Three Saudi men had their heads chopped off Tuesday, the AP reports. According to the Saudi Interior Ministry, the punishment was levied against the men for committing acts of sodomy and “‘seducing young men.’” Ali bin Hatan bin Saad, Muhammad bin Suleiman bin Muhammad and Muhammad bin Khalil bin Abdullah were executed in the southwestern mountain resort city of Abha in Asir province, according to the statement carried by the

“A national Roman Catholic group is protesting an exhibit at Copia, the Napa Valley’s new food, wine, and arts museum, that includes figurines of the pope and several nuns defecating,” the Los Angeles Times is reporting. The work in question, by Spanish artist Antoni Miralda, is titled “Active Ingredients,” and also “displays miniature figures of Santa Claus and Fidel Castro in similar poses.” ‘These figurines symbolize the cycle of eating

U.S. and British intelligence officials believe that failed shoe bomber “Richard Reid” was “a ‘foot soldier’ [oh, the irony — ed.] sent to check the destructive power of shoe bombs against civilian targets,” the San Francisco Chronicle reports. “Reid” was packing a bomb blended from “Mother of Satan” (triacetone triperoxide) and PETN (pentaerythritol tetranitrate, which can be ignited with a normal cigarette lighter), intelligence sources report — suggesting that the

From PakNews: “A Western television crew was detained by administration in Pakistan

Positive, realistic sentiments in Monday’s The Times of India. From “How 9/11 changed the Muslim world“: Any real change in the Muslim world has to come from within, and cannot be imposed by US might. But the US can change the internal dynamics in Muslim countries by strengthening secular forces and weakening the mullahs. Its firmness on terrorism has achieved this. The change in power equations within Muslim countries will

Hey, all. The wife’s doing some more work on the site (adding more blog-goodies and scrollables), but I’ll be posting later on (if the rum doesn’t do me in first…Umm. Rum…). [Welcome back, Boja. Please, tell me you have a tan — ed.]

Joel Miller’s “Seized by Failure” (Reason) explains why it’s been so easy getting such affordable shit over the last decade or so. Turns out a gram of heroin that cost more than 275 ‘smack’eroos in ’87 (using 1999 dollars) only drains the pocket today to the tune of $50 (often less). All ’cause of an increase in product — and all during the tiresome “war on drugs” epoch. As for

According to his father, 18-year old Elijah Wallace, “who told police he sent an anthrax-laced letter to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, is a compulsive liar who has been treated in a state psychiatric hospital,” The Washington Post reports. Wallace “made the claim when he was arrested for breaking into a vacant home Friday. Police found him hiding in a closet with a gun and two knives.” ‘He’s telling a

In a column ostensibly about former Prez Clinton’s panic over his receding “legacy,” Ann Couter gets a bit, er … side tracked: The Afghan ‘negotiation phase’ immediately precedes the traditional Afghan’s ‘surrender phase.’ This entails the following: The defeated party surrenders and then comes out shooting. This is repeated several times. Finally, the vanquished party runs out of ammunition and is forced to surrender — but seriously this time —

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