US Marines accused of killing prisoner

The US military has charged eight US marine reservists with brutal treatment of Iraqi prisoners of war that may have resulted in the death of one detainee.

Military prosecutors allege that an Iraqi man named Najim Sadun Hatab died at Camp Whitehorse in early June following a possible beating by US guards.

The most serious and sweeping accusations are being levelled against Major Clark Paulus.

He has been charged with negligent homicide, assault, cruelty and maltreatment, dereliction of duty and making false statements, Lisbon said.

Jeez, first we have a loony right wing idiot General saying we’re fighting Satan in the Middle East, now we may have beaten prisoners to death.

Bin Laden must be overjoyed — actions like these just send more recruits his way. His training camps must be overflowing now.

Purported bin Laden tape urges jihad

In a new audiotape aired Saturday, a voice purported to be Osama bin Laden vowed suicide attacks “inside and outside” the United States and threatened nations that are helping the American occupation of Iraq.

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Judge orders Neb. father to not speak ‘Hispanic’

A child custody dispute in Nebraska has become the subject of a civil rights protest after a judge warned a Mexican American father that his visitation rights would be severely limited if he insisted on speaking “the Hispanic language” to his 5-year-old daughter.

The “Hispanic language”? Unbelievable. Not only is the judge racist, he’s so ignorant it’s almost comical.

Hmm, actually the father could continue speaking Spanish to his daugher, as the dimbulb judge didn’t say he couldn’t!

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Bush’s popularity with older voters is seen as slipping

President Bush’s support among older voters has dropped substantially in recent months, eroding recent Republican gains and highlighting the importance of this critical electoral bloc in 2004, political strategists and analysts say.

If Bush continues to lose votes among older people he will be dead meat in 2004.

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Car navigation system drives car into supermarket

A US tourist’s trip through Bavaria ended with an unexpected visit to a supermarket when his car’s navigation system led him straight through the store’s doors.  He depended entirely on the navigation system and did not notice approaching the supermarket until entering it.

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Scamming with video surveillance

From CRYPTO-GRAM, October 15, 2003

At a gas station in Coquitlam, British Columbia, two employees installed a camera in the ceiling in front of an ATM machine.  They recorded thousands of people as they typed in their PIN numbers.  Combined with a false front on the ATM that recorded account numbers from the cards, the pair was able to steal millions before they were caught.

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