Wednesday, April 6, 2016

What You Need To Know: Thursday April 7

France's Jean-Marie Le Pen fined €30,000 for Holocaust comments


A Paris court found 87-year-old Le Pen guilty of the charge of denying crimes against humanity.

Just think Klu Klux Klan and Aryan Nations and you'll get the picture 




Hate speech bill heading to Diet without ban or penalty clauses



Only in Japan would such a bill exist Because you wouldn't want to cause anyone embarrassment or discomfort  It's all about the group don't forget  that




Augusta National: The home of the Masters before it was famous


Updated 1459 GMT (2159 HKT) April 6, 2016



What a wonder it is  Augusta National where no black members were allowed until the late 1970's and where women are still banned from becoming members What a magical place





Battlefield as showroom: Russian arms gain new luster after Syria campaign

Russia's brief but successful campaign in Syria has attracted international arms buyers, and could boost sales by $6 billion in 2016.

What better way to celebrate death and destruction than with increased weapons sales 



Arsenic-laced water affects millions in Bangladesh


Government promised to clean up the water supply but a rights group says poor governance has hampered those efforts.



Nothing says good governance like corruption, mismanagement and political opportunity  




















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