head LINE in the Independent out of UK this AM.

Citing absolutely no evidence whatsoever, CIA boss Michael Hayden told
NBC's Meet The Press yesterday that Al-Qaeda is training new fighters
that "look western" and could easily cross U.S. borders, in the latest
attempt to re-focus the mammoth apparatus of anti-terror against the
American people.

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/march2008/033108_white_westerners.htm

http://tinyurl.com/2c2ymo

Dis white man oppressing me.

Fed eyes Nordic-style nationalisation of US banks

(and you think you're nervous about the govt running health care?)

Religion is about market share. Strong arm tactics to make followers
have many children feeds that.

"It is true that while Muslim families, as is well known, continue to
make a lot of children, Christian ones on the contrary tend to have
fewer and fewer," the monsignor said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080330/ap_on_re_eu/vatican_muslims_1;_ylt=AiqTpoCD....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8NOxoZ3rZc

Just got back from the weekend long Scooter rally in New Orleans. Had a
blast riding with thirty plus scooters, tooting noisily all the way..

Friday night was registration and beer at Finn McCools, Saturday started
at the local vespa dealers for continental brekkie, then split into two
rides: one to destrehan Plantation where the were rock bands and a car
show, or off to The D-Day Museum, thence through the CBD and up Canal to
the British Car Rally (which is where I would have been with the Hillman
Minx otherwise- and there was a '58 Minx Sedan there!), and then
finishing at The Bulldog pub on Canal Boulevard where the Destrehan
riders would meet with us. Then off for a few hours till a private
showing of 'Quadraphenia' then a dance till very, very late.

Sunday was meet at Lakeside Starbucks, collect people at Esplanade CC's,
then ride completely through New Orleans to Audobon Park for a BBQ.

Quite exhausting but I enjoyed every minute. I haven't ridden with a
crowd since the 60's so it was memorable from that POV if nothing else.

Just watched both of these back to back. One thing I noticed is that
each move had 3, maybe 4 actors in common:

Tommy Lee Jones
That Brolin Kid
The very character actor fat woman
And maybe the old guy who was in a wheelchair in No Country.

Seems like these people were still standign around the lot when the new
movie came through, and it was like "Ok, over here, we'll do it."