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		<title>Things can always get worse . . .</title>
		<link>http://thetarquin.com/BlagSwitch/2010/01/12/things-can-always-get-worse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As if Haiti didn&#8217;t have enough problems: &#8220;A mighty earthquake rocked the tiny, impoverished island nation of Haiti today, collapsing a hospital, the presidential palace and other buildings and triggering what one diplomat called a &#8220;catastrophe.&#8221; As night fell on the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and other towns, reports of extensive destruction were trickling out. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As if Haiti <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-haiti-quake13-2010jan13,0,7871308.story">didn&#8217;t have enough problems</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;A mighty earthquake rocked the tiny, impoverished island nation of Haiti today, collapsing a hospital, the presidential palace and other buildings and triggering what one diplomat called a &#8220;catastrophe.&#8221;</p>
<p>As night fell on the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and other towns, reports of extensive destruction were trickling out. Tsunami alerts were issued for Cuba, the Bahamas and much of the Caribbean.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Spare a thought for those afflicted and please help out where/when/if you can.</p>
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		<title>Provided without further comment.</title>
		<link>http://thetarquin.com/BlagSwitch/2009/10/17/provided-without-further-comment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;[Protesters] held up placards reading &#8216;Shariah for the Netherlands&#8217; and &#8216;Islam will be superior&#8217;. Protester Abu Mousa said: &#8216;What he says deserves the death sentence under Islam.&#8217; Sayful Islam, said he wanted to see [Dutch MP] [Geert] Wilders &#8216;tried in an Islamic court&#8217; for &#8216;insulting the Prophet&#8217;. He added: &#8216;We need to put this dog [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1220830/Far-right-Dutch-MP-Geert-Wilders-arrives-UK-winning-travel-ban-appeal.html">&#8220;[Protesters] held up placards reading &#8216;Shariah for the Netherlands&#8217; and &#8216;Islam will be superior&#8217;.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1220830/Far-right-Dutch-MP-Geert-Wilders-arrives-UK-winning-travel-ban-appeal.html">Protester Abu Mousa said: &#8216;What he says deserves the death sentence under Islam.&#8217;</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1220830/Far-right-Dutch-MP-Geert-Wilders-arrives-UK-winning-travel-ban-appeal.html">Sayful Islam, said he wanted to see [Dutch MP] [Geert] Wilders &#8216;tried in an Islamic court&#8217; for &#8216;insulting the Prophet&#8217;.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1220830/Far-right-Dutch-MP-Geert-Wilders-arrives-UK-winning-travel-ban-appeal.html">He added: &#8216;We need to put this dog on a leash.&#8217;&#8221;</a></p></blockquote>
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		<title>Khamenei Dead?</title>
		<link>http://thetarquin.com/BlagSwitch/2009/10/15/khameni-dead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Tarquin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shortly on the heels of my last post I started finding rumors that Ayatollah Khamenei may be in a coma or possibly even dead.  I&#8217;ve been unable to confirm with any reliable news source, however.  So at the moment, they should be considered only rumors. The source of the rumors seems to be Michael Ledeen [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shortly on the heels of my last post I started finding rumors that Ayatollah Khamenei may be in a coma or possibly even dead.  I&#8217;ve been unable to confirm with any reliable news source, however.  So at the moment, they should be considered only rumors.</p>
<p>The source of the rumors seems to be <a href="http://pajamasmedia.com/michaelledeen/2009/10/13/khamenei-said-to-be-in-coma/">Michael Ledeen over at Pajamas Media</a>.  He claims it&#8217;s from a &#8220;good source&#8221;.  So, I guess, worst  case scenario we at least get to see just how good Mr. Ledeen&#8217;s &#8220;sources&#8221; are.</p>
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