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In an official statement, White House Spokesman Scott McClellan stated that Hamas associates that deal with politics "may be members of organizations, but are not terrorists, versus terrorists, people who have blood on their hands."[1] Is this distinction enough to convince us that Hamas only makes wine and honey and provides social welfare? And does the Bush administration not know what Hamas really is?Hamas is the Arabic acronym for "The Islamic Resistance Movement" (Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyya) and connotes heat, zeal and passion for a cause, the cause here being the destruction of Israel. Hamas was legally registered in Israel in...

425 million-year-old DNA sample found A British scientist has discovered the oldest sample of DNA known to man. A 425 million-year-old micro-organism found in salt in a remote part of the US is 4,000 times older than the earliest DNA found so far. Before this discovery, the oldest genetic material was taken from the remains of prehistoric mammals preserved in ice. University of Leicester Professor William Grant said his discovery, in Michigan, opened up new possibilities for investigating the origins of life on earth. He said it would provide a powerful tool for space missions seeking signs of extra-terrestrial life....