March 7, 2002

A RARE VICTORY FOR FREE SPEECH

Michael Moore has finally won his battle with his publisher, who refused to distribute his already printed book, Stupid White Men, after the events of 9/11 made his opinions, "too offensive." I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but anything by the creator of Roger & Me and The Awful Truth gets an immediate thumbs up. And considering some suit tried to ban this book, it's gotta be good. Check it out at (www.michaelmoore.com).

TIMELINE OF WAR CRIMES

If you're still not buying this whole line of thought which puts U.S. military and CIA operatives squarely inside the loop when it comes the events of 9/11, check out the timeline of events leading up to and following Sept. 11 brilliantly compiled by Michael Ruppert. From Dec. 1997, when Taliban representatives met with executives of Unocal in Texas, to Jan. 2001, when Bush ordered the FBI to stop investigating bin Laden, to June 2001, when German intelligence warned the CIA and Israel that terrorists were "planning to hijack commercial aircraft to use as weapons to attack important symbols of American and Israeli culture," to July 2001, when bin Laden met with a CIA official while receiving kidney treatments at an American hospital in Dubai, to Sept. 6-10, 2001, when hugely abnormal stock options were placed on United Air Lines and American Airlines, to Dec. 4, 2001, when convicted drug lord and opium kingpin Ayub Afridi is released from prison to help the US establish control in Afghanistan, and full circle to Dec. 25, 2001, when it was revealed that the new Prime Minister of Afghanistan is a former paid consultant for Unocal. And much, much, more. Read the entire sordid tale at www.copvcia.com/free/ww3/02_11_02_lucy.html.

SEVEN MINUTES TO DOOMSDAY

Scientists from the International Atomic Energy Agency, who are the minds behind the invention of the "Doomsday Clock," have, after careful deliberation since Sept. 11, moved the hands of the clock ahead by two minutes, bringing us to seven minutes before midnight on the symbolic clock which measures how close the world is to nuclear destruction. After Sept. 11, the group decided to wait and see what the fallout would be from that event before adjusting the clock. Now, citing the proliferation of potential nuclear weapons in the hands of terrorists and fears of George Bush's militant handling of the situation, the clock has been moved ahead. (www.thebulletin.org)

NO REALLY, IT WASN'T THE DRUGS... IT WAS THE... UMM... ALIENS. YEAH, THAT'S IT, THE ALIENS

A cross-country skier who won three gold medals but was kicked out of the Winter Olympics for failing a drug test has revealed that everything he has done since 1999 has been commanded to him by alien beings. German-born Johann Muehlegg says that the beings have had a profound effect on his life, and by following their advice he has become an Olympic champion. "You might think it's funny but it has paid off. I'm now an Olympic champion and the record books will show it," he says, straight-faced. Meanwhile, he faces a two-year ban from the sport if his failed drug tests are conclusive. (BBC)

WHAT'S UP?

The authors of the annual Canadian survey of UFO reports have finished compiling stats for 2001 and found that UFO sightings in Canada jumped a remarkable 42 per cent. British Columbia continued its three-year reign as being the best place in Canada to see a UFO, with 123 of the countries 374 reported sightings. And Vancouver came in first as the best city in Canada to see UFOs, with 17 reported sightings. (CP)

HITTING THE NAIL ON THE HEAD LESSONS

After being lumped into George Bush's "Axis of Evil" for no discernible reason, North Korea has struck back with some rhetoric of its own, last week calling the American president a "loud-mouthed...politically backward child" and labeling him as the world's "kingpin of terrorism." (Reuters)

I THINK I CAN'T

Meanwhile, in Australia, twenty managers of KFC restaurants were taken to the hospital with severe burns on their feet, and 10 others were treated by ambulance crews called to a motivational conference after a firewalking exercise went seriously wrong. (www.smh.com.au)

AND NOW, THE GOOD NEWS

Toyota is planning on become the first auto maker to market a pollution-free vehicle featuring a hydrogen-powered fuel cell engine. The FCHV-E will begin selling in Tokyo next summer for about US$75,000. The launch will be limited to Tokyo as that is the only city which will have hydrogen refuelling stations. The FCVH-4 can reach speeds up to 150 kph, and can travel 250 kms between refuelling. (Tokyo Shimbun)

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