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I think it would be a powerful visual for those of us attending peace rally's this saturday to burn the UN flag. I found a place that will overnight a flag, even on saturday's. Here is the link... http://www.united-states-flag.com/world-united-nation.html If you will order before noon today (friday) - they will send it to you saturday morning. Let's beat the hippies at their own game... Jenny Hatch Organizer of the Denver protest, and UN flag burner. PS - Before I burn the flag, I plan to stand on it while I protest the rally.

DETROIT -- A stray dog was found with a human leg in its mouth on Detroit's east side Tuesday afternoon. The remains may belong to Jalona Stafford, 19, whose body was found burned and dismembered inside an abandoned pickle factory last week, WDIV-TV reported. Neighbors said the dog was carrying a leg with the thigh attached to it, the station reported. "A dog was carrying the leg. He had to be chased," said Thelma Davis, who witnessed the animal coming from the building. Stafford was last seen by her family on the morning of Feb. 13 as she prepared to...

Activists burn Valentine's cards Monday, February 14, 2005 Posted: 1055 GMT (1855 HKT) NEW DELHI, India (AP) -- Nearly 50 Hindu hardliners burned Valentine's Day cards and posters in the Indian capital, protesting the international day of love that they say imposes Western values on India's youth. There was no violence as policemen cordoned off the area and prevented the Shiv Sena activists from marching through the sprawling Delhi University campus Monday. In the past, Hindu nationalists have ransacked shops selling cards and harassed young lovers seen holding hands in public. On Monday, the protesters dispersed after chanting slogans. Jai...

Last week I suggested that the people Kerry hired to run his campaign were incompetent and/or probably do not want him to win. Most have strong Clinton loyalties. This week, we hear rumbles that heads are about to roll among the Kerry-Edwards campaign staff. Of course, there is no way I would believe Kerry reads my babble -- or would act on the information even if he did. But, I'll reiterate: Kerry couldn't be running a worse campaign if he tried. That's a problem for me, too, actually. Kerry is just too darn easy of a target. Look at it...

Five Cars Burn During Marlins Game Because of Tailgate Grill The Associated Press May 31, 2004 MIAMI (AP) - Five cars parked at Pro Player Stadium were destroyed by fire during the Florida-Cincinnati game on Monday, officials said. No one was injured. The fire apparently started because a pregame barbecue fire started by tailgaters before the game wasn't completely extinguished. Stadium officials helped fans whose cars were ruined find ways home, Marlins spokesman Steve Copses said. "Somebody neglected to put the fire out after tailgating," Copses said. Plumes of black smoke floated over the stadium in the third inning, before...

Troy Hurtubise says he doesn’t feel the heat, even with a 2000° C blowtorch flame blazing at his head. Hurtubise has invented a physics-defying substance called fire paste, which he claims eliminates the cross-transfer of heat and prevents anything coated in the substance from burning up. Not only does the paste stop heat from getting through, it cools to the touch within 20 seconds of the fire source being removed. When dry the paste, Hurtubise said, is non-toxic four times lighter than aluminum, more heat resistant than titanium, and costs only pennies to make. Don’t take his word for it...

Queen Mary ascended the throne of England in 1553. In subsequent years, she had at least two hundred people put to death (often by fire) for their religious convictions. To history she became known as "Bloody Mary," although, in truth, she killed far fewer people per year than her brutal father. The godliness of many of her victims made them stand out. Mary's father, King Henry VIII had separated the Church of England from the Roman Catholic church, but he had not reformed the church's practices or doctrines. On Henry's death, his young son Edward became King. Many of Edward's...

Environmentalists burn while Bush promotes park plan By BILL STRAUB Scripps Howard News Service August 06, 2003 WASHINGTON - President Bush has issued his prescription for what ails the deteriorating national park system, but environmentalists and conservationists are becoming increasingly wary about his actions. Bush, in the midst of a month-long vacation at his ranch, will break away from the blistering Texas heat next week to visit the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area near Los Angeles. The administration says the spot has benefited from its National Parks Legacy Project. Later in the month, Bush will head to Oregon to...

WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) -- Firefighters set trees on fire Tuesday in efforts to prevent a major blaze from reaching the largely evacuated West Glacier and a nearby village in Glacier National Park. The work was aimed at creating a backfire that would remove 2,000 acres of fuel from the path of the approaching forest fire. "Tonight, right now what you see as green, will be gone," said Clinton Northway, the burnout supervisor. Even though small backfires the night before had turned the fire, officials were concerned that the blaze could make another run because humidity was extremely low and...

WASHINGTON (AP) - In what Democrats called an annual GOP rite of spring, the Republican-controlled House on Tuesday passed an amendment to the Constitution to criminalize flag burning for the fifth time in eight years. The one-line change to the Constitution - "The Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States" - was approved by a 300-125 vote as a pair of holidays approach - Flag Day on June 14 and Independence Day in July. Senate passage is less likely. The constitutional amendment needs a two-thirds majority in the House and Senate...

ISLAMABAD, 11 March 2003 — Pakistan’s chief intelligence agency, in an unprecedented briefing to foreign media, confirmed yesterday that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed said he last met Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden in December at an unknown location. “KSM (Sheikh Mohammed) confirmed he met Bin Laden in December,” a senior Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) official told some three dozen foreign correspondents at ISI headquarters in the capital Islamabad. However Khalid, who was captured in an ISI-led raid on a private home in the northern city of Rawalpindi on March 1, told interrogators that he did not know “the exact destination.” “I...

ARLINGTON, Va. — Protecting Iraq’s oil wells would be a major priority for U.S. troops if the United States goes to war against Saddam Hussein, a senior defense official said Friday. Saddam “has the capability and, in fact, the interest to cause damage” to some or all of Iraq’s wells, the official, who declined to be named, told Pentagon reporters. “We see that as a real potential crisis.” Planners in U.S. Central Command “have crafted plans to allow us to secure and protect fields as soon as possible” in the event of a war, the official said. Iraq has about...

Burning bin Laden Military-theme bar in Racine County to hold event By TANIA RUIZDELUZURIAGA and JENNIE TUNKIEICZof the Journal Sentinel staff Last Updated: Aug. 12, 2002 Town of Rochester - From Milwaukee to New York and Washington, from wreath-laying to praying, communities are planning thoughtful, sensitive ceremonies to remember those who died during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Quotable It's a surprise how we're going to do it, but it's going to be cool, very cool. - Jeff Hartzheim,co-owner, The Bunker Here at The Bunker, home of the Landmine Pizza and the Hand Grenade Easter Egg Hunt, members have their...

Osama's alive and itching to burn US - Report July 30 2002 at 11:05AM Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network plans a major anti-US attack, possibly in August, after which its leader will re-appear on television, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. The Saudi pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat, which on Monday reported that Bin Laden might have been killed or seriously injured in US raids on Afghanistan, quoted "sources linked to aides" of the Saudi-born Islamist militant via the Internet. Bin Laden, Washington's main suspect in the September 11 terror attacks on the US last year, "is alive...

Fires burning on more than 260,000 acres across Oregon The Associated Press 7/28/02 1:04 AM Major wildfires were burning on 264,000 acres in Oregon on Saturday. About 10,495 firefighters are working in the state. The Northwest Interagency Communication Center is tracking at least 14 major fires in Oregon. Top priorities for fire officials were the 9,000-acre Sheldon Ridge fire near The Dalles and the 2,261-acre Skunk Fire in Klamath County. WHITE RIVER Started: 7/23/02, one mile east of Maupin Size: 20,000 acres Containment: 30 percent. Evacuations: mandatory evacuation of White River campground 7/24/02; Bake Oven Road and Buckhollow Road reopened,...

Staff Report WBNS-10TV EYEWITNESS NEWS © 2002 WBNS-TV, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A drug bust is leading to a fire investigation after two Knox County Sheriff's Department patrol cars were destroyed by flames Monday night. Two sheriff's deputies left their cruisers to enter a field to confiscate an illegal marijuana crop. When they returned to their cars near Grove Church Road, the cruisers were on fire. Knox County Sheriff Dave Barber said authorities are considering the possibility the cars overheated and ignited dry grass nearby. He estimated damage to the cars at $70,000. The deputies did seize 150 marijuana plants with an...

Firefighters battle winds By Tim Paluch and Tim Velder, Journal Staff Writers DEADWOOD -- Fire officials said that Wednesday was a critical day for firefighters battling Grizzly Gulch Fire south and east of Deadwood. High winds from the southeast ripped through the area throughout the day and weren't expected to stop until today. The fire was on the move in some areas Wednesday. By midafternoon, Pillar Peak, near Dome Mountain and Bear Den Mountain, was burning about four miles east of Deadwood. Scores of residents in homes from the Shonley Addition to Deadwood on the north side of Highway 14A...

Firefighters could face rough day By Journal Staff DEADWOOD - The Grizzly Gulch Fire grew overnight to 9,000 acres Wednesday, and residents of Boulder Canyon who had been allowed to return home Tuesday evening were re-evacuated during the middle of the night. Residents on the south side of Radio Tower Road were given a mandatory evacuation order at 3 a.m. Wednesday due to unexpected increased fire activity in the area. At the same time, residents along the south side of U.S. Highway 14A in Boulder Canyon were asked to voluntarily evacuate, according to a press release from the South Dakota...

Deadwood reopens; fire keeps Lead residents out By Denise Ross, Journal Staff Writer DEADWOOD -- The historic city of Deadwood reopened at 8 p.m. Monday after a wildfire forced its total evacuation Saturday afternoon. Residents of Lead, many of whom evacuated Sunday afternoon, were not allowed to go home due to concerns that the Grizzly Gulch Fire could once again threaten neighbors in the south part of town. "We really just need room to move," Lead Mayor Tom Nelson said, explaining that firefighters were more worried about their ability to respond quickly than about structures burning. "If the winds shift,...

Grizzly Gulch Fire grows to 6,200 acres By Denise Ross, Journal Staff Writer LEAD-- A combined 684 federal, state and local personnel continued to fight the two-day-old Grizzly Gulch Fire Monday, as a federal Type 1 Interagency Management Team took command of the fire. Federal fire information officer Maj. Mark Johnston said the fire grew to 6,200 acres overnight and was 10 percent contained by mid-day Monday. The fire remains the Rocky Mountain Region's number one priority, Johnston said. Three homes have been destroyed by the fire but the occupants were not injured, Lawrence County Sheriff Rick Mowell told the...

People emerge from fire with stories By Tim Velder, Northern Hills Bureau DEADWOOD - Trapper and Cookie Lance moved to the Black Hills for its natural beauty. If their home is still there, smoking black sticks surround it. The Lances evacuated their Two-Bit Gulch home Saturday evening as fire burned over the ridge above them. Two-Bit Gulch is at the northeast edge of Deadwood near the entrance to Boulder Canyon. A neighbor had said a few days before the fire that people in that area should get all their valuables in one place. "I told him to pray it doesn't...

Lead flees flare ups By Dan Daly, Journal Staff Writer Residents in a broad swath of Lead were asked to voluntarily evacuate their homes late Sunday when the Grizzly Gulch Fire flared up along its western edge. The new evacuation involved areas south of Lead's Main Street and the areas north of Main Street that are east of Washington Street, Brenda Bower, information officer with the U.S. Forest Service, said. That's about two-thirds of the city. Gov. Bill Janklow ordered the evacuation Sunday afternoon. The new evacuees joined thousands of people from Deadwood and rural areas east and south who...

Growing fire hits 700 acres, threatens DeadwoodBy Journal Staff and APDEADWOOD -- A ridge-running forest fire burned Saturday on the edges of Deadwood, threatening but not entering the northern Black Hills gambling town.Officials ordered residents, casino guests and others to evacuate Saturday afternoon. However, not every one complied in what residents said was chaos amid smoke and slurry bombers overhead.There were no reports of injuries.The timber fire was burning over more than 1,000 acres. An accurate size estimate was not available at 8:30 p.m., Beth Adam of the state Wildlands Fire Suppression Division said.The fire's cause was not immediately known,...

Arizona Town Besieged by Raging Wildfire Sun Jun 23,10:07 PM ET PHOENIX (Reuters) - Two raging wildfires converged on Sunday into the biggest fire in Arizona's 90-year history, licking at the edges of a mountain town as firefighters battled to save hundreds of homes. The fire, which has charred more than 322,000 acres, was steadily gaining on the town of Show Low, about 150 miles northeast of Phoenix, said Dorman McGann, spokesman for the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest. By late Sunday afternoon, the fire reached the edge of Show Low in Arizona's eastern high country and claimed its first casualty...

Era of the Big Fire Is Kindled at West's DoorsSat Jun 22, 3:08 PM ETBy TIMOTHY EGAN The New York Times This article was reported by Timothy Egan, Michael Janofsky, Andrew C. Revkin and James Sterngold and written by Mr. Egan. • Era of the Big Fire Is Kindled at West's Doors • Novices to Face Champions in Topsy-Turvy World Cup • For the latest breaking news, visit NYTimes.com • Get DealBook, a daily email digest of corporate finance newsDealBook. Search NYTimes.com: WINTHROP, Wash., June 22 — The fires came early this year to the West, chasing people out...

Muslim terrorists have the capacity to set wildfires en masse and destroy a large part of the western United States. This theory was best said and first put forward by Freeper Travis McGee when he said it like this: "Somebody had better be planning contingencies for a mass terrorist arson attack. Think of 20 arsonists setting ten fires each on a line 1000 miles long in one day. Or think of 20 Denver fires set upwind of cities on one day. Box cutter >>> 9-11 Butane lighter >>> ??????" We don't want to voice this concern because we are afraid...