26 November 2008
Mumbai attacks
I'm streaming this site and following realtime updates on Twitter.
Talk about the net changing everything...
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 11/26/08 13:00 | International | Technorati | Comments (0)
17 September 2007
If it improves morale...
Australia navy in breast op row (BBC News)
Australia's opposition Labor Party has questioned the need for female sailors to be given breast enlargements paid for with public money.
An armed forces spokesman defended the operations, saying they were carried out for psychological reasons, not to make sailors "look sexy".
Brigadier Andrew Nikolic said the "holistic needs" of service personnel were considered under defence policy.
But he said breast augmentations were not routinely funded by the military.
"We do consider the broader needs of our people, both physical and psychological," Brig Nikolic said.
Broader needs?
That's an interesting word choice.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 09/17/07 10:07 | International | Technorati | Comments (2)
02 May 2007
The Nutroots imagines this is happening in, say, Texas
Polygamous lesbians flee Sharia (BBC News)
A Nigerian lesbian who "married" four women last weekend in Kano State has gone into hiding from the Islamic police, with her partners.Under Sharia law, adopted in the state seven years ago, homosexuality and same-sex marriages are outlawed and considered very serious offences.
The theatre where the elaborate wedding celebration was held on Sunday has been demolished by Kano city's authorities.
Oh my.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 05/02/07 09:39 | International | Technorati | Comments (2)
02 January 2007
Tweaking the Greeks
Dispute over 'Alexander airport' (BBC News)
Greece has reacted angrily to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's decision to rename its main airport after Alexander the Great.
Greece considers the famous warrior-king to be a central part of its own ancient heritage.
Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis protested at Macedonia's decision, saying: "History cannot change, or be falsified, 2,000 years on".
Greece and its neighbour are also in dispute over the name Macedonia.
Macedonia is the name of a region in northern Greece, and Athens has demanded that the country to the north be known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - the name under which it joined the United Nations after the break-up of Yugoslavia.
The short versus long name of the country is one thing. Naming the airport after Alexander can have no other intent but to tweak the Greeks. If they go crazy with the blue paint at the airport, it'll be a sure giveaway!
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 01/02/07 20:11 | International | Technorati | Comments (0)
18 December 2006
He just needs a little Mucinex
Castro to Recover but Not Return, Cubans Say (Julia Preston, New York Times)
Cuban officials told lawmakers from the United States House of Representatives visiting Havana yesterday that President Fidel Castro did not have cancer or any terminal illness....
It's just one of those lingering colds, kind of like Soviet leaders used to catch.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 12/18/06 11:00 | International | Technorati | Comments (0)
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