] "The knotty problem of choosing the optimum way of lacing
] up shoes has been solved by a new mathematical proof. "

How do you tie your shoes?

Mathematics unravels optimum way of shoe lacing

] "The newly reformed Doors features two members of the
] original group, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and lead
] guitarist Robby Krieger. They are joined by Copeland, who
] replaces founding member John Densmore on drums, and
] singer Ian Astbury of The Cult, filling the shoes of
] Morrison on lead vocals. Densmore was forced out of the
] reunion by a severe tinnitus."

New Doors drummer breaks on through

] "LONDON, Dec. 2 %u2014 Britain released a dossier today on
] what it called the systematic rape, torture, gassing and
] executions of Iraqis by Saddam Hussein.
] The document listed what it said were Mr. Hussein's
] favored methods of torture.
] They included eye-gouging; piercing of hands with an
] electric drill; extinguishing cigarettes on victims'
] skin; mock execution; suspension from a ceiling; electric
] shock; rape and other forms of sexual abuse; beating on
] the soles of the feet, and acid baths."

I don't have much to say except that asshole should be taken out of power.

Britain Accuses Hussein of Systematic Torture and Killing

]Arguing that this city faces a far more perilous world than once ]imagined, New York’s police commissioner wants to toss aside a ]decades-old federal court decree governing the limits on police
]spying and surveillance of its own citizenry.

Oh yea....lets just toss the constitution out the window while we are at it.

Police push for domestic spying

] "A year after promising to temper its often graphic
] messages in light of the Sept. 11 attacks, People for the
] Ethical Treatment of Animals, the nation's largest animal
] rights group, has prepared a "turkey terror" commercial
] that draws on Americans' fear of terrorism.
]
] The new television campaign, scheduled to run through the
] holiday season, depicts a terrorist takeover of a
] supermarket. The store manager is shown bound and gagged,
] with shoppers cowering, as an unseen hostage taker warns
] that "innocent creatures" will be beaten, scalded and
] dismembered if anyone resists.
]
] The commercial eventually reveals the "terrorist" to be a
] turkey puppet with a demand that people stop eating meat.

The War on Turkey Terrorism has begun. Next on CNN.

Animal rights group to air provocative 'turkey terror' ad

] "A prominent Pakistani doctor who admitted treating Osama
] bin Laden and other al-Qaida leaders before and after
] Sept. 11 said Wednesday that the terrorist mastermind was
] in excellent health and showed no signs of kidney
] failure.
]
] Dr. Amer Aziz, recently released after being held
] incommunicado and interrogated for a month by FBI and CIA
] agents, told The Associated Press he knew nothing of
] al-Qaida's plans. He rejected allegations he helped the
] organization in its efforts to obtain weapons of mass
] destruction."

Pakistani M.D.: Bin Laden in good shape a year ago

From Hijexx:

Interesting analysis of news stories from 10 different media outlets. Passages are quoted from 1998 and 2002. All of these passages relate to the big lie that UN weapons inspectors were expelled from Iraq in 1998. It's a bold faced lie being propagated by the following culprits:

ABC News
NBC News
Associated Press, The
Los Angeles Times, The
National Public Radio
Cable News Network
USA Today
New York Times, The
Washington Post, The
Newsday

Not terribly shocking given the corporate media consolidation in the last decade (what are we down to now, like 4 or 5 major holding corporations?) but I've never seen it laid out in such a clear, concise before and after format.

History, recovered

] "THIS AUCTION IS FOR THE RIGHT OF THE WINNING BIDDER TO
] HAVE A TATTOO OF THEIR CHOOSING PLACED ON MY HEAD WHICH I
] WILL SHAVE BALD AND LEAVE THAT WAY FOR 1 YEAR!!!"

Tattoo My Head*1 Year*You Should Read This!!!

"The Bush administration is preparing to charge Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) and more than a dozen members of his inner circle with crimes against humanity if Baghdad falls, The Washington Post reported officials as saying Saddam and his sons Uday and Qusay top the list of potential suspects, along with government officials Ali Hassan Majeed and Izzat Ibrahim, the newspaper said, adding U.S. officials and human rights groups believe the individuals could be charged with genocide or crimes against humanity. "

Report: U.S. Readies War Crimes Charges for Saddam

Plagued with ongoing back problems, Bell, 57, will name guest host George Noory, 52, as his successor during his overnight radio show, "Coast to Coast AM." "

Radio Legend Art Bell to Announce Retirement