Reddit on August 25, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Wednesday, Aug. 25th 2010

News on 8/25/10

Wikileaks publishes CIA "Red Cell" memo on US as "exporter of terrorism"
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 894 pts
Israeli newspaper calls Canadian novel "anti-Israel" because it describes accurately that IDF soldiers and Israeli settlers harass Palestinian farmers. Does reality now have an anti-Israel bias?
r/worldnews · milligram · 617 pts
What You Will Not Hear About Iraq. "Iraq has between 25 and 50 percent unemployment, a dysfunctional parliament, rampant disease, an epidemic of mental illness, and sprawling slums. The killing of innocent people has become part of daily life. What a havoc the US has wreaked in Iraq."
r/news · American_Pie · 300 pts
Benedictine monks in Louisiana decide to make caskets. Sued by Louisiana State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors for violating coffin monopoly. Because, er, selling caskets is "complicated."
r/news · anonymous-coward · 181 pts
No visa required: Who has most freedom to travel?
r/worldnews · davidreiss666 · 163 pts
After 3 years, cop who abused 14 yr old skater fired.
r/news · salmonburger · 134 pts
Criminalization of drug use is spreading HIV
r/worldnews · baconn · 116 pts
BBC News - Fort Carson soldiers' killing spree after Iraq combat
r/worldnews · Fleshflayer · 101 pts

Politics on 8/25/10

Sports on 8/25/10

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Notice of ridiculous activity sent to The Pirate Bay

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The Headlines Redditors REALLY want to see... [pic]

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Sent in a pic of me eating a delicious sandwich for lunch to my girlfriend. She sent me a pic back of her lunch...

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This is why I watch True Blood

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It's sh!t like this, Steve. Sh!t like this.

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Does anyone else think these things are the coolest thing ever ?!

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Stop Motion [gif]

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How the grammar police became single

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Reddit on August 25, 2010

Wednesday, Aug. 25th 2010

News on 8/25/10

Wikileaks publishes CIA "Red Cell" memo on US as "exporter of terrorism"

Israeli newspaper calls Canadian novel "anti-Israel" because it describes accurately that IDF soldiers and Israeli settlers harass Palestinian farmers. Does reality now have an anti-Israel bias?

What You Will Not Hear About Iraq. "Iraq has between 25 and 50 percent unemployment, a dysfunctional parliament, rampant disease, an epidemic of mental illness, and sprawling slums. The killing of innocent people has become part of daily life. What a havoc the US has wreaked in Iraq."

Benedictine monks in Louisiana decide to make caskets. Sued by Louisiana State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors for violating coffin monopoly. Because, er, selling caskets is "complicated."

No visa required: Who has most freedom to travel?

After 3 years, cop who abused 14 yr old skater fired.

Criminalization of drug use is spreading HIV

BBC News - Fort Carson soldiers' killing spree after Iraq combat

Politics on 8/25/10

Hey /politics! you like Jon Stewart, I like Jon Stewart. How about we all agree to quit posting clips from Gawker and use the Daily Show's website for links so they can get pageviews and the bump in ad dollars associated with that? Thank you, that is all.

Turn off Fox is campaigning to stop all public viewings of Fox news, as well as inform people about how terrible Fox News really is.

Hey remember when Clinton was bombing the shit out of Al Queda, launching cruise missiles, and he hit an aspirin factory and the Republicans said he was diverting attention from his impeachment and Al Queda was not the threat? Then Republicans came to power and 9/11 happened? Yeah I remember that.

Passenger asks NYC cab driver if he's a Muslim. When the cab driver answers "yes", the passenger pulls a knife and cuts the driver's lip, arm, and throat.

Stephen Colbert further investigates Al-Waleed bin Talal, who funded the ground zero mosque and is a major shareholder of Fox News. What else he discovers may shock you.

Sports on 8/25/10

Pardon The Interruption FUUU-

People ESPN should fire, effective yesterday.

NBC to use five shorter breaks to accommodate Notre Dame's plans for offense (From ESPN, Not the Onion)

Pete Rose Still Has A Gambling Problem

Medical Association calls for MMA ban in Canada.

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