Ressam Gets 22 Years
Remember the piece of crap known as the “millennium bomber”? He was sentenced to 22 years.
A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced Ahmed Ressam, the “millennium bomber” convicted of plotting to blow up Los Angeles airport, to 22 years in prison for conspiracy to commit an international terrorist act, explosives smuggling and other criminal counts.
22 years [...]
Boondoogle
“Boondoogle searches government websites for whatever scandal you like: gun registry, adscam, gagliano, shawinigate… “
I love it! It actually works too. Thanks to Stephen Taylor for that.
Somebody Needs a Clamp Alright
Carolyn Parrish on General Hillier,
“I’m totally offended by him. . . . We are also not a country that is going to easily throw away 100 years of peacekeeping reputation and noble reputation in the world by a testosterone-filled general, and I think somebody should put a clamp on his mouth.”
She also referred to him [...]
Dark Side of the Moon pt-2
Update to previous post.
Alright, I’ve finished watching this riveting piece of journalism. Let me preface this by saying that last year I did a few stories criticizing the CBC for trying to thwart the plans of FoxNEWS to enter Canada. I’m too lazy at the moment to dig around in the archives for the links [...]
Dark Side of the Moon
If you’re not watching the CBC Newsworld documentary Dark Side of the Moon hurry up and turn it on - it’s hillarious. I’ll post some thoughts on it later. I want to watch this crap right now.
Talk About Tough Love
What does a loving father, who just happens to be a member of the Religion of Peaceâ„¢, do when he finds out his daughter has been sending messages of admiration to a *gulp* singer? He beats the crap out of her that’s what.
A father watching a Lebanese satellite TV channel saw his daughter’s name appear [...]
They’re Protesting Each Other!
Is the US labour movement falling apart? In what can only be described as one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen the AFL-CIO is protesting its members for boycotting its meetings. A split may be in the making.
Four major unions decided Sunday to boycott the AFL-CIO convention, setting the stage for one or more [...]
Those Peace Loving Pals
It’s a cease fire as only the Palestinians can dish up.
Palestinian militants killed two Israeli motorists in the Gaza Strip early Sunday and sent a suicide bomber into Israel, intensifying attacks ahead of Israel’s withdrawal from the territory next month.The bomber, who had cut a hole into the Gaza-Israel border fence, was caught near an [...]