The Corner Blog Archives: November 2006
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29 November 2006
The problem with abstinence, mk 2
I wrote a while back (quite a while, actually) about the problems I feel are perpetuated by the way the American establishment (a sort of sweeping term, I know…) go about their sex-ed for kids. Well, through Unspeak today I found this, showing that not only are millions of dollars going to making sure American […]
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19 November 2006
Wartime photo footage released to the public
Censor over pictures from Winter and Continuing Wars was lifted. The wartime picture archive was till now only accessible for researchers, but to cope with the Free Access to Information -act the Defence forces released the restrictions and the pictures became part of War Archive.
The reason why the pictures were “hidden” was mostly political - […]
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18 November 2006
A security guard captured using excessive force
The whole nation of Finland was shocked and surprised as “The Voice of Truth”, Helsingin Sanomat, published a video on wednesday showing a security guard using excessive force. The news of naturally came as a surprise specially to the more alternative looking youth with long hair or political outwear.
The police forces published their intention of […]
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18 November 2006
Norway trying to ban cluster bombs
Norway is proclaiming a drive to ban cluster bombs. Cluster bombs, as is explained in then BBC’s news article, often do not explode on impact but the “grapes” are left in the ground to serve as land mines and tend to explode when intervened by people or animals. isn’t this the point of cluster bombs?
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3 November 2006
Pictures from a chinese shoe factory
If you ever wondered how a Chinese (nike) footwear factory looks like…