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One of the great ones is gone.

15 Sep, 2006 – 05:57

Oriana Fallaci has died. May she rest in peace. (Thanks to wits0 for the heads-up.)
Update: Pajamas Media has a roundup of posts.

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By Kathy Kinsley | Comments Off

A remembrance

26 Dec, 2005 – 19:28

PJ Media has a good roundup of posts on the tsunami that killed so many people a year ago: Remembering the Tsunami.

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By Kathy Kinsley | Also posted in Natural disasters | Comments (1)

Words fail.

31 Aug, 2005 – 06:22

Hundreds dead in Baghdad stampede
At least 600 people have been killed in a stampede of Shia pilgrims in northern Baghdad, Iraqi officials say.
The incident happened on a bridge over the Tigris River as over a million Shias marched to a holy shrine as part of an annual religious festival.
It was sparked by rumours [...]

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By Kathy Kinsley | Also posted in Iraq | Comments (1)

Tsunami Lawsuit Fallout

9 Mar, 2005 – 23:06

As I detailed yesterday a claim has been filed in a NYC federal court seeking redress for those thought to be culpable in the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster. The court brief claims the respondents are culpable and failed to act in a manner that afforded the best opportunity for those in the path of the [...]

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By marc | Comments (2)

Cassava Kills 27 in the Philippines

9 Mar, 2005 – 21:46

Via CNN
Nearly 30 elementary school children in the Philippines have died after eating fried cassava balls obtained from a vendor, a spokesman for the local mayor told CNN.
Fourteen children died Wednesday before reaching hospitals and 13 died upon arrival, the spokesman for Mabini Mayor Eutiquio Bernales said.
Two more children also have died, but it was [...]

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By marc | Also posted in China and SE Asia | Comments Off

News From the Tsunami Front

9 Mar, 2005 – 02:44

Given the fact America is the most litigious society in the universe, and probably a parallel one as well, the news of another get rich scheme lawsuit isn’t newsworthy. But the headline searching radar gets tweaked when the lawsuit is instigated by a group calling itself the Tsunami Victims Group (TVG), the site is written [...]

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