] Vice President Cheney says he believes "the jury's still
] out" on whether Iraq (news - web sites) had the chemical
] and biological weapons that were the Bush
] administration's justification for war.

Bullshit. Inspectors were there unhindered for a year before the war. We're heading on a year since the invasion. If WMD's show up over there it's going to come from one of two sources, us, or some guy's basement bathtub.

Cheney says it's too soon to tell on Iraqi arms - Cheney's a liar

The step was described by some military officials as a sign that the administration might have lowered its sights and no longer expected to uncover the caches of chemical and biological weapons that the White House cited as a principal reason for going to war last March.

US Withdraws Weapons Hunters From Iraq

] A former Iraqi intelligence officer, whom the Express did
] not name, told the paper that Saddam was held prisoner by
] a leader of the Kurdish Patriotic Front, which fought
] alongside US forces during the Iraq war, until he
] negotiated a deal.

] The deal apparently involved the group gaining political
] advantage in the region.

This would be interesting if this hit the mainstream press. Certainly would change the views of Bush's job in Iraq. I wish some enterprising journalist in the US would follow up on this.

Yahoo! News - Saddam was held by Kurdish forces, drugged and left for US troops

Oi, what a horrible way to die... at the hands of a marginally trained swordsman who's just lost his mind.

Incidentally, and I know it's the daily news, and i should expect it, but the sensationalism is really offensive here. I know most people won't know the word samurai has any more depth to it than "martial arts expert", but i hate it when media intentionally reinforce improper connotations.

Unless this guy was involved in some kind of bizarre feudal revival, i don't think he was a samurai, and he certainly doesn't seem to have internalized any sort of ethical code whatsoever.

No, he was a fucking psycho, and if he hadn't used a sword, he'd have grabbed a kitchen knife or a gun. But, you know, the word "samurai" is in the public conciousness right now, so this'll sell more papers to people who want to argue about entertainment's influence on actions, and the dangers of martial arts training.

Who wants to bet this fucktard saw The Last Samurai this weekend...

New York Daily News - Samurai slaying

Grand. We need more nukes, because they're a good option...

] "I'm totally offended by this administration," said Rep.
] Curt Weldon, R- Pa., a onetime White House ally on
] nuclear issues, and vice chairman of the House Armed
] Services Committee. "I happen to think they're out of
] bounds on this. There's an important sea change in the
] world, and we have no idea what our policy is.

that about sums up my feelings.

A new era of nuclear weapons / Bush's buildup begins with little debate in Congress

"A Kentucky man found guilty Wednesday of murdering his wife was convicted based in part because of a homemade rap video he made about the killing. Jurors recommended a sentence of life in prison for Dennis R. Greene, 31, of Lakeside Park, in northern Kentucky, for the May 4 death of Tara Barrett Greene, Cincinnati television station WLWT reported... Just hours after killing his wife, Greene made a rap video in an apartment in Chicago, where he'd fled and was eventually captured. The video showed Greene relaxing, smoking marijuana and admitting that he told his boss he would not be at work the next day because he was going home to fight with his wife... I really don't care about tomorrow. Hell, you try to dare me, the fucking bitch made me mad. I put it on paper, hell yeah, I'm still sad. She kept at me so I had to take her fucking life... I cut her motherfucking neck with a sword."

Murderer Convicted Thanks to Crappy Rap Video

] Homosexuality can be separated from marriage in roughly
] the same way. Marriage is a broadly shared American
] value. You don't have to support homosexuality to support
] marriage. A politician can say, "I'm pro-marriage. The
] issue isn't whether you're straight or gay. The issue is
] whether you support marriage."

This is a fantastic article for anyone interested in the political ramifications of the Mass. ruling concerning gay marriage. A clear way for liberals to win the argument. William Saletan is a savvy dude.

It's the Commitment, Stupid - How to sell gay marriage. By William Saletan

] A British newspaper reporter infiltrated Buckingham
] Palace ahead of U.S. President George W. Bush's state
] visit, using a fake reference to get job on the royal
] staff, and was assigned to serve members of Bush's party
] in an embarrassing breach of security revealed today.

AHHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHA! Holy crap that's both funny and scary at the same time. Dolts.

TheStar.com - Imposter set to serve Bush at Buckingham Palace

] NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Alabama jury Friday awarded the
] state $11.8 billion in a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil
] Corp. over royalties for offshore natural gas leases, an
] Exxon spokesman said.

What the hell would Alabama do with all that money?!

Jury awards Alabama $11.8B in a suit against Exxon Mobil - Nov. 14, 2003

] This Christmas, Americans are going to be getting a lot
] fewer CD players in their stockings. Instead, they'll be
] unwrapping iPods and other devices able to store
] thousands of digital songs (if analyst predictions are
] correct). It's yet another indication that music buying
] is continuing its shift online

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