Men Can Be 'Wives' and Women 'Husbands' as Government Overrules the Dictionary

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The word “husband” will in future be applied to women and the word “wife” will refer to men, the Government has decided.

Civil servants have overruled the Oxford English Dictionary and hundreds years of common usage effectively abolishing the traditional meaning of the words for spouses.

The landmark change is contained in the fine print of new official legal guidance drawn up for MPs and peers as the Government’s same-sex marriage bill is debated.

It comes as part of a Government initiative to “clarify” what words will mean when gay marriage becomes law.

But critics described it as the vocabulary of “cloud cuckoo land”.

It follows claims by opponents of the redefinition of marriage that universally understood terms such as father and mother might be simply deleted by bureaucrats on official forms. » | John Bingham, Social Affair Editor | Thursday, June 27, 2013

Wife Stood between bin Laden and Seals
STUFF.co.nz: One of Osama bin Laden's wives stood between him and US Navy Seals as the world's most-wanted terrorist was gunned down in an airborne assault on the al Qaeda leader's safehouse deep in Pakistan.

He was holed up less than 1.6 kilometres from the country's military academy and not far from the capital of Islamabad.

Details emerged yesterday of the life and dramatic death of bin Laden, the day after President Barack Obama made the stunning announcement the al Qaeda leader had been killed.

Obama, while assured bin Laden probably was in the compound, did not know with certainty the 10-year hunt for the notorious son of a Saudi Arabian construction magnate was at an end. The realisation came when bin Laden's body was carried to one of four US Special Operations helicopters that had ferried in the American force deep inside Pakistan. One of the craft was damaged on landing and blown up before the return journey to Afghanistan. » | Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Die Schönheit vom Iran: Asam al-Sada Farahi
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Lady Ahmadinejad
Lady Ahmadinejad. Foto: La Stampa
LA STAMPA: La signora Ahmadinejad durante il summit delle First Ladies dei Paesi non allineati presso la sede della Fao,il 15 novembre 2009, a Roma.

La moglie del presidente iraniano, in chador nero e occhiali fumè, ha lanciato un appello per garantire cibo e medicine nella Striscia di Gaza, poi ha proposto l'esempio iraniano per la sicurezza alimentare nelle famiglie e accusato «l'attitudine mercantilista allo sfruttamento delle risorse e la politica dell'occupazione e della corsa alle armi» definendole responsabili della povertà e della fame nel mondo. Galleria di foto >>> | Domenica 15 novembre 2009

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Osama bin Laden: Sunflower Enthusiast with a Passion for Fast Cars
THE TELEGRAPH: Osama bin Laden's first wife has given a revealing insight into the complex character of the man behind the world's most wanted terrorist.

Najwa bin Laden has published a memoir claiming he was a contradiction of personality traits.

She reveals he was a disciplinarian who would beat his children for showing too many teeth when they smiled, but maintained a passion for sunflowers and fast cars his first wife has said.

He also banned the use of electrical appliances in his home and tried to toughen up his sons by making them climb desert mountains without water.

Details from the home life of the founder of al Qaeda have emerged in the book Najwa has written with his fourth son Omar.

Growing Up Bin Laden charts his journey from teenage newly-wed to the face of international terrorism, revealing along the way that he was fond of mangos and the BBC.

Alongside details of his domestic life, the memoir portrays a man who became increasingly severe as he was pursued by the Western powers. >>> Ben Farmer in Kabul | Friday, October 16, 2009