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  • Hitchens: Are you sure you want to keep saying we were fooled by Ahmad Chalabi and the INC?

    11/16/2005 7:29:40 PM PST · by Senator Goldwater · 15 replies · 1,308+ views
    Slate.com ^ | November 14, 2005 | Christopher Hitchens
    But in trying to set the record straight, [Bush] asserted: "When I made the decision to remove Saddam Hussein from power, Congress approved it with strong bipartisan support." The October 2002 joint resolution authorized the use of force in Iraq, but it did not directly mention the removal of Hussein from power.
  • Banks fear piggy banks offend Muslims

    10/24/2005 10:20:06 AM PDT · by laney · 121 replies · 2,176+ views
    Religion News ^ | October 23rd, 2005
    Bristish banks are banning piggy banks because they may offend some Muslims. Halifax and NatWest banks have led the move to scrap the time-honoured symbol of saving from being given to children or used in their advertising, the Daily Express/Daily Star group reported today. Muslims do not eat pork, as Islamic culture deems the pig to be an impure animal. Salim Mulla, secretary of the Lancashire Council of Mosques, backed the bank move. "This is a sensitive issue and I think the banks are simply being courteous to their customers," he said. However, the move brought accusations of political correctness...