I'm totally ashamed that this happened.

Account of Torture and Death of Iraqi by Americans

I thought that reporting a story without substantiation was the sole domain of the blogger, you know... those "journalists without rules..."

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newsweek magazine on Monday retracted a report that U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay had desecrated the Koran after the story triggered protests in Afghanistan that killed 16 people and the White House criticized it.

"Based on what we know now, we are retracting our original story that an internal military investigation had uncovered Koran abuse at Guantanamo Bay," Newsweek Editor Mark Whitaker said in a statement, a day after apologizing for the report.

Internet Rule #1: Just because you see it in print doesn't necessarily make it true... Unfortunately, newsweek up until now has had unquestioned credibility.

Newsweek retracts story on Koran under pressure

] A new warning signal for communicating with aircraft is
] being deployed within the Washington DC Metropolitan Area

Some information and video on a new aircraft warning system.

Visual Warning System Information

] PINELLAS PARK, Florida (CNN) -- Terri Schiavo, the
] 41-year-old brain-damaged woman who became the
] centerpiece of a national debate over life and death,
] died Thursday morning, nearly two weeks after doctors
] removed the feeding tube that had sustained her for more
] than a decade.

Hopefully she's finally at peace.

CNN.com - Terri Schiavo has died - Mar 31, 2005

] In all the debate about "what Terri would have wanted"
] people seem to be forgetting that her vegetative state
] was initially caused by anorexia and bulimia. She was
] TRYING to starve herself. Let her finish.

Official reply: "Teehee!"

Coming soon: "If I only had a brain", the Terri Schiavo made for TV movie.

Jacqueline Mackie Paisley Passey: Oh, just let Terri Schiavo finish what she started already!

] John Z. DeLorean, an automotive innovator who left
] General Motors Corp. to develop a radically futuristic
] sports car, has died at age 80.

] He was among just a handful of U.S. entrepreneurs to
] start a car company in the last 75 years.

] While apt to be remembered as the man behind the car
] modified for time travel in the ''Back to the Future''
] movies, Mr. DeLorean left a powerful imprint in
] automaking built on unique, souped-up cars.

John DeLorean dies

] The US Senate has voted to allow a plan that opens up a
] remote wildlife refuge in the northern state of Alaska to
] oil drilling.

] Senators voted 51-49 against an amendment which would
] have struck the measure from the federal budget.

] The plan has long been a key part of President Bush's
] energy plan, as a means to reduce US reliance on imports.
] Democrats and some Republicans have opposed the plan,
] arguing that the wilderness should be left untouched.

] New Mexico Republican Pete Domenici said before the vote
] that the refuge had the country's "most significant
] onshore production capacity".

] But Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, who proposed the
] amendment, said there was no way the US could drill its
] way out of its energy crisis.

] Correspondents say there is not much interest among the
] oil companies in drilling in the refuge, as its economic
] potential no longer seems promising.

These are the statistics on the area

] Area: 19 million acres, the size of North Carolina
] Home to 45 types of mammal, including polar bear and
] caribou, and 180 species of bird
] Oil potential: Up to 16 billion barrels

the vote is scheduled later this week

Senate backs Alaska oil drilling

The family made a plea to eBay clothing sellers to keep an eye out for a sweatshirt like this - I thought I'd pass that along, the photo is on the site....

"The photo below shows a sweatshirt Brooke Carol Wilberger was wearing when she was abducted from the Oak Park Apartment complex in Corvallis, OR May 24, 2004. We are attempting to locate a sweatshirt from the same or similar lot to compare fibers/dye at the crime lab. FreshJive headquarters informed us the records for this sweatshirt are no longer available and they are unable to assist us in providing a sample. The company has made numerous versions of sweatshirts. This particular sweatshirt is estimated to be marketed around 1999 to 2000 time frame. We are not sure. Therefore, it is necessary to make a public appeal for assistance in finding a matching sweatshirt. If you have a sweatshirt matching the one depicted in these photos, please contact Corvallis Police Department at 541-766-6989 (Brooke Wilberger Tip Line Case No: 04C03557) at your earliest convenience. "

Police need a sweatshirt like THIS

] Dear Condi, I'm glad you've decided to get over your fit
] of pique and venture north to visit your closest
] neighbour. It's a chance to learn a thing or two. Maybe
] more.

] I know it seems improbable to your divinely guided master
] in the White House that mere mortals might disagree with
] participating in a missile-defence system that has failed
] in its last three tests, even though the tests themselves
] were carefully rigged to show results.

] But, gosh, we folks above the 49th parallel are somewhat
] cautious types who can't quite see laying down billions
] of dollars in a three-dud poker game.

Damn.

View from the West

From Planet Nashville

] Winchester police say William Poole, 18, was taken into
] custody Tuesday morning. Investigators say they
] discovered materials at Poole's home that outline
] possible acts of violence aimed at students, teachers,
] and police.

] Poole told LEX 18 that the whole incident is a big
] misunderstanding. He claims that what his grandparents
] found in his journal and turned into police was a short
] story he wrote for English class.

] "My story is based on fiction," said Poole, who faces a
] second-degree felony terrorist threatening charge. "It's
] a fake story. I made it up. I've been working on one of
] my short stories, (and) the short story they found was
] about zombies. Yes, it did say a high school. It was
] about a high school over ran by zombies."

] Even so, police say the nature of the story makes it a
] felony. "Anytime you make any threat or possess matter
] involving a school or function it's a felony in the state
] of Kentucky," said Winchester Police detective Steven
] Caudill.

] "It didn't mention nobody who lives in Clark County,
] didn't mention (George Rogers Clark High School), didn't
] mention no principal or cops, nothing,"

] On Thursday, a judge raised Poole's bond from one to five
] thousand dollars after prosecutors requested it, citing
] the seriousness of the charge.

Student Arrested For Writing Zombie Story