Daily Archives: August 10, 2006

Invasion Plot Foiled

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Gaius

A sneaky attempt by the animal uprising to infiltrate an invasion force into Thailand was thwarted by alert members of the airport staff in Kenya. 228 tortoises of the fierce and greatly feared "leopard brigade" had cleverly managed to sneak … Continue reading →

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The Gift That Keeps Giving

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Gaius

Cynthia McKinney. Now she's hinting at sinister stolen elections and muttering about Republicans defeating her. Is there a single leftist/Democrat in the entire world that can accept a defeat anymore? This is getting freaking ridiculous. Over the past few years, … Continue reading →

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Terror Plot Roundup

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Gaius

Pajamas Media has an extensive roundup of news coverage from all over, so I will not even try to do my own – why reinvent the wheel? As I said earlier, this is going to be the dominant news story … Continue reading →

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Prepaid Cellular Phones

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Gaius

It's rapidly becoming clear that something very, very major is in the works by terrorists. It is also becoming clear that it may become necessary to ban prepaid cellular phones rather quickly. MARIETTA, Ohio – Investigators in southeast Ohio said … Continue reading →

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Independents in Connecticut

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Gaius

The Washington Post has an interesting article on some history in Connecticut politics involving Lowell Weicker, the man Joe Lieberman unseated in his first campaign for the Senate. Weicker,  defeated as a Republican, turned independent and ran for – and … Continue reading →

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Terror Targets

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Gaius

The Washington Post is reporting that the tree US airlines that were being targeted in the bomb plots were American Airlines, Continental Airlines and United Airlines. British authorities said today they had disrupted a "major terrorist plot" to blow up … Continue reading →

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Coordinated Waves

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Gaius

British Authorities have stopped a major plot to bomb a number – possibly 10 or more – airplanes. THis is going to be a dominant news story for the day. Here's a link to the BBC story. I'll be posting … Continue reading →

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