Mel, in today's articles from Maria

Hollywood Split Over Mel Gibson's Future

KOFI ANNAN'S DRUG DEALERS. I included another article on the subject in last Thursday's post

The Vocabulary of Untruth

IS IT REALLY WAR THEY HATE?

TARGET: HEZBOLLAH. WHY THE FIGHTING IS SO TOUGH

But Arabs will fight to the bitter end for their religion, their families and the land their clan possesses. In southern Lebanon, Hezbollah exploits all three motivations. The Hezbollah guerrilla waiting to ambush an Israeli patrol believes he's fighting for his faith, his family and the earth beneath his feet. He'll kill anyone and give his own life to win.

Pander and Run

Other articles
The Seattle shooting: Via P, According to this article,

Yousef Shehadeb, 46, a member of the Islamic Center of the Tri-Cities, recalled Haq as quiet and something of a loner. Shehadeb said he and Haq's father, Mian Haq, both work at the Hanford nuclear reservation, as do many members of the area's Muslim community.

Meanwhile, in Miami, Jewish synagogue and business vandalized (via Linda

The Taliban's War on Education
Schoolgirls are still under fire in Afghanistan

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