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November 26, 2005
just common sense . . .
"We cannot accept Guantanamo-like prisons in Europe. We cannot accept that parts of Europe are not subject to the normal legal rules of detention and treatment. ... The best way to fight the fanatics and terrorists is not to adopt their methods but rather to stress our values of fundamental human rights."
Martine Roure, European Parliment official, commenting on reports that the United States has used sites in Europe to torture prisoners captured in Iraq.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer; 24 November, 2005; p. A8; "European inquiries into CIA actions widen"
Posted by williamfrick at 3:17 PM | Comments (0)
59 years and a couple of great quotes
British soccer star George Best has died.
According to this article, he lived life on his own terms, and what's more, he's left us with some good thoughts:
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."
"I used to go missing a lot . . . Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World."
Austin Powers had nothin' on Mr. Best.
Posted by williamfrick at 1:10 PM | Comments (0)
Bear in the Woods
KIW likes this story.
"Bear shot by hunter bites back, dies"
CNN.com; Saturday, November 26, 2005; Posted: 7:40 a.m. EST (12:40 GMT)
Just wait till the animals learn to shoot guns. - (Which, let's face it - any fool can do.)
Posted by williamfrick at 9:34 AM | Comments (0)