Al-Qaeda Had Plans To Release Poison Gas In NY Subway

Posted on June 17, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, News, War On Terror | 1 Comment

According to Time who gets the info from a book excerpt.
Al-Qaeda terrorists came within 45 days of attacking the New York subway system with a lethal gas similar to that used in Nazi death camps. They were stopped not by any intelligence breakthrough, but by an order from Osama bin Laden’s deputy, Ayman Zawahiri. And [...]

US within range of North Korean missiles

Posted on June 17, 2006 - Filed Under History, News, War On Terror | Comments Off

Fox News and other US news media is reporting that North Korea is preparing to test missiles with the potential to hit the United States. This should come as no suprise and has been in the works for several years. It appears that the United States mainstream media (MSM) is finally waking up to Democratic [...]

ACLU To Probe Six Flags’ Over Grooming Policy

Posted on June 17, 2006 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, ACLU, News | 3 Comments

“The sign says long hair freaky people need not apply.”
Via Washington Post:
It’s right there, under “Extreme Hairstyles,” in the 2006 seasonal handbook for Six Flags America employees: no dreadlocks, tails, partially shaved heads “or any hairstyle that detracts or takes away from Six Flags theming.”
Braids “must be in neat, even rows and without beads or [...]

It’s Official: Dan Rather is OUT!

Posted on June 17, 2006 - Filed Under News | 9 Comments

By way of The Drudge Report:
44 long years of pathological denial ended (quietly) this week — in denial. Dan Rather is officially out at CBS. While most suspected as such following the infamous 2004 Rathergate debacle, CBS and Rather joined together in one last round of stonewalling. For two years, both parties have maintained that [...]