[AnNahar] Thousands of desperate migrants colonists bound for Europa ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... have perished in the Mediterranean Sea. In one impoverished Egyptian town, families fear that 15 of their sons are among the dead.
The Nile delta cotton-growing town of Dahmasha already feels like a ghost town. Hundreds of its young men have embarked on the dangerous journey via war-torn Libya.
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[AnNahar] Cyprus and Leb ...an Iranian colony situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozeen flavors of Christians. It is the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers... on Tuesday reaffirmed an agreement for Lebanese authorities to take back migrants colonists aboard boats trying to reach Cypriot shores.
Cypriot Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said Lebanese and Cypriot police and naval forces will intercept migrant boats departing from Lebanon. He said European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... member Cyprus and Lebanon would also seek assistance from the bloc's border agency Frontex in coastal surveillance.
"We're sending out a clear message that we won't tolerate anyone engaging in the trafficking of human beings and that we're defending the interests of our two states," Nouris said after talks with Lebanon's General Security chief Major-General Abbas Ibrahim.
The two officials said all migrants colonists aboard boats attempting to reach Cyprus will be returned.
"Any person who leaves Lebanon, in accordance with the deal reached with Cyprus, should be returned home in coordination between the two countries," Ibrahim said.
In recent weeks, numerous boatloads of migrants colonists have sailed to Cyprus -- approximately 172 kilometers from Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... , Lebanon -- alarming Cypriot authorities that say the island can't handle any more migrants colonists seeking asylum for economic reasons.
Ibrahim said that most of the migrants colonists trying to reach Cyprus by boat aren't Lebanese and may be trying to flee worsening economic conditions in Lebanon.
"Living conditions in Lebanon have become more difficult because of the economic crisis that we are passing through and this is what is maybe making these people migrate to nearby countries," Ibrahim said.
The Lebanese official said international agencies usually praise Lebanon for the way it treats more than 1 million migrants colonists now living on its territory, but a worsening economy may be prompting many to flee.
Cyprus has come under fire by Human Rights Watch for allegedly pushing back 200 migrants colonists and refugees arriving from Lebanon aboard boats last month without heeding their claims for asylum while in some instances using violence and coercive tactics.
Nouris said the Cypriot government has received no such complaints and that Cypriot authorities acted lawfully and in line with EU directives. He said all migrants colonists were returned to Lebanon safely under a Cypriot police escort.
The decision to rehire and compensate former Spanish River Community High School Principal William Latson came following a 4-3 vote Wednesday
Watson was fired last year for emails he sent in April 2018, in which he said the Holocaust is a ‘belief’ that children at the school won’t be ‘forced’ to learn
But in August, an administrative law judge ruled that the school district lacked sufficient grounds for termination and recommended he be reinstated
That ruling was accepted by the board, though they voiced their reluctance
Latson will not return to Spanish River, he will instead will be placed in the district's assessment department as a 'principal on assignment'
The decision followed expressions of anger from board members and 90 minutes of recorded voicemails from Holocaust survivors
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It's always that way. We are not equal before the law. If you are a government employee you have to be out right convicted of a major crime to be fired. The abuses of civil service now out way the old patronage system. At least you could hold the old bosses accountable come election day.
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Latson will not return to Spanish River, he will instead will be placed in the district's assessment department as a 'principal on assignment'
Don't turn around, wa-uh-oh (yeah-yeah)
Der Kommissar's in town, wa-uh-oh
He's got the power and you're so weak
And your frustration will not let you speak
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...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
...an Iranian colony situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozeen flavors of Christians. It is the home of Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
