Daily Archives: August 2, 2006

South Africa In The News Again

Posted on August 2, 2006 by Gaius

I've noted before how news seems to come in groups. At one point, I seemed to be finding items coming out of Cyprus almost daily. So it is with South Africa. Yesterday, there was an article about a brave man … Continue reading →

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THIS Is amusing

Posted on August 2, 2006 by Gaius

AP must have gotten a LOT of flack for it's unquestioning PR type headline about Cuba that I posted about last night. They have substantially re-written the story and changed the headline. It now reads; "Cuba tries to reassure its … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, In Canada

Posted on August 2, 2006 by Gaius

Every now and then we've all heard stories of towns being overrun with pigeons, other birds or stray cats or dogs. These are all manifestations of the animal uprising we keep trying to warn people about, of course. But this … Continue reading →

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Forget Snakes On A Plane

Posted on August 2, 2006 by Gaius

After all, that's just a movie, isn't it? We have a real problem now. Monkeys on a train! The animal uprising just keeps getting worse and worse. NEW DELHI – In an effort to keep monkeys out of the New … Continue reading →

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Hezbollah Uses Iranian Rockets

Posted on August 2, 2006 by Gaius

Hezbollah suddenly returned to launching a barrage of rockets today after a two day lull. This time the barrage included long-range Iranian Kaibar-1 rockets. A village some 45 miles from the border came under attack for the first time. BEIRUT … Continue reading →

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Hospital Raid Captures Hezbollah Officials

Posted on August 2, 2006 by Gaius

Jerusalem Post is reporting that a number of unidentified Hezbollah officials were captured during the Israeli commando raid on a Baalbek hospital. Israel reports no commandos were injured despite loud chest-thumping from Hezbollah spokesmen.  After several hours of intense fighting … Continue reading →

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Murtha To Be Sued

Posted on August 2, 2006 by Gaius

John Murtha is being sued by one of the marines he slandered when he declared them all "cold-blooded killers". This is a thing of beauty and I cannot wait to see how badly this one is going to singe Murtha's … Continue reading →

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