Month: July 2005

Humanist Network News: June 14

This is the weekly summary of the Humanist Network News (HNN). The Humanist Network News (HNN) is published every Wednesday via e-mail and the Institute for Humanist Studies (IHS) Web site. This diary is a slightly reformatted...

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U.S. Presence to Last Decades?

Where’s the democracy? “Ephraim Halevy, the former chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service and the current national security adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, says plans have been made for a...

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Cafe Closed: New One Now Open

HARRY TRUMAN woke up alone in his bedroom in the White House, startled awake by three strong knocks on his door.  In response, the president hurried into his bathrobe and across the wide carpet, calling, “Who’s...

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Europe On The Brink of Panic

[From the diaries by susanhu.] According to the Italian newspaper L’Unita, France has decided to temporarily suspend its adherence to the Schengen agreement. The Schengen and Dublin agreements are legal accords adopted by...

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Today’s Topical Limericks

The Bushies keep ignoring the noma, As their polls ever deepen towards coma. But gangrene is unique, The sense of smell often piqued, By that distinctive Turd Blossum aroma. (five more after the fold. Plus, at a reader’s...

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