MFS - The Other News

An open letter to President Obama from Jon Voight.You are putting Israel in harm's way, and you have promoted anti-Semitism throughout the world.But the underdogs you defend are murderers and criminals who want Israel eradicated.HT ; Memorandum

More oil gushing into Gulf after problem with cap.Hundreds of thousands of gallons more oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday after an undersea robot bumped a venting system and forced BP to remove a cap that had been containing some of the crude.

Geithner Says Banks Have Repaid 75% of Bailout.Mr. Geithner also said at a hearing of the Congressional Oversight Panel that the auto industry had made significant structural changes, and that the chances that General Motors and Chrysler would repay their bailout money had improved. Hellooooo ?I tought GM repaid their loans?

More 9/11 Human Remains Found At Ground Zero.Search Yields 72 More Fragments; Remains Of About 1,000 World Trade Center Victims Are Stil Unidentified.

The Fate of the Internet -- Decided in a Back Room.This is what a failed democracy looks like: After years of avid public support for Net Neutrality - involving millions of people from across the political spectrum - the federal regulator quietly huddles with industry lobbyists to eliminate basic protections and serve Wall Street's bottom line.

Federal Gov't Halts Sand Berm Dredging.Nungesser Pleads With President To Allow Work To Continue.

Obama 'angry' after reading McChrystal's remarks.'Are you asking about Vice President Biden,' McChrystal says with a laugh. 'Who's that?'""'Biden?' suggests a top adviser. 'Did you say: Bite Me?'

Breaking: General Stanley McChrystal tenders his resignation.

McChrystal Gets Firm Afghan, NATO Backing.As Embattled U.S. Commander Faces Bosses and Possible Dismissal over Remarks, He Remains Popular on the Battlefront.

Deepwater Drilling Ban Lifted by New Orleans Federal Judge.U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman today granted a preliminary injunction, halting the moratorium. He also “immediately prohibited” the U.S. from enforcing the ban.

Interior secretary to issue new drilling ban.Judge rules against Obama's six-month moratorium after Gulf spill.
Salazar said in a statement that the new order will contain additional information making clear why the six-month drilling pause was necessary in the wake of the Gulf oil spill.

Senators Challenge Pres. Obama on Rumors of Executive Order Amnesty.Several Senators have learned of a possible plan by the Obama Administration that would provide a mass Amnesty for the nation's 11-18 million illegal aliens.

Biden to file sharers: 'Piracy is theft'. "But piracy is theft. Clean and simple. It's smash and grab. It ain't no different than smashing a window at Tiffany's and grabbing [merchandise]."

Prince Albert of Monaco engaged to Charlene Wittstock.He has two children, neither of whom are in line to the throne because they were born out of wedlock.

Extreme DIY: Building a homemade nuclear reactor in NYC.Many might be alarmed to learn of a homemade nuclear reactor being built next door. But what if this form of extreme DIY could help solve the world's energy crisis?

TX GOP platform: Re-criminalize sodomy, make gay marriage a felony.Texas first passed an anti-sodomy law in 1860, setting the penalty at 5-15 years in jail.

Canada ‘furious’ over U.S.-backed women’s rights super agency.Hmmm ladies something's up.

Iran to send blockade-busting ship to Gaza.Iran's state television reported that an Iranian ship called "Infants of Gaza" would sail Sunday for Gaza carrying 1,100 tons of relief supplies and 10 pro-Palestinian activists.

Iran Warns Of Military Strike As U.S., Israeli Warships Cross Suez.Separately, three German built Israeli submarines named Dolphin, Tekuma and Leviathan, equipped with nuclear cruise missiles were to be deployed in the gulf near the Iranian coastline, according to the Britain-based Sunday Times newspaper.

Israel launches military satellite to spy on Iran.Israeli officials said they should be able to receive the first pictures from the satellite's high-resolution camera by June 25.

Iran warns Russia over failure to deliver S-300 missile systems.Russia will be responsible for the consequences caused by its failure to deliver S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Iran, the Islamic Republic's Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Tuesday.

Good News: Mexican Govt. to Join Lawsuit of Arizona.But if the new law takes effect, "Mexican citizens will be afraid to visit Arizona for work or pleasure out of concern that they will be subject to unlawful police scrutiny and detention," the brief says.

Khloe Kardashian's Extravagant Victory Gift to Lamar Odom.E! News reports that Khloe Kardashian, Lamar's wife of nearly nine months bought him a 2010 Rolls-Royce.

LADY GAGA has come up with a way to make her live shows even more shocking - having dead bodies on stage."Body world Gaga?"

THESE porn-style X-ray shots from a sexy calendar are taking the internet by storm.

Naked Cowboy ready to fight in court over former stripper copying his famous act.'I've been naked for years,' she said. 'You know how much money I make? Two dollars a picture. I'm not selling any products.'

Bekasi: Islamic extremists destroy an "immoral and blasphemous" sculpture.It was the "Three young women” sculpture, by a famous Bali artist to welcome those coming into the district. For the fundamentalists it was "immoral", referring to the "Christian Trinity " and aims to convert. Artist: act stupid and misleading". Islam a religion of peace?

Blackmailer weds victim with Hai’a (the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice) help.Sounds like life without parole?

Chinese Man Lives in Phone Booth: Who’s Calling Please?Those who see him claim he is well groomed, has good personal hygiene and washes himself in public facilities.Yu So Phukt?

Job Ad In China: White Man. No Experience Needed.Fa Kin Su Pah!

Tax office wrongly tells woman daughter is dead.''My mum's rung them and they won't say anything to her because they say they can't give out personal information and now all my benefits have been stopped because they say I'm dead.''

ELTHAM: Crow attacks leave blonde joggers in a flap."Blondes have more fun?"