September 27, 2004 – 7:49 pm
Interesting article from the Jerusalem Post: Top Bin Laden deputy Ayman al-Zawahri has been caught in Pakistan, according to a report from the region quoted on Israel Radio Monday. Pakistani forces operating against al Qaida strongholds in the country report capturing the Egyptian national, who was formerly the head of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, which […]
September 27, 2004 – 7:31 am
Interesting how this is one of their lead stories on their wesite. Too bad I heard about this last thursday on the Bob and Tom Show. CNN seems to be behind the curve at times.
September 25, 2004 – 2:59 pm
I truly love when people from around the world discuss US law. Here we have a BBC article, albeit written by a Seattle resident, discussing the Patriot Act. Not one person or organization seems to be able to answer the question “has anyone been negatively affected improperly by the Patriot Act?” The author discusses the […]
September 22, 2004 – 6:37 pm
BTW, just in case y’all didn’t know, I live in Raleigh, NC. Have lived through multiple hurricanes and tropical systems here. By my count, NC is now 6 for 12, with the possiblity of Ivan sliding back up, and Jeanne hitting full on.
September 22, 2004 – 6:04 pm
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The remnants of Hurricane Ivan swung back into the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to develop into a tropical storm on a path westward toward southwest Louisiana and Texas. A hurricane hunter airplane was flying into the storm Wednesday to gather data on the possibility of strengthening, said Krissy Williams, a […]
September 21, 2004 – 12:28 pm
cBS is going to scapegoat Mary Mapes, I expect her to be gone by the end of the week. Most telling is cBS saying that it would “examine the role of producer Mary Mapes in the passing the name to Lockhart.” Won’t work in saving Dan Rather, even if she decides to be be a […]
September 21, 2004 – 9:40 am
On the heels of France, now we have issues in Germany. The far right has made startling gains in regional elections in Germany as former communists made advances around Berlin, but parties of the centre clung to power with reduced support. The anti-immigrant Nationalist Democratic Party (NPD) won 9 per cent of the vote in […]
September 21, 2004 – 8:28 am
Well, I know I don’t, and I would doubt that most rational people do (read RWingnuts :)). And Kerry still hasn’t said who his “international nations” are as of yet. Weenie. But, if we need to add real criminals: Twelve French soldiers on peacekeeping duties in Ivory Coast have been arrested in connection with a […]
September 20, 2004 – 8:26 am
Having sent an email to WRAL, a local cBS affilliate here in Raleigh, regarding their stance on Rathergate, this is their response: Dear Pajama Blogger, First, thank you for taking the time to contact us regarding the CBS News story about President Bush’s military record. To say the least, like you we are very concerned […]
September 19, 2004 – 9:28 am
Captain Ed has found a story about how the French forged a document stating that Iraq was trying to purchase Uranium from Niger. The Italian businessman at the centre of a furious row between France and Italy over whose intelligence service was to blame for bogus documents suggesting Saddam Hussein was seeking to buy material […]
