News – Might as Well Join the Army

North America

The army national guard is lagging in recruiting, missing it’s ninth monthly goal in a row. Of course. People who want to go to Iraq will be enlisting primarily in the real army. Those who want to gain the benefits with lesser risk of being called into active duty go for the national guard. Now that the National Guard is pretty much a ticket to Iraq, those who don’t want to go there are shying away from it.

Democrats are all over it when it comes to urging Bush to fire Rove, now that it’s possible he was the one that named Valerie Plame. Unless he wants a further erosion of his shaky approval rating, he will if Rove is proved to be at fault.

Middle East

A car bomb in Lebanon wounds pro-Syrian Defense Minister Elias al-Murr and kills two others.

Gunmen assault senior Palestinian Interior Ministry official Ibrahim Salame, beating him severely.

It’s reported that Israeli forces will have permission to fire on Israeli settlers as a last resorts when evacuating them. I’m sure we all hope it won’t come to that for some.

Looks like a final resistance rally of Israeli setters will be set up in Sa Nur and neighbouring Homesh.

An Israeli cabinet minister says that the concrete and steel barrier under construction through Jerusalem makes the city “more Jewish”. Okay..

Europe

Authorities in England search five homes, in an investigations related to the recent bombing.

Preciously US Air Force personnel stationed near London had been restricted from entering London for security reasons, but that order has been lifted. Suffice it to say that British officials were displeased that their urging to get back on with normal life and activity was being undermined.

General

The Getting Things Done movement. For people that.. well, need to get things done.

Research on how smell could attract women to certain men.

Bloggers discuss Rove news, alQueda recruiting in London and the marvel of growing meat in the lab.

Today’s Papers has the Senate suddenly having second-thoughts about its plan to cut funding for mass-transit security, WellPoint agreeing in a lawsuit settlement to adopt more patient-friendly definitions of “medical necessity”, more random bits on Rove and more in the one page news.

Amusements

Angry brides-to-be storm wedding dress shop after rumors of bankruptcy circulate. Chris O’Donnell curls up in fetal position, surrenders

Divorce turns ugly when couple has to decide who gets their online game account

Two men in New Mexico personally debunk myth that “police aren’t allowed to chase you”

On trial for stealing a cell phone, convicted felon tells jury they can throw him in prison for life for all he cares. Jury obliges

Hillary Clinton plays the Alfred E. Neuman card on Bush for his “What, me worry?” leadership style. Sadly, only farkers over 30 will get the reference

Cops investigating noise complaints mistaken for male strippers. Had to show their nightsticks to calm the female partygoers

Fark Photoshop Challenge: Theme: False advertising.

Fark Photoshop Challenge: Photoshop this crew cleaning the faces on Mount Rushmore

Fark Photoshop Challenge: Theme: Trying way too hard