OPINION:
Yes, between the media, democrats (generally speaking) and other anti-America/anti-Americans; the good guys are always fighting an uphill
battle.
Coast guard officers transported 193 illegal immigrants to shore Thursday after being spotted on a cargo ship off the island of Crete.
The Merchant Marine Ministry also said one man was found dead on the Silver Wave cargo ship, while seven people were arrested on smuggling charges. The ship had no flag. The immigrants, carrying no travel documents, said they were from Iraq and had sailed from Lebanon. One of the 193 migrants was hospitalized for observation.
Banned carge bound for Iran held in UAE
The United Arab Emirates has impounded the cargo of a vessel bound for Iran after discovering that "hazardous materials" aboard contravened UN sanctions placed on the Islamic republic to curtail its nuclear development programme.
In a further ratcheting up of the UAE's determination to curb misuse of its ports, an official there confirmed that the cargo, detained for testing last month, contained materials banned by UN Security Council resolutions 1737 and 1747, while the purchaser of the materials had also been barred by the same resolutions.
But he declined to identify the contents of the cargo or the Iranian company that had ordered the materials.
The California Department of Health announced Wednesday, December 5, that consumers should not drink Metromint Flavored Water because it may be contaminated with Bacillus cereus, which can cause vomiting and diarrhea.
Soma Beverage Co., LLC., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling all bottles of Metromint flavored water (Peppermint, Spearmint, Orangemint and Lemonmint) with a "Best Before" date before 12/21/2008 and produced at the company's California plant because they may be contaminated with Bacillus cereus. The "Best Before" date is located on the shoulder of the water bottle.
So far there have been no illness reported in California, but there has been one incident in Illinois that is possibly linked to the contaminated product. The water was available in retail stores across the nation and online. The water bottles were distributed in clear plastic 16.9-ounce bottles with a black M marked on the front and the letters "KSA" located in a rectangle on the back of the bottle in the lower right-hand corner.
It's common for Minnesota Department of Transportation snowplow drivers to stop and aid people in distress.
So when Steven Jensen saw a man standing in the middle of Hwy. 210 Tuesday night near Battle Lake, he did what many of his fellow drivers do. He stopped to help.
That's when things got weird, said Judy Jacobs, a communications specialist for MnDOT's District 4 office in Detroit Lakes.
The man, dressed in black, approached the driver's door, climbed on the plow and told Jensen, "Get out of the truck," Otter Tail County Sheriff Brian Schlueter said.