Posted by Matt in January 18th, 2010 |
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Israel,
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Apologies,
Ben Gurion International Airport,
Debate,
Face Cream,
haaretz,
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Jfk,
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Racial Profiling,
Racial Stereotypes,
Toothpaste,
Tubes,
Warrant
So why, I asked, are we still allowed to board airplanes at Ben-Gurion International Airport with bottles and tubes of liquid brought from home, while in Heathrow or JFK they confiscate our face cream and toothpaste?
“Oh, that’s simple,” he answered matter of factly. “We use racial profiling, they don’t.”
To Israelis, the practice of picking [...]
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Posted by Matt in December 9th, 2008 |
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Russia,
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Could the death of Putin critic Alexander Litvinenko two years ago be a warning from the grave?
Oh heck, let me cut to the chase – Putin is more deadly than Stalin, more strategic than Reagan, and more charismatic than JFK (at least to Russians, Europeans and a few South American dictators). There, I’ve said it. [...]
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