Yet more disgrace has befallen the Athens Games, which will probably be remembered more for the lack of sportsmanship than anything else. A former Irish priest pushed Brazil’s Vanderlei de Lima off the road when he was leading the Olympic marathon on Sunday. The man was arrested and taken to a police station. A government [...]
While I was away from blogging since Friday, a number of “shocking” developments have taken place: The US men’s basketball team did not win the gold medal The Australian men’s 4×400 relay team did win the silver medal The US Justice Department is investigating whether a Pentagon official spied for Israel Ok, so that [...]
This next story is dedicated to those of you who attribute Islamic terrorism to the Arab-Israeli conflict or the war in Iraq. The Arabic-language TV network Al-Jazeera broadcast videotape Saturday showing two French journalists who apparently have been taken hostage in Iraq by a group calling itself the Islamic Army in Iraq. The journalists, [...]
