Inge Westlund has insisted since his arrest in September of 2008 that he did not kill his wife Agneta. The police in Sweden did not want to hear that, taking him into custody and holding him for ten days.
Now they’ve decided to drop the charges are after forensic analysis of hair and saliva found [...] Read Full Story
Tulip mania gripped the Dutch and plunged them into economic ruin. Is a similar mania going to have the same impact on the miraculous business gurus in China? The price of garlic in China has nearly quadrupled since March, propelled by its very pungency to rank ahead of gold and stocks as the country’s [...] Read Full Story
TARMIYA – Gunmen wearing army uniforms stormed a house and killed six members of the same family, including two women and a teenage girl.
BAGHDAD – A roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle belonging to the Ministry of Interior, wounding four civilians.
KERBALA – Two roadside bombs exploded in quick succession, killing two people and wounding 19 [...] Read Full Story
Worried about the H1NI virus? Small potatoes in the bugs that can make you really sick and kill you when compared to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, better known as MRSA. This bacterium has become entrenched in American hospitals and living up to Darwin’s expectations has developed two new strains according to a report in [...] Read Full Story
KHOST – A roadside bomb killed five members of one family in the Ismail Khel district. KHOST – Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a car, killing four civilians.
KANDAHAR – A suicide bomber targeting a police vehicle detonated his explosives in the Panjwai district, wounding five civilians, including three children.
SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN – One U.S. service member [...] Read Full Story
Would any law enforcement agency in the Homeland allow you to walk around in a bright yellow t-shirt with the “Kill President Obama” emblazoned on it? Okay probably a lot of them and that is the point of this rant.
A favorite shirt amongst the lunatic right wing fringe right now asks the good Christians [...] Read Full Story
The real estate agents are beating the home sales recovery drum this morning, they are aided by a survey, conducted by a wire service of 29 unnamed economists, all of whom would likely advise you to wait for the rescue ships to reach the Titanic as the water lapped over your ankles.
Their great news is [...] Read Full Story
ISKANDARIYA – A U.S. soldier was killed in action on Sunday, the U.S. military said. No further information was given.
MOSUL – Gunmen in a speeding car killed a senior Turkmen politician.
MOSUL – A four-year-old child was killed and four people, including two policemen, wounded when a roadside bomb went off near a police patrol.
BAGHDAD – [...] Read Full Story
SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN – Two U.S. soldiers died as a result of a roadside bomb attack.
SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN – One U.S. soldier was killed by small arms fire.
EASTERN AFGHANISTAN – A U.S. soldier was killed by a bomb.
HELMAND – Three Afghan army soldiers were killed and two others wounded when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle.
KUNAR – [...] Read Full Story
The insurance companies rush to increase premiums and the drug companies rush to increase prices. Is there anything that will save America from the greed of the health care industry? Computerized records, yeah that’s it. Putting all of our medical records on hard drives will do it.
Not really according to Harvard University [...] Read Full Story
