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Remember the group of Iranian activists that took American diplomats hostage for 444 days back in 1979? Well president-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a founder of that group: BBC—As soon as I saw a picture of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s new president, I knew there was something faintly familiar about him. [. . .] Ahmadinejad was a [...]
The Pentagon held its first-ever worldwide town hall meeting today with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and General Myers. I expected the meeting would have a rigid appearance to it, but it turned out to be quite robust with questions ranging from Media distortion of military deaths in Iraq to a Lieutenant Colonel complaining about [...]
Aruba is struggling to save its tranquil image in the minds of American tourists. The Aruban government today called upon the Netherlands to show official support for the island: NIS News—WILLEMSTAD, 29/6/05 – Justice Minister Croes of Aruba wants the Dutch government to show official support to the island. He says fairy-tales about the disappearance [...]
Aaron Sauer—the NTSB Investigator-in-Charge—was onsite today examining the wreckage of a crash that killed Wal-Mart heir John Walton yesterday. The NTSB says that Walton was flying a CGS Hawk Arrow when he crashed in Jackson Hole, WY. The CGS Hawk Arrow is an experimental, kit-built airplane the NTSB said.
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter ferrying troops crashed in Afghanistan’s Kunar province today. Status of the crew and troops is unknown at this time: USATODAY—KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter crashed Tuesday while flying troops into eastern Afghanistan, and the fate of those on board was not immediately known, the military said. [...]
The Pew Hispanic Center released a new study today entitled “Hispanics and the 2004 Election: Population, Electorate and Voters.” The study found that between the 2000 and 2004 elections, the Hispanic population grew by 5.7 million persons representing 50 percent of total US population growth during the same period. That growth, however, did not translate [...]
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 occurred off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico this morning. The earthquake was situated at 18.79N 107.34W which is about 185 miles SW of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. No reports of damage at this time. source: USGS
Jodie Evans at CODE PINK has been blogging from the World Tribunal on Iraq in Istanbul, Turkey. Her comments Sunday made it clear that CODE PINK stands with the terrorists in Iraq: CODE PINK—We must begin by really standing with the Iraqi people and their right to resist. I can remain myself against all forms [...]
Wafa Samir al-Biss dreamed of martyrdom: Telegraph—”Today I wanted to blow myself up in a hospital, maybe even in the one in which I was treated. But since lots of Arabs come to be treated there, I decided I would go to another, maybe the Tel Hashomer, near Tel Aviv. I wanted to kill 20, [...]
Four American officials are said to have met secretly with Iraqi insurgent commanders at a villa near Balad June 3rd and then again 10 days later: Sunday Times – Times Online—AT a summer villa near Balad in the hills 40 miles north of Baghdad, a group of Iraqis and their American visitors recently sat down [...]
