Daily Rotten Archives October 11, 2001 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Paki Serial Killer Dead - Killed 100 Boys with Acid Dawn Group | Submitted by: Invictus One of the most prolific serial killers in modern history is dead, found strangled in his jail cell under questionable circumstances. Javed Iqbal killed one hundred street urchins, cut them into little pieces, and dissolved their remains in vats of acid. The sentence itself was remarkable: "In the verdict, the judge said that Javed and his co-accused Sajid in the presence of the families of their victims be strangled with the same iron chain which they used as a weapon of offence, their bodies be cut into pieces and put into a drum containing acid as they did with those of the dead children." Read article... and This article... Consumers Fear Copies of National Enquirer Ad Age | Submitted by: Soylent Many consumers are confused that they might get anthrax if they touch copies of the National Enquirer that are for sale in supermarkets. Of course judging by the ilk who read such fare, this is not surprising. The CEO of American Media, owner of three of the major U.S. tabloids, has asked the Center for Disease Control to educate their dimwitted readers. Read article... Wallowing in Animal Filth and Faeces Carolina Channel | Submitted by: Soylent Another case of animals in the house going awry -- see our Gaping Maw article. "There were 55 animals at the home and 28 in the back yard and 27 inside. Officers also said that there was trashed piled up inside from the ground to the ceiling. So much that officers said that Terrill had to dig tunnels just to get around." Read article... Hijackers Sought Nookie on September 10 Boston Globe | Submitted by: JoJo Thundermunkey We had heard stories of the hijackers drinking and cavorting the day before the attacks as soon as 48 hours after they occurred. This gives more details, but its unnamed sources, questioning of hookers who didn't actually have contact with any hijackers, and lack of actual information make it read almost like propaganda. "After spending Sunday night, Sept. 9, at the posh Charles Hotel in Cambridge, two of the hijackers were en route by taxi on Monday to join two others at the Milner Hotel when they asked the driver for names of local escort services, the source said." Read article... Has our true enemy revealed itself? Guardian | Submitted by: Soylent "Bin Laden does not have the capabilities for an operation of this magnitude. When I hear Bush talking about al-Qaida as if it was Nazi Germany or the communist party of the Soviet Union, I laugh because I know what is there. Bin Laden has been under surveillance for years: every telephone call was monitored and al-Qaida has been penetrated by American intelligence, Pakistani intelligence, Saudi intelligence, Egyptian intelligence. They could not have kept secret an operation that required such a degree of organisation and sophistication." Read article... Does your country need a makeover? Foreign Affairs | Submitted by: Soylent "Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt has hired a team of image-makers to rebuild the country's reputation after years of scandals involving government corruption, child pornography, and dioxin-polluted chickens. In an attempt to clear the air, Belgium has decided to introduce a new logo and hip colors and will sport the cool Internet suffix ".be" as its international symbol. The overall aim of the campaign is to emulate Virgin, which, according to one Belgian advertising expert, "isn't big, but you see it everywhere you look." Read article...