Posted on 04/15/2007 6:02:06 PM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum
Mowing lawns. Getting new freezers. Sewing. And all before 10...
Sounds like a good productive morning for you. Hope you got some coffee squeezed in at some point :)
Just 2 cups...and I’ve been watching a program about US Presidents....
21:14 PM: Quitting would not show responsibility, but would be irresponsible (Israel Radio)
20:52 Death toll from truck bombings south of Baghdad rises to 22, 60 hurt (Reuters)
20:51 U.S.: Terrorist plot targeting Americans in Germany foiled by U.S. authorities (DPA)
19:29 Two policemen lightly hurt in scuffle at Upper Nazareth soccer field (Army Radio)
19:23 Iran`s nuclear negotiator: Iran not willing to compromise on uranium enrichment (AP)
19:15 Hamas TV airs anti-Israel kids` program despite PA gov`t request to halt show (Reuters)
18:44 UN denies report that Iran blocked inspectors from visiting nuclear facility (Reuters)
18:12 Iraqi president says his country will need U.S. troops for one or two more years (AP)
18:06 EU officials to meet key members of Arab League in bid to revive Israel-PA talks (DPA)
18:01 Iraqi police say car bomb kills at least 9 south of Baghdad (Reuters)
17:42 Cheney: We`ll stand with others to prevent Iran from gaining nuclear arms (Reuters)
17:18 Peace Now to mark alternative Jerusalem Day promoting coexistence (Army Radio)
16:44 Police find hanged body of Haifa man in his home, suspect suicide (Haaretz)
16:01 Four protesters injured in clashes with Border Police at Bil`in demonstration (Haaretz)
14:49 67-year-old pedestrian killed by car when crossing street in Jerusalem (Haaretz)
14:47 Acre municipality: Health Ministry clears pollution claim; permits bathing (Haaretz)
14:32 David Beckham to visit Israel for soccer friendly with Real Madrid (AP)
14:31 Syrian parliament sets May 27 referendum on renewing Assad`s presidency (AP)
14:11 King Abdullah of Jordan to meet PA leader Abbas in Ramallah on Sunday (Haaretz)
13:25 High school and middle school teachers in Haifa district to strike on Sunday (Haaretz)
12:47 Ben Gurion University student council head resigns; says can`t support strike (Haaretz)
12:43 Peres: Israel should not miss the opportunity of the Saudi initiative (Haaretz)
11:38 Siniora: Saudi plan `only realistic path to peace` (NY Times)
11:35 Iraq Kurdish president will meet Blair, speak at Cambridge (AP)
11:33 Iranian FM: Blair`s departure could have `positive impact` on Iran (Reuters)
11:01 Iranian FM: Tehran interested in closer ties with North Korea (AP)
09:21 U.S. dollar stabilizes at NIS 3.98 NIS after hitting 10-year low (TheMarker)
09:16 U.S. House of Reps approves bill to fund Iraq war until July (BBC)
08:14 Australian PM: Mugabe of Zimbabwe`s methods `Gestapo-like` (Reuters)
08:12 At least six injured in Fatah-Hamas fighting in Gaza Strip (AP)
07:32 Two Qassam rockets land in Negev, no injuries (Israel Radio)
Terrorist incident in Costa Rica
(Russian) Ambassador, 7 others taken hostage in Costa Rica
CNN ^ | May 11, 2007 | AP
Posted on 05/11/2007 1:38:45 PM PDT by RDTF
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Police say an armed Uzbek man has taken eight hostages, including the ambassador, at the Russian Embassy in Costa Rica.
Security forces quickly surrounded the building in San Jose, the capital, police spokesman Francisco Ruiz said. Authorities were trying to negotiate with the gunman.
Ruiz said the man, between 17 and 20 years old from Uzbekistan, entered the embassy with his mother and took Ambassador Valery Nikolayenko and four other men and three women hostage. Police were considering the mother a hostage.
The Costa Rica TV network, Telenoticias, reported that the man was apparently upset over the embassy’s failure to process some undetermined paperwork.
Telenoticias said the man and his family have lived in Costa Rica for about a year.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1832178/posts
Howdy,,,That mite get nasty...
04:05 Hostage crisis ends at Russia Embassy in Costa Rica (Reuters)
03:06 Jewish-American director Steven Spielberg urges action on Darfur crisis (Reuters)
02:09 U.S. charges suspected Taliban ally in heroin ring (Reuters)
01:06 Haniyeh cancels meeting with PA security officials in wake of Gaza shootings (AP)
00:46 Sources: World Bank board majority want Wolfowitz to resign (Reuters)
23:56 Fire erupts in Ashkelon industrial center, fire fighters arrive at scene (Haaretz)
22:44 Ten people wounded in clash between Muslims and Christians south of Cairo (AP)
22:31 Report: Two people shot dead at aluminum plant in northern Israel (Haaretz)
22:09 Germany: IDF involved in 3 `incidents` with UN troops off Lebanon coast (Reuters)
21:40 Palestinian FM in Amman for talks with gov`t officials over financial sanctions (DPA)
21:14 PM: Quitting would not show responsibility, but would be irresponsible (Israel Radio)
U.S. finds bank to break North Korea Impasse(disgusting capitulation;NK insisted on using U.S. bank)
World Peace Herald ^ | 05/11/07 | Nicholas Kralev
U.S. finds bank to break North Korea Impasse
By Nicholas Kralev | Published Yesterday | Peace and Conflict , North America , North Korea | Unrated
U.S. expects fund transfer in next few days
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration has found a U.S. bank willing to accept $25 million in North Korean funds, and officials hope the transfer — the final hurdle to the closure of the North’s main nuclear reactor — can take place in the next few days, The Washington Times has learned.
The resolution of the issue would end a weeks-long effort by U.S. officials to find a bank in any country that will agree to accept the money — which has been linked to illicit activities — in exchange for guarantees that it will not be penalized.
Lawyers at the State and Treasury departments are seeking the best way to allow the transfer without breaking U.S. law.
The money is currently deposited in 52 accounts at Macao’s Banco Delta Asia (BDA), which was designated by the Treasury Department in 2005 as a “primary money-laundering concern” under Section 311 of the Patriot Act.
U.S. officials did not identify the American bank, although they suggested that it is not one of the bigger and more recognizable institutions.
The highly unusual decision to let North Korean money labeled by the Treasury as “dirty” be deposited in a U.S. bank — entailing full access to the international financial system — was made by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr., officials said.
No official agreed to speak on the record because none was authorized to discuss the matter and no decision has been made to disclose the development publicly.
More at the link: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1832422/posts
Good morning, Bahbah!!
Been lurkin’ and swillin’ coffee and waiting for somebody to show up....
How’s things up in your neck of the woods??
Beautiful morning here, Uncle Ike. Peonies in full bloom.
” Peonies in full bloom. “
I’ll bet it’s just gorgeous...
That’s one of the drawbacks of apartment (or cave) living — no opportunity to garden...
(As I get older, I find that my Wisconsin farmer genetic heritage comes closer to the surface.... ;~) )
Hmmm, my father’s people are and were Wisconsin farmers. There may, in fact, be a genetic connection after all :)
Let’s see if this link works: http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2007/05/taxi_terror_mus.html
” There may, in fact, be a genetic connection after all :) “
We’ve noted before that we’re enough alike to be almost amazing, at times....
;~)
That strip really hit home!
Yankees!
LOL...
My heritage is a long line of southern farming folk, myself...surely do get the itch to go play in the dirt every spring.
That’s a scary thought. Lots and lots of muslim cabbies in this country.
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