When I chatted with George I figured out his calendar was off by a year and a few days–he thought it was September 22, 2005, and that it was ok since he was in England. He may not know what day or year it is, but he had no trouble diagnosing a challenge to his…
Month: September 2006
Yankee stay home: Pyongyang Film Festival
Kim Jong Il has apparently been a very busy dictator… cd Yankee stay home: Pyongyang Film Festival The winners of the Pyongyang Film Festival feature film competition: Best Film: “Napola” (dir. Dennis Gansel, Germany) Best Director: Stephane Brize (“Not Here To Be Loved,” France) Best Script:Michael Haneke (“Hidden,” France-Austria-Germany-Italy) Best Photography: Santosh Sivan (“Meenaxi: Tale…
BBC NEWS | Americas | Iraq war fuels terror – US report
Thanks Buttplug! You’ve made the world fertile for terror! You have become an uncomfortable pain in the ass for everyone…. cd (click on ‘bush butt plug’ above to see our exclusive tribute to ‘w’) BBC NEWS | Americas | Iraq war fuels terror – US report The Iraq conflict has become a “cause celebre” for…
Letters from Iraq #14 and #15
Here are the latest letters from a U.S. soldier in Iraq, David. #14 IRAQ Hello friends, how are you doing, first, thank you for the kind letters. I deeply appreciate them and only wish I could write back individually to each one. I am half way out of my depression. I would say waist deep….
George W. Bush Buttplug from www.fukn.us
Because he wants to find out as much about you as possible and to get inside your most personal business, we figured we would offer you the opportunity to show him where the sun don’t shine. I’ve had our skilled craftsmen in the secret Fukn.us labs create the “George W. Bush Buttplug” Bush Plug This…
U.S. eases ban on air travelers carrying liquids
It’s about time. Of course, the screeners are all paid minimum wage and grossly inefficient anyway. Mink and I flew to Kona over the weekend and she got through security with a razor, gel deodorant, sunblock, and bug spray. They even searched her bag once…. cd WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Monday…
Light news day…heavy on the Animal stories…
I’m surprised PETA wasn’t making a stink about this gathering… cd NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio – People from as far away New Mexico and the Netherlands were in northern Ohio over the weekend, getting up close and personal with skunks. Skunk owner Jeri Lynn Poling says others may not understand, but skunks make great pets and…
PETA upset at Six Flags roach contest
I hate PETA. It’s not that I think we should treat animals badly, I don’t. I happen to like animals. I just think that the PETA people are a bunch of freaks. They make vegetarians everywhere sound bad….most vegetarians are actually okay. cd GURNEE, Ill. – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants Six…
Ramadan Begins—The Month of Fasting
Ramadan has begun in most of the world. It began with a blast in Baghdad. Although people usually think of Ramadan as a month of fasting, it is also a time of joy and clebration in the Muslim world. The fast is during the daylight hours only and at night firiends and family get together…
Report of bin Laden death unconfirmed: France, Pakistan, US
Tough call. Is he faking his dath? Is someone else faking it? Is this the chance for the U.S. to back off from the war on terror? Any way you look at it, it is an embarrassment for the United States. Five years later and the man sought by the most powerful country in the…