Archive for August 29th, 2004

Conspiracy Theorists Unite

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
spokesman said [...]

Spygate

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 last story does not really [...]

What Happens When You Appease Terror

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, Christian Chesnot [...]