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June 10, 2002

A Soldier’s Story

I missed this story the first time around, so maybe you did, too. At any rate, here’tis (from FOXNews): A U.S. Army lieutenant whose jaw is wired shut from a bullet wound he received in Afghanistan claims screeners at San Francisco International Airport denied him permission to pass through security with wire clippers used to snap open his jaw in an emergency. Lt. Greg Miller, a combat medic and member

More Fun in the Saudi Sun!

“Nineteen people have died and 17 hospitalized after drinking cologne containing methanol, according to press reports on Sunday. “Police officials told the daily Okaz that the 19 died after drinking the cologne laced with methanol, a poisonous substance normally used as an antifreeze,” the Hindustan Times reports. […]Eleven of those killed died in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, in the kingdom’s west, while the rest died in the southern

Silken Robes

“Behind the wheel of the $55,000 Mercedes convertible with a trunk full of designer clothes, the 31-year-old tourist could have passed for royalty. “Even as Orlando police Tuesday led Anthony Enrique Gignac handcuffed to the patrol car outside Sheraton Studio City Hotel on International Drive, he continued to play the role of a Saudi Arabian prince,” The Orlando Sentinel reports. ‘Call the embassy!’ shouted the man who police said has