Archive for June 20th, 2005

Then and Now

Then: Despite the military account describing Mr Wood’s rescue as a chance event, conducted under gunfire, the cleric had played a “key role” in his release, Mr Trad said.   “What happened was he was held in Ramadi and transported from there to that safe location where he was picked up,” Mr Trad said.   [...]

Mission Impossible?

With Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes getting engaged, the doomsayers are not giving them much of a chance. British bookmakers were doubtful that the marriage would be third time lucky for the actor.   William Hill said there was a strong likelihood that Cruise and Holmes would last longer than his first marriage to Rogers (two [...]

Police Academy 12: Dancing With Fools

Having already mastered the chicken dance, the PLO Arab police force tried their hand at ballroom dancing. But, alas, it proved to be more a lot more difficult than they had ever imagined.

Return of a Hero

Freed Australian hostage Douglas Wood has been reunited with his family. And while we all are extremely pleased that he escaped with his head, it is an added bonus that he escaped with his head screwed on the right way.* Freed Australian hostage Douglas Wood said today he fully supported the role of the US [...]

Frustrated

Looks like blogware just ate up my posts from today.   Also looks like I am losing patience with it, and will switch over to WP in the near future.