Archive for December 20th, 2004
Separated at Birth
Michael Jackson and the Joker
Poison Rumors
The Arafat poisoning conspiracy theory is gathering steam, with yet another PLO Arab official claiming that their late leader was bumped off.
Yasser Arafat was poisoned over a year ago when he received a delegation of supposed supporters in his Ramallah compound, the late Palestinian leader’s cabinet secretary was quoted as saying.
“Something strange happened to [...]
Not So Neutral After All
This next story is guaranteed to make your blood boil.
The welfare – perhaps even the lives – of five Swedish children is being sacrificed on the altar of political expediency.
Swedish mother Elizabeth Krantz’s five children were kidnapped from Sweden back in June 2004 by her estranged Palestinian husband Ismail Nowajah. The children – Adam, Amina, [...]
Worst Name for a Cricket Player
Apparently he’s not really dead. He’s playing cricket in the Pakistani domestic competition.
Contrary to reports in some sections of the press, Yasir Arafat’s five wickets in six balls for Rawalpindi against the national champions Faisalabad in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy wasn’t a world record, but it was an impressive enough feat anyway.
PETA Madness
From the PETA Media Center:
PETA recommends animal hoarder get psychiatric aid
An animal rights group is recommending that an Anchorage woman accused of neglecting more than 100 cats in her home get psychiatric help if convicted of animal cruelty.
Yes, we all agree that animal cruelty is bad. But anyone who is willing to either overlook cruelty [...]
Separated at Birth
PLO Arab politician Mustafa Barghouti and Australian comedian/TV personality Andrew Denton
