July 2nd, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Somebody will pay for this!
Taliban buying children for suicide bombers
Pakistan’s top Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud, is buying children as young as 7 to serve as suicide bombers in the growing spate of attacks against Pakistani, Afghan and U.S. targets, U.S. Defense Department and Pakistani officials say.
A Pakistani official, who spoke on the condition that he not be named because of the sensitive nature of the topic, said the going price for child bombers was $7,000 to $14,000 – huge sums in Pakistan, where per-capita income is about $2,600 a year.
These youngsters surely end up in the arms of the Everlasting Father, who surely will avenge the cruelty inflicted upon them.
Tags: prayer, terrorism
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July 1st, 2009 at 1:49 pm
James, taking a break from his normal work:
“I won’t let go.”
A construction worker dangled from a heavy-duty chain supported by a crane to rescue a woman from the swirling waters of the Des Moines River on Tuesday afternoon.
The dramatic rescue was met with cheers from spectators who had gathered on the banks of the river and nearby bridges after the boat the woman was in went over the Center Street dam.
[...]
Capt. Steve Brown, a spokesman for the Des Moines Fire Department, said rescuing someone trapped in the turbulent boil is “very rare.”
“We are trained for getting people out of those situations,” Brown said. “The construction workers definitely went well above and beyond.”
“She was getting beat up by the water pretty good – they didn’t think she had much longer to last.”
Brown said a rescue team from the fire department made multiple attempts to get close, but was unable to do so.
[...]
When asked if he volunteered to be rigged to the crane, Oglesbee said he just happened to be wearing the harness. Joe Lowe operated the crane that suspended Oglesbee above the water.
“I just told her to hang on tight. I won’t let go,” Oglesbee recalled.
Tags: good news, heroes
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July 1st, 2009 at 1:06 pm
So I took a break from hanging out at Linn-Benton Community College (Albany, Oregon) and went driving south on Highway 99E.
Before I got to the Highway 34 overpass, I saw this billboard:
I’ve been to that church! If you can’t go visit them (as they invite), you could at least stop by their website: Tangent Mennonite Church.
That railroad bridge looks mighty rusty; keep Oregon green, I say:
Not knowing where I was going or what I was looking for, I drove all the way through Shedd and missed the cafe. The rest of the story....
Tags: Mennonites, Oregon
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June 28th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
The United States agrees with rivals Venezuela and Cuba on this one: Condemnation for Honduran Military Coup
Soldiers ousted the democratically elected president of Honduras on Sunday and Congress named a successor, but the leftist ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced what he called an illegal coup and vowed to stay in power.
The first military takeover of a Central American government in 16 years drew widespread condemnation from governments in Latin America and the world — including the U.S. — and Chavez vowed to overthrow the country’s apparent new leader.
Well, I’m sure the US doesn’t agree with the Chavez vow.
Tags: wars
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June 28th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Andrew, Ruby, and I just finished wading through this one a few minutes ago:
Here are the rules for this round:
- Minimum word length: five letters
- No plurals created by adding s
- Maximum words per player per day: five
- No time limit
Remember, please: Five words per player per day.
Thanks!
Tags: games
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