Category: The World

Was <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/05/12/build/nation/30-abuse-testimony.inc">anybody in charge</a> of the Abu Ghraib prison? Everybody seems to be sidestepping the issue and trying to lay blame on somebody else. When I was in the military I was taught to be responsible for my actions and those I was in charge of, even if I wasn't there directly supervising them.…

<a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/10/1084041308251.html">UK father sells daughter to clear gambling debt</a><br />n<br />nPeople just simply amaze me. I mean how low can you go? The real kicker is the line in the story:<br />n<br />n<i>Police have declined to comment on the case, although it is understood that they have so far been unable to discover any offence.</i><br…

I see <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/05/08/build/business/54-oil-prices.inc">oil prices are continuing to rise</a>. I read a real interesting article recently that had a very good explanation as to why prices on oil were rising. It is not available online so I can't link it. The reason they gave for the rise in oil prices was the dollar has been…

I have made <a href="http://www.nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/000351.html">my point</a> that I felt the treatment of prisoners in Iraq was horrible. Here is the <a href="http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/2004_05_01_riverbendblog_archive.html#108392335918002921">view of Riverbend</a>, a young Iraq girl who blogs sometimes. Here is a couple of interesting excerpts.<br />n<br />n<i>And through all this, Bush gives his repulsive speeches. He makes an appearance on Arabic tv…

I want an ATM like <a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/britain_banking_offbeat">this one</a> in my town. Double your money and the bank says its ok. Come to think about it I wish my bank was that nice period. These days the banks milk you for every penny your worth.<br />n<br />n<b>A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable,…

There are a lot of "feminists" that would say women are an abused class in the US. If they really want to see women that have no rights they should go to poor countries in the world. For all the "progress" we are dubiously making in Afghanistan, <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/04/16/MNGQN668FP1.DTL">progress for women is almost non-existent</a>. How…

Being a former submariner any story about submarines catches my eye. <a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/odd_submarines_dc">Playing soccer at the North Pole</a> by the crews of two submarines is something pretty neat. I bet the British crew has a little better chance since they are more familiar with the game of soccer than most Americans. Let me tell you…

Since 1989, Reedpoint has been staging the <a href="http://visitmt.com/categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordID=8886&SiteID=1">Running of the Sheep</a> on Labor Day Weekend. I have never personally been to it but I have been told it is a fun event to attend. I now see that Te Kuiti, a town in New Zealand, has picked up on this and has enacted its…

Many Americans thought it was the height of indecency when Janet Jackson bared her breast on National TV. At least our standards appear to be a little higher than those in <a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040402/od_uk_nm/oukoe_television_sex">Romania</a>. Their knockoff of the program Big Brother has showed live sex on TV. At least there is a segment of society protesting…

<a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/slave_reparations_lawsuit">Slave Descendants File $1B Lawsuit</a><br />n<br />n<i>Descendants of slaves filed a $1 billion lawsuit Monday against U.S. and British corporations, accusing them of profiting by committing genocide against their ancestors.</i><br />n<br />nGenocide: the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group.<br />nAncestor: one from whom a person is descended.<br />n<br />nSo…