Archive for December 5th, 2010
Germany’s angst about Islamists goes mainstream
In Germany, where the racial crimes of the Nazis have bred extreme sensitivity toward the rights of minorities, such confrontations would until recently have been limited to the far-right margins. The weekly rallies in this city of 250,000 near the Dutch border these days look decidedly mainstream
Cloned meat gets the go-ahead: Minister rejects ban despite health and animal welfare fears
The spectre of a clone food free-for-all came a step closer yesterday.
Ministers want to allow the unrestricted sale of meat and milk from so-called Frankenfarm animals.
Rancher destroys ancient Mayan buildings in Mexico
A rancher in the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico, has destroyed a large Mayan residential complex to make way for pastureland, Fox News Latino reports.
Slippery slope of ski-area security
As travelers rightfully fret over excessive groping in airport security lines, it now seems skiers and snowboarders are subject to this growing game of pat-down.
Farm murderers execute 3 year old and parents – leave chilling note
The victims of the murders were Attie Potgieter, 40, his wife Wilna, 36, and their 3-year-old daughter Willemien. It was suspected that little Willemien was shot so that she wouldn’t be able to identify her parents’ killers.
Willemien’s body was found with a little pink ribbon still tied in her hair.
