NATO warships arrive to deter Somali pirates
“Somali Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein Sunday welcomed the arrival of seven NATO warships off the coast of his country to help in the battle against pirates in the region.”
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Taliban fighters ambush, kill bus passengers
“Taliban militants recently kidnapped and killed between 30 and 40 bus passengers in southern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said Sunday.”
Bailed out banks paying $70 billion in bonuses!
“At one point last week the Morgan Stanley $10.7bn pay pot for the year to date was greater than the entire stock market value of the business. In effect, staff, on receiving their remuneration, could club together and buy the bank.”
Hundreds of thousands of voters will have problems
“When the six members of the state elections board — all retired judges — ran their registrations through the system, four were incorrectly rejected because of mismatches.”
Video: Fear and hate in the presidential campaign
A NEW VERSION IS AVAILABLE. Fear and hate are overtaking the presidential election. When we all fear terrorists, do we need to create more fear? A fear that Obama is going to blow us up? Do we need more hate? Stop the hate. Stop the fear. If you know of other examples, leave a comment. … Read more
Bush breaks law again: gives $ for religious discrimination
Law prohibits religious discrimination: you cannot avoid hiring a Catholic, for example, only because she is Christian. Bush, however, announced that the laws do not apply to him and is giving money to organizations that discriminate.
AP complains that Americans should get special treatment in Iraq
The Associated Press wrote a long screed about how American soldiers who commit crimes in Iraq may have to face Iraqi law. AP does not seem to mind that millions of Iraqis will have to use the same laws.
British couple defends son’s Swiss suicide
A British man had assistance committing suicide, legally, in Switzerland. In other news, uptight conservatives have declared that if cheese has holes in it, then it is Freedom Cheese.
Airport “security” is really security theatre
This journalist purposely used a forged boarding pass to get on a plane, with box cutters. In America. Recently. The TSA budget is $7 billion. Wasted.
SKorea company pays ransom to Somali pirates
“A South Korean shipping company paid a ransom to Somali pirates for the release of a cargo ship and 22 crew members seized over a month ago”.