Daily Archive: July 29, 2002

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Michael Jackson Bankrupt?

So maybe there’s some substance behind Michael Jackson’s newfound ethnic heritage and his readiness to battle those Satanic meanies at Sony? According to this story, he’s broke, owes hundreds of million of dollars, is...

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Bypassing The Eight Amendment

The 8th Amendment to the US Constitution inconveniently enough prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment”, including torture. The fact that US investigators have been secretly transferring some of its prisoners to countries that routinely practice...

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Saudi Arabia On The Brink?

So apparently, Saudia Arabia is descending further into the shitter, with Islamist protests spreading, Westerners living in armed compounds, and internal dissent rising. It’s eerily reminiscent of the last days of the Western-supported Shah...

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It’s Not Fat, It’s Muscle!

So this woman overfed her 3-year-old child until he was “morbidly obese“: 120 pounds at age 3. Then, when he was taken into protective foster care, she brought him McDonalds during a supervised visit....

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Pre-Emptive Strike Against Iran Looming?

So this article about Iran’s nuclear power plant (now nearing completion with Russian help) puts the recent curtailment of tacit support for Iran’s “reformist” regime into perspective. Under the new Bush Gang’s first-strike policy,...