Sunday, September 12, 2004

Our Foreign Policy: Are We Covered?

Us foreign policy came under fire this week. First from Putin where grieving Russians are trying to make peace with the terrorist attack on an elementary school. Putin blasted the US for continuing to meet with Chechen representatives who are deemed terrorists by the Russian governement. Meanwhile, in a flurry of press interviews and statements, Secretary of State Colin Powell made it clear that the US will not put troops on the ground in Sudan despite the continuing genocide there by unchecked forces. African national forces are prepared to move into the region near Darfur where civilians are being wiped out in attacks. Iraq burst into a flurry of skirmishes over the weekend The Iraqi Prime Minister to claim 3,000 have died in terror related attacks across the country. Meanwhile, security expert Richard Clarke contends we are in more danger than ever for terrorist attacks, but at least he offers solutions. Even business experts are calling for an end to the high cost of terror insurance.


BIRDS & BEES: This should be a long and hard discussion: Ron Jeremy and feminist Susan Cole will debate porn at University of Tennessee.

HOLLYWOOD: No blood for oil: Voices of Ed Asner, Kevin Bacon and Scarlett Johansson featured in new Moveon ad.

JOCKS: From the team that brought you the Bartman fiasco: Chicago Cubs mistakenly send six-figure check to former newspaper carrier.

TECHNOLOGY: Call it the online shakedown: Authors of latest My Doom virus seek employment in the antivirus industry.

TUNES: See what happens when you start messing with Kabbalah? Madonna may have made a man out of George Michael.

WEB SURF: Soft core for sophmores: Check out the hot bods in the new Abercrombie & Fitch video.

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