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They have a home
June 12, 2009
Dear Sir,
The high-handed, grandstanding arrogance of the Premier in his recent and seemingly unilateral decision to accord some sort of refugee status in Bermuda to the four ex-Guantanamo inmates is astonishing, even t...
DATE: Jun 19, 2009
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Insulted
June 16, 2009
Dear Sir,
I think we've got hold of the wrong end of the stick here. This Guantánamo thing isn't about terrorists, or humanitarian gestures. I don't know if the Guantánamo four are terrorists or not.
Nor d...
DATE: Jun 19, 2009
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Keeping racism alive
June 17, 2009
Dear Sir,
I was dismayed at the blatant racism of the Ewart Brown supporters at yesterday's protest rally. I am a "white" person who was told by Dr. Brown's supporters, at the Cabinet building,...
DATE: Jun 19, 2009
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Different issues
June 17, 2009
Dear Sir,
Like most Bermudians of conscience, I have mixed feelings about the Uighurs being here and hopefully once due process has taken place, the multifaceted risks to Bermuda will be deemed to ...
DATE: Jun 18, 2009
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I want to be very clear about the motion of no confidence in Premier Ewart Brown, which we hope will be debated tomorrow: We are seeking a change in the leadership of the government, not a change in government.
We believe it is vitally important that...
DATE: Jun 18, 2009
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Insulting comparison
June 17, 2009
Dear Sir,
I write regarding the comments of Ms Laverne Furbert concerning the march on Parliament on Tuesday, June 16. Specifically, she said: "What I saw here today was a lynching party … and I tell people go and l...
DATE: Jun 18, 2009
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Tyranny of the Premier
June 14, 2009
Dear Sir,
I, like many Bermudians, am not opposed to receiving the former Guantánamo detainees on humanitarian grounds. Bermuda has always opened its arms to foreign nationals; an explosion of our population would...
DATE: Jun 16, 2009
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@rh24bold:Today in History
Today is Thursday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2009. There are 203 days left in the year.
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In 1770, Capt. James Cook, commander of the British ship Endeavour, discovered the Great Barrier Reef off Australia by ru...
DATE: Jun 11, 2009
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@rh18bold:Today in History
Today is Friday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2009. There are 223 days left in the year.
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In 1908, the Wright Brothers of Dayton, Ohio patented their flying machine in the United States.
In 1915, the worst train dis...
DATE: May 22, 2009
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Reuters historical calendar - May 20
May 13 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major events to have occurred on May 20 since 1900:
1902 - Cuba was handed over to a republican government and the last U.S. troops left.
1927 - Britain signed the Trea...
DATE: May 20, 2009
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