Gap is found to use child slave labour

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2200590,00.html#article_continue This is what can happen when multi-national conglomerates outsource labour to third world countries, which do not have as good of standards of living, and or working conditions. It undercuts the livelihood of domestic workers, and serves to reduce us all to the lowest common denominator. This is a race to the bottom in which no one wins. Which is further proof that in the global economy, the workers of the world have no country. Because our leaders are selling us out to the highest bidder.

Rudy Giuiliani's hypocrisy, regarding religion and terrorism

Rudy Guiliani complained about Democratic candidates neglecting to use the term Islamic in describing terrorism. http://www.coxwashington.com/hp/content/reporters/stories/2007/07/01/BC_CANDIDATES_ISLAM01_COX.html Yet Giuliani is a Roman Catholic. Roman Catholics have also in times past been guilty of commiting acts of terrorism, in the name of religion. Guy Fawkes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes for example, took part in a plot to blow up the parliment building. I suppose that if Tom Tancredo were alive in England during that time period, he'd suggest attacking the Vatican, in retaliation. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45298 My underlying point is that an organised religion can be adapted to be more compatible the modern standards of society. The Roman Catholic church was just a few centuries ago a medevial socio-cultural institution. If you've ever read "A Syllabus of Errors" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllabus_of_Errors, you'd see what I mean. Now however, largely due to Vatican Two, the Church's social policies have been revised. I feel that through the free exchange of ideas, the Islamic world could likewise become reformed, and be intigrated into the international community. Instead of blaming religion alone for terrorism, we should all address the underlying causes of the terrorist's motivations. That way the free world will be prepared to fight the war of ideas against political islamism.

Child rescue from Sudan

This incident reminds me of a time during World War II, when british homes took in Jewish children.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindertransport I certainly hope that the french will be able to do the same regarding these sudanese refugees, from Darfur. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/27/world/africa/27chad.html