December 12, 2004 – 10:38 am
Regarding Saddam’s ilegal trade and the Oil For Food scandal: With Republican-led congressional committees investigating allegations of oil-for-food corruption, some Democrats are pressing for answers about why the United States did little to stop the smuggling. The issue is part of a series of broader questions these lawmakers have about what U.S. officials knew about […]
December 12, 2004 – 10:09 am
From the USA Today: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas apologized to Kuwaitis on Sunday for the Palestinians’ support of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein after the 1990 invasion of Kuwait, making a gesture many here have long demanded as he launched a tour to repair relations with Arab nations. Why is this good news? Kuwait is […]
December 12, 2004 – 9:53 am
The Ukrainian Police will be reopening the investigation into the possiblility of Yushchenko being criminally poisoned. More good news for the Opposition: The most recent opinion poll has put the opposition leader 10 percentage points ahead of his rival, Viktor Yanukovych.
December 11, 2004 – 4:47 pm
CNET has an article about the Cingular/AT&T Wireless merger, 5 Things to Know. Let me add a few (was given permission to post bland things) If you live in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Puerto Rico, you will not be a Cingular customer. You will be part of SunComm. This is due to agreements made […]
December 11, 2004 – 9:50 am
The hospital that Yushchenko entered for more tests has confirmed that he has Dioxin poisoning, though no speculation on how he got it. "There is no doubt about the fact that Mr. Yushchenko’s disease has been caused by a case of poisoning by dioxin," said Dr. Michael Zimpfer, director of Vienna’s private Rudolfinerhaus clinic. His […]
December 11, 2004 – 9:38 am
The head of an Islamic "militant" group has been arrested in Pakistan. Pakistan has arrested the head of a militant Islamic group wanted in connection with the kidnapping of three UN workers in Afghanistan. Syed Akbar Agha, from a group that calls itself the Army of Muslims, was captured in a raid on an appartment […]
December 11, 2004 – 9:27 am
From the BBC: The man chosen by President George W Bush to take over as the new US homeland security secretary has withdrawn his nomination. The pull-out came after Mr Kerik uncovered tax and immigration problems relating to his employment of a nanny. "I uncovered information that now leads me to question the immigration status […]
December 10, 2004 – 7:21 pm
Who will it be? I have no clue how to figure that out, probably be a Google search. I will admit that I got an enormous amount of traffic from the Guardian article, but, hey! I lost all those links during the TTLB issues, so, I am entitled. 10,000! As best as I can figure […]
December 10, 2004 – 6:49 pm
From the BBC: Ukraine’s opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has gone into hospital in Austria for tests into the mystery illness that disfigured his face. Doctors will spend the weekend examining him to assess whether his illness was caused by poisoning. Mr Yushchenko was taken ill in September and resumed his presidential campaign with a pock-marked […]
December 10, 2004 – 4:42 pm
From WRAL: A study released by the University of Nebraska Medical Center shows an average of 42 percent of clinic appointments are no-shows. But forgetfulness isn’t the reason; instead, the study shows that fear keeps patients away. "There’s a fear of what they might hear, and there’s a fear of what might happen," said researcher […]
