Archive for March 6th, 2005

“He Pongs, Your Honor!”

In Iran, a woman can divorce her husband if he is impotent, abusive, a drug addict, in jail, unable to provide for the family or living away from home for more than six months. One woman is hoping to add stinky to the list.

An Iranian woman is attempting to set a legal precedent by divorcing her [...]

Reasons to Hate the French #23500

..and I’m not too keen on the Spanish either..

The London-based Asharq Al Awsat newspaper reported Sunday that Spanish representatives met in Lebanon and Damascus with Hamas operatives to discuss the possibility of removing the group from the European Union’s list of terrorist organization.
The EU added Hamas to its list of terror groups about two years [...]

Separated at Birth

Another guy I saw in an ad on JRants, and Andrew Strong from The Commitments
 

Rees Piece

With his new book Dining with Terrorists: Meetings with the World’s Most Wanted Militants, BBC Correspondent Phil Rees shows the true meaning of tasteless (hat tip: Bloghead).
 
Here’s an extract:

During our meal, I witnessed the personal side of men described in official news reports as mindless killers. The label of “terrorist” is used to demonise political [...]

Separated at Birth

 I bet you all saw this coming:
 

 
(Hat tip: Hatshepsut, for reminding me that a giraffe is not the most obvious lookalike for ‘the dorktator’)

Hangin’ With Nasser

The Jerusalem Post has a story to make you all feel warm and fuzzy inside:

Longtime Palestinian Authority UN envoy Nasser al-Kidwa, who was recently named PA foreign minister, threw a farewell party Friday evening and several hundred diplomats showed up, including Israeli Ambassador Dan Gillerman, who called him a good man for the job.
 
Until [...]

It’s All in the Wrist

Israel has developed an amazing technology which will enhance the IDF’s ability to carry out airstrikes, minimizing both troop and civilian casualities.

Israeli troops are now sporting gear that Dick Tracy would be proud of: tiny video screens, worn on the wrist, which display video shot by unmanned airplanes.
 
Similar screens have been in use for close to [...]

Baptism of Fire

Wild-boy-turned-good-boy,  Brian “Head” Welch, who you read about on this blog two weeks ago, has made his commitment to religion official.

Ex-metal guitarist Brian “Head” Welch was baptized Saturday in the Jordan River, just weeks after quitting his band, drug habits and rock-and-roll lifestyle for religion.
 
Welch, a founding member of the multi-platinum metal band Korn, [...]