Daily Rotten Archives October 18, 2001 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Witchdoctors blamed for child Torsos This Is London | Submitted by: LadyC Current theory for a pair of killings the kind of which are normally seen only in South Africa. "Detectives investigating the murders of two children, whose dismembered bodies were found in London and Holland, believe they were killed by witchdoctors who use human body parts to brew potions, it emerged today." Read article... Bin Laden Letters - Are they real? Guardian | Submitted by: Soylent Letters from Osama Bin Laden urging his followers to acquire weapons of mass destruction have surfaced in Rome and London. There is however some doubt as to their authenticity, although they were seized in a police raid in London. The letters have been introduced as evidence for the Italian trial of Ibrahim Mahmdouh Ellaban, an al Qaida member. Read article... Transsexual in Castration Death Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Submitted by: Marj A woman, formerly a man, turned her husband, a man, into a woman. But complications from the unlicensed surgery resulted in her husband's death. That in itself would be unusual enough, but there are juicy details -- "The home at 318 Smith Road lacked heat and water and was filled with human and animal waste" and "McDonald found numerous dead animals, including turtles, a parakeet and a cat that had been strung up in a tree in the back yard." This is one of the stories that keeps on giving. Read article... No Religious Booze in Utah Salt Lake Tribune | Submitted by: Macki In secret meetings this week, Utah's liquor commission has decided to forbid using religious icons to advertise booze. Not only is this a blatant unconstitutional prohibition of free speech, it has the unintentional side effect of prohibiting advertisements of Kosher products. Read article... Syrians flood flight schools World Net Daily | Submitted by: myeiki "In just the past two days, 14 Syrian men entered the U.S. through Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on student visas to attend flight schools at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport, WorldNetDaily has learned exclusively." Read article... Did Russia know about Attacks in advance? Newsmax | Submitted by: Soylent This reads like a panic piece, and you should know that Newsmax is an iffy source for information. What is interesting about this article is a quote of what was on the front page of Pravda months ago: Question: Why 19 August and, say, not the 21st? Koryagina: Some fluctuation in this date is possible. Serious forces are acting against those who are now preparing the attack on the United States. August, with very high probability, will bring the financial catastrophe to the U.S. . . .The last 10 days of August have especial importance from a religious-sensible point of view. Read article...