The Economist offers an interesting perspective on the aftermath of the “dirty-bomber” arrest and why this event offers fear and hope. The scariest aspect of the entire ordeal is that an American was an integral part of the operation (see below also).
This Florida native went from serving tacos at the Bell to attempt to server radioactive material for the al-Qaida.
Walter Willams offers an argument about why we need to profile.
“In 1985, TWA flight 847 was hijacked in Athens and a U.S. Navy diver was murdered by whom? In 1988, Pan Am flight 103 was bombed by whom? In 1993, the World Trade Center was bombed by whom? In 1998, U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by whom?”
Incase there ever was any question about Maureen Dowd and her sanity; she has answered it with another scathing piece attacking the handling of the possible dirty-bomber. Maureen please be quiet.
Christopher Hutchinson takes aim at David Brock and leaves us with many quotables.
If this is what the Muslims are teaching their children over in the Middle East, we should be very afraid.
Business
10,000 CEO’s have made a break for the Mexican boarder according to satire. The CEO’s did not include ImClone Systems' Sam Waksal and Dennis Kozlowski of Tyco as they have already been indicted.
Sports
Pittsburghis going to the Super Bowl. The Steelers are armed and dangerous for this NFL season and ready to compete in AFC North. Let's forget about how last season ended.
Elton Brand let this young lady from Duke have it after she emailed him when he jumped to the league before he graduated.
Italy rolls or crawls, to more aptly phrase it, into the second round after getting the tie with Mexico. If we get a tie or a win and we will meet one of these two teams. Personally, based on the ten bucks I have on the US (40-1), Senegal (40-1) and Italy (5-1), I want us to play Mexico. As my friend R. Crump so eloquently stated in an email, Italy tends to under perform in the early and then pick it up. Let’s get going now boys.
According to Michael Davies’ diary
The Media Tribune, Italy 1, Mexico 1, 9:25 p.m.
I take it back, Trapattoni's a genius. He subs Totti (having a bad, bad hair day in the humidity of Kyushu's rainy season) for the diminutive Del Piero 77 minutes into the game and, five minutes before full time, the Juventus forward nips in and scores.
Fortunately, extremely fortunately for Italy, Croatia somehow manages not to beat Ecuador (according to Taki, who is at that game working for ESPN, and calls me as soon as it's done, he's not sure Croatia really tried). It seems hard to believe. Oh, Croatia. Yes, I understand. Italy qualifies with 4 points. Not a lot. But I like it.
Or do I? If the United States wins its group, it now plays Italy; if it finishes second (less likely, it seems to me), it plays Mexico. Psychologically, I think the Americans would rather play Mexico, but as Rob Stone wrote Wednesday on ESPN.com, they absolutely cannot play for a draw. Que sera sera. In this World Cup, that might be the only thing we can all agree on.
This is from Germany, where Scotty Wyatt currently resides, and is his take on the World Cup fever over there. Hopefully, Scotty and I will meet up Hamburg come August.
“Coming correct with World Cup Fever. Understanding the importance and meaning of soccer to the world outside of the United States can be comprehended by observing World Cup Facets. Having a backstage pass to the German viewpoint (a tournament favorite) has allowed me insight beyond my belief. The World Cup elicits nationalism by fans and countrymen everywhere when there is no other outlet for it. The athletes come together to unite for a common goal. In most circumstances, a simple game transcends into a cause for the entire country. In Senegal, their debut against France was reason enough for a holiday, and upon their victory caused public celebration. England's match against Argentina focused so much on their previous WAR that even the players started answering questions about hatred between the two nations. In Seoul, certain protestors used the venue to denounce the US military presence within the country. Russian's rioted after a loss, and chinamen and china women attempted the same stunt when officials turned off a big screen public television. Each game is more than a game. Seemingly every German watched the game against Cameroon, waving country flags, wearing face paint and country colors, drinking large amounts of alcoholic beverages. All this with a start time of 0435 and work the following day. Germans live, eat, drink and sleep the World Cup because this is their stage to dominate ALL other countries. This feeling resonates throughout countries in the world cup. Americans don't grasp this concept and, until we do, we won't be a major player on the world soccer stage. We have the greatest athletes in the world, but without reconstructing the mindset of the American public, we will not enjoy continued or, in my opinion, even limited success in the sport of soccer. “
Yao or Jay ? Liking Jay to the Bulls, so I have a reason to go to games next year. I wouldn’t touch Yao even though he has all the potential in the world. The images of Shawn Bradley and Yinka Dare are imbedded in my brain.
This Florida native went from serving tacos at the Bell to attempt to server radioactive material for the al-Qaida.
Walter Willams offers an argument about why we need to profile.
“In 1985, TWA flight 847 was hijacked in Athens and a U.S. Navy diver was murdered by whom? In 1988, Pan Am flight 103 was bombed by whom? In 1993, the World Trade Center was bombed by whom? In 1998, U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by whom?”
Incase there ever was any question about Maureen Dowd and her sanity; she has answered it with another scathing piece attacking the handling of the possible dirty-bomber. Maureen please be quiet.
Christopher Hutchinson takes aim at David Brock and leaves us with many quotables.
If this is what the Muslims are teaching their children over in the Middle East, we should be very afraid.
Business
10,000 CEO’s have made a break for the Mexican boarder according to satire. The CEO’s did not include ImClone Systems' Sam Waksal and Dennis Kozlowski of Tyco as they have already been indicted.
Sports
Pittsburghis going to the Super Bowl. The Steelers are armed and dangerous for this NFL season and ready to compete in AFC North. Let's forget about how last season ended.
Elton Brand let this young lady from Duke have it after she emailed him when he jumped to the league before he graduated.
Italy rolls or crawls, to more aptly phrase it, into the second round after getting the tie with Mexico. If we get a tie or a win and we will meet one of these two teams. Personally, based on the ten bucks I have on the US (40-1), Senegal (40-1) and Italy (5-1), I want us to play Mexico. As my friend R. Crump so eloquently stated in an email, Italy tends to under perform in the early and then pick it up. Let’s get going now boys.
According to Michael Davies’ diary
The Media Tribune, Italy 1, Mexico 1, 9:25 p.m.
I take it back, Trapattoni's a genius. He subs Totti (having a bad, bad hair day in the humidity of Kyushu's rainy season) for the diminutive Del Piero 77 minutes into the game and, five minutes before full time, the Juventus forward nips in and scores.
Fortunately, extremely fortunately for Italy, Croatia somehow manages not to beat Ecuador (according to Taki, who is at that game working for ESPN, and calls me as soon as it's done, he's not sure Croatia really tried). It seems hard to believe. Oh, Croatia. Yes, I understand. Italy qualifies with 4 points. Not a lot. But I like it.
Or do I? If the United States wins its group, it now plays Italy; if it finishes second (less likely, it seems to me), it plays Mexico. Psychologically, I think the Americans would rather play Mexico, but as Rob Stone wrote Wednesday on ESPN.com, they absolutely cannot play for a draw. Que sera sera. In this World Cup, that might be the only thing we can all agree on.
This is from Germany, where Scotty Wyatt currently resides, and is his take on the World Cup fever over there. Hopefully, Scotty and I will meet up Hamburg come August.
“Coming correct with World Cup Fever. Understanding the importance and meaning of soccer to the world outside of the United States can be comprehended by observing World Cup Facets. Having a backstage pass to the German viewpoint (a tournament favorite) has allowed me insight beyond my belief. The World Cup elicits nationalism by fans and countrymen everywhere when there is no other outlet for it. The athletes come together to unite for a common goal. In most circumstances, a simple game transcends into a cause for the entire country. In Senegal, their debut against France was reason enough for a holiday, and upon their victory caused public celebration. England's match against Argentina focused so much on their previous WAR that even the players started answering questions about hatred between the two nations. In Seoul, certain protestors used the venue to denounce the US military presence within the country. Russian's rioted after a loss, and chinamen and china women attempted the same stunt when officials turned off a big screen public television. Each game is more than a game. Seemingly every German watched the game against Cameroon, waving country flags, wearing face paint and country colors, drinking large amounts of alcoholic beverages. All this with a start time of 0435 and work the following day. Germans live, eat, drink and sleep the World Cup because this is their stage to dominate ALL other countries. This feeling resonates throughout countries in the world cup. Americans don't grasp this concept and, until we do, we won't be a major player on the world soccer stage. We have the greatest athletes in the world, but without reconstructing the mindset of the American public, we will not enjoy continued or, in my opinion, even limited success in the sport of soccer. “
Yao or Jay ? Liking Jay to the Bulls, so I have a reason to go to games next year. I wouldn’t touch Yao even though he has all the potential in the world. The images of Shawn Bradley and Yinka Dare are imbedded in my brain.
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