed confusion about the attitude and actions of President Bush regarding the environment. “I don’t understand why the Bush administration still refuses to take the steps that are obvious to anyone.” Fortunately, [...] ...

Iranian Moderate Gains New Leadership Positions 2007-09-05 12:36:44 Hashemi Rafsanji, former president of Iran who attempted while in office to support moderate reforms, was elected to the Academy of Elders and will also serve on the Expediency Council. Rasfanji currently is a member of the Guardian Council which decides who can run for Parliament. He recently commented regarding American threats towards Iran that [...] ...

Terrorist Plot Smashed In Germany 2007-09-05 12:24:31 German authorities arrested three militants suspected of planning attacks upon American personnel in Germany as well a potential attack on the Ramstein Air Base. Two Germans and one Turk were arrested after being followed for over a year. They recently obtained 1,500 pounds of hydrogen peroxide which could be mixed with other materials to create [...] ...

B-52 Bomber Mistakenly Flys With Nuclear Weapons 2007-09-05 12:14:55 A B-52 bomber flying from North Dakota to Louisiana had five nuclear weapons stored on it which were not discovered until the plane landed. As of yet, no one knows how the mistake was made or by whom. The airmen are being temporarily suspended during the investigation. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Ftheimpudentobserver.com%2Ffrom-the-foxhole%2Fb-52-bomber-mistakenly-flys-with-nuclear-weapons%2F'; [...] ...

Turkey Most Sexually Active Nation 2007-09-05 12:08:32 An Internet survey of sexual activity that had 317,000 people respond with details concerning their sex lives indicated that Turks enjoyed the most sexually active life style. Turks lead the world by having about 14 sex partners during the course of their lives compared to 10 in the United States. The survey indicates that countries [...] ...

China Reducing Capital Punishment 2007-09-05 10:04:35 China for years has led the world in imposition of the death penalty for crimes. The government has decided it is time to reconsider such severity, particularly since it reflects poorly on the Chinese people. The Chinese government is continually confronting charges that it has abused human rights. The decision for imposing death has now [...] ...

Iran Terms Bush 2007-09-04 20:43:16 The Tehran Times in a blistering report termed President Bush a hypocrite for urging an end to terrorism while himself condoning a policy of state-sponsored terrorism. According to Tamail Salami: “George W. Bush has frequently threatened Iran, but everyone knows that his bark is worse than his bite.” He pointed out that Premier Maliki of [...] ...

Danish Police Arrest Suspected Terrorists 2007-09-04 17:11:34 Raids by the Danish Police Intelligence Service (PET) rounded up several suspected terrorists who had been the subject of months of intensive investigation and surveillance by the police. According to Jakob Scharf of PET: “We made our move now because we had gathered enough evidence to make arrests and because several of the suspects [...] ...

Thousands of Muslims Flock to Iraq and Death 2007-09-04 17:00:16 George Malbrunet, reporting for Le Figaro, interviewed many volunteers for suicide operations and discovered they came from all levels of society but were motivated by an intense conviction “that Bush and the West have declared war on Islam.” There is also anger at corrupt inefficient Arab leaders who the suicide bombers believe are supported by [...] ...

Hamas Clash With Fatah In Gaza Strip 2007-09-04 16:45:15 Fatah groups loyal to President Abbas escalated the situation in Gaza by openly using prayer meetings in order to protest the rule of Hamas. In retaliation, Hamas banned open prayer meetings which ‘went beyond the aims of prayer and they were used for the purpose of chaos, strife, rioting and practicising terrorism.” Fatah members [...] ...

Japan’s Justice Minister Supports Death Penalty 2007-09-04 08:49:58 Newly appointed Minister of Justice, Kunio Hatoyama strongly supports the death penalty and rejected suggestions for changes from his predecessor in the office. “The death penalty embodies preventive functions against crime. I disagree with abolishing the system.” He also argued against allowing unskilled or manual labor to immigrate to Japan claiming it would violate Japan’s [...] ...

North Korea Remains On Terrorism List 2007-09-04 08:37:13 North Korea agreed to dismantle its nuclear program and cooperate with the United States. Its government assumed by taking these steps it would be removed from the list of terrorist states. Not so, said Under Secretary of State Christopher Hill. “No, they haven’t been taken off the terrorism list” and will not be removed until [...] ...