Who Said Golf Was Not a Dangerous Sport … Be Careful of the Golf Path

Golf dangerous? How unsafe a proposition could it be to play a round of 18 holes swinging the sticks? I guess one would ask 65 year old Edwin Payne; however, his golf cart veered off a pathway at the Pala Mesa Resort Golf Course and plunged 75 feet off a cliff. Edwin Payne died on impact. WOW, this sound more like a cartoon of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner than golf. Who could ever have dreamed this happening teeing off from the first hole and preparing to have a nice and relaxing day on the lynx? How tragic.

US Television in Middle East Broadcasts Terror Messages

Only government could be this dense.

If you were to create a television station in the Middle East, would you think that it would be a good idea to hire managers of the station that spoke Arabic? Well the US Government sposored Al Hurra station failed to do that and the station was slowly infiltrated by those that had a decidedly different message than the one expected to go out.

Shows that had rants on destroying Israel and agreeing with Iranian leaders were fairly common. But the madness that is the bureaucracy to fail to have anyone on staff that understood what was being aired is amazing. And you wonder why we are having trouble winning the hearts and minds of the Middle East.

The station’s gaffes have included broadcasting in December 2006 a 68-minute call to arms against Israelis by a senior figure of the terrorist group Hezbollah; deferential coverage of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Holocaust denial conference; and a factually flawed piece on a splinter group of Orthodox Jews who oppose the state of Israel, according to the Wall Street Journal, which has reported the network’s travails for months.
At the hearing, Blaya and other officials assured lawmakers that some of the staffers involved in the controversial broadcasts had been fired. They also said the network now has an assignment desk, staffed by Arabic-speaking editors. And the network’s vice president of news has hired an Arabic speaker to help monitor its broadcasts and ensure the material is consistent with al Hurra’s mission. The Blotter

Karma, Poetic Justice or Just the Inevitable? … Drunk Driver Dies in Car Crash after being let Go

Jason Stacy, 29, was ticketed for speeding but not intoxication after he had tested over the legal blood alcohol limit. Maybe this was not such a bright decision by the officer that pulled Mr. Stacy over.

Janesville police records indicate that Jason Stacy, 29, was seen speeding and driving erratically downtown shortly after 1 a.m.

According to an analysis of police records by WISC-TV in Madison, Stacy was stopped and given a Breathalyzer test that indicated a blood-alcohol level of 0.12 percent. The legal limit in Wisconsin is 0.08.

Stacy was ticketed for imprudent speed and failing to stay in the center of his lane. The officer didn’t arrest Stacy but did prevent him from driving until a friend picked him up, the television station reported. (AP)

A little under 3 hours later at 3:45am Jason Stacy’s car hit a tree, burst into flames, and killed him. At least he was driving alone and no one else was injured. Why do I sense a law suit coming by the family? Some one is about to try and cash in for this man’s irresponsible and bad  behavior. Even though the police should have arrested him for “our” safety.

Daily Commentary – Tuesday May 22nd, 2007 – George Michaels Looking To Leave Britain?

Dana discusses:

• George Michaels Looking To Leave Britain

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Man Sentenced in Aruba for Money Laundering 300,000 euros in Drug Money, Verdict is of Great Importance … Surely you Jest

Aruba prosecutes a man for 2 years for what is the equivalence of $400K US in money laundering and some how this is a ground breaking, important verdict? For who exactly? Seriously, any arrest and prosecution for money laundering in Aruba is usually a good things as money laundering is inherently tied with drug trafficking. However, in the Caribbean $400K is nothing as compared to the multi-billion dollar drug trade in which money laundering goes hand in hand. Talk about a drop in the bucket.

The billions of dollars now believed to be flowing through such offshore bank havens as Antigua, Aruba, the Cayman Islands and St. Maarten are difficult for authorities to trace because under these countries’ laws it is easy to open a bank, and depositor and transaction information must be kept secret. In some Caribbean nations, money laundering is not a crime.

Barry McCaffrey, a retired general who is the Clinton administration’s anti-drug czar, said he had seen estimates that up to $50 billion from the sale of narcotics, out of an annual world total of $500 billion, is laundered through the Caribbean, making it a “ferociously corrupting influence” in the region. (Washington Post)

This case is supposed to make cases easier, who are they kidding? The guy who was arrested was a rank armature. That what protects drug dealers and money launders is not the restrictions of laws to go after them, but the fear to.

In most cases, it is very difficult for the police and the OM to accurately indicate from which specific drug- or other illegal transaction the money comes from. (Amigoe)

Arresting someone for laundering 300,000 euros as compared to what actually goes on in Aruba is like bringing a knife to a gun fight. But then again how typical, on the surface it appears to be a good will gesture, but in reality means nothing. All show and no substance.

Amigoe, May 21, 2007: Location and persecution of money laundering matters easier  

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