Saturday, 1. May 2004

For those that still think Britney is hot...


I've always said she is very ordinary... in these pics, she's less than ordinary.

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DEA agent shoots self in leg during gun-safety class for kids


The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is investigating an incident in which one of its agents giving a presentation to Orlando-area children on gun safety shot himself in the thigh.

¬> sun-sentinel.com

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Gluttonous Trees


Trees that swallow things.

¬> primeau.qc.ca

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Ryongchon


Pre- and post-explosion comparative imagery of the town of Ryongchon.

¬> globalsecurity.org ¬> spotimage.fr

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Cemetery offers coffin with panic button


A cemetery in Santiago, Chile is offering its clients coffins with a sensor that detects any movement inside them after they have been buried.

¬> ananova.com

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Serbia ponders case of missing monkeys


Serbia is trying to account for about 600 monkeys thought to be missing from a consignment imported from Africa, the daily Balkan reports.

According to the Serbian Statistics Bureau, the monkeys were imported from Tanzania two years ago and paid for by the kilo. The shipment weighed two tonnes, which works out at about 1,000 monkeys weighing two kilos each, the paper said.

¬> abc.net.au

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US military in torture scandal


Graphic photographs showing the torture and sexual abuse of Iraqi prisoners in a US-run prison outside Baghdad emerged yesterday from a military inquiry which has left six soldiers facing a possible court martial and a general under investigation.

¬> guardian.co.uk

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The Face Of The Occupation Just Got Uglier


Last night, CBS' 60 Minutes Two aired allegations—supported by numerous photographs and witnesses—that document numerous cases of torture and abuse of Iraqi prisoners inside Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

Amongst the photographs were pictures of prisoners with wires attached to their genitals, prisoners stacked in a pyramid, prisoners forced to simulate oral sex on others, and prisoners who appear to have been beaten to death.

¬> livejournal.com ¬> thememoryhole.org

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Bordelle sollen von Ausbildungsplatzabgabe betroffen sein


Wie der 'Spiegel' berichtet, haben sich die Koalitionsfraktionen des Bundestages darauf verständigt, dass fortan auch Bordelle im Falle einer Ausbildungsplatzabgabe von dieser Regelung betroffen sein sollen.

¬> de.news.yahoo.com

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Massenschlägerei unter Fußballfans


Zu einer Massenschlägerei ist es am Freitag in Graz bei einer Begegnung der Regionalligisten Blauweiß Linz gegen Sturm Amateure gekommen.

Sturm-Fans hatten ein Transparent der Linzer angezündet, worauf sich die Oberösterreicher nach dem Spiel revanchierten.

¬> oesterreich.orf.at

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Sadistische KZ-Spiele


Nicht nur amerikanische, sondern auch britische Soldaten haben auf brutale Weise irakische Gefangene gedemütigt: die Befreier als Sadisten

Dass ein Krieg die Beteiligten verroht, ist nicht schwer nachzuvollziehen. Wenn Menschenleben zum Abschuss beiderseits frei gegeben ist, fällt sein Preis gegen Null. Lieber schnell einmal sicherheitshalber geschossen, als selbst Opfer zu werden. Noch viel weniger wert ist die Würde des Menschen. Das haben im Irak beide Seiten gezeigt. Dass aber ausgerechnet die amerikanischen und britischen Befreier nun auch als Sadisten kenntlich werden, dürfte den sowieso bereits angerichteten Schaden in der Region noch weiter vertiefen.

¬> heise.de/tp

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Narcotic Lollipops Being Sold on the Street


Pennsylvania law enforcement officials report that a lollipop that doctors use to help cancer patients cope with chronic pain is being sold illegally on the streets of Pennsylvania. These "perc-a-pops" have fentanyl which is a synthetic opioid.

The brand name for the berry-flavored lozenge drug on a stick is Actiq. Cephalon, the company that makes the drug, does not know how many people use the drug recreationally without prescription. People appear to be drawn by the pops' taste.

¬> foxnews.com

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