Int'l

Did you hear the one about the guy at the airport who had 44 small lizards stuffed in his underwear?

bb — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:37:57 +0000

The AP is reporting that a German man stuffed 44 small lizards into his underwear in an attempt to smuggle the lizards out of New Zealand on a flight to Germany.

This gives a whole new meaning to in-flight entertainment.

HAITI -- MISERY WITHOUT END

bb — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:58:51 +0000

Haiti is a country cursed with a history of pain, suffering and poverty. Colonization and slavery were followed by revolution and independence resulting in the tyrannical rule of one brutal dictator after another. Two of the most brutal Haitian dictators were Papa Doc and his son Baby Doc who collectively brutalized Haitians during their rule that lasted from 1957 until Baby Doc's overthrow in 1968.

THE DEMISE OF U.S. DOLLAR IS THE SINGLE BIGGEST THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES

bb — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:18:00 +0000

The biggest problem the United States must confront is not terrorism, the war in either Iraq or Afghanistan, Swine Flu, a broken education system, a tragically destructive health care system, rampant crime, etc. The single biggest problem threatening the United States is the demise of the U.S. Dollar.