The CIA apparently hired Blackwater back in 2004 to work on a covert program aimed at targeting and potentially killing top al Qaeda leaders. From CNN: The existence of the program, which began in 2001, came to light earlier this year when CIA Director Leon Panetta canceled the effort, but it is only now that [...]
Archive for August 2009
CIA Hired Blackwater To Go After Al Qaeda Leaders
August 21, 2009Megan Wants a Millionaire Star Wanted for Murder
August 21, 2009Ryan Jenkins, who was a star in the VH1 series Megan Wants a Millionaire, is believed to have fled to Canada after the body of Jasmine Fiore was discovered stuffed in a suitcase in a California trash bin. From the AFP: Police in the United States and Canada hunted Friday for a television reality show [...]
Michael Jackson’s Doctor Facing Manslaughter Charge
August 19, 2009Fox News has learned that Michael Jackson’s doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray, will be charged with manslaughter within the next two weeks. From Fox News: The source initially said Dr. Conrad Murray could be arrested as soon as next Wednesday — but investigators have decided to execute one more search warrant, likely at a Los Angeles [...]
Disney Performer Dies
August 19, 2009Disney has confirmed that a stunt performer died Monday night after suffering an injury during a rehearsal. From CNN: Walt Disney World spokeswoman Zoraya Suarez said the performer was injured while performing a tumbling roll for the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, part of the Orlando, Florida, theme park. It was [...]
Thar She Blows…Tis Hurricane Bill
August 19, 2009Hurricane Bill strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm early Wednesday as it churned far from land with maximum sustained winds near 135 mph. From CNN: At 5 a.m. ET, Bill was centered about 460 miles east of the Leeward Islands, and more than 1,100 miles southeast of Bermuda, according to the National Hurricane Center. [...]
60 Minutes Creator Dies
August 19, 2009“60 Minutes” creater Don Hewitt has died today at the age of 86. I was not aware of this but earlier this year, Hewitt was diagnosed with a small, contained tumor. I believe that Hewitt was also a pallbearer at Walter Cronkite’s funeral just this past month. He created a great show which has stood [...]
Reality Show Contestant Sought in Model’s Murder
August 19, 2009Police are currently looking for Jasmine Fiore, a contestant on “Megan Wants a Millionaire”, who is believed to have strangled a swimsuit model to death and then left her body in a dumpster. From Fox News: Jasmine Fiore, 28, was last seen about 8:30 p.m. Friday at her home in Los Angeles and was reported [...]
He’s Back! Brett Favre Signs with Vikings
August 18, 2009Brett Favre, the three-time MVP who spent most of his career with the Green Bay Packers, and last season with the New York Jets, has signed a one year contract and will play for the Vikings this season. Just my opinion but I believe that the longer Favre plays, the more he ruins the spot [...]
Robert Novak Dies
August 18, 2009Robert Novak, a political columnist and cable television fixture on stations such as CNN, died this morning at his home in Washington at the age of 78. From the New York Times: The cause was a malignant brain tumor, according to The Chicago Sun-Times, the home paper for Mr. Novak’s columns. It was the latest [...]
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