“Ohh,” he groaned. “Growing old. And helpless.”

I am generally not one of those people that gets all weepy about celebrities dying. But this one was like a kick in the gut.

Fear, loathing, guns: at home with King Gonzo

The U.S. military is secretly using banned napalm gas and other outlawed weapons against civilians in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, eyewitnesses reported.

I'm waiting to see this other places before I start really getting upset. But if it's proven true, oh my God will I be upset.

There is no excuse, *none*, for burning people alive. Not even the "war on terror." At least shooting people puts them out of their misery. Burning people alive is inhuman in a way I can't even begin to understand.

On Saturday, Labor MPs have demanded that British Prime Minister confront the Commons over the use of the deadly gas in Fallujah.

Even considering the accusatory culture of the British House of Commons, this makes me even more suspicious that there is evidence to back up these reports.

I don't know if I want to cry or scream.

U.S. uses napalm gas in Fallujah – Witnesses

Twenty years ago, on May 16, 1984, most of the world believed that we had lost a comedic legend forever. This has turned out to be what will inevitably be known as the greatest comic prank ever conceived. Andy Kaufman, by all accounts, is alive and well at age 55 and is now living in New York City on the upper west side. To his loyal supporters and fans, Andy says "sorry about faking my death," in a recent interview with ABC News at his apartment. In order to reach legendary comic status and seal his place in the history of performance art, he said it was "necessary to go away for twenty years."

This isn't a real article, just a press release... and it smells like a stunt. But wow, if it was true...

Andy Kaufman Returns After 20 Years

] "Tormenting Iraqis, in her mind, would be no different
] from shooting a turkey. Every season here you're hunting
] something. Over there, they're hunting Iraqis."

A portrait of West Virginia...

The Daily Telegraph | Good ol' girl who enjoyed cruelty

The US will have two days to apply for parts of the testimony to be removed from the public record if it considers them harmful to US national interests.

This is refering to the testamony of former Nato commander Wesley Clark in front of the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague. They're currently trying Slobodan Milosevic.

I'm wondering what the US is afraid he's going to say. For that matter how the hell they managed to arange for this "unprecedented agreement"?

Milosevic 'as petulant as ever'

] Homosexuality can be separated from marriage in roughly
] the same way. Marriage is a broadly shared American
] value. You don't have to support homosexuality to support
] marriage. A politician can say, "I'm pro-marriage. The
] issue isn't whether you're straight or gay. The issue is
] whether you support marriage."

This is a fantastic article for anyone interested in the political ramifications of the Mass. ruling concerning gay marriage. A clear way for liberals to win the argument.

It's the Commitment, Stupid - How to sell gay marriage. By William Saletan

] Observation this year of Veterans Day comes as about
] 130,000 troops 102,000 active military and 28,000
] reserve — remain on duty in Iraq. As of yesterday,
] according to the Pentagon, 394 have died in the war.
]
] Below are excerpts from among the final letters home of
] some soldiers who died there.

Veterans Day: The Things They Wrote

Pornographer Larry Flynt says he bought nude photos of Pfc. Jessica Lynch last month to publish in Hustler magazine, but changed his mind because she is a "good kid ... and a victim of the Bush administration."

I originally couldn't figure Larry Flynt's motivation, but in light of Jessica Lynch's recent objections to her story being used as propaganda by the Bush administration, I can see Flynt being amused the fact that Hustler magazine is showing more restraint and respect for Lynch than the goverment.

In fact, I'm laughing too.

Pornographer says he bought nude Jessica Lynch photos; calls her 'a good kid'