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Nasa: Water on Mars, maybe still flowing

by rukkus

Wed Dec 06, 2006 at 07:34:11 AM PDT

Yes yes, Nasa and their Budget talks, the announced a press conference and daily mail seems to have the scoop. New pictures indicate that there is flowing Water on Mars.

"MRI of the Republican Meltdown"

by rukkus

Wed Nov 29, 2006 at 10:19:36 AM PDT

There's a german word, Schadenfreude, and I still don't know why there isn't an appropriate, exact counterpart in the English language since the notion is so integral to the human condition.

Well ladies and gentlemen endulge yourself in Schadenfreude when you look at this somewhat shady survey published by a Republican oppinon research team. The post over was posted at redstate by Saulius "Saul" Anuzis, Chairman of the GOP in Michigan.

NASA announcement today: Liquid water on Enceladus?

by rukkus

Thu Mar 09, 2006 at 08:25:59 AM PDT

Edit: Looks like they found liquid water on one of Saturn's moons - Enceladus. No bacteria. Of course still a significant discovery, but it looks more like a nice NASA PR move - since Bush spent everything on Iraq, they seem to be a bit desperate.

EU-3: Iran should be taken before U.N. Security Council

by rukkus

Thu Jan 12, 2006 at 07:52:23 AM PDT

''Foreign ministers of France, Germany and Great Britain say negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program are at "dead end"; say Iran should be referred to U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions.''
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BREAKING: Swiss may have known about secret CIA prisons

by rukkus

Sun Jan 08, 2006 at 05:19:38 AM PDT


The Swiss intelligence community has allegedly been aware of secret CIA prisons in eastern Europe for nearly two months according to leaked documents.

The intelligence services refuse to comment the affair, revealed by the Sonntagsblick tabloid, while Swiss senator Dick Marty who is investigating the prison claims for the Council of Europe, remains cautious.

German documentary: Castro killed Kennedy

by rukkus

Wed Jan 04, 2006 at 07:08:47 PM PDT

http://service.spiegel.de/...

A documentary to air later this week on German public television provides what its producers believe is the strongest evidence yet linking the regime of Fidel Castro to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. It also provides a motive -- sources in the film claim that Cuban intelligence agents contracted Lee Harvey Oswald, a willing drifter, to kill the president in retaliation for several foiled assassination attempts plotted by JFK's brother, then-attorney general Robert Kennedy, against Castro.

Diebold CEO resigns

by rukkus

Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 02:25:39 PM PDT

"Diebold CEO resigns after reports of
alleged securities fraud... Developing...".

Interesting indeed...

Saddam boycotts trial

by rukkus

Wed Dec 07, 2005 at 01:13:16 AM PDT

News agencies from Baghdad allegedly report (according to Der Spiegel)that Saddam Hussein refuses to face the court and is currently in talks with his lawyers.

Developing story...

A Snake with a Hundred Heads

by rukkus

Tue Dec 06, 2005 at 12:45:36 AM PDT

There's an excellent article by Germany's leading weekly magazine, Der Spiegel about the current, fucked up situation in Iraq - an astounding example of analytical, in-depth reporting.

Armstrong: Doping?!

by rukkus

Tue Aug 23, 2005 at 12:03:04 AM PDT

http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/DOPAGE_ARMSTRONG.html

According to this french news article, Armstrong doped in 1999...

Now I'm way too tired and have to hurry to work. So this is as short as it can get. Oh   - the article is in french by the way.

Civil War in Iraq

by rukkus

Wed Jul 27, 2005 at 01:15:04 PM PDT

The most overlooked emerging story from Iraq is, in my oppinion, the imminent civil war between the three main 'ethnicities'. Germany's esteemed magazine Der Spiegel (hardly a liberal publication) has an interesting and insightful article about the situation. And well, they just released it online, in English, so I thought I'd share it with you.

http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/spiegel/0,1518,366834,00.html

"Never before have I ended the school year feeling so discouraged," says elementary school teacher Mohammed Salih, 30. "Even my pupils are starting to curse one another for being Sunnis or Shiites. The seeds of evil have been sown, and they are germinating with each passing day."

REUTERS: Warsaw attacked too?

by rukkus

Thu Jul 07, 2005 at 04:42:03 AM PDT

WTF... just on the ticker on n-tv.de citing REUTERS. According to Poland's VP the government complex in Warsaw is in flames...

Has Rehnquist resigned?

by rukkus

Wed Jun 22, 2005 at 02:27:41 AM PDT

The latest rumour, unconfirmed by the MSM.

from http://stopanncoulter.com/

"According to a source very close to the Bush administration, US Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist has submitted his resignation to President Bush. Apparently they are waiting until the Supreme Court's term ends this week to make this announcement."

Rawstory: Bush / Abramoff ties! Developing.

by rukkus

Thu May 05, 2005 at 12:36:32 PM PDT

Wow.

"EXCLUSIVE: BUSH RECOUNT COMMITTEE STILL OWES MORE THAN $320,000 TO ABRAMOFF'S FORMER FIRM FOR WORK DURING 2000 RECOUNT... 3:45 PM..."

The Culture of Life, Ceausescu and the Christian Right / GOP.

by rukkus

Wed Apr 20, 2005 at 12:08:51 PM PDT

Nicolae Ceausescu's demographic policies give us a astonishing blueprint for the current Christian Right's attempt to install a "Culture of Life".

Ceausescu, communist dictator of Romania, sometimes dubbed, "Dracula" or "Caligula" was executed in 1989  - After ruling Romania for 24 years.

Iraq Rebels Threaten to Kill 60 Shi'ite Hostages

by rukkus

Fri Apr 15, 2005 at 02:35:43 PM PDT

Another dreadful day. According to Reuters, Sunni insurgents took over a town near Baghdad.

Sunni insurgents have taken at least 60 people hostage in an Iraqi town near Baghdad and are threatening to kill them unless Shi'ites leave, said a Shi'ite official who said he was contacted by residents there.

6.1 Quake hits Tokyo

by rukkus

Sun Apr 10, 2005 at 04:12:47 PM PDT

M6.1 quake jolts Kanto region
TOKYO, April 11, Kyodo - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 hit the Kanto region Monday morning, with an intensity of upper 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 registered in southern Ibaraki and northeastern Chiba prefectures, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

http://home.kyodo.co.jp/

Pope John Paul II has been given the last rites

by rukkus

Thu Mar 31, 2005 at 01:48:27 PM PDT

Pope John Paul II has been given the last rites of the Roman Catholic Church as his health deteriorates, a Vatican source tells CNN.

I seem to be the messenger of death today.


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