An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
Morning Coffee 09/13/08 – Late Edition
24 Men Shot to Death Execution-Style in Mexico
Mexican police said on Friday they have found the bodies of 24 men who were bound and shot to death execution-style outside the capital.
The bodies found Friday represent one of the largest single mass executions in Mexico in recent memory.
Police and soldiers were at the scene of the crime in a rural area just west of Mexico City, which has been marked by gangland slayings and land disputes between farming communities.
The killings are “without doubt” linked to organized crime, said Alberto Bazbaz, the attorney general of Mexico State, which borders Mexico City.
Gee, y’think? How long before cops start finding such executions on this side of the border?
Young mentioned suicide, police report says
Vince Young “mentioned suicide several times” during a meeting with a psychologist Monday before Titans Coach Jeff Fisher called Metro police to search for his missing quarterback, according to a police report obtained Friday.
The supplement report gives more indications of Young’s emotional state after a difficult season opener Sunday at LP Field — he threw two interceptions, was booed and suffered a knee injury — as well as Monday night’s incidents.
The kid had a tough opener. He talked to his shrink, and now it’s national news? Now he’s going to have to deal with the vultures, aka ‘press’, dogging his every move. Way to go pissants! On the other hand, if he’s going to be in the public arena, he needs to grow a pair.
Russia seeks stronger ties with Syria
Russia announced Friday it was renovating a Syrian port for use by the Russian fleet in what signals an effort for a better foothold in the Mediterranean amid the rift with the United States over Georgia.
Russian President Dmitry…
Syria was Moscow’s strongest Middle East ally during the Cold War. The alliance largely waned after the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union, though Russia has continued some weapons sales to Damascus. Syrian President Bashar Assad has increasingly reached out to Russia recently, including seeking weapons and offering broader military cooperation.
There is little doubt left that Russia is making a BIG move in the area. I’m not so sure it’s going to be another ‘Cold War’. Odds are, it’s going to get pretty hot.
Trans fats now banned in Boston restaurants
As artery-clogging trans fat becomes officially forbidden in Boston restaurants today, state health authorities are saying they do not believe they have the authority to extend the ban unilaterally across Massachusetts.
Instead, a spokesman for the state’s public health commissioner said a review of the agency’s powers suggested that only the Legislature can impose a statewide prohibition on trans fat, long a staple of french fries, doughnuts, and other food sold in restaurants and corner stores.
A top lawmaker last month asked the Department of Public Health to review its options after legislation to ban trans fat across the state languished in the Senate despite winning approval in the House of Representatives.
I wasn’t aware that when people elected folks to office, they were also giving over control of their entire lives! Contrary to what some seem to think, we are still capabel of making our own decisions.
Metrolink train crash: 18th victim found in rubble in Chatsworth
As the sun rose this morning on the scene of a train crash that killed at least 18 people, rescue workers used heavy machinery to untangle the twisted remains of a Metrolink passenger train in the hopes of finding more survivors.
“They are pulling things apart very carefully because, if there is a miracle, they don’t want to undo it,” said Lt. John Romero of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Prayers with the families. Also, prayers with the rescue workers, that their hands will gently bring out survivors, and the physicians, in their work to heal the injured.
Ike’s worst pain in Mid-South is at gas stations
Gas prices, lines at the pumps and tempers increased Friday afternoon as word-of-mouth reports sent worried people rushing to fill up at gas stations from Millington to DeSoto County.
Police directed traffic at a Kroger in Hernando, while Bartlett police officers were sent to the Exxon on Stage at Bartlett Boulevard to quell rising tempers of those jockeying for position in line.
Only 19% of the refineries were in slow down, or shut down mode. It was also announced that there was plenty of gas to weather the storm, and the countries needs. So, could someone please explain to me why people went into panic mode? Why was there an entire town I Arkansas that had hiked the price up to $4.85 in a matter of hours? Get a grip!
Iraq cancels six no-bid oil contracts
The six no-bid deals were for work to increase Iraqi oil production from existing oil fields by half a million barrels a day – the same amount by which OPEC countries agreed to reduce output.
After its cancellation of the deals, Iraq reduced by 200,000 barrels per day its goal of producing 2.9 million barrels per day by the end of the year.
The deals would have been the first major oil contracts with the central government since the toppling of Saddam Hussein in 2003, though the Kurdistan region has separately signed more than 20 contracts.
Do ya ever get the feeling that Iraq is going to screw us over? (sarcasm)
Five explosions rock Delhi, 20 dead, many injured
Five explosions rocked busy market places in New Delhi on Saturday evening, killing twenty people and injuring many others.
The blasts at Ghaffar market in Karol Bagh, at Connaught Place and Greater Kailash took place in a quick succession, police said.
People have gone insane!
