Below The Beltway

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Actor Charlie Sheen has joined a growing army of other highly credible public figures in questioning the official story of 9/11 and calling for a new independent investigation of the attack and the circumstances surrounding it.
That’s right Carlos Irwin Estevez, terrorism expert, structural expert, and aviation expert explains for [...]

A multi-national force has freed three peace workers being held hostage since late last year.
BAGHDAD, March 23 — Three Christian peace activists kidnapped last year in Iraq were freed Thursday in an early morning military operation, the British Embassy in Iraq announced.
The announcement came two weeks after their colleague and fellow hostage, Tom Fox of [...]

The Washington Times has an editorial today about the Abdul Rahman case.
The case of Abdul Rahman, who faces execution in Afghanistan for having become a Christian 15 years ago, is about as clear-cut as it could be. A democracy founded on the principles of freedom and tolerance does not kill religious dissenters. This was why [...]

Apparently, the prospect of losing out on millions of dollars and eligibility for free agency convinced him to play by the rules.
JUPITER, Fla., March 22 — In the top of the first inning on a brilliantly sunny Wednesday afternoon, Alfonso Soriano stepped to the plate wearing a blue Washington Nationals jersey and a red Washington [...]

The major media is continuing to pick up the Abdul Rahman story, with the latest being this piece from the Washington Post about what the case means for the future of Afghanistan:
An Afghan Muslim man who converted to Christianity now seems unlikely to be tried or executed for the crime of rejecting Islam, thus heading [...]

That’s the only conclusion you can reach when reading a story like this:
OCALA, Florida (CNN) — Prosecutors here dropped charges Tuesday against a former teacher accused of having sex with a middle school student.
The teacher, Debra Lafave, offered her “deepest apologies” to the 14-year-old boy and his family.
Lafave, 25, said she is undergoing therapy for [...]

President Bush mentioned the Abdul Rahman case during an event this morning
“We expect them to honor the universal principle of freedom,” Bush said. “I’m troubled when I hear, deeply troubled when I hear, the fact that a person who converted away from Islam may be held to account. That’s not the universal application of the [...]

As if the news earlier this week about Futurama, South Park, and The Simpsons wasn’t enough, the BBC has a report about the planned live-action Star Wars television series expected to begin filming in 2008.
The TV series spin-off of the Stars Wars film franchise will run to at least 100 episodes, according to producer Rick [...]

That’s what the Afghans seem to be saying now about Abdul Rahman, the man facing death for converting to Christianity.
An Afghan man facing a possible death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity may be mentally unfit to stand trial, a state prosecutor said Wednesday.
Abdul Rahman, 41, has been charged with rejecting Islam, a crime [...]

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