Reddit on July 19, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Sunday, Jul. 19th 2009

News on 7/19/09

Original 9/11 commission letter to Norad: "The C130 encountered flight 77 west of the Pentagon and literally followed it as it crashed into the pentagon. This is the first we learned of this aircraft (Norad did not mention it at the hearing). It raises a number of questions..."
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 509 pts
Dear FSM, this is fucking terrible [sad]
r/worldnews · Prysorra · 506 pts
Sordid reality behind Dubai's gilded facade: Construction halted, westerners jailed for adultery - but prostitutes do well
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 244 pts
The Rape of Taraneh: Prison Abuse of Iran's Protesters
r/worldnews · misterthingy · 200 pts
Why can't I access the comments to the story "9/11 commission omitted the fact of a NORAD plane following flight 77"
r/worldnews · baysiqq · 174 pts
Man given six months to live, burns through money and "bucket list" only to discover "tumour" is a harmless abscess.
r/news · pets_or_meat · 145 pts
Ariel Sharon got on Israeli radio and urged Israelis to settle more land fast. "Grab the hilltops, and stake your claim," he said. "Everything we don't grab will go to them."
r/worldnews · koavf · 145 pts
Israel backs East Jerusalem housing construction despite U.S. opposition - Netanyahu says Jews have the right to build in East Jerusalem. Palestinians consider the land part of their future state.
r/worldnews · twolf1 · 139 pts

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When your kid asks why he has to study, work and make lots of money, show him this picture of Renault's president, Flávio Briatori.

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[PIC]A Sea of Blood

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No, I don't need any help. I can handle this myself.

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Priorities [PIC]

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Look of Disapproval is now a meme!

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Supertanker goes wherever supertanker wants

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A rabbit stealing a cookie.

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Billboard against the Drug War.

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How do you train them to this level?

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Reddit on July 19, 2009

Sunday, Jul. 19th 2009

News on 7/19/09

Original 9/11 commission letter to Norad: "The C130 encountered flight 77 west of the Pentagon and literally followed it as it crashed into the pentagon. This is the first we learned of this aircraft (Norad did not mention it at the hearing). It raises a number of questions..."

Dear FSM, this is fucking terrible [sad]

Sordid reality behind Dubai's gilded facade: Construction halted, westerners jailed for adultery - but prostitutes do well

The Rape of Taraneh: Prison Abuse of Iran's Protesters

Why can't I access the comments to the story "9/11 commission omitted the fact of a NORAD plane following flight 77"

Man given six months to live, burns through money and "bucket list" only to discover "tumour" is a harmless abscess.

Ariel Sharon got on Israeli radio and urged Israelis to settle more land fast. "Grab the hilltops, and stake your claim," he said. "Everything we don't grab will go to them."

Israel backs East Jerusalem housing construction despite U.S. opposition - Netanyahu says Jews have the right to build in East Jerusalem. Palestinians consider the land part of their future state.

Politics on 7/19/09

Gang of Sickos: Six US Senators Sell Out Constituents for $11 Million from the Health Industry: Ben Nelson, Mary Landrieu, Ron Wyden, Joe Lieberman, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins

Jon Stewart Points Out That Fox&Friends "Make Shit Up"

If taxpayers risked their money when they backstopped Wall Street’s misadventures, why aren’t they sharing in the windfall now that the party has started again?

So what’s wrong with Goldman's $3.44b profits, or with the company earmarking $11.4b bonus for its employees? What’s wrong is that this is not free-market earnings but an almost pure state subsidy

OMG: Robert Hormats, a vice chairman of Goldman Sachs named as Obama economic adviser

Sports on 7/19/09

Yet another reason Myron Rolle is so much better than you

Yao Ming to Miss 2009-2010 Season, Sets Goals on Recovery and Helping the Environment

59-Year Old Tom Watson Almost Won The British Open: Ten Reasons To Be Amazed!

Cink pips veteran Watson to Open Championship in playoff

TheBasketballJunkie.com: NBA All-Underrated team

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