Where are the jobs?

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Monday July 25, 2005 · 7:49 AM PDT

2005/07/25 · 07:49

There was an interesting article in the internet edition of Business Week today, which I felt deserved some comment. It builds on bonddad's excellent diary refuting republican economic talking points. Read More

US citizen tortured in Saudi Arabia

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Thursday February 10, 2005 · 5:46 AM PST

2005/02/10 · 05:46

I heard about this on NPR this morning, and couldn't find a diary discussing it directly.

Ahmed Abu-Ali, a US citizen, was arrested in Saudi Arabia while he was taking exams (not sure which, sorry). It is alleged that he was arrested at the behest of the USA, as a suspected terrorist. Since then, he has been questioned by the FBI and there is substantial evidence that he has been tortured, including having his fingernails ripped out.

Amnesty press release

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100,000 children waiting for adoption - a solution

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Thursday November 18, 2004 · 6:10 AM PST

2004/11/18 · 06:10

NPR's Morning Edition today told the story of the 100,000 children waiting for adoption in the US, which got me thinking. Our wing-nut countrymen & women cite moral values as their defining raison d'etre. They encourage young pregnant women to have children rather than commit the ultimate sin of having an abortion, many of which end up being put up for adoption for a variety of reasons.

So, the solution. Let's have each evangelical family do their christian, moral duty, and adopt one of these children who are waiting to find adoptive parents. With Rove claiming numbers like 4 million, it shouldn't be a problem to find 100,000 willing volunteers with high morals. And let's hammer them on their lack of moral values when they don't step forward. Who knows, it may even add some diversity to the red states.

Be gentle, it's my first diary.

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