Archive for September, 2004

September 30, 2004

China tells its army to be ready for war

The World Community continues to hear again and again from China that it is going to pound Little Taiwan if it ever declares independence. Beijing, September 30: Chinese Communist Party chief and President Hu Jintao has urged the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to prepare for a military struggle, but stopped short of singling out rival [...]

Merck Announces Voluntary Worldwide Withdrawal of VIOXX®

I remember using VIOXX® some years ago, I never felt very well taking it so I discontinued its use. It was a good decision as it is now being linked to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., Sept. 30, 2004 – Merck &. Co., Inc. today announced a voluntary worldwide [...]

September 29, 2004

Male Hormone Deficiency May Contribute to Alzheimer’s

Does Testosterone supplementation lessen the risk of Alzheimer’s? Read Dr. Mercola’s article. Like estrogen loss in older women, decreased levels of testosterone may put aging men at risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers from USC found strong suggestions that normal age-related testosterone depletion is one of the important changes that promote Alzheimer’s disease in men.

“The end of the Beginning?”

I pray this is the spark to bring some sort of peace, and the freeing of Palestinian hearts and minds… As Churchill said after the British defeated the German ‘Afrika Korps’ in Egypt: Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of [...]

September 28, 2004

What if we lose the war on Terror?

Take a look at this and imagine: A lost war…

Modern Ruins

Today’s buildings, “ruinized”; Awesome, pretty scary too when you think about it.

Al-Qaeda and MS-13 gang collaboration

A Washington Times article today revealed that Al-Qaeda is seeking ties with MS-13 (Mara Salvatrucha), a violent Salvadoran gang: A top al Qaeda lieutenant has met with leaders of a violent Salvadoran criminal gang with roots in Mexico and the United States — including a stronghold in the Washington area — in an effort by [...]

September 27, 2004

Protecting Arafat

WorldNetDaily is reporting that the FBI is refusing to return files to former NSA analyst James J. Welsh. Welsh has said he intercepted a transmission from Arafat ordering the execution of two US diplomats and one Belgian in Sudan during 1973. It is beyond understanding why the United States continues to protect “select” individuals engaged [...]

Healthy Eggs

Dr. Mercola today discussed some of the findings of an American Journal of Clinical Nutrition study, to be released in October, that should allay the public’s fear of egg consumption increasing their risk of heart disease. There continues to be a major fear from most of the population that eating eggs will increase their cholesterol [...]

September 26, 2004

Greek plane diverted to London

MSNBC is reporting that a New York bound Olympic Airlines jet was diverted to an airport outside London after a “security alert.” Incident is over. DEBKA is reporting that the pilot of flight 411 suspected an onboard bomb. I’ll post more details as they come available. Update: DEBKA is now reporting that an alert was [...]