MFS - The Other News

Florida senator: Obama told me we can’t deploy oil skimmers because they might be needed elsewhere.Hmmmm... Another leak in the future?

U.S. indirectly paying Afghan warlords as part of security contract.The U.S. military is funding a massive protection racket in Afghanistan, indirectly paying tens of millions of dollars to warlords, corrupt public officials and the Taliban to ensure safe passage of its supply convoys throughout the country, according to congressional investigators.

Boeing 767 engine pylon cracks raise alarm: WSJ.Boeing is drafting new guidelines for inspecting the structural integrity of its 767 jetliner after cracks were discovered in the engine pylons of at least two planes operated by American Airlines,

White House Defends Obama Golfing: “Does Us All Good, As American Citizens”.Yeah just look at the good it did Tiger Woods!

'I am Muslim soldier ready to plead guilty 100 times over': Failed bomber in court over bungled Times Square attack.There is no Muslim Terrorisme?

Oil execs in London slam Obama's drilling ban.Oil industry executives on Tuesday sharply criticized President Obama's six-month ban on deepwater drilling, saying the world did not have enough other sources of oil to eliminate using deepsea rigs.

Judge Martin Feldman said he will decide by Wednesday whether to overturn the ban.

Key Republican: Blow up the well.“For the life of me, I can’t understand why BP couldn’t go into the ocean floor, maybe 10 feet lateral to the — around the periphery — drill a few holes and put a little ammonium nitrate, some dynamite, in those holes and detonate that dynamite and seal that leak. And seal it permanently."Only one prob ,they don't want to seal the leak!

Is U.S. Now On Slippery Slope To Tyranny?"Useful idiots" was the term supposedly coined by V.I. Lenin to describe similarly unthinking supporters of his dictatorship in the Soviet Union.

The American-Israeli disparity over Iran.Differences between Obama and Israel vis-a-vis Iran, will lead them in two different directions.Moreover, Obama’s “charm offensive” in the Muslim world has displayed American weakness rather than strength.

U.S. should guarantee that Iran sanctions will not affect Russia - Kremlin aid.The Russian Foreign Ministry also said it was "disappointed" with the decisions, which "undermine the basis of dialogue and cooperation" on Iran.

No need for aid flotillas, says Blair.“For me, the fact that Israel says, ‘Look, we’re not going to allow things into the [Gaza] seaport, but you can bring them to Ashdod, and we can check them, and then they can come on to Gaza,’ I think that is a reasonable position.

Salazar Renames MMS, Adding ‘Regulation and Enforcement'.There's a new sheriff in town?

Petition to the UN to prevent Sakineh Mohammadi from being Stoned to Death in Iran.Iran Allowed Seat on UN Women's Rights commision?Hypocrisy is putting it mildly!

Ex-Soviet States Russia's Gazprom increases gas supplies cuts to Belarus to 30 pct, Belarus threatens to siphon off gas from the transit pipeline to Europe in new energy row.

Turkey Cancels Water Sales to Israel.Turkey has cancelled the planned sale of 1.75 billion cubic feet of water per year to Israel. The sale was to help provide for Israel's water needs for 20 years.

Swine Flu Jumps Back to Pigs and Keeps Evolving.The pandemic version has jumped from humans back to pigs, where it’s evolving in new and unpredictable ways.The new strain, identified in a Hong Kong slaughterhouse, isn’t especially virulent. But the findings emphasize the need for continued vigilance. Swine flu isn’t going away.

They tried to Boycott Israeli Ship, Blocked Chinese Ship Instead.Some 500 anti-Israel protestors arrived at the Oakland, California port early Sunday morning, hoping to block an Israeli ship from unloading its cargo. However, the ship did not arrive, and the crowd prevented workers from unloading a Chinese ship instead.

Cannibal killer murdered and ate his cellmate 'for giving him a dirty look'."If looks could kill?"

The condom with TEETH: South African doctor designs new female contraceptive to ward off would-be rapists.In an interview with CNN, Ehlers told how the woman said: 'If only I had teeth down down there' said Ehlers. 'I promised her I'd do something to help people like her one day.'

Mystery of the pregnant pope: New film reopens one of the Vatican's most enduring wounds.Only when she gives birth in the street while in a procession in full papal regalia is her true identity revealed - after which, inevitably, she meets a grisly end.

Rare Mutations May Cause Common Diseases.

Libya's Col Gaddafi saves Italian village.A struggling Italian village with high unemployment and dismal prospects has had its prayers for help answered from an unexpected quarter – Libya's eccentric leader, Muammar Gaddafi.God works in mysterious ways?

In Safety Study, Sheep on Meth Are Shocked With Tasers.Makes you wonder why some people die after being tasered?

Anti-gang 'mosquito' device should be banned - report.A device that uses high-frequency sound to disperse teenage gangs is illegal under human rights law and is degrading and discriminatory to youngsters, a report claims.

French prisoner 'killed cellmate and ate his lung'.A French prisoner killed his cellmate then sliced open his chest to remove and eat his heart, a court has heard.You can't even call him a "butcher" it would be an insult to the profession.