Daily Rotten Archives October 5, 2001 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Bullet Holes in Russian Plane London Telegraph | Submitted by: Soylent The Russian jet that the U.S. claims was shot down by the Ukrainian military, and the Russians claim was downed by probable terrorists, has bullet holes: "THREE holes, thought to have been made by bullets, were discovered in a fragment of the cockpit of the Russian Tu-154 jet that crashed into the Black Sea, according to rescuers." Read article... Terror and Liberalism The Prospect | Submitted by: Soylent This is a well thought out editorial piece, and worth a read if you have the time. "But what is troubling is the alacrity and even the enthusiasm with which the clandestine measures have lately been discussed, as if the main obstacle standing between us and freedom from terrorism consisted of legal inhibitions on the CIA's ability to assassinate its enemies. For neither the most ruthless of covert actions nor the most gigantic of military actions, veritable D days in this or that part of the world, will entirely rid us of terrorism--as the Israelis, who are greater experts than we, can certainly tell us." Read article... "Stevie Wonder Gave Me Herpes" Los Angeles Times | Submitted by: Soylent "The suit also contends that Wonder fraudulently concealed a contagious venereal disease from McAfee and transmitted it to her through sexual contact. According to the suit, McAfee discovered that she had contracted genital herpes from Wonder in October 2000." Read article... Marijuana can get you High San Jose Mercury | Submitted by: Soylent A teacher and several students from Sojourn Charter Middle School in Santa Cruz, California, became "dizzy" and "confused" when they "unknowingly" consumed some "pot brownies". Exactly why this condition required medical attention is not explained. Read article... Conch Republic Passport Went to Atta? Miami Herald | Submitted by: Soylent The Conch Republic is a somewhat fictitious microcountry based out of Key West, FL, that issues its own passports. They are not recognized by any other country but this does not stop ignorant border guards or customs officials from accepting them as real -- there are just too many countries in the world for anyone to keep track of. And so it turns out that Atta, the "alpha hijacker" of the WTC attacks, had an interest in the documents. Read article... Bible Lets Man Abuse Dog Bremerton Sun | Submitted by: Soylent "When they arrived, the suspect continued to be belligerent, deputies reported. He claimed the Bible gave him the right to treat his dog any way he wished and 'those people', meaning 'liberals', can't tell him what to do." Certainly a novel theory. Read article... Conservatives Want Nuke Option Washington Post | Submitted by: Soylent Important conservatives outside the administration want to reserve the nuclear retaliation option in the event of chemical or biological attack. This is scary because it's unlikely chemical or biological strikes in the U.S. would be very easy, but nuclear strikes are... if we open the nuclear bottle, then all our cities are at much greater risk. There are enough post-Soviet tac nukes around to make this a concern. Read article...