Indian Police Raid American Ex-Pat:
Police raided the home of an American citizen living in Mumbai and
seized a computer from which an email claiming responsibility for an
attack that killed 45 was reportedly sent.

Homes Destroyed In Yosemite Wildfires:
Hot weather
hampered efforts to contain a fast-moving wildfire near an entrance to
Yosemite National Park that had already destroyed 12 homes and forced
the evacuation of nearly 200 others.

The DOJ Plays CYA:
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Justice Department report concludes that politics
illegally influenced the hiring of career prosecutors and immigration
judges, and largely lays the blame on top aides to former Attorney
General Alberto Gonzales….  He knew nothing about this because he is as clueless as W!

Miles Driven In May Fell:
This includes the Labor Day Weekend.  The high price of gas is finally doing the one bit of good it can cause.  We still need to drive less though.

In Today’s News Round Up

Canada to deport U.S. war deserter:
This is after the immigration court told the Federal Court they thought he had made a clear justifiable case to stay.  To me this looks like a clear case of some one either kissing ass, or pressure put on Canada by the US.

UN pulls back staff from Darfur:
In Some Respects I can’t say i blame them.  What the country needs is an occupying invasion force that won’t put up with any crap.  However, the US Military can not be made available at this time do to the purely internal nature of the conflict, the lack of oil, wrong religion, or the fact they are black.  Take your pick I am sure todays answer is one of the above.

Americans Twice As Likely To Have Tried Marijuana Than Dutch:
Have we ever stopped to think prohibitions don’t work.  Perhaps no child left behind has left out the reasons about the reasons the Eighteenth Amendment didn’t work.

Bush Gives Israel The Go Ahead To Bomb Iran:
This is no big shock.  Let’s encourage Israel, the biggest baddest army in the middle east start a war with Iran.  Then as such a good friend of Israel we will feel compelled to go to their aid, even if they don’t need it.  What a lovely way to sidestep the War Powers Act.