Category Archives: News

Iran Frees Dinghy Marines

April 6, 2007 – 5:27 am

Despite the shrill forecasts from Fox News and the Bush Regime, the 3rd World War misses its Armageddon date thanks to Iran’s freeing 15 British marines and sailors. They said upon reaching safety that they were well treated by the Iranian nation. Some UK newspapaers descried that the prisoners had been forced to wear badly-tailored suits […]

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10 Years for Swiss Defamer of King

March 31, 2007 – 6:10 am

December 5 is the venerable Thai King’s birthday. The day is called wan pah or Father’s Day as Thais view their ruler with a healthy dose of deification. Guide books warn travelers to refrain from any and all comments about the royal family for any joke or insult will be considered a crime, as proven by the case of […]

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Iranian Take Away

March 29, 2007 – 7:20 am

A week ago 15 British service members (one woman crew member) were captured  on the high seas by Iranian Revolutionary Guards. My first question was why they didn’t defend themselves. The answer came with the TV footage of their boats. Zodiac dinghies. One bullet and the dinghies sinks faster than a lifeboat overloaded with obese Americans fleeing […]

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Bolivia Claims Coca-Coke Logo

March 17, 2007 – 10:27 pm

The BBC reported that indigenous Bolivian coca planters have started a legal process to prevent Coca-Cola from using ‘Coca’ as a logo name, citing coca is as native to the Andean nation as hot dogs are to the USA. The multinational company has retorted that their logo is protected by Bolivian law, however the Coca Committee of […]

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Booze Ban for 20 year olds in Thailand

March 15, 2007 – 12:01 pm

Thailand’s interim government approved a bill aimed at curbing the alcohol consumption through a ban of booze ads, zoning for drinking, and the raising of the drinking age to 20. Their most recent attempt to push through this legislation was defeated by the major ad agencies along with their whiskey company subscribers, however this time they have a […]

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