:
Sa Ap 15 -
SHADY CHICAGO
HAS LONG TENTICLES -
An international drug trafficking and money laundering scheme used money exchange businesses in Dubai to illegally transfer nearly $4 million to Iran, federal prosecutors in the US allege.
Exposed is a complex enterprise involving a huge cocaine and heroin distribution network based in Chicago, encompassing police officers, an organised crime gang known as the Travelling Vice Lords and several car dealers who allegedly laundered drug money before sending it back to the Middle East.
This is from an expose by the Khaleej Times Investigative Journalists Team.
:: CHICAGO TENTICLES ::
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Saturday, April 15
:
Sa Ap 15 -
BUSTED IN IRAQ -
Iraqi authorities have busted a major oil-smuggling operation illegally routed to Syria, it was announced Friday.
"This is a hugely important event. It shows we can put a stop to some of these activities," said Kadhimi, who outlined the operation in a telephone interview.
:: From MSNBC ::
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Sa Ap 15 -
BUSTED IN IRAQ -
Iraqi authorities have busted a major oil-smuggling operation illegally routed to Syria, it was announced Friday.
"This is a hugely important event. It shows we can put a stop to some of these activities," said Kadhimi, who outlined the operation in a telephone interview.
:: From MSNBC ::
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:
Sa Ap 15 -
FUNERAL VIOLENCE -
Violence between Christians
and Muslims erupted at the
funeral of a Christian man
in Alexandria, Egypt.
:: Reuters via Yahoo ::
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Sa Ap 15 -
FUNERAL VIOLENCE -
Violence between Christians
and Muslims erupted at the
funeral of a Christian man
in Alexandria, Egypt.
:: Reuters via Yahoo ::
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Friday, April 14
:
Fr Ap 14 -
THE FIEDLER DOCTRINE -
By way of The Daily Pulp:
*A blog called Teaching Online Journalism published an e-mail from Tom Fiedler to the rest of the Herald staff... It’s a mildly interesting treatise on the importance of the Internet in journalism and harkens back to the web duty dust-up.*
There's a second link, but I can't capture it here. If you're interested, you'll have to get it from Pulp. In these two memos Fiedler seems to be trying to force the Internet on them.
...
Fr Ap 14 -
THE FIEDLER DOCTRINE -
By way of The Daily Pulp:
*A blog called Teaching Online Journalism published an e-mail from Tom Fiedler to the rest of the Herald staff... It’s a mildly interesting treatise on the importance of the Internet in journalism and harkens back to the web duty dust-up.*
There's a second link, but I can't capture it here. If you're interested, you'll have to get it from Pulp. In these two memos Fiedler seems to be trying to force the Internet on them.
...
:
Fr Ap 14 -
954: SoFlo -
DON'T FLY THE BLONDE -
Police officers will be on guard at the So Fly for Spring Break hip-hop concert at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale Saturday night. A newspaper advertisement informs residents there that police protection resources will be diverted to the concert instead of being allocated to the general community.
A controversy has erupted over the ad with allegations that it is racist.
I caught just a glimpse of the ad on my mini B+W TV. I suppose a semiotics expert could dissect it. I didn't care for the use of the word "protection." Even if it isn't construed as racist, it does seem divisive.
:: CBS4 TV - Local ::
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Fr Ap 14 -
954: SoFlo -
DON'T FLY THE BLONDE -
Police officers will be on guard at the So Fly for Spring Break hip-hop concert at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale Saturday night. A newspaper advertisement informs residents there that police protection resources will be diverted to the concert instead of being allocated to the general community.
A controversy has erupted over the ad with allegations that it is racist.
I caught just a glimpse of the ad on my mini B+W TV. I suppose a semiotics expert could dissect it. I didn't care for the use of the word "protection." Even if it isn't construed as racist, it does seem divisive.
:: CBS4 TV - Local ::
...
:
Fr Ap 14 -
EGYPTIAN GOOD FRI -
The Arabist reports
knife attacks on Christians
in the city of Alexandria.
:: The Arabist ::
...
Fr Ap 14 -
EGYPTIAN GOOD FRI -
The Arabist reports
knife attacks on Christians
in the city of Alexandria.
:: The Arabist ::
...
:
Fr Ap 14 -
HOLIDAY MUNCHIES -
*Good Friday in the UK
is traditionally marked
by the consumption of
Hot Cross Buns.*
More about the
historical background:
:: Bartholomew ::
...
Fr Ap 14 -
HOLIDAY MUNCHIES -
*Good Friday in the UK
is traditionally marked
by the consumption of
Hot Cross Buns.*
More about the
historical background:
:: Bartholomew ::
...
Thursday, April 13
:
Th Ap 13 -
THE PERILS OF
INTERPRETATION -
*Al-Quwaii was the editor of the media section of the Saudi internet forum, A Body of Culture. He was arrested by KSA's domestic intelligence agency, al-Mabahith, on April 3.
His writings questioned whetherofficial religious doctrines in... [KSA] had contributed to acts of violence carried out by al-Qaida in the Arabian peninsula, Human Rights Watch said.*
## His writings questioned whether LOCAL INTERPRETATIONS OF religious doctrines...
+ Someone's got
a major God Complex!
See entry for Mon, April 10th below.
:: Al Jazeera TV Net ::
...
Th Ap 13 -
THE PERILS OF
INTERPRETATION -
*Al-Quwaii was the editor of the media section of the Saudi internet forum, A Body of Culture. He was arrested by KSA's domestic intelligence agency, al-Mabahith, on April 3.
His writings questioned whether
## His writings questioned whether LOCAL INTERPRETATIONS OF religious doctrines...
+ Someone's got
a major God Complex!
See entry for Mon, April 10th below.
:: Al Jazeera TV Net ::
...
:
Th Ap 13 -
THE KATIE COURIC CAPER -
Is changing the news anchor on the evening news really such a big deal? Some folks seem to think so. Two views on the appointment of Couric to the anchor desk at CBS TV follow.
First, I think Jeff Jarvis' take is spot-on:
*the reflex of media executives in our celebrity-based economy: Hire a star.*
So, could the candidate be a Ted Baxter, a Ron Burgandy or even a Simon Cowell?
Jane Whitney opines at the NY Observer:
*Network news can only be as good as the audience demands. And, these days, the audience... barely differentiates between a story on Entertainment Tonight and one on Meet the Press...
The average network news watcher is a myopic 59, so you’ll know Ms. Couric is making headway when the makers of V*agra, C*ntrum S*lver and other elixirs for the AARP set take their ad revenues elsewhere...*
She's partial to Simon Cowell.
As for myself, I don't think I'll be watching the CBS Evening News program as long as Couric is there. But I'm not in their desired demographic market niche anyway.
...
Th Ap 13 -
THE KATIE COURIC CAPER -
Is changing the news anchor on the evening news really such a big deal? Some folks seem to think so. Two views on the appointment of Couric to the anchor desk at CBS TV follow.
First, I think Jeff Jarvis' take is spot-on:
*the reflex of media executives in our celebrity-based economy: Hire a star.*
So, could the candidate be a Ted Baxter, a Ron Burgandy or even a Simon Cowell?
Jane Whitney opines at the NY Observer:
*Network news can only be as good as the audience demands. And, these days, the audience... barely differentiates between a story on Entertainment Tonight and one on Meet the Press...
The average network news watcher is a myopic 59, so you’ll know Ms. Couric is making headway when the makers of V*agra, C*ntrum S*lver and other elixirs for the AARP set take their ad revenues elsewhere...*
She's partial to Simon Cowell.
As for myself, I don't think I'll be watching the CBS Evening News program as long as Couric is there. But I'm not in their desired demographic market niche anyway.
...
:
Th Ap 13 -
SoFlo: UNWELCOME
IMMIGRANTS -
Florida has a growing problem
with Burmese pythons.
*State Rep. Ralph Poppell, R-Titusville wants to add Burmese pythons to Florida's list of regulated reptiles. His bill (HB 1459) could force python buyers to complete state training, buy a license and face jail time if they let their snakes loose.*
:: By Andrea Fanta ::
-- AP via HeraldTrib --
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Th Ap 13 -
SoFlo: UNWELCOME
IMMIGRANTS -
Florida has a growing problem
with Burmese pythons.
*State Rep. Ralph Poppell, R-Titusville wants to add Burmese pythons to Florida's list of regulated reptiles. His bill (HB 1459) could force python buyers to complete state training, buy a license and face jail time if they let their snakes loose.*
:: By Andrea Fanta ::
-- AP via HeraldTrib --
...
Wednesday, April 12
:
We Ap 12 -
THE SLAVE NEXT DOOR -
*DENVER - A Saudi Arabian couple accused of keeping an Indonesian woman as a virtual slave have agreed to pay her $64,000 in back wages, according to a court document.*
The couple were identified
as Homaidan Al-Turki
and Sarah Khonaizan.
:: AP/KhaleejTimes ::
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We Ap 12 -
THE SLAVE NEXT DOOR -
*DENVER - A Saudi Arabian couple accused of keeping an Indonesian woman as a virtual slave have agreed to pay her $64,000 in back wages, according to a court document.*
The couple were identified
as Homaidan Al-Turki
and Sarah Khonaizan.
:: AP/KhaleejTimes ::
...
:
We Ap 12 -
WHO'S ON FIRST -
*Shortly after I left to work, four armed men in Iraqi police uniforms broke into the house of S. my neighbor...
After five minutes, A., my other neighbor, couldn’t stay silent doing nothing. He grabbed his cell phone from where it was left in his room. With fingers shaking, he pressed "130", a number the interior ministry allocated for citizens to inform about any kidnapping or terrorist operations people may notice.
"We will do our best by telling all the checkpoints around the neighborhood," the Colonel told A. by telephone.*
Treasure of Baghdad Blog reports the successful rescue of his kidnapped neighbor by another neighbor getting involved and taking action. The story also points to the confusion caused by the criminals' use of official-looking uniforms to impersonate authority figures. But all's well that ends well.
:: Salute:permalink ::
...
We Ap 12 -
WHO'S ON FIRST -
*Shortly after I left to work, four armed men in Iraqi police uniforms broke into the house of S. my neighbor...
After five minutes, A., my other neighbor, couldn’t stay silent doing nothing. He grabbed his cell phone from where it was left in his room. With fingers shaking, he pressed "130", a number the interior ministry allocated for citizens to inform about any kidnapping or terrorist operations people may notice.
"We will do our best by telling all the checkpoints around the neighborhood," the Colonel told A. by telephone.*
Treasure of Baghdad Blog reports the successful rescue of his kidnapped neighbor by another neighbor getting involved and taking action. The story also points to the confusion caused by the criminals' use of official-looking uniforms to impersonate authority figures. But all's well that ends well.
:: Salute:permalink ::
...
:
We Ap 12 -
THEY'RE BAAACK:
The Gatekeepers! --
Howard Kurtz reports today (with attributions) that there's a new syndication service which is going to distribute blog commentary material to mainstream publications.
But there's one little catch:
"approval."
If I were looking for
readers to "approve" of
me, I wouldn't be blogging!
On the other hand,
I like what the Washington
Post is already doing:
If you comment on a story there, they sometimes put up a link to your blog entry. Readers can get diverse perspectives on the story. And you may get some new readers. This arrangement seems like a Win/Win situation for everyone involved.
The proposed service
sounds rather cynical.
:: Media Notes Extra ::
-- WashPost [Reg Req'd] --
...
We Ap 12 -
THEY'RE BAAACK:
The Gatekeepers! --
Howard Kurtz reports today (with attributions) that there's a new syndication service which is going to distribute blog commentary material to mainstream publications.
But there's one little catch:
"approval."
If I were looking for
readers to "approve" of
me, I wouldn't be blogging!
On the other hand,
I like what the Washington
Post is already doing:
If you comment on a story there, they sometimes put up a link to your blog entry. Readers can get diverse perspectives on the story. And you may get some new readers. This arrangement seems like a Win/Win situation for everyone involved.
The proposed service
sounds rather cynical.
:: Media Notes Extra ::
-- WashPost [Reg Req'd] --
...
:
We Ap 12 -
SKETCHING RAMADI -
*Despite the violence, much of Ramadi is nevertheless normal. It is a functioning city. People sell fruit, appliances, air conditioners in the roads. You see children in the streets. Business goes on. Life goes on.
The center of Ramadi, though, is clearly a combat zone. Buildings have been shot up, torn through by rocket-fire, splattered with bullets or shrapnel, collapsed by 500-pound bombs.*
-- Todd Pitman, Embed
-- Thurs, April 6th, 10 pm.
-- AP Blog From Iraq --
:: TBO.com: AP Int'l ::
...
We Ap 12 -
SKETCHING RAMADI -
*Despite the violence, much of Ramadi is nevertheless normal. It is a functioning city. People sell fruit, appliances, air conditioners in the roads. You see children in the streets. Business goes on. Life goes on.
The center of Ramadi, though, is clearly a combat zone. Buildings have been shot up, torn through by rocket-fire, splattered with bullets or shrapnel, collapsed by 500-pound bombs.*
-- Todd Pitman, Embed
-- Thurs, April 6th, 10 pm.
-- AP Blog From Iraq --
:: TBO.com: AP Int'l ::
...
Monday, April 10
:
Mo Ap 10 -
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION -
*In a statement issued on Saturday, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ, expressed deep concern about the detention of Rabah al-Quwai, who works for the Okaz and Shams dailies and two Saudi-run websites.*
+ He was criticizing the behavior of some individual human beings who were using religion as a pretext to abuse others by demanding impossibly high standards from them. Clearly, he was not criticizing Islamic beliefs or the Moslem religion. The allegation is false and without foundation, and, therefore, Mr al-Quwai should be released by the Saudi authorities.
:: Al Jazeera TV Net ::
...
Mo Ap 10 -
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION -
*In a statement issued on Saturday, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ, expressed deep concern about the detention of Rabah al-Quwai, who works for the Okaz and Shams dailies and two Saudi-run websites.*
+ He was criticizing the behavior of some individual human beings who were using religion as a pretext to abuse others by demanding impossibly high standards from them. Clearly, he was not criticizing Islamic beliefs or the Moslem religion. The allegation is false and without foundation, and, therefore, Mr al-Quwai should be released by the Saudi authorities.
:: Al Jazeera TV Net ::
...
:
Mo Ap 10 -
THE BELOVED
AND THE WOLF -
There was a Bedouin who loved a woman for so many years; he couldn’t marry her because her family refused him, finally
he did.
One day, a wolf came and killed her while she was sleeping in her tent...
:: Baghdad's Lonely Witness ::
...
Mo Ap 10 -
THE BELOVED
AND THE WOLF -
There was a Bedouin who loved a woman for so many years; he couldn’t marry her because her family refused him, finally
he did.
One day, a wolf came and killed her while she was sleeping in her tent...
:: Baghdad's Lonely Witness ::
...
:
Mo Ap 10 -
BAGHDAD KIDNAPPINGS -
An Iraqi employee of AFP, accountant
Salah Jali al-Gharrawi, has been
kidnapped in central Baghdad and
the agency has no news of his fate.
:: AFP REPORT ::
The body of an official of a Baghdad
power plant has been found a day
after his disappearance, police said.
In western Baghdad,
gunmen abducted two doctors
as they left Yarmouk Hospital.
:: AP via CBS ::
...
Mo Ap 10 -
BAGHDAD KIDNAPPINGS -
An Iraqi employee of AFP, accountant
Salah Jali al-Gharrawi, has been
kidnapped in central Baghdad and
the agency has no news of his fate.
:: AFP REPORT ::
The body of an official of a Baghdad
power plant has been found a day
after his disappearance, police said.
In western Baghdad,
gunmen abducted two doctors
as they left Yarmouk Hospital.
:: AP via CBS ::
...
:
Mo Ap 10 -
THE MYTHS WE LIVE BY -
Great entry posted at
Bookseller Chick's Blog
about how we make up stories to
explain mysterious phenomena
in our lives. Easy reading,
lotsa laughs, and some
funny comments, too.
:: Theories ::
...
Mo Ap 10 -
THE MYTHS WE LIVE BY -
Great entry posted at
Bookseller Chick's Blog
about how we make up stories to
explain mysterious phenomena
in our lives. Easy reading,
lotsa laughs, and some
funny comments, too.
:: Theories ::
...
Sunday, April 9
:
Su Ap 9 -
BAATHIST BAGHDAD FALLS -
On the 3rd anniversary of the end of Baathist Baghdad, I've been trying to catch up with some of the newer developments in the Iraqi Blogosphere.
Here are some of the newer blogs:
:: Treasure of Baghdad ::
:: 24 Steps to Liberty ::
:: Talisman Gate ::
:: The Exiled Shalash ::
:: Hala S :: IQ/UK (female)
:: Iraq Blog Count ::
Anniversary,
The Day the Statue Fell:
:: WINDS OF CHANGE NET ::
...
Su Ap 9 -
BAATHIST BAGHDAD FALLS -
On the 3rd anniversary of the end of Baathist Baghdad, I've been trying to catch up with some of the newer developments in the Iraqi Blogosphere.
Here are some of the newer blogs:
:: Treasure of Baghdad ::
:: 24 Steps to Liberty ::
:: Talisman Gate ::
:: The Exiled Shalash ::
:: Hala S :: IQ/UK (female)
:: Iraq Blog Count ::
Anniversary,
The Day the Statue Fell:
:: WINDS OF CHANGE NET ::
...
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