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Faulty phone wrecked MI6 bid to kill Chemical Ali By Michael Smith, Defence Correspondent (Filed: 08/01/2004) Faulty military satellite links caused the failure of an MI6-led operation to assassinate "Chemical Ali", a senior aide to Saddam Hussein. Secure satellite links to London broke down on the first day of the war in Iraq. The British commander, Air Marshal Brian Burridge, at first thought the Iraqis had mounted a successful "cyber warfare" attack. Military satellite phone links broke down, often for hours at a time, leaving British commanders without any secure line of communication to the Prime Minister, a major problem...

BBC listeners want right to kill burglars By Sally Pook (Filed: 02/01/2004) If listeners of the Today programme could introduce a new law to Britain, it would be one allowing them to kill an intruder in their home should the need arise.That was the surprise - and, in the programme's own word, controversial - choice of listeners who voted for the piece of legislation they would most like to see in the statute book. The audience for the Radio 4 programme were asked to put forward ideas that had a real chance of becoming law. Five were shortlisted and more...

Inside the system Xmas slay that the rich go for THE BIG Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) favoured by the rich are twice as likely to kill pedestrians as a normal car in an accident. The finding comes in the latest edition of the authoritative journal Accident Analysis and Prevention it is based on systematic research in the US headed by engineer Clay Gabler. SUVs have become a fashion fad among the rich for their "country estate" connotations. Many have a kind of "bull bar" grill on the front which serves no other purpose than to make it more likely someone...

<p>A naked maniac hacked his wife to death with a sword in their Bronx apartment yesterday and then lunged at cops howling, "I'm God, kill me!" before an officer shot him and accidentally hit her own partner, too, police said.</p>

Taliban Back Off Threat to Kill Turk Monday November 3, 2003 1:31 PM By BURT HERMAN Associated Press Writer KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Suspected Taliban insurgents appear to have backed off a threat to execute a Turkish hostage who was kidnapped to bargain for the release of 18 Taliban prisoners, Turkish and Afghan authorities said Monday. Hasan Onal, the Turkish road engineer who was abducted Thursday, was in ``good health,'' said Kurtulus Ergin, the Kabul manager of the Turkish company Gulsan-Cukurova which employed Onal. Onal's Taliban captors threatened to kill him before the end of Sunday unless the prisoners were...

TEL AVIV — Israel's air force has employed unmanned air vehicles for targeting in airborne counter-insurgency operations against Hamas and other groups. For the first time, Tuesday, Israel went public with footage taken during the operation. In an unusual move, details of the UAV operation were disclosed on Tuesday in wake of five air attacks on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian sources said 12 people were killed in the strikes on Gaza City and the Nusseirat refugee camp. The UAV video disputes Palestinian claims that the Apache fired missiles in a crowd of people that surrounded the car....

DEADWOOD -- A Lawrence County jury on Friday pronounced a Sundance, Wyo., man guilty of threatening to kill Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., in Spearfish. Raymond Howard, 59, faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine for the felony conviction of threatening a constitutional officer. Fourth Circuit Judge Warren Johnson, who presided over the two-day trial, ordered a pre-sentence investigation and set sentencing for Nov. 18. The seven-man, five-woman jury deliberated for less than an hour before rendering its verdict Friday morning in Deadwood. The Spearfish Police Department arrested Howard the morning of March 8 when...

Allentown, PA--The U.S. Secret Service has taken notice of a white billboard along Route 22 that has ''Kill Bush'' painted on it. ...police say the Secret Service on Wednesday began asking questions about the graffiti. If federal authorities were to pursue the matter, the author or authors of the graffiti could face charges of threats against the president, a federal crime punishable by fines and imprisonment up to five years. Doreen Murphy of Fogelsville said she wouldn't shed a tear for the vandal. ''You can see this was well thought out. It wasn't a bunch of kids like the vandals...

I found a great t-shirt while surfing the web over the weekend. It said, “Guns don’t kill people, abortion kills people.” I hope it arrives in time for my parents’ next visit. You see, my mom is a civil lawyer, a feminist and a Canadian. By contrast, I am a canon lawyer, a traditional Catholic and a legal resident of the United States. To the chagrin of my father, also a lawyer, bickering over gun control or abortion is a favorite past-time when talking to my mother. While going another round over the phone with mom the other day, she...

DYERSBURG, Tenn. (Sept. 18) - A 26-year-old man with a history of mental problems held at least a dozen college students at gunpoint during a nine-hour standoff before a SWAT team stormed the school building and killed the suspect. Authorities said the gunman, Harold Kilpatrick Jr., had left a note at his sister's house before the standoff Wednesday saying he ``wanted to kill some people and die today.'' Police rushed into the building at Dyersburg State Community College around 10 p.m. after hearing shots and killed Kilpatrick. Two hostages were wounded, but it was not immediately clear they were injured...

Zimbabwe to kill buffalo in 'bizarre' mass cull By Basildon Peta, Southern Africa Correspondent 08 September 2003 Zimbabwe is culling thousands of buffalo to "contain" foot-and-mouth disease in a move that has sparked protests and been described as "futile and bizarre". Conservationists said the order was "stupid" and would kill off what was left of Zimbabwe's tourism sector, which has shrunk to 15 per cent of its former level since political disturbances began in 2000. Salmon Joubert, a retired executive director of the Kruger National Park, which straddles Zimbabwe's borders with South Africa and Mozambique, said the decision "ranks as...

Last night Rev. Paul Hill was executed by the state of Florida for killing a man who made his living by killing little babies in the womb. Paul was also convicted and executed for killing a man whose primary function in life was to protect the abortionist.I know from my pastor that regarding Rev. Hill's actions, he is unsure.What I'm wondering is what do other religions teach concerning Rev. Hills actions.I'm really interested in the theology and traditions that make that religions points.Thanks,TimFor my pastors own feelings. Rev. Hill was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m on September 4, 2003, According...

HEBRON, West Bank - Israeli troops killed a top Islamic Jihad fugitive in a raid Thursday, prompting threats of revenge by the militant group and putting new strain on an already shaky cease-fire. The bloodied body of Mohammed Sidr was pulled from the rubble of a small warehouse after daybreak Thursday, after a standoff of several hours during which he occasionally traded fire with troops. The military said the warehouse doubled as a bomb lab. Israel accuses Sidr of planning several bombing and shooting attacks, and Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz on Thursday called him a "ticking bomb." In December,...

Stalin tried to kill John Wayne?! Looks like they even got into his dressing room! I don't know how trustworthy British tabloids are, but this is news.- http://www.TastyManatees.com

Scientists Bring New Twist To 'Death By Chocolate' With Chocolate Flavoured Mousetrap <!-- BODY BEGIN <p>A mousetrap made out of chocolate developed by scientists at the University of Warwick is set to bring a new meaning to 'Death by Chocolate'. The novel invention leads mice into temptation with the irresistible, alluring scent of chocolate essence without the use of bait. </p> <p><p>A collaboration of the University of Warwick's Innovation Direct service, a free consultancy service for SMEs (Small and Medium Sized Enterprises) and Sorex Ltd, a leading manufacturer of rodent control products, from Cheshire, has developed the mousetrap made out...

www.4ranters.comIt seems the anti-Bush crowd has found a new way to attempt to discredit Bush and the war in Iraq. This time, it's the missing WMDs. After the swift liberation of Iraq and the worries of the peaceniks proven wrong, one would figure the anti-war crowd would finally concede. Somehow, the fact that WMDs haven't been found - yet - is supposed to prove the war as unjustified, and make Bush and Tony Blair liars. First the protestors predicted a messy quagmire of a war where thousands of lives would be lost. Massive casualties of both Iraqi civilians and American...

Gunmen Kill at Least 11 Pakistani Cops QUETTA, Pakistan - Two gunmen on motorcycles sprayed a group of policemen with machine-gun fire in this Pakistani town near the Afghan border on Sunday, killing at least 11 officers and wounding 9, police said. The shooting occurred on Saryab road, Quetta's main thoroughfare, said Rehmatullah Khan Niazi, police senior superintendent in the town in Pakistan's southwest. The policemen were riding in a pickup truck on their way to a training school when the gunmen opened fire. Police would not speculate on the motives for the attack. However, many of the victims were...

Alleged Islamic terrorists threaten to kill Pope in Croatia Osijek, Croatia, June 7 (DPA) An organisation called Islamic front al Mudjehedin has threatened to kill Pope John Paul II, who is visiting Croatia, police said today. Al Mudjahednin has sent e-mails to the official Croatian official news agency HINA and the Catholic news agency IKA saying they would assassinate the pontiff. The sender said that their message was sent ''in the name of Allah'' and threatened to kill the pope during his visit to the ''fascist'' country. Interior Ministry spokeswoman Zinka Bardic said that the Pope, who arrived in the...

"Shakespeare Was Right About Lawyers" Posted by Doc Farmer Saturday, June 07, 2003 This article must start with a premise we can all agree upon. There is one belief that is almost universal: That all blasted lawyers are evil, and deserve a long, slow, painful and humiliating death. Actually, I don't really say ''blasted'' lawyers. I use another term in quotations. But for some reason, my editor here won't print THAT particular word. Anyway, blasted lawyers have been a thorn in society's side for centuries. Don't believe me? Check out William Shakespeare. Bill knew what was going on, even way...

<p>SPARTA - A black bear swatted a 2-year-old boy outside his family's home Tuesday afternoon, police said.</p> <p>Mark Tregidgo suffered a bump to the head but was otherwise uninjured in the 1:19 p.m. incident, Police Sgt. Russell Smith said.</p> <p>The 150-pound, 4-year-old female bruin was shot and killed by police shortly afterward, Smith said. The frightening incident, although extremely rare, is expected to strengthen calls for a statewide bear hunt.</p>