HEADLINES AND COMMENTS
Headlines from the world’s press. Comments by Diogenes.

(FROM DIOGENES REPORT.COM)

Push To Tighten Lobbying Rules Loses Strength
Surprise, surprise.

British FM: Israel And Iran Both Potential Threats
Whoever said that the sun never set on the British Empire because God wouldn’t trust an Englishman in the dark was only half right. Diogenes says that you can’t even trust an Englishman in the light of day.

U.S. Rethinks Its Cutoff of Military Aid To Latin American Nations
What a wonderful idea: sell weapons to countries that don’t need them, but hold off the proper armaments from our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Bush Goes On Offensive To Explain War Strategy
Why has it taken three years to figure out the strategy?

Official Says Shiite Party Suppressed Body Count
Did they learn this from the Americans in Viet Nam or the Russians in Afghanistan or the Americans in Iraq?

Sectarian Fighting Changes Face Of Conflict For Iraqis
They’re just reliving their 1,500-year-old history.

Negative Perception Of Islam Increasing
The perception is catching up with the reality.
Zogby, the Arab American pollster claims that the media have demonized the Arab world. Diogenes asks, maybe the Arabs have demonized the world.
Based on this growing perception among Americans, the Administration felt that this was the right time to have an Islamic country help control our ports.

Olmert Wants To Define Borders, Ally Says
Why doesn’t this mental midget look at Kashmir where both India and Pakistan want to define the border independently?

For Muslim Who Says Violence Destroys Islam, Violent Threats
It’s so Islamic; everyone gets her message except the Muslims

Pakistani Forces Take Back Town From Tribesmen
Those poor Cherokees can’t catch a break.

Israelis Capture 6 In Prison Raid In The West Bank
The world shouldn’t get upset; these prisoners will be released in a couple of months as a good will gesture to the Arabs.

PA Grants Murderer Of 4-Year-Old Girl Honorary Citizenship
It’s so Arabian, so Islamic…maybe they’ll also give him a green card.

Shiite Vigilantes In Baghdad Beat And Kill 4 Men Accused Of Attacks
They were warned to get out of town before the sunni went down.

Mad Cow Disease Is Confirmed In Alabama
The Administration says it will cut back testing for Mad Cow Disease. Diogenes says they should start testing for Mad Politician Disease.

Phone-Cable Fight Spills Over Into Print Ads
A few months ago all you heard from Ma Bell was a death rattle, now you hear her growl like a junkyard dog.

Ashkelon Power Plant Employees Told Not To Gather In Groups
Based on this advice, I would tell the government leaders in Israel to gather in groups!

Bush To Restate Terror Strategy
He previously called it ‘Terrur Stregaty.’ He has restated it to ‘Terror Stagrety.’

U.S., Iraq Launch Massive Air Assault—Operation Swarmer
The Israelis would have called it Operation Shwarma—force-feeding the Iraqis shwarma until they regurgitated and were unable to fight.

TV Stations Fined Over CBS Show Deemed To Be Indecent
It’s a hell-of-a-lot-more indecent to turn a blind eye to antitrust violations in the communications industry.

A Muslim Leader In Brooklyn, Reconciling 2 Worlds
How come the New York Times always finds this guy but can’t find the hundreds of other Muslim leaders in the U. S. who are preaching hatred of America, Israel and the West?

Use Of Implanted Patient-Data Chips Stirs Debate On Medicine vs. Privacy
I implant chips. I know that it’s not good medicine, but what has it got to do with privacy? They are talking about potato chips aren’t they?

Hamas Child Terror Site Updated With Story Of Girl´s Heroism
Were her parents followers of Dr. Spock or Maria Montessori?