News – Who do you Root For?

Middle East

Saddam’s family may be suing the Sun over the pictures published of him in his underwear. Poor taste can get you in trouble.

Israel jails a soldier who refused orders to demolish settler buildings on the Gaza strip.

Asia

General Leon LaPorte, commander of the U.S. forces in South Korea, says that US and South Korean forces can deter and defeat North Korea even if they have several nuclear weapons. Sure, but just because you can do something doesn’t make it a good idea.

Africa

A Belgian jury finds businessmen Etienne Nzabonimana and Samuel Ndashyikirwa are found guilty of helping Hutu militias during the Rawanda genocide. They’re charged with supplying extremist Hutus with vehicles and weapons for their bloody rampages and plying them with beer after their killing sprees.

North America

Bush has another stay the course speech, which more or less rehashes what most of us who follow politics already know. The overall strategy seems to be train Iraqi troops and try to hold together stability until both the potential military and government are strong enough to stand on their own. However long that takes, as it seems no one has any ideas on that matter. Of course, now it’s time for the analysis.

The National Academy of Sciences publishes a report on the vulnerability of the nation’s milk supply, which could be poisoned with a small amount of botulinum toxin, suggesting methods of securing it such as better pasteurization and careful sampling.

Despite fierce opposition, Canada’s parliament allows same sex marriage across the country.

Harry Reid suggests some republicans to Bush for potential Supreme Court vacancies. Namely Republican Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Mel Martinez of Florida, Mike DeWine of Ohio and Mike Crapo of Idaho.

General

AMD files suit against Intel for antitrust, charging that Intel forced major computer makers into exclusive deals in return for cash, discriminatory pricing, and marketing subsidies, as well as Intel threatening to retaliate against computer manufacturers that put AMD CPUs in their PCs.

War of the Worlds looks good.

Today’s Papers has passage of the White House backed energy bill, the State Dept dropping the ball on passport fraud, more analysis of Bush’s speech and some other things too.

Amusements

To save water, mayor of London advises residents, “If it’s yellow, let it mellow. If it’s brown, flush it down.”

North Dakota man charged with DSCUI (Driving a Shopping Cart Under the Influence)

“Psychiatric watchdog” group says Tom Cruise is right — all psychiatrists want to do is remove the space aliens from your body. Your watchdog wants clams

Seventeen-year-old trainee complains that his overtime hours are paid with bourbon. Apparently this is a bad thing

Hurry Floridians, you only have until Friday to get an abortion, make methamphetamines or engage in homoerotic acts with fellow classmates

Two people having sex in the back of a car isn’t particularly newsworthy. Two shackled inmates having sex in the back of a police car while being taken to jail is

Zamboni driver gets hit with DWI

State-run Zimbabwean newspaper blames U.S. and UK for causing droughts. In other news, floods are caused by the Chinese

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