August 1  2003 TGIF

Mixed Messages Natural Part of Government
DARLENE SUPERVILLE AP 8-1-03

WASHINGTON - One day, the transportation security agency asks permission to cut the air marshals' program to help balance its overall budget. The next day, the government warns airlines and law enforcement agencies about possible new terrorist hijackings before the end of summer.

President Bush says the terror threat "is a real threat" yet his spokesman says there are no plans to raise the terror alert level from yellow, where it has been since just after Memorial Day.

Progress is being made in Iraq, Bush says. But U.S. forces are being killed in almost daily ambush attacks...
 

LP News Online: November 2000: Conservative columnist Ann Coulter is rejected by Connecticut LP in bid to run for U.S. House

Feds warning of additional U.S. hijackings

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Transportation Security Administration wants to reduce the number of air marshals to save money, even as the government is warning about the possibility al-Qaida may try more suicide hijackings.

ZELDA MORGAN

MERCENARY JOURNALIST

DIRTY LAUNDRY DONE DIRT CHEAP

Naked Man

Dancing

"Hey, Chippendale, you new in town? Not you, Clydesdale!" - Anita Beer at the First Annual AHNC Push Bush on His Tush - 2004 Election Season Kickoff Reception and Exhibition Game

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Iraq war 'boost' to al-Qaeda fear
The Iraq conflict may have hampered the battle to defeat international terrorism, an influential group of MPs have warned.

London (BBC)  8-1-03
In its latest report, the House of Commons foreign affairs committee also argues that nearly two years on from the 11 September atrocity it cannot conclude the threat from al-Qaeda has diminished.

In fact, the MPs say, the terror organisation continues to pose "a substantial threat to British citizens" and it still has a "dangerously large number of foot soldiers" and the resources to finance terror attacks....
 

International Crisis Group issues warning about North Korea
Radio Australia, Australia - 8-1-03
... Pyongyang should be backed up by a credible threat of force. The group's president, Gareth Evans, says there is a real risk of North Korea exporting nuclear ...

N. Korea supports multilateral talks on nuclear threat, Russia ...
Arizona Republic, AZ - 
MOSCOW - North Korea's ambassador to Russia said Thursday his country supported multilateral talks to ease tensions surrounding Pyongyang's nuclear program ...
       Russia: N. Korea supports multilateral talks on nuclear threat - USA Today
       North Korea agrees to talks on nuclear standoff: Russia - China Post
       North Korea Seen as Ready to Agree to Wider Meetings - The Ledger

All Hat No Cattle.net  Cartoon 8-1-03

Cartoon Edited and Approved by Homeland Security.

Inquiry begins into Dr David Kelly's death
This is Local London, UK - 8-1-03
Lord Hutton’s inquiry into the death of weapons expert Dr David Kelly
opens at the Royal Courts of Justice this morning. The Law ...
       Q&A: The Hutton inquiry - BBC News
       Kelly inquiry reveals letter - Ireland Online
 

Poindexter Bails Out of Pentagon Amid Controversy
KFSN, CA - 8-1-03
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Poindexter, the Iran-Contra scandal figure who headed
two criticized Pentagon projects, including one that would have enabled ...

Zelda knew.

I saw that video tape and if that wasn't police brutality, then I don't know what is. Imagine all the police brutality cases that aren't caught on tape. But obviously, the tape didn't convince the hung jury.  Five of those jurors need an eye exam.

Brazilian town covered in foam
Ananova

The town of Pirapora do Bom Jesus, Sao Paulo, was flooded by detergents and shampoos discarded into the River Tiete.
Residents had to seal their doors and windows to stop it coming into their homes, reports the Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper.
A small waterfall in the river at the town reportedly whipped up the detergents into a foam...
 

The Bad News: American waterways will resemble this photo as Bush is trying to lift clean water regulations.

    The Good News: American won't need to buy detergents or shampoo any longer.

Dean Debuts Environmental Strategy for Next 100 Years
Environment News - 8-1-03
... damage or destroy chemical plants, water ... North Carolina has blamed President Bush ... trying
to roll back our clean ... the EPA Administrator to establish regulations ...

SUBJECT: Your writing skills

Good Morning Lisa,

Just a short note today...
Lately, I've noticed your talents as a writer have begun to emerge in numerous responses to stupid goper -- or gopigs as Zelda calls 'em -- tricks that slither in under the AHNC transom.
You have the fighting spirit of a true believer, a keen eye for detail and a very sharp pen.
Keep it up!

Take care,
Tom

Aw, Tom, I'm blushing.  I can write one liners or short copy--other than that my ADD/Dyslexia/Paranoia/Blondeness is why I am thrilled Zelda agreed to be my partner in comedic crime here at AHNC.

Thanks for writing.

Lisa

Young Republican's party plan crashes
Middletown Times Herald Record, NY - Jul 31, 2003

An aide to Orange County Executive Edward Diana is under fire after he and his friends invited some of the nation's brightest Young Republicans to what was advertised as a booze-soaked sex bash in Boston.
The controversy surrounding Diana's 24-year-old staff assistant, Karl Brabenec, started at the Young Republicans national convention July 11, when his friends distributed fliers "for lots of beer, liquor and sex" at a party dubbed, "Karlpalooza '03."
Since then, copies of the incriminating invites have surfaced in Orange County, prompting cries of disgust from women's groups, county legislators and fellow Republicans.
The furor reached a fever pitch yesterday as Diana asked Brabenec to step down as president of the Orange County Young Republicans, while letting him keep his $38,789-a-year staff job...

I typed Brabenec Orange County Young Republicans into the google news search engine and came up with ONE story.

If the Young Democrats did this we'd have Ann Coulter demanding jail time and Pat Robertson praying God for the removal of the Democratic Party.  But GOPigs  get another free ride from the media.

Thanks to Tom S. for sending me the article or none of us would know about it--unless we were at the party.  I am surprised Anita Beer wasn't there.  Or maybe she was?