An Ol’ Broad’s Ramblings
Morning Coffee 04/28/08
Saudi says beheadings of Syrians not political
“We do not execute anyone for political reasons,” Al-Sheikh told reporters in the Qatari capital on the sidelines of a conference on justice in the Arab world.
Earlier this month Saudi Arabia executed three Syrians convicted of drug trafficking, triggering protests in Damascus where one human rights activist claimed that 300 Syrians were jailed in Saudi Arabia with 75 on death row.
“Executions carried out in Saudi Arabia are not a matter of opinion. They are decided by Saudi courts which implement sharia (Islamic law) without distinction,” Al-Sheikh said.
This is an ally?
Police: Dad confesses to holding daughter captive 24 years
A man has confessed to imprisoning his daughter for 24 years in windowless cell with a soundproofed door and fathering seven children with her, police said Monday.
The man, now 73, also told investigators that he tossed the body of one of the children in an incinerator when the infant died shortly after birth, said Franz Polzer, head of the Lower Austrian Bureau of Criminal Affairs.
“We are being confronted with an unfathomable crime,” Interior Minister Guenther Platter said.
I don’t suppose the Austrians would condone a little torture, would they? You know, pulling out fingernails, castration with a dull butter knife…..little things like that.
Wright gives sermons in Dallas, thanks church for support
Dr. Wright spoke in passing of “my public crucifixion,” a reference to controversy that has engulfed him – and Mr. Obama – since excerpts of his sermons were posted on the Internet and repeatedly broadcast on television.
But at the Dallas church he mainly preached a gospel message interweaved with social commentary. While he referred to “rampant racism” that many in America refuse to see, he spent more time taking churches to task for not working harder to combat violence against women.
I question any ‘church’ that allows that man to guest pastor. I’ve seen the FULL sermon in question….nothing out of context, ignorance on display. Yep, that’s him.
Syrian president highlights Iran’s friendship with Arab states
In an interview with the Qatari daily Al-Watan which appeared in the paper’s Sunday edition, the Syrian president ruled out the Israeli propaganda campaign that Iran may be an enemy to the Arab states.
Referring to the current regional crises, particularly situation in Iraq, President Assad stressed the need for establishing cordial ties between regional countries.
He said that Iran plays effective role for regional peace and security.
Peace huh? This is the same bunch that has threatened to “wipe Israel off the map”, right? The same one that provides arms and training for terrorist. Oh yeah, real peaceful, that lot.
If Davis can’t win N. Miss., GOP is in trouble
Greg Davis probably doesn’t think of himself as a canary in a coal mine. But in congressional politics, that’s exactly what he represents.
After last week’s special election, the Republican mayor from Southaven finds himself in a runoff election against Democrat Travis Childers for Mississippi’s 1st Congressional District seat.
Fer the love of pete, if you’re in that MS district, do NOT vote for Childers! I’ve done some checking, and he is NOT a good guy. Vote for Greg Davis……PLEASE! I have to listen to news from that area, and I don’t think I could stand listen to that man simpering another minute!
Japanese Woman Gets 15 Years for Killing, Dismembering Husband
Mihashi’s defense lawyers argued she could not be held criminally responsible because of insanity, but presiding judge Masaya Kawamoto rejected the argument citing her attempt to cover up the murder.
“Given that she was trying to cover up the crimes … it is logical to conclude that she should be held criminally responsible,” the judge told the court, according to public broadcaster NHK.
Mihashi bludgeoned her 30-year-old husband with a wine bottle at their apartment in 2006, and sawed the corpse into pieces. His head was found in a suburban park, while his torso was discovered in a garbage bag on a street in downtown Tokyo.
15 years? That’s it??
Kassam lands next to school in Sderot
Meanwhile, Hamas claimed responsibility for the rocket strikes on Monday, saying that the barrage was a response to IDF operations in the Gaza Strip which resulted in at least seven Palestinian deaths earlier in the day. The Islamic organization also called on other Palestinian factions to respond in similar fashion to what it termed the “new massacre.”
Earlier Monday, seven Palestinians were killed and six were wounded in an IDF attack on a home in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources reported.
Thankfully, the Israelis have better aim.
High court upholds voter ID law
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can require voters to produce photo identification without violating their constitutional rights, validating Republican-inspired voter ID laws.
In a splintered 6-3 ruling, the court upheld Indiana’s strict photo ID requirement, which Democrats and civil rights groups said would deter poor, older and minority voters from casting ballots. Its backers said it was needed to deter fraud.
I have never understood how showing a photo ID, proving you are who you say you are, is violating any rights. All the so called explanation all seem to fall short of actually convincing me this would be a bad thing.
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