RSSUS Contractor Roy Hallmus Freed In Iraq
This is fantastic news out of Iraq; Roy Hallmus has been freed!!! Please read My Pet Jawa for the news accounts and updates as Rusty has done yeoman’s work on efforts to keep Mr. Hallmus in the fore front of the publics eye and has worked directly with Roy’s family in doing whatever he could in support and pressure media and government outlets.
“a dialogue among equals”
“A dialogue among equals” is how John Roberts addressed questions posed by Arlen Specter on how he will deal with the other justices, some of whom may have wanted the job of Chief Justice. And that is the correct answer. Although the Chief Justice wields power, the court is comprised of 9 justices, and the Chief Justice’s vote is no greater than any one elses.
Specter (R-Pa.) invited John G. Roberts Jr. to his Senate office shortly after Roberts helped carry William H. Rehnquist’s coffin into the Supreme Court, where the late chief justice lay in repose. In an interview, Specter said he asked Roberts, an appeals court judge, a range of questions, including, “How are you going to handle guys like Scalia? He’s a lot older than you.”
Justice Antonin Scalia, once considered a contender for chief justice, is 69. Roberts, 50, replied somewhat indirectly, according to Specter, by saying he considers it “a dialogue among equals” when lawyers argue cases before the Supreme Court.
“I’m intrigued by his concept of a dialogue among equals,” Specter said, because it suggests Roberts will bring a needed tone of humility to court interactions. “I think for Judge Roberts to approach the court that way shows a lot of confidence,” Specter said.
I think Judge Roberts will do just fine in the confirmation hearings.
As the Mainstream Media Fades
Scared Monkeys keeps their eye on the ball. The mainstream medias coverage of the Natalee Holloway disappearance has been sidetracked because of the horrendous damage caused my hurricane Katrina. That is understandable, unfortunate for the family and those who care, but it is understandable.
However, this case is still an ongoing case. We understand this, and are committed to following through with our coverage and commitment to the story. To this end, the Aruban media have picked up that we are doing some of the more aggressive reporting on the subject.
Aruba Today carries a quote from Scared Monkeys on their front page.
And Amigo carried this over the weekend:
De verklaring eindigt met: We geven niet op. We gaan niet weg. De verklaring is te vinden op de aan Holloway gewijde blog op de website scaredmonkeys.com.
Translated:
The statement ended with: “We are not giving up, we won’t go away.” This statement is to be found at the Blog dedicated to Holloway on the website scaredmonkeys.com
As a blog we are not under the constraints the major media are. Later today, we will be putting up the interview we did with Paul Reynolds over the weekend when news of the suspects was occurring.
We can continue to devote our energy in helping to find Natalee, while making sure that justice is served. For her and others.
Remove All Remaining Residents; Won’t This Play Well On TV?
According to the NY Times, the police in New Orleans vow to remove all the remaining residents. I can only imagine how this will play out and be covered by the MSM? For all of those people that complained that these people were not properly evacuated, we will hear the same people complaining that the residents are being forced from their homes.
As a handful of pumps toiled to drain the water out of a sprawling city today, the New Orleans police said they would force the 10,000 or so residents left in the city to leave and Louisiana officials warned of long-term damage to the area’s environment.
The police superintendent, P. Edwin Compass III, said police officers and other rescue workers going door to door would do all they could to remove every resident still in the city of nearly half a million, to protect them from lawlessness, get them to shelters and make sure children are fed.
11 Holland Teens Sentenced for Group Rape
HyScience has an interesting article regarding the lax sentence in a horrendous rape case in the Netherlands. Read the last sentence, it is the next best thing for Joran.
