Month June 2004

U.S. soldiers to be charged in Iraqi general’s death The U.S. Army plans to file charges against two military intelligence officers in the suffocation death of an Iraqi general during questioning in Iraq The newspaper said negligent homicide and manslaughter…

Moonie leader ‘crowned’ in Senate Republicans and Democrats attend cult blessing ceremony The US Senate was used for a bizarre ritual in which the Rev Sun Myung Moon  the head of the Unification church, was “crowned” and declared himself the…

Computer pioneer Bob Bemer ASCII is the alphabetic character set used used by virtually all computers, including PCs. Bob Bemer spearheaded its development, and passed away today at age 84. “Mr. Bemer’s accomplishments resonate so deeply one almost assumes they…

Hide-the-priest The Dallas Morning News is running an investigation on the noxious Catholic Church practice of hiding pedophile priests from the authorities, often letting them work with children. Runaway priests hiding in plain sight Catholic Priests accused of sexually abusing…

Nader to supporters: Vote for Kerry if it’s close The longtime consumer advocate wants would-be supporters to attend his rallies, but he says he wants them to feel free to cast their votes for Sen. John Kerry once they enter…