| Bush not a liar; he's a visionary president
If my history serves me right it was the Arabs (muslims) that attacked Israel right after the UN created the Jewish state starting the series of wars and semi wars in the area. It was also islam that first embarked on global conquest as pointed out in an earlier post and it was islam (Shi'i sect actually) that created the first sneaky terrorist group, The Assassins, in the late 11th Century in, big surprise, the Iran/Iraq area. It was also muslims engaged in the African slave trade and piracy in the Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, and South Seas. Didn't Jefferson have to finally slap them down early in US history. France did conquer North Africa and Egypt under Napoleon but the Middle East actually fell under European control because the Turks (Armenian massacre any bleeding heart) picked the wrong side in WW1.
If I had a little money ...
High above their heads, each carries a shallow white basin. Inside is a giant bottle of Cristal champagne, with a big white sparkler fizzing at its neck. Each costs £7,000. There are three of them. The man who appears to have shelled out £21,000 on designer booze stands on a sofa. "Oh the good life, lets you hide all the sadness you feel," sings Tony; but poignancy is not for this spiky-haired, T-shirted thirtysomething. Open-mouthed, he faces the dancefloor and jabs his arms roofwards: a triumphant striker in front of a home crowd. .
Pre-marital sex 'more accepted'
For instance, on reducing car use, it could be that inadequate public transport, or concerns about personal safety are discouraging people from catching the bus. "On housework, the UK has one of the longest working-hours culture in Europe - it could be that if we want men to help out around the house more, they need to spend less time at the office. "What we need to do is look at what is stopping people making that final step, and then come up with a way of encouraging them to take it." Concern about the gap between those on high and low incomes remains high. A total of 34% of people surveyed wanted the government to raise taxes and redistribute income. This represents a fall from 47% in 1995. Bucking the trend If anything bucks the general trend suggested by the survey of a "more tolerant Britain" they are the twin issues of race and poverty.
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