Isn’t This Special … Death Row Inmate’s Web Pages on MySpace.com … Just Call it “Conmunication”

Usually we are concerned about sexual predators on line and the issue of potential interaction when children and teens are on MySpace. Even adults can be lured into terrible situations as well.  One never knows who they may be talking with on the social network.

Well this one goes one better. With all the worry of possible and potential criminal being on MySpace … now we have actual convicted criminals on the popular social networking internet site. Just how much interaction and knowledge of users on MySpace do these death row inamtes get passed to them?  

Texas death row inmates now have web-pages on MySpace. There comes a point in time where one needs to just say, ENOUGH! Although death row inmates do not have access to the internet, others are creating the pages for them. There is no way a death row inmate or any iamte should be allowed the same right. They forfeited those rights long ago. Unbelievable that this is the use and is actually allowed by MySpace.

Crime victim advocates are upset that at least 30 Texas death row inmates have had pages on the popular Internet site MySpace created for them.

“I think you ought to draw the line somewhere,” said Andy Kahan, director of the crime victims office for Houston Mayor Bill White.

Kahan recently sent an e-mail to MySpace, asking the site to reconsider having pages created and maintained for convicted criminals, particularly murderers.

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Veterans Day … Thank you for your Service to Honor, Duty and Country

To the men and women that have served and presently serve in all our Armed Forces. Thank you for your sacrifice. 

 THANK YOU

Thank you for providing us the freedoms that we sometimes take for granted.

THANK YOU & GOD BLESS

 Remembering The Last Remaining World War I Veterans

Democratic Victory in Congress A Victory For Iran

If you think that our political elections are only an internal struggle in this country, you are sadly mistaken and the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran wants to remind you of that. He seems to feel that the victory of the Democrats in the midterm election is a victory for all of Iran also.

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday called U.S. President George W. Bush’s defeat in congressional elections a victory for Iran.
Bush has accused Iran of trying to make a nuclear bomb, being a state sponsor of terrorism and stoking sectarian conflict in Iraq, all charges Tehran denies.
“This issue (the elections) is not a purely domestic issue for America, but it is the defeat of Bush’s hawkish policies in the world,” Khamenei said in remarks reported by Iran’s student news agency ISNA on Friday.
“Since Washington’s hostile and hawkish policies have always been against the Iranian nation, this defeat is actually an obvious victory for the Iranian nation.”
The Democrats wrested control of both houses of Congress from the Republicans in this week’s mid-term elections, partly because of voter concern over the war in Iraq. via   Reuters.com.

I hope that quotes like these are brought out in 2008 for those elections. We tend to think our elections are only for ourselves, but it seems those whose interests line up against the United States do have a favorite party. That is very, very telling, don’tcha think?

Barbados Invaded By Giant Snails

The Caribbean island of Barbados has been invaded by giant snails the size of a humans hand over the past 5 years. Reports indicate that the giant African snails are destroying crops in their nocturnal feeding binges and can carry diseases such as meningitis. There are said to be hundreds of thousands of them across the island.

A nocturnal “snail hunt” last weekend reported finding hundreds of thousands of giant African snails swarming the central parish of St. George, the country’s agricultural heartland where farmers had complained of damage to crops including sugar cane, bananas and papayas.

“We saw snails riding on each other’s backs and moving in clusters,” said David Walrond, chairman of the local emergency response office that organized 60 volunteers for the hunt. “You’re just crunching the shells as you’re walking through.”

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Remembering The Last Remaining World War I Veterans

Lisa Hoffman from Scripps Howard News Service has a list of the last remaining World War I veterans still living. On Veterans Day, it is a good time to stop and remember the sacrifices that were made for us, from the soldiers of the World Wars, to Vietnam, Korea, and our battles in the Gulf.

They have made the sacrifice for us to live like we do and we are forever indebted to their heritage and commitment to freedom.

We have excerpted a few of the soldiers from World War I who are still alive, but read the list, it is captivating.

• Frank Buckles, 105, lives near Charles Town, W.Va. Lied about his age to join the Army, served in ambulance service in France in 1917-1918. Caught Gen. John Pershing’s eye with his dapper appearance. In World War II, was imprisoned for more than three years in a Japanese POW camp. Still runs his 330-acre farm and lives largely on his own.
• Antonio Pierro, 110, lives in Swampscott, Mass. Four years after he immigrated from Forenza, Italy, he enlisted and fought in the brutal Argonne offensive in France, which saw 1,000 U.S. casualties a day but was pivotal in pushing back the Germans and boosting Allied morale. Drove a horse and wagon to the front to bring supplies and take back bodies. After the war, did research and development at a General Electric plant. Says exercise, hard work and lots of rest are his secrets to longevity.
• Howard Ramsey, 108, lives in Portland, Ore. So determined to enlist, he stuffed himself with bananas to gain enough weight to pass muster. A skilled driver at a time when motor vehicles were few, he brought fresh water to the troops in the trenches, and later transferred decomposing war casualties from temporary graves to permanent resting places. After the war, became a telephone engineer. Tried to enlist in World War II, but his civilian work was considered too essential to take him from the home front.

Read the rest of the stories of these fine men and woman on Veterans Day.