New Rules Will Require Chinese Buddhists to Apply for Reincarnation
You end up with a “living Buddha permit.”
Current Affairs
Toga Party Attendance is Critical in Abu Ghraib Defense
Lt. Col. Steven Jordan is currently on trial for 12 charges relating to the torture — sorry, "maltreatment" — of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison. His defense attorneys have argued that Jordan was actually not in charge of the interrogation…
U.S. Happy to Evacuate Americans from Lebanon, and Will Even Let Them Pay Later
As a result of the media ignoring all the good things about Lebanon, lots of people are overreacting and wanting to get out of there just because it looks like a full-blown war is starting up. On Tuesday many countries…
Iraqis Can Now Buy Terror Insurance
The New York Times reports that at least one thing has a guaranteed future in Iraq: terror insurance. The state-owned Iraq Insurance Company has begun to insure ordinary Iraqis against, according to the policy rider, "the following dangers: 1) explosions…
World’s Newest Democracy Enters Modern Age
No, not Iraq. Be serious. I’m talking about Sark. Sark, the smallest of the Channel Islands, is a self-governing dependency of the British crown, meaning that it is technically owned personally by the Queen but is not part of the…