Palestinian-Canadian Goes to the Big House
And yet another middle eastern-born Canadian citizen is found guilty of terrorist related activities. Born in Gaza, Jamal Akkal 24, left the Nusseirat refugee camp for Canada in 1999, settling down in Windsor ONT. He travelled back to Gaza and was subsequently arrested on Nov. 1, 2003, and charged by the military with conspiracy to [...]
Possible Flaw in Winamp
Here’s a story about my favourite media player Winamp.
Playlist files for the WinAmp player could contain a new flaw, security firm Secunia said this week.
The Superior Government-Run Health Sytem
Another stellar example of our far superior government-run health care system in action.
Windsor, Ontario, doctor Albert Schumacher believes it’s his ethical and moral responsibility to tell patients they can cross the border for faster tests. The president of the Canadian Medical Association said the country’s doctors have no choice when waiting times get unhealthy for [...]
One Step Closer
More good news but still much to be done.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A lieutenant of al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been captured in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq’s minister of state for national security said on Thursday.
Chemical Lab? In Iraq?
For those who haven’t yet seen the 1st MEF (Marine Expeditionary Force) Effects Exploitation Team presentation on its findings in Fallujah, check it out here.
Moderates? What Moderates?
In his piece Identifying Moderate Muslims, Daniel Pipes makes the case that terrorism cannot be defeated without the help of moderate Muslims. The difficulty he says is in determing the true moderates from those that merely tell us want we want to hear. This is an excellent point but we disagree with his choice of [...]
California Hammonds - A Must Read
As I was surfing BlogExplosion this evening I became sidetracked by a blog I discovered and completely lost all track of time. I bet I spent at least 45 minutes over there and plan to return as it is now on my must reading list. The blog, written by a fellow named Greg, is a [...]
Hackers Use Banner Ads to Carry Out Attack
To those of us who have banner ads proudly displayed on Blog Explosion, here’s a little something to think about.
Online intruders breached the security of at least one server at advertising host Falk this weekend and used the computer to distribute an attack to the service’s clients, including The Register, a technology news and opinion [...]