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Devil's Advocate, Politics - Thursday, September 16, 2010 15:10 - 3 Comments
When Republicans and Ayatollahs agree: On the politics of Qur’an burnings and “The Ground Zero Mosque”
In his new 'Devil's Advocate' Column, Omer Ali examines the international storm over the so called "Ground Zero Mosque" and finds the usual mix of ubriddled bigotry and cynical manipulation.
Editor's Desk - Friday, September 10, 2010 14:20 - 1 Comment
Burning Qurans: How to make a killing out of a non-story
So, there you have it. A buffoonish cretin with an absurd vaudeville moustache announces something baffoonishly cretinous and, lo and behold, the world's media can't get enough of him, or of drowning in smug outrage over how cretinous and buffoonish etc But to shrug the media orgy off under the "what do you expect, this is the media we deserve" file would be to give the circus an easy ride...
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