Month August 2004

Wal-Mart store in Canada unionized! A Wal-Mart store in this Quebec city may become the first store of the retail giant to be unionized, after the Quebec Labour Relations Board accredited a union there to represent the workers.

Even if this is faked, it’s funny! Via email: “Kern County, California police drove this car for one week before an officer noticed what their car graphics company employee did on thepassenger side of the car. The employee did this…

Dumb and dumber “BOB” bag causes midflight hysteria. Bruce Schneier says, More stupid security, this time from Australia. Flight attendent finds air-sickness bag with the letters “BOB” written on it. In a dizzying feat of delusion, she imagines that “BOB”…

NY given al-Qaeda attack warning The authorities in New York are warning residents and businesses that al-Qaeda may be planning a fresh suicide attack in the city. Possibilities: a) This is just more crying wolf. b) al-Qaeda would not attack…

Saudi Arabia backtracks on sending troops to Iraq The Saudi Foreign Minister said today: Any Muslim and Arab troops will go to Iraq only if they “will replace the coalition troops currently in Iraq, and not be in addition to it.”…