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Drama and felony charges at NASA
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Astronaut Charged With Kidnap Attempt
I don’t know what to say about this one, it kind of speaks for itself:
Police said Nowak drove from her home in Houston to the Orlando International Airport — wearing diapers so she wouldn’t have to stop to urinate
Dressed in a wig and a trench coat, Nowak boarded an airport bus that Shipman took to her car in an airport parking lot. Shipman told police she noticed someone following her, hurried inside the car and locked the doors, according to the arrest affidavit. Nowak rapped on the window, tried to open the car door and asked for a ride. Shipman refused but rolled down the car window a few inches when Nowak started crying. Nowak then sprayed a chemical into Shipman’s car, the affidavit said.
What’s going on in Paraguay?
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What’s going on in Paraguay? The US State Department says nothing out of the ordinary. Everyone agrees there have been 400 US troops in Paraguay for a little over a year now, all of whom have enjoyed some level of diplomatic immunity. There’s also consensus that this immmunity is coming to an end soon. There are multiple theories regarding why US troops are there. Nothing too shocking so far, but there’s more to this story.
The most interesting piece is just starting to get play in the US, but it has shown up in a major British news outlet. The juicy items:
~ Jenna Bush has been in Paraguay recently, supposedly as a UNICEF volunteer (maybe teaching mixology?).
~ It’s rumored that Bush the Younger just bought 100,000 acres of land in Paraguay’s Gran Chaco region.
~ The land parcel in question is near other huge parcels owned by Bush the Elder and Rev. Sun Myung Moon.
~ Underneath this part of Paraguay you’ll find the GuaraniAquifer, the largest freshwater aquifer in South America.
~ Also nearby is the town of Mariscal Estigarribia, with a runway that may or may not be big enough to land any plane the US Air Force has.
~ The World Bank has been involved in Paraguay for several years now. Hard to say if the World Bank will help Paraguay as much as they’ve helped in Africa.
So is the Bush family buying huge tracts of land in what’s described as Paraguay’s “wild west”? And if so, why? Speculate in the comments.
Ft. Meade Spy building goes up in flames
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A building at Ft. Meade that housed the US Army’s 902nd Military Intelligence Group suffered a six alarm fire on October 21st. What’s interesting about this is the 902nd’s involvement with the “abandoned” Total Information Awareness program, and their work infiltrating subversive domestic groups like the Quakers. Some news photographers on the scene were forced to delete all images they shot of the blaze, but a few pictures have made it to the Internets. There’s also a nice roundup of coverage on Wonkette.
Douglas Rushkoff talks Corporatism
02028 days
by Legba
in Found Objects
Featuring Ken Lay, Woodrow Wilson, Benito Mussolini, and Henry Ford as the Beaver:
It’s sad and confusing not to live in a democracy, anymore. And while it’s quite plainly true, it’s a bit too unthinkable for most sane people to accept. It goes in the same mental basket as more outlandish (if not unthinkable) thoughts — such as dynamite on the WTC or no airplane crashing into the Pentagon — even though, in this case, it’s not conjecture, it’s just plain real.
So what I’m coming to grips with is accepting that I don’t live in a democratic nation, and that the propaganda state attempted in 1930’s Europe did finally reach fruition here in the U.S., just as Henry Ford and those of his ilk predicted.
Douglas Rushkoff in Arthur Magazine: Acceptance (doesn’t equal) Acquiescence
John Hodgman knows about weird stuff
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A fine interview with John Hodgman from the Boston Phoenix. Chupacabras, mole men, eel pickers…the man really covers the gamut of human knowledge. He’s not really a PC, but he’s a veritable database of cryptozoological information. You have to wonder, is the study of hobos a form of cryptozoology?
Bonus: here’s Hodgman’s explanation of Senator Ted Stevens’ explanation of how the Internets is a series of tubes.
More on Neal Adams’ Expanding Earth
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Neal Adams was on with Art Bell last night discussing his theories about Pangea, dinosaurs, and particle physics. He certainly knows how to spin a tale! As with so many things heard on Coast to Coast AM, determining the accuracy of his theories is left as an exercise for the listener. In case you need a crib sheet, Wired ran a pretty good article a few years ago that offers a more balanced view of Adams’ theories.
Whether you agree with Adams’ theories regarding the Earth, you have to give him credit as one of the finest comic book artists of his generation. Click the image to the left to get a full size look at another Adams classic.
UK to Extradite “UFO Hacker” Gary McKinnon
1The BBC reports that British Home Secretary John Reid has signed the extradition order for alleged “UFO Hacker” Gary McKinnon:
A Home Office spokesman said: “On 4 July the secretary of state signed an order for Mr McKinnon’s extradition to the United States for charges connected with computer hacking…Mr McKinnon now has the opportunity, within 14 days, to appeal against the decisions of the district judge/secretary of state.”
Also see the coverage from CNET, and the discussion on Slashdot.