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Index of Dates and Titles
Index of Subject Matters
Anti-Semitism
Arab-Israeli conflict
Bush Doctrine of pre-emptive strike
Child labor in the Philippines
Christian Fundamentalism
Christian Fundamentalists
Christian fundamentalists and Bush
Commission on Audit
Communist China & the capitalist sector
Communist China & the unemployed
COPA & Bayan Muna
Corruption in East Asia 2002
Corruption in the Military
Corruption in South Korea
Criminal economy
Da Vinci Code
Deterrence as a cold war relic
Dick Cheney
Donald Rumsfeld
Election fraud in the US
Fahrenheit 9/11
Filipino character flaws
Filipino in Harvard
Filipino media
Filipino movies
Filipino politics
Filipino workers & the English language
Filipinos' best traits
Final days theology
Formal economy
Free Trade & Globalization
Gen. Boykin
George W. Bush
GMA's Strong Republic
House of Representatives millionaires
Hunger in the Philippines
Ideology of American supremacy
Immigration hassles
Informal economy
Iraq and al-Qaeda
Iraq War
Iraqi armed forces
Islamic state
John Ashcroft
Leo Strauss
Little Brown Americans
Mahathir on globalization
Malaysia's armed forces
Malaysia's Internal Security Act
Merrill McPeak
Nationalism: what is it?
Norman Podhoretz
Norway
Nuremberg trial
Oil Supply
Palestinian statehood
Pat Buchanan
Paul Wolfowitz
Pax Americana
Philippines: a hopeless country?
Philippine economic developmet
Population & birth control
Population growth and economic growth
President Arroyo on free trade
President Arroyo on hopelessness
Pride in being Filipino
Project for the New American Century
Quality of life in the Philippines
Richard Perle
Robert McNamara on Iraq
Robert McNamara on Vietnam
RP best performer in ASEAN
RP most corrupt in ASEAN?
Secular state
Strong states, weak states
Tax Identification Number
Thailand & globalization
Thailand's automotive industry
UN weapons inspectors
US aid to Israel
Weimar Republic
World Trade Center suicide attack
Zacarias Massaoui
On America and the Americans


Undated:
The American Empire: 1992 to present
              By: William Blum

October 16, 2006 :
Fallen Empire: Rome and the US
                            By: Martin Weiss

April 22, 2006 :
Hispanic Leaders Speak Out!
                       By: Anonymous


On Antonio Meloto and Gawad Kalinga

August 28, 2006 :
A Tribute and a Prayer
                           By: Jose Ma. Montelibano

August 10, 2006 :
Magsaysay Awards: Honring Filipinos
                           By: Jose Ma. Montelibano

March 25, 2006 :
The Eagle Will Not Fly Without the Poor
                           By: Antonio P. Meloto


On Australia and the Australians

2002:
Australia Gets into the Map
         By: Anonymous


On the Catholic Church

May 2, 2002 : Brazilian Bishops say Church should rethink
                    
compulsory celibacy


On China and the Chinese

June 12, 2006 : China's New Tyranny
                       By: Edward McMillan-Scott



On Christian Fundamentalists


October 27, 2003
: The Pentagon's Pope
                             By: The Guardian

June 9, 2003
: Apocalypse Soon
                     By: Giles Fraser


On Communists and Communism


January 24, 2006
: 2005: A Year of Maoist Resurgence
                            By: Gary Leupp

July 2, 2002
: East Europe's Left gains as it blunts ideology

June 22, 2002
: Cuba to enshire communist system

June 21, 2002
: Russia seeks to dismantle collective farms

May 1, 2002
: Private sector catches up fast in Communist
                  
China

On Corruption


February 12, 2005
: Re-inventing the Commission on Audit
                             By: Marcelo Tecson

November 1, 2004
: Cover-Up in the Military, Part I
                              By: Raphael Martin, Glenda M. Gloria

May 11, 2002
: Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong judged least
                   
corrupt economies in Asia; RP rating
                    
improves

On the Da Vinci Code


June 13, 2006
: The Da Vinci Code Is Dead
                        By: Austin Ruse

May 29, 2006
: The Da Vinci Brouhaha and the Persistence
                    
of Belief
                       By: Ross Tipon

April 23, 2006
: I'm a Catholic. Should I Boycott the "Da Vinci
                    
Code' Movie?
                       By: Jose Maria P. Alcasid

February 23, 2006
: Dissecting "The Da Vinci Code"
                             By: Mark Shea

April 7, 2004
: The Da Vinci Fallacy
                      By: Amy Welborn

September 2003 :
Dsimantling The Da Vinci Code
                           By: Sandra Miesel


On EDSA People Power


February 24, 2006
: The Philippines: exhausted by coups and
                           
protests
                              By: Sam Knight

February 18, 2006
: Where has the hope gone?
                              By: Lin Neumann


On Education


February 12, 2006
: RP needs more engineers to stay
                          
competative
                             By: Rep. Eduardo R. Gullas

February 12, 2006
: 160,000 kids forced to leave private
                          
schools yearly
                              By: Rep. Eduardo R. Gullas

January 2006
: Education: Deterioration of the Public School
                   
System and consequent "Dumbling of the
                   
Filipino Mind"
                      By: Bert M. Drona


On Election Fraud


December 5, 2005
: Madame Operator?
                             By: Miriam Grace A. Go

December 3, 2005
: Was there Massive Fraud in the
                          
2004 Presidential Elections?
                             By: Manuel A. Alcuaz, Jr.

November 1, 2004
: An Election Spoiled Rotten
                             By: Greg Palast



On the English Language


Undated
: Lovers of the English Language
              By: Anonymous


On Fahrenheit 9/11


August 24, 2004
: The Beginning of History
                          By: John Berger

June 25, 2004
: Thank You, Michael Moore
                       By: William Rivers Pitt


On Ferdinand Marcos


December 8, 2005
: History re-edited
                             By: Alan Robles


On Filipinos and the Philippines


Undated :
Be Proud to be a Filipino
               By: Barth Suretsky

Undated :
Two Book Reviews from Mind Feed
               By: Bert M. Drona

Undated :
Rizal, the Scientist
               By: Ben O. de Lumen

Undated :
The Harry Stonehill and Dado Macapagal Story
               By: Anonynous

August 6, 2006 :
Singaw ng Bangaw
                         By: Manuel Buencamino

June 18, 2006 :
Selective Silences
                       By: Juan L. Mercado

June 5, 2006
: The Enlightened Elite
                      By: Jonathan Best

March 25, 2006
: The Eagle Will Not Fly Without the Poor
                           By: Antonio P. Meloto

March 13, 2006 :
In Between Groundhog Days                                                  By: Anonymous

March 10, 2006
: RP to get 122,000 Jobs for Medical
                       
Transcribers
                         By: Ernesto Herrera

March 3, 2006
: From a Middlclass Filipino
                        By: Anonymous

March 3, 2006
:Open Letter to Our Leaders
                       By: Anonymous

January 26, 2006
: Filipino Call Center Agents Outclass Indians
                           By: Ernesto F. Herrera

January 14, 2006
: On Being too Westernized
                            By: Ross Tipon

January 2006
: Chinese in the Philippines: Power and Prejudice
                   
- Globalizing Hate
                      By: Amy Chua

January 2006
: The Filipino OFW: Global Woman - Nannies,
                   
Maids; and Sex workers in the New Economy
                       By: Jonathan Rowe

December 26, 2005
: The Price of Remittances
                                By: Pati Poblete

2005
: A Christmas Tale - in Chabacano
          El Pascua Antes
          By: Librada C. Llamado

July 14, 2002
: 11.5% of RP households affected by
                    
hunger-survey

July 6, 2002
: Pinoys unhappy with workings of democracy,
                 
but proud of race

June 26, 2002
: 19% of Pinoys want to leave, say RP is
                    
hopeless

June 11, 2002
: Sad about RP democracy, but proud to be
                     
Filipino

May 24, 2002
: House of Representatives remains a
                    
millionaires club

May 8, 2002
: 52% of respondents say life worse today

May 8, 2002
: One in six RP kids has to work - NSO

May 6, 2002
: English no longer Filipinos' sole pride

May 3, 2002
: Filipinos disenchanted with democracy, UP
                 
survey shows

April 30, 2002
: Technology Achievement Indicator shows
                     
RP lagging behind in science

February 25 2002
: RP listed among worsening bureaucracies
                 
November 7, 2001
: Democracy, free media blamed for
                           
RP's woes

October 29, 2000
: The Philippines is a nation of
                         
star-struck ignoramuses
                            By: Don Pedro


On Free Trade and Globalization


May 2, 2003
: US, allies preach free trade but practice
                  
protectionism
                     By: Warren Vieth

July 6, 2002
:GMA raps rich nations over trade practices

June 21, 2002
: Mahathir says rich nations run globalization
                    
for own benefit

May 17, 2002
: Thais ask: Is globalization really worth it?

May 9, 2002
: Roxas justifies trade safeguards

February 4, 2002
: Globalization stirring fear for jobs, poverty

October 21, 2001
: Mahathir slams globalization

July 5, 2001
: RP warned  of risks in globalization, told to
                  
go slow on IMF-prescribed policies

October 4, 1999
: Speculative ogre still roams Asia


On George W. Bush


Undated
: George W. Bush is a Saint
             By: Anonymous


On Gold

November 16, 2006 :
China Will Corner the Gold Market
                               Author Unknown

October 30, 2006 :
Why Gold? (2)
                            By : Antonio Anciaco

October 26, 2006 :
Why Gold?
                            By : Antonio Anciano



On the Gospel of Judas


April 14, 2006
: The Gospel of Judas
                        By: G. Jeffrey MacDonald

April 13, 2006
: Judas Saves
                        By: Christopher Hitchens

April 13, 2006
: Judas' Rejected God's Love, says Pope
                    
Benedict XVI

April 8, 2006
: The Gospel Truth
                      By: Elaine Pagels

April 7, 2006
: Document is Genuine but is its Story True?
                      By: Laurie Goodstein

April 5, 2006
: The "Gospel of Judas"
                     By: Father Thomas Williams

Undated
: 'Gospel' by Judas: The Great New Fraud
               Luis Sergio Solimeo



On Government


January 12, 2006
: Hire more teachers, cops, before we
                         
create 'super-sized' parliament
                            By: Sen. Ralph Recto

Jan 2006
: The E-Vat on Electricity
                By: Dean de la Paz

Undated
: Shadow Power Plays at the Department of Energy
               By: Dean de la Paz



On Health & Fitness


Undated
: Health Questions and Answer Session
             By: Anonymous

Undated :
Your Body's Many Cries for Water
               By: Ferreydoon Bamanghelidj, MD


On Hernando de Soto


Undated
: The Mystery of Hernando de Soto
               By: Luis Vasquez Medina

January 28, 2005
: The De Soto Delusion
                            By: John Gravois

March 26, 2002
: Demystifying Hernando de Soto
                          By: Roy Culpeper


On History

October 19, 2006 :
The Holy Terror
                            By: Eamon Duffy

October 16, 2006 :
Fallen Empire : Rome and the US
                            By: Martin Meiss


On Imelda Marcos

November 6, 2006 :
Imelda Marcos to launch gems collection
                              By: Teresa Cerojano


On the Internet


December 8, 2005
: History re-edited
                             By: Alan Robles


On Iran and the Iranians


September 19, 2006 :
TIME and Mr. Ahmadinejad
                                By: Henry See

April 13, 2006
: Think Imaginatively about Iran
                        By: Mark Helprin


On Iraq


November 3, 2004
: Peace and the New Corporate Liberation
                          
Theology
                             By: Arundhati Roy
            
January 21, 2004
: It's Just Wrong What We're Doing
                           By: Doug Saunders

June 13, 2003
: The Dog Ate My WMDs
                       By: William Rivers Pitt

April 5, 2003
: Don't blame Jews for this war
                      By: Samuel G. Freedman

April 4, 2003
: Bush mix of God & war grates on many
                   
Europeans
                      By: Tom Heneghan

March 18, 2003
: Things to come
                           By: Paul Krugman

March 17, 2003
: War to test new weapons
                          By: Vladimir Slipchengko

March 12, 2003
: Cheney is still paid by Pentagon
                       
contractor
                          By: Robert Bryce

March 6, 2003
: Bush and His God
                       By: Richard Reeves

March 1, 2003
: Ariel Sharon's shakedown
                        By: Pat Buchanan

February 26, 2003
: It's under Bush's bed!
                             By: Paulo Coelho

January 29, 2003
: Bloody Coward
                           By: John Pilger

November 2002
: The Fifty-First State?
                          By: James Fallows

September 29, 2002
: President Bush's Real Goal in Iraq
                                By: Jay Bookman


On Israel


Undated
: Knowing Israel
              Author Unknown



On Italy and the Italians

Undated :
About the Italians
               By: Wilfred McClay


On Jose Rizal

Undated :
Rizal : Zen Life, Zen Death
             By: Rene J. Navarros, Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM


On Joseph Estrada

November 28, 2006 :
Transaction Marred by Fraud
                              By: Sheila S. Coronel, Yvonne T. Chua
                              and Vinia M. Datinguinoo



On Korea and the Koreans


July 11, 2002
: South Korea leader's son indicted on graft
                   
charges


On Latin America and the Latinos


September 21, 2006 :
Venezuela has more oil than
                               Saudi Arabia but...
                                 By: Greg Palast

May 13, 2006
: Chavez is a Threat Because He Offers
                    
the Alternatives of a Decent Society
                       By: John Pilger


On Lebanon and the Hezbollah

Undated :
A Real Way Out: Fighting Despair, not War
              By: John-Edouard Silva


On Life and Living

Undated :
Watching the Couples Go By
               By: Herbert Stein

Undated :
George Carlin on Ageing
               By: George Carlin




On Mahathir and Malaysia


January 2006
: Malaysian Nationalism: The Making of a
                   
Nation
                      By: Zewiah Yahya

June 6, 2002
: Malaysia to buy 3 French submarines

May 17, 2002
: Mahathir has varied perspective on rights

May 13, 2002
: Malaysians in favor of English-language
                    
schools, says poll

On Muslims and Islam



Undated :
The Islamization of Europe
               By: Abdullah Al Araby

Undated :
Winston Churchill on Islam
               By: Anonymous

Undated :
Popes and the Kings
               By: Uri Avnery

Undated :
We Are Muslims
               By: Iman Tamman Adi, Ph.D.

Undated:
Understanding Islam
              By: Fr. Theodore Pulcini

Undated :
Let's Set The Record Straight
               By: Iman Tamman Adi, Ph.D.

Undated :
Gatorade is Not the Problem
               By: John Lomberry

Undated :
Allah or Jesus?
              By: Rick Mathes

Undated :
The Robin Williams Peace Plan
               By: Robin Williams

October 19, 2006 :
The Holy Terror
                            By: Eamon Duffy

October 2, 2006 :
The Islamization of Morocco
                           By: Olivier Guitta

July 15, 2006 :
Suicide Bombers and 72 Virgins
                      By: Pierre Rehor

Spring 2006 :
Europe's Mosque Hysteria
                    By: Martin Walker

February 21, 2006
: Not a Clash of Civilization
                             By: Wafa Sultan

February 19, 2006
: British Muslims: 'a state within a state"
                             By: Alasdair Palmer

February 19, 2006
: A Spectator's Role for China's Muslims
                             By: Jim Yardley

December 8, 2005
: Arabs and Islam
                             By: Ross Tipon

November 11, 2005
: Muslims in Australia
                               By: Ray Marten

Undated
: Secularism, Religion and Nation-Building
              By: Edilwasif T. Baddiri

April 2004
: A View from the Eye of the Storm
                  By: Haim Harari

September 28, 2001
: West superior to Islam world, says
                             
Italian PM


On OCWs


April 20, 2006
: The Overseas Class
                        By: Richard C. Paddock



On Oil


March 07, 2004
: Running Out of Oil and Time
                          By: Paul Roberts

March 11, 2003
: Obviously Oil
                          By: Rep. Dennis Kucinich


On the Opus Dei


April 16, 2006
: The Ways of the Opus Dei
                        By: David Van Biema

Undated
: The Truth About Opus Dei

On Outer Space


June 22, 2002
: Soccer field-sized asteroid in 'close shave'
                    
with Earth

On the National ID


February  19, 2002
: New privacy fears rise as Hong Kong
                           
plans digital ID


On the Parliamentary System


November 30, 2005
: NO! to the Parliamentary System
                               By: Rene B. Azurin


On Philippine History


Undated
: Some Historical facts about Filipino-Americans


On Philippine Immigration


June 7, 2004
: Tourist Boom or Doom?
                      By: Elsa B. Bayani




On the Philippine Political Economy


January 20, 2006
: All is not Well in the Management of
                        
Monetary System
                           By: Marcelo L. Tecson

January 2006
: Comparing Ireland and the Philippines
                      Author Unknown

Jan 2006
: Musings on the year of the (she) dog
               By: Romeo L. Bernardo

November 10, 2005 :
Averting Bloody Revolution
                               By : Sixto K. Roxas

September 30, 2002
: What Can The Philippine Growth
                             
Story Tell Us
                                By : Amando M. Mendoza Jr.

July 26, 2002
: How Will The 'Strong Republic' Be Built
                       By: Amando M. Mendoza Jr

Undated
: The Tri-sectoral Model of the Philippine
            
Political Economy
               By : Amando M. Mendoza Jr.


On Philippine Politics


April 11, 2006
: Filipinos Get Ready to Cha-Cha Again
                       By: Fabio Scarpello

April 7, 2006
: How the Crises in the Philippines and Thailand
                  
Differ
                     By: Maj. Gen. Fortunato U. Abat

April 7, 2006
: Tipping points, cutting edge and ebbing
                      By: Felix Zamar

April 6, 2006
: Dark Days for Philippine Democracy

Undated
: Call for Change
              By: Capt. Nicanor Faeldon


On Pope Benedict XVI

Undated :
Pope Benedict: What were you thinking?
               By: Amina Rasul

Undated :
Was it Muhhammad who was flying those Bombers
             over Beirut?
               By: Michael A. Hoffman II

Undated :
Faith, Reason and Politics: Parsing the Pope's
              Remarks
               By: George Friedman

Undated :
Pope apologizes
              By: John Allan Jr

       


On Population and Contraception


April 2005 :
Pope's ban on contraception caused rift
                  Author Unknown

Undated :
Can We Still Feed the World?
               By: Henrylito D. Tacio

Undated
: The Curse of Our Time
               By: Frank R. Zindler

August 12, 2004
: Will the Philippines Prove Malthus Right?
                           By: Peter Wallace

July 5, 2002
: RP population hits 80M; 32M are poor

May 14, 2002
: RP population alarms World Bank with birth
                   
rate outpacing growth, development is
                   
doomed, donors fear

May 5, 2002
: Church silence on RP population a setback

On the Project for the New American Century


January 26, 2004
: U.S. is Now in the Hands of Extremists
                           By: George Soros

September 9, 2003
: British PM attacks US on 9/11 and War
                              By: Michael Meacher

May 8, 2003
: Strong Must Rule the Weak, said
                  
Neo-Cons' Muse
                     By: Jim Lobe

April 15, 2003
: The Strategist and the Philosopher
                        By: Allan Frachon & Daniel Vernet

March 15, 2003
: US Foreign Policy & Leo Strauss
                          By: Jim Lobe


On Ramon Magsays
ay

January 18, 2006
: How Magsaysay solved the problems
                        
of the nation
                            By: Rodel J. Ramos


On Religion


April 14, 2006
: Jesus' Passion being Manipulated
                        By: Zenit News Service

April 10, 2006
: When our Religion Becomes Evil
                       By: Bert M. Drona

April 4, 2006
: In the beginning,a burst of light
                      By: Jane Lamoman

Undated
: The Origins of Easter


On Scandinavia


August 10, 2004
: No Pie from the Sky
                          By: Rosalinda N. Olsen


On Science and Mathematics

October 17, 2006 :
The Emperor of Math
                             By: Dennis Overbye


On Science and Religion


January 12, 2006
: The Wonders of Creatiion Lead Us to God
                            By: Father Shay Cullen


On Taxation


July 5, 2004
: Expanding TIN Usage in the Philippines
                    By : Jorge Baviera & Amando M. Mendoza Jr.


On Terrorism and Bin Laden


December 15, 1999
: Bin Laden supporters planning holiday
                             
attacks vs US arrested

February 4, 1999
: CIA warns of imminent bin Laden attacks

December 15, 1998
: TIME: Bin Laden may be planning
                             
attacks on Washington, New York

July 31, 1998
: Bin Laden may resort to chemical attack - US

On Thailand and the Thais


March 14, 2001 :
Ten (Thai) senators fired for poll cheating

January 14, 1997
: Thailand's auto output to accelerate

July 17, 1995
: Thailand eyes production of 1-M cars by
                    
year 2000

On the US Dollar

November 30, 2006 : The Falling Dollar - What to Do
                               Author Unknown

On the US Econom
y

January 6, 2006
: Dusting off the Brown-shirts and Jackboots
                          By: Mike Whitney



On Vietnam


April 6, 2006
: The Next Miracle Economy: Vietnam
                       By: Weiss Research

November 17, 2005
: Vietnam: Innovation, Discipline and
                            
Abundance
                               By: Moje Ramos-Aquino



On the World Trade Center


March 26, 2004
: We Had Warnings before 9/11
                          By: Eric Boehlert

September 6, 2003
: Hussein link 9/11 lingers in many minds                              By: Dana Milbank & Claudia Deane

June 3, 2002
: Threat Was Known Before 9/11
                      By: Harley Sorensen

May 8, 2002
: How the towers collapsed


On World War II

October 151, 2006 :
World War II Trivia
                             By: Col. D. G. Swindon, USMC
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