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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. Tsunami alerts [...]]]></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>
		<dc:creator>The Tarquin</dc:creator>
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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 on a leash.&#8217;&#8221;
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			<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 over [...]]]></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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