From MSNBC:
A doctor and two nurses were arrested overnight in connection with the deaths of patients at a New Orleans hospital in the days following Hurricane Katrina, the Louisiana attorney general’s office said Tuesday.“We’re not calling this euthanasia. We’re not calling this mercy killings. This is second-degree murder,” said Kris Wartelle, a spokeswoman for Attorney […]
An 18-year old has apparently confessed to murdering a 16-year-old girl out of “morbid curiousity”:
Police for the first time revealed a motive in the death of Sugar Land teenager Ashton Glover on Monday, saying suspect Matthew R. McCombs admitted he shot the girl out of “morbid curiosity.”
McCombs and Sean H. Brown, both 18, then left […]
Recently (in a comment thread), Polimom’s use of the term “neocon” was challenged, and while PNAC’s ideology is never totally “gone” from my thoughts, that dialogue brought the entire subject back to front and center.
Folks, just because A (neocon) is a subset of B (Republicans), and B is a subset of C (conservatives), A does […]
If you’re not following the Lebanese bloggers site (and you’re following events in Lebanon / Israel / Gaza), I strongly recommend you go there; something important is happening.
This post (link) has a comment thread that is evolving into a discussion between some folks in Israel and in Lebanon who are striving for some understanding… and […]
Betwixt and between commenting yesterday, Poli gave way to Mom, as we hosted AC’s tenth birthday party, complete with the usual cake and ice cream, strange games, and a trip to the pool. (Okay, it was two pools… we didn’t like the first one…)
As if that wasn’t enough, we kept five of these pre-teen bundles […]
Like everybody else, Polimom’s looked at this upside down and sideways, and I keep circling back to the same problem: if Hezbollah’s goal (along with Syria and Iran) is to remove Israel from middle eastern maps, what is that we (as in, the world) hope to achieve via roadmaps and treaties and accords?
Because I see […]
From NOLA.com:
A man was fatally shot by a New Orleans police officer after he pointed a gun following a foot chase, authorities said.
[snip]
Lewis was shot in the chest after he pointed the weapon at an officer, the department said. He died later at Ochsner Hospital.
Now… I’ll be the first one to admit that the NOPD […]
From Stratfor.com (by subscription):
Israel: Rockets That Hit Haifa Not Katyushas
July 14, 2006 15 28 GMT
The two rockets that hit Haifa, Israel, were made in Iran and were not Katyushas, CNN reported July 14, citing Israeli military officials.
There were “rumors” about this yesterday, but it’s taking on a more “official” note. Unfortunately, there are […]
Between one thing and another, Polimom let a date pass unmentioned on the calendar: the blog turned One on July 5.
So — belated Happy Birthday to Polimom Says…
In the course of a year, Polimom has welcomed nearly 100,000 guests, moved, survived (barely) two hurricanes, experienced mitosis and cellular reintegration… and for the most part, had […]