Leon Haynes is just your ordinary gangsta guy: ready, willing and able to help out a buddy in a tight spot. At least, that’s how he must have seemed to Covi Henry in Manchester, England, when he asked Haynes in August last year to help him shoot a rival gangster and drug-dealer, and gave him… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #12
Tag: Reality
Home delivery our specialty
From the Defense Department comes this news release of the bombing of an Al Qaeda compound in Iraq: WASHINGTON, March 11, 2008 – Three buildings that had served as an al Qaeda detention and torture facility were destroyed yesterday by a U.S. military bomber. A B-1B Lancer bomber used six 500-pound, global positioning system-guided bombs… Continue reading Home delivery our specialty
Politicians and their peccadilloes
There’s a well-known joke that came to mind today. Two men, Mike and Tom, are having a beer in the local bar. Mike points out of the window. “You see that bridge over there, Tom? I helped build that bridge with my own hands – but do they call me Mike the bridge-builder?” “No, Mike,… Continue reading Politicians and their peccadilloes
If music be the food of love . . .
A British newspaper report tells us that an enraged gunman in Thailand shot dead eight of his neighbors, including his brother-in-law, after their constant, repeated karaoke versions of pop songs (including John Denver’s “Country Roads”) drove him into a frenzy. Needless to say, one can’t condone murder for any reason . . . but I’ve… Continue reading If music be the food of love . . .
The tragic reality of evil
It’s been a sad day for me. A good friend, one whom I respect greatly, drew my attention to a court case in Australia. Two lesbian lovers became sexually aroused while they bludgeoned a teenage girl with a concrete block and strangled her with a dog chain, a judge says. The young women then kissed… Continue reading The tragic reality of evil
A battle remembered, and heroes fallen
News from Norway is that the wreck of HMS Hunter has been discovered. She was an H-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that was sunk during the First Naval Battle of Narvik on April 10, 1941. The First Naval Battle of Narvik saw the first award in World War II of the Victoria Cross, Britain’s… Continue reading A battle remembered, and heroes fallen
An authentic voice from the front lines
Courtesy of Dad’s Deadpool Blog we’re introduced to Kaboom: A Soldier’s War Journal, by Lt. G. He’s serving in Iraq and writes of his experiences there. I spent a while this evening reading Lt. G’s comments. He comes across as a very real young man, and his account of service Up The Sharp End is… Continue reading An authentic voice from the front lines
Science lessons worth having
The Daily Mail reports that a group of UK science students has just completed a novel series of experiments designed “to show that the subject can be fun and interesting”. The lessons were filmed for broadcast on British television. It certainly sounds like fun! Activities included: Running for cover from a shower of man-made meteors;… Continue reading Science lessons worth having
More evidence that North Korea’s leaders are evil to the core
It seems that 22 North Korean fishermen and -women strayed into South Korean waters recently, quite by accident. The South Korean authorities investigated and, upon finding that their transgression was indeed innocent, sent them home. The North Korean authorities promptly shot all of them. A South Korean newspaper reported yesterday that all the drifters were… Continue reading More evidence that North Korea’s leaders are evil to the core
An Islamic Reformation?
Things are about to get very interesting in the Islamic world. According to a BBC report, Turkey has begun a major project to revise the Hadith, the written compilation of oral traditions relating to the words and deeds of Mohammed. It’s second only to the Koran as the most important and authoritative religious document in… Continue reading An Islamic Reformation?