Tuesday, February 20 post

If you have $1million to waste...Esther’s Hair salon, in which Britney Spears decided to become Sinead O’Connor, is auctioning off her hair for a cheap million online. Britney’s motive for the new do, or lack of do, has yet to be determined. Some of the proceeds from the sell will apparently go to various charitable organizations. Meanwhile the now balding Spears has been spotted around town wearing various wigs. Hmmmm... I wonder what the million or so cancer survivors who unwillingly shed their locks due to painful chemotherapy think about the spoiled former pop star’s new do. If this is they way you plan on coming back Britney, try singing... oh wait, you never could do that to begin with. (As you can see, I’ve always been on team Justin and team Christina.)

Let’s not let Iraq be the next Pakistan...A new sectarian split has erupted in Baghdad , and this time it centers within the government itself. A Sunni woman announced on Al Jezzera that she had been raped by three members of the Iraqi Security Forces. The woman, whose real name is not yet known, was arrested for helping insurgents and then taken to a police station dominated by Shiites. PM Maliki called for an investigation, but within hours called the investigation off and said that the allegations were not true. Sunni government officials countered saying that medical reports proved that the woman had been raped. The US has yet to offer an opinion on the scandal. And the fighting continues...

How 2007 is suddenly looking like 2003...The US has recently stated that it will attack Iran if one or both of the following occur: A) Iran continues on with its unregulated nuclear weapons program, and/or B) An attack on US troops leads that can be blamed (with “evidence” of course) on Iran. The Iranian government, as expected, dismissed the latest war mongering as nothing but western propaganda. However, the latest posturing by the Bush administration has people on both sides of the pond worried. As I get to say whatever I want seeing as this is my publication, I will offer this up to ponder...

Iranian people:
*Had a more moderate president up to elections in 2001. The country was still relatively undemocratic but it was going places and had made strides in press
Freedom and women’s rights.

Americans:
*Had a more moderate president up to elections in 2000. The country was going places, not too bad of an economy, press freedom was given, and the ladies had
It pretty good.

Iranian people:
*Elected conservative populist who promised reform for the poor and assistance to Iran ’s struggling economy, usually in step with hard line religious leaders that actually head Iran .

Americans:
*Elected or appointed conservative republican president who promised compassionate conservatism and tax breaks to “help” the US economy, usually in step with hard line religious leaders that would like to think they head the US .

Iranian people:
*Silent majority has increased its grumblings about current president and have started to vocally dissent against his current policies. Economy is worse, poor not getting anything, and now face war with US. Parliament attempted to pass resolution to shut president up.

Americans:
*Silent majority became very vocal, kicked president’s party out of Congress. President at all time low approval ratings. Economy not to shabby, poor not getting a dime, and now face war with Iran , as well as already at war with Iraq and Afghanistan . Congress attempted to pass resolution to shame and shut up current president.

So you see...we are all the same... and on that note, this is your news you can use...