Daily Rotten Archives October 3, 2001 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 New York to give WTC Dirt to Families New York Daily News | Submitted by: Clay New York City will give families of WTC victims an urn containing soil from the ground zero site. This is primarily in response to arrests made of vendors selling WTC soil, which is perhaps no worse than TV networks profiting from victims' misery. Read article... Israeli Government Wants Third Temple Worldnet Daily | Submitted by: Soylent The Isreali government is giving its blessing to the laying of the cornerstone to the Third Temple, replacing edifices built by King Solomon and last destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD. There is of course one minor problem, one of the holiest sites of the Islamic religion, the Dome of the Rock, just happens to be on that site. Read article... U.S. Base in Afghanistan Hindustan Times | Submitted by: Soylent CIA operatives and select U.S. military troops have already set up a base in Northern Afghanistan, supplied by U.S. helicopters operating out of Uzbekistan, a former Soviet state. Read article... Don't Touch Me There Reuters | Submitted by: Deth Vegetable Hijacker Mohammed Atta sure was a charmer. Among the 18 instructions specified in his Last Will And Testament: "Women must not be present at my funeral or go to my grave at any later date." And also "He who washes my body around my genitals should wear gloves so that I am not touched there." Read article...