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Signs of the Times for Mon, 31 Jul 2006

AFP
Sun Jul 30, 2006
AMMAN - A Jordanian woman has hacked her 26-year-old daughter to death in her sleep with an axe for giving birth out of wedlock, the Jordan Times reported.

The 69-year-old mother and another daughter turned themselves in to police after Saturday's killing, claiming they had acted to cleanse the "family honour", the paper said, quoting official sources on Sunday.

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AFP
July 30, 2006
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy - Pope Benedict XVI has called for an "immediate" ceasefire in the Middle East to pave the way "through dialogue for a stable and lasting cohabitation".

"In the name of God I am calling on all those responsible for this spiral of violence so that arms will be laid down immediately on all sides," he said before celebrating Sunday mass from his holiday retreat.

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TMZ
Jul 28th 2006
Summary: TMZ has learned that Mel Gibson went on a rampage when he was arrested Friday on suspicion of drunk driving, hurling religious epithets. TMZ has also learned that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department had the initial report doctored to keep the real story under wraps.

The report says Gibson then launched into a barrage of anti-Semitic statements: "F*****g Jews... The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world." Gibson then asked the deputy, "Are you a Jew?"

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Audrey Gillan
Monday July 31, 2006
The Guardian
Mel Gibson yesterday apologised for his "despicable" remarks after a Los Angeles police officer claimed that the actor had shouted a barrage of anti-semitic abuse, including a claim that "the Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world".

Gibson, 50, was arrested in the early hours of Friday after he was found driving his Lexus along the Pacific coast highway while allegedly drunk. A three-quarters-full bottle of tequila wrapped in a brown paper bag was found on the floor. He was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and released on $5,000 bail.

The entertainment website TMZ published what it said was a four-page extract of the police report into the incident. It says that the actor had tried to run away from police and that he "became increasingly belligerent". The Australian star told the officer that he would regret arresting him and that he "owned Malibu".

The report says: "Gibson blurted out a barrage of anti-semitic remarks about 'fucking Jews'. Gibson yelled out: 'The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.' Gibson then asked: 'Are you a Jew?'"

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Comment: Ok, so there is a rational explanation for this - Gibson was drunk, he has fundie Christian leanings, and he is somewhat aware of what is going on in Lebanon. Still, his comments will surely serve well to prep the minds of Americans who generally don't even know where the Middle East is, towards acceptance of the idea that "the Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world". When Israel finally succeeds in forcing the entire world to sit up and take notice of the Middle East (undoubtedly as a result of massive atrocities on their part, whether overt or covert) it will be an easy task to add Israeli Jews to the Muslims as America's national enemy number 1.

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