Daily Archives: November 18th, 2006 «

 

What the hell is wrong with people?

Posted by: ST on November 18, 2006 at 5:57 pm » 13 Comments

Are Playstation 3′s really worth all this? I remember similar incidents happening last year right after Thanskgiving. Standing in line the night before to get a good deal or be one of the first to purchase something I have no problem with. But I simply do not understand the mania that overtakes some people on [...]

 

Booker Prize author “credits” Bush for literary award

Posted by: ST on November 18, 2006 at 4:59 pm » 8 Comments

But not in the way you might think (emphasis added): TORONTO (Reuters) – Indian novelist Kiran Desai said she may never have won the Booker Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious literary awards, had George W. Bush not been U.S. president — as he put her off becoming an American citizen. The Man Booker [...]

 

Bolton delivers blistering attack on the UN

Posted by: ST on November 18, 2006 at 4:28 pm » 10 Comments

Ambassador Bolton has once again displayed the strength not often seen in the halls of the UN: Bolton was furious over the adoption by the General Assembly of a resolution which said the assembly regretted the deaths of 19 civilians in an attack by the Israeli military in the town of Beit Hanoun last week. [...]