| Wheelchair bomber eludes detection, blows himself up inside Iraqi ...
A man in a wheelchair laden with explosives persuaded security guards to push him into an Iraqi operations center, where he blew himself up in an attack that killed the center's deputy commander. The infiltration, along with a U.S. report that insurgents used an adolescent to carry out a suicide attack against a mosque last week, was the latest indication that al-Qaida in Iraq is expanding its tactics to avoid detection before a bombing. The Iraqi military indefinitely banned all motorcycles, bicycles and hand-pushed and horse-drawn carts from Baghdad's streets on Sunday, two days after a bomb hidden under a horse-drawn cart killed three civilians. U.S. Embassy spokesman Philip Reeker said that while al-Qaida in Iraq has been "severely damaged," it remains a "dangerous threat." .
Dublin police to ride three-wheeled scooter
DUBLIN Police will soon be patrolling the city's busiest shopping center on a three-wheeled, clean-energy scooter. The T3 scooter, which has a top speed of 25 mph, looks like a beefier version of a Segway. It runs on batteries that need recharging every 30 miles. The police department now uses patrol cars and bicycles to navigate the shopping center on Hacienda Drive and Dublin Boulevard. The scooter, which was donated by center businesses, will give officers a good option, said Dublin police Lt. Glenn Moon. Patrol cars have more visibility, a good deterrent to bad behavior, but they are harder to use in crowded areas, Moon said, while bikes can be used when officers don't necessarily want to be seen. The motorized scooter is the best of both worlds, he said. "It has the (visible) deterrent of a patrol car, but somewhat of the stealth" of a bike, Moon said.
El Himer, Masai nab wins in Le Mans
I'm now looking forward to the French Championships (2 March in Laval, with the aim to match Noël Tijou's record of seven titles) but my preparation is geared toward a Marathon in April, either on 6th (Paris) or 13 (Rotterdam or London). The Le Mans race is profiled for 5000 and 10,000m runners. I hope to set the qualification standard for Olympic Games." His personal best stands at 2:06.48 since 2003 while 2:10:30 is required to be selected. “Last year was tainted by injuries, so since I'm self-coached I did some modifications in my training and I'm cautious about the reaction of my body," explained the 33-year-old. “I'm targeting a time around 2:08-2:07 in April." Bernard Kiplagat, 19, struggled to join Le Mans as he came from the north of Kenya on Friday via London after an eight hour car trip and finally arrived in France the day before the race.
Table Talk
PETA needs to get a life and get their priorities straight with their hypocrisy..or better yet..tell PETA to go to CHINA with that animal loving crap and see how far they get…We have homeless PEOPLE..BATTERED WOMEN in shelters..the list goes on…but they're concerned about chickens?!?!…PETA…puuhhlllleeeezze get a real life…if animals were really worth as much as humans then they'd live as long as humans…but they don't..so shut your idiotic pieholes.. .
Teen who beat homeless man nets jail sentence
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The last of three young men who beat a homeless man who bought them beer has been sentenced. Officials said 16-year-old Shawn Soldier Glancy of Portland will serve 70 months after pleading guilty Friday in Clackamas County Circuit Court to an assault charge. Prosecutors said 43-year-old Andrew Gonzalez made a beer run for Glancy and two other underage young men. In return, prosecutors said, they planned to kill Gonzalez for the thrill of it and then steal his backpack and bicycle. But a homeless woman camped nearby at a boat ramp along the Willamette River scared them off by yelling that the police were coming. Authorities said Gonzalez barely survived the beating and stabbing he took. A 17-year-old from Gresham and a 20-year-old transient have also pleaded guilty.
Wednesday's Book
Some backsliding recently. I was going to write about this terrific non-fiction book and two other titles that related to it. But instead I got distracted with a sword and sorcery novel, Elric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock. Elric was written in reaction to Robert E Howard's Conan, a physically weak albino emperor who uses drugs to make it through the day, as opposed to the rugged tanned barabarian. But eventually he gets a sword- Stormbringer- and there is much hacking and slashing. Goofy fun. I picked up the first four books in the series at a thrift store, but in a few weeks they're re-issuing the books in trade paperback format from DelRay. I'll be picking those up just on the strength of the illustrator, John Piccatio. .
Community Briefs
Shalom Retreat Center will host a workshop titled "Social Work Ethics" from 8:30 to 11:45 a.m. Thursday, March 6. Sister Dorothy Heiderscheit will address boundary issues and appropriate steps to ensure proper behavioral responses. The cost is $25 which includes three Continuing Education Units through IBN Provider No. 7 or through Iowa Board of Certification. To register, call Shalom at 563/582-3592 by March 3. Books for Lunch group will meet DYERSVILLE, Iowa -- Books for Lunch will meet at noon Monday, March 3, at the James Kennedy Public Library, Dyersville, to discuss "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer. Bring your lunch, dessert and beverages provided by participants and Friends of the Library. .
minazione e resistenza irakena
The U.S.-led coalition killed 14 road construction workers in airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan because of mistaken intelligence reports, Afghan officials said Wednesday. The engineers and laborers had been contracted by the U.S. military to build a road in mountainous Nuristan, and were sleeping in two tents in Nurgaram when they were killed Monday night, said Sayed Noorullah Jalili, director of the Kabul-based road construction company Amerifa. There were no survivors, he said. "All of our poor workers have been killed," Jalili said. "I don't think the Americans were targeting our people. I'm sure it's the enemy of the Afghans who gave the Americans this wrong information." Nuristan Governor Tamim Nuristani said the coalition conducted air strikes after receiving reports that "the enemy" was in the area, and hit the road construction workers as they were sleeping.
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