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Date: June 20th, 2002

Earth has ‘close shave’ from large asteroid

20 June, 2002 (22:02) | Science | 1 comment

How many times do we have to have these close call before the politicians in Washington (and Ottawa) take notice and start seriously funding research into identifying potential “killer” asteroid. Let’s hope if one of these rocks does hit that it lands squarely on the capitol building when both houses of congress are in full [...]

Saudi ’slur’ on Briton killed by bomb

20 June, 2002 (21:14) | Political | No comments

Read the article then ask yourself - when will Saudia Arabia join the “Axis of Evil for harbouring and supporting terrorists? Oh I forgot they’re friends

By Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor
(Filed: 21/06/2002) ,/b>
A British banker was killed by a booby-trap bomb placed in his Land Rover in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh yesterday.
Friends of Simon [...]

Summer Solstice

20 June, 2002 (19:35) | Pagan | No comments

Tomorrow marks the summer solstice (Litha), the longest day in the year. Litha is one of the 8 major pagan festival dates (although a long standing European tradition holds it on the 24th). Litha, or midsummer marks the peak power of the sun god and the start of the decline in the sun god’s power [...]

Supreme Court rules executing retarded unconstitutional

20 June, 2002 (17:48) | Sociology | No comments

Finally some sanity in the USSC. Now if only they could get the courage to do what is right and ban all capital punishment. No, I don’t have much sympathy for murderers. It’s just the extreme fallibility, and in some cases insanity, of the criminal justice system that concerns me, particularly in the current circumstances. [...]

At Last!

20 June, 2002 (17:37) | Cats | No comments

Two, count ‘em, two mice in one day! That damned cat is a lean, mean hunting machine and pretty dane smug about it too! Well at least I’m glad he finally figured out that if catches mice I’ll let him keep them and has concentrated on them rather than the chippies (although being the opportunist [...]

Liberal media - right

20 June, 2002 (00:04) | Political | No comments

I’m getting quite a laugh at all these commentators and would be political hacks who are trying, once more, to claim an overwhelming liberal bias in the media. Well that tired old dog just won’t run - despite the media is prodding it along quite nicely.
Consider the present circumstances as a prime example. How many [...]

 

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