November 15, 2008

Religious leader slain days after preaching against oft-used tactic

Killed for criticizing people who want others to kill themselves to kill others.

clipped from www.msnbc.msn.com

updated 9:10 a.m. ET, Fri., Nov. 14, 2008

KABUL, Afghanistan – Suspected Taliban militants killed a religious leader in western Afghanistan after he criticized the use of suicide attacks as a weapon of war in the country, an Afghan official said Friday.
Militants [...]

November 15, 2008

The CIA

According to the CIA, al-Qaida remains “the most clear and present danger to the United States today.” This from CIA director Michael Hayden, who (back when he was director of the National Security Agency that got wind of the 9/11 attacks from CNN) told a reporter in 2001 that the National Security Agency does not monitor any US [...]

November 15, 2008

Senator Ted Stevens’ opponent now leading by 814 votes

I haven’t forgotten about Stevens. It is just taking a while to see if Alaska really did elect a convict.
From The Raw Story
The dyspeptic Republican senator convicted of taking gifts may soon be out of a job.
Mark Begich, Sen. Ted Stevens’ opponent in the Alaska Senate race, is now leading Stevens by 814 votes — [...]