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Dredging Up the Past – Vincent Bugliosi and GW Bush Deceptions

Logicians, scientists and philosophers often refer to the logical fallacies of inference from false negative (failing to recognize evidence that is available, hence failing to draw the correct conclusion) and inference from false positive (invalidly drawing a conclusion from imagined evidence, that which simply does not exist). If nothing else, the happily departed GW Bush administration gave us great examples of each of these fallacies, the first admissible as a misstep or mistake in reasoning; the second more a case of deceptive tactic of persuasion, than a simple misstep in reasoning. Continue reading

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Transnational Gangs – How Does Immigration Facilitate the International Spread of Gang Activity?

Globalization has resulted in a number of modern phenomena, both positive and negative. As gang-related activity is known to occur as a result of the disenfranchisement of a particular group of individuals, the global disenfranchisement of particular groups of individuals is likely to result in the proliferation of international gang activity. Such activity can be evidenced in the spread of terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda. Some of the international members of Al Qaeda have been solicited and others have joined the organization without any group invitation. Continue reading

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DVD Review – Control Room-2004- Iraq From Al-Jazeera’s Perspective?

Review of and the implications of a film released in 2004 about Al-Jazeera’s coverage of the conflict in Iraq. Control Room was released to critical acclaim and presents a very different news media perspective of the continued situation in the middle east. Continue reading

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John McCain Eats kittens

Alright he might not really eat tiny cute baby kittens, but the sentiment made me roll with laughter. It was from a comment posted to an original post on Vet Voice. Brandon Friedman has written a fine article and collected … Continue reading

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Brad's Social Status for 2008-09-25

Isometric Exercises You Can Do at Your Desk (tags: computer web health exercise fitness office exercises desk) Pulp Fiction Moments A teacher’s plea: What badly behaved boys need is discipline, not drugs | Mail Online (tags: parenting teaching children discipline) … Continue reading

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