A friend of a friend of mine is now in Iraq. She was forwarding me his group emails and now he has given me permission to post some excerpts from his group emails home. He has also said that he is willing to answer questions from anyone as long as they don’t violate security clearances….
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American dream for Burmese refugees
After languishing in refugee camps on the Thai-Burmese border for 10 years, Karen refugees are suddenly being admitted to the US thanks to the waiver of a clause in the Homeland Security Act. There are about 130,000 refugees in the Thai border camps. The expectations and anxieties of the refugees as they contemplate a move…
Factoid of the Day
According to a Scripps Howard/Ohio University poll carried out in July, more than one-third of Americans suspect U.S. officials helped in the September 11 attacks or took no action to stop them so the United States could later go to war.
Zanzibar angry over Mercury bash
It’s difficult to generalize about a continent as large as Africa, but I would say that homosexuality is generally not very well accepted. A huge conference for gays and lesbians scheduled to be held in Ghana next month was just banned by government officials. A Muslim group in Zanzibar has protested about plans to mark…
Fukn.us is again fully functional
I believe I have finally worked all the bugs out of the website. Comments are again functioning, posting is normal, and all should be well. With any luck we will soon have posts from Mink Hippie, Bernest, Bambi, and The Rev to confirm this. That and lots of comments from you. Please let me know…
'Robo-Trout' surprises anglers in Maine
It’s Saturday. If you are fishing…watch for the robo-trout. cd ‘Robo-Trout’ surprises anglers in Maine GREENVILLE, Maine – Anglers, don’t be alarmed if you catch a trout with an antenna coming out of its belly. It’s just a “robo-trout.” About 75 transmitter-equipped trout have been released in Moosehead Lake and its tributaries by the Maine…
One less panty raider running free….
Okay, this guy took it way to far. Hasn’t he watched Animal House? Isn’t it enough to see how ridiculous those guys are? Couldn’t he just take a trip to Japan and buy them in a vending machine? Why? Why? Why did you do it crazy Korean guy? cd Sung Koo Kim, a 32-year-old Tigard…
Bigger is better for devout Muslim Swimwear
I’ve always been curious how devout Muslim women go to the beach. Surprisingly, we don’t see a lot of obviously Muslim women at the beach here in Hawaii…if we did, they would probably be wearing something similar to what you see below…The company is called Hasema, in case you want to buy one for your…
There's hope for ugly men, if they are rich….
Apparently, this guy won’t have a problem finding dates if he has enough money. Let’s hope he has money. cd Money more important than looks in a man By Jennifer Hill, Thu Aug 31, 9:44 PM ET Women regard healthy finances as more important than good looks in a man, according to a survey on…
Strongest Permanent Magnets Ever
Get these at ThinkGeek. The Strongest Permanent Magnets Ever Manufactured! Set Of Eighty-Seven Neodymium Rare Earth Magnets These Curiously Strong magnets have amazing strength in a very small size. Five to fifteen times the strength of common fridge magnets, these magnets can lift 400 times their own weight in steel. Their power will astonish you….