“I only wish I had a gun rather than a camera.” – Sebastian D’Souza who photographed terrorists at the Mumbai train station.
“Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.” – General Douglas Macarthur
U.N. Committee Acts to Criminalize Defamation of Islam. From the Jewish Daily:
The United Nations saw another shred of its tattered dignity stripped away November 24, when a committee of the General Assembly approved what amounts to a direct assault on Western liberal democracy. In an 85-50 vote, with 42 abstaining, the so-called Third Committee adopted a resolution, submitted by a caucus of Islamic nations, to criminalize expressions deemed to be “defamation of religion,” with special concern for Islam. All U.N. member states would be called on to amend their criminal codes accordingly. The measure’s next stop is the General Assembly, where it is expected to win handily, probably in December.
More troubling: “Many legal scholars believe that the decisions of international conferences of this sort can be incorporated into international law, putting them under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.”
And that would be the international law, I suppose, that the Supreme Court (Justice Kennedy in particular) has found so many occasions to cite in recent years as the proper lens through which to view our Constitution.
Seeking a Less Discriminating Disease. The Carleton University Students’ Association has raised over $1 million in the fight against cystic fibrosis over recent years as part of orientation week. This year brings a new resolution:
Whereas Orientation week strives to be [as] inclusive as possible;
Whereas all orientees and volunteers should feel like their fundraising efforts will serve the their diverse communities;
And Whereas Cystic fibrosis has been recently revealed to only affect white people, and primarily men. . . .
Saddest List of Saddest Songs. Yahoo provides a list of “The 20 Most Heart-Breaking Songs of All Time.” Although the list includes a few tunes worthy of mention, my definition of “all time” would go back a little earlier than 1959. Imagine the possibilities if people knew more music than what they are spoon fed by the industry.
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