Daily Archives: August 22, 2006

Heroes Come In All Species

Posted on August 22, 2006 by Gaius

Here's a charming little bit of World War Two history. Did you know that there was actually an officially registered prisoner of war held by the Japanese that just happened to be a dog? Judy, a pedigreed pointer, was a … Continue reading →

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WE Could Have Written This Headline

Posted on August 22, 2006 by Gaius

Apparently, our campaign to raise awareness of the animal uprising has started to grab hold. The AP has a story that looks like one of our headlines! Psycho killer raccoons terrorize Olympia OLYMPIA, Washington – A fierce group of raccoons … Continue reading →

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Homegrown Terrorists

Posted on August 22, 2006 by Gaius

Inside Higher Education has a chilling story about a terror campaign waged against a researcher from UCLA. Dario Ringach, an associate neurobiology professor at the University of California at Los Angeles gave in to constant harassment from animal rights "activists" … Continue reading →

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NYT Readers Angry

Posted on August 22, 2006 by Gaius

In a well-run newspaper with high ethical standards, Bill Keller would have been fired as soon as he openly admitted lying to readers. Of course, there is no real danger of that at the moment with "Pinch" running the paper … Continue reading →

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Iran Attacks Romanian Oil Rig

Posted on August 22, 2006 by Gaius

An Iranian naval vessel has attacked and seized a Romanian oil drilling rig in the Persian Gulf. The rig has a crew of 26 and they have not been heard from since the Iranians boarded the rig. Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) … Continue reading →

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Iran Gives Reply

Posted on August 22, 2006 by Gaius

Iran has handed over a formal reply to the UN incentives package. There is no word yet on what the reply holds. TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran on Tuesday handed over its reply to an incentives package by world powers aimed … Continue reading →

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Russian Passenger Jet Crashes

Posted on August 22, 2006 by Gaius

A Russian passenger jet en route from a Black Sea resort to St. Petersburg has crashed in the Ukraine. 160 passengers and 10 crew were aboard. A distress call was sent immediately before the crash. There are no details yet … Continue reading →

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Where Is All The Fancy Rhetoric Now?

Posted on August 22, 2006 by Gaius

There was quite a lot of fancy rhetoric coming from the left during the run-up to the Connecticut primary about democracy. If people questioned the wisdom of the primary battle (as I did) there were responses along the lines of, … Continue reading →

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Waiting On Iran

Posted on August 22, 2006 by Gaius

Still no word on what Iran's long-promised response will be to the UN-backed package of incentives. Early indications are that Iran will reject the halting of enrichment. The Washington Post is reporting a flat rejection of the precondition. Tehran reiterated … Continue reading →

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Iranian Arms For Hezbollah

Posted on August 22, 2006 by Gaius

The Jerusalem Post is reporting that a number of arms transfers to Hezbollah have either been intercepted or foiled in the past few days. Turkey has been instrumental in several of the events.  Israeli and American intelligence agencies alerted Turkish … Continue reading →

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This Should Be Amusing

Posted on August 22, 2006 by Gaius

The latest USA Today poll showed Bush and the Republicans up a bit. It should be amusing to watch the spin on this one. As I have said all along, I think most polling is useless except in a trending … Continue reading →

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