The Idaho Potato Commission, a state taxpayer funded agency, has signed a $2.4 million deal, to rename the college football Humanitarian Bowl game. It will now be known as the “Famous Idaho Potato” Bowl.
Commission officials say they need to spend that kind of money to promote Idaho grown potatoes: “The bottom line, is that […] Continue Reading…
Idaho State Police confirmed that an off duty Oregon cop threatened an Idaho man in a case of Road Rage. The Portland, Oregon, police captain threatened the Idaho man with his gun.
Here’s the thing, ISP let the Oregon cop go! The Portland police said they assigned the gun happy police captain to a new […] Continue Reading…
August 24, a vehicle in the town of Rafah, near the Egyptian border was hit by an Israeli missile. One man killed, one injured.
This comes after Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, said: “This is a delicate situation and there is a real risk of endangering the (1979 Egyptian-Israeli) peace treaty, which […] Continue Reading…
Libyan government forces launched ‘Grad’ type missiles at Tripoli.
Government spokesman, Moussa Ibrahim, said they have enough weapons to fight rebels for “years”, and that rebels will not “enjoy peace”.
Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi says government forces leaving Tripoli is a tactical move, the war is not over. He also says NATO sent no fewer than 64 air strikes against the Bab al Aziziya military compound, in the recent fighting.
Reports coming from Tunis. Tunisia has closed its border crossings, because rebel forces, near the border, […] Continue Reading…
There are reports that Libyan government forces, and pro-Gaddafi tribes, are leaving Gaddifi’s hometown of Sirte, to attack rebels in Tripoli.
At the same time, other reports say rebels are trying to stop government forces coming from Sirte. NATO bombed Sirte “heavily”. Rebel officials say they need another 72 hours to fully “liberate” Libya.
Pentagon spokesman […] Continue Reading…
130 employees, at the British Broadcasting Corporation’s West London office, complained that the food they got in the company cafeteria, was covered with mouse droppings!
This is not the first time the BBC has been criticized for the food it serves its employees. The famous comedian Peter Sellers (the original Pink Panther movies, Dr Strangelove) […] Continue Reading…
U.S. and European military “experts” are trying to create fears of chemical weapons being used by a desperate Gaddafi.
In the live rebel press conference the rebel official responded that “Everything is possible” regarding fears that Gaddafi would use chemical weapons.
The open Libyan desert is not conducive to chemical warfare. See my earlier posting: Chemical […] Continue Reading…
Rebel official speculates that Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi, might have been kidnapped by government elites.
The official thinks that, because Gaddafi was apparently going to surrender, then a convoy of armored Toyota Land Cruisers showed up and took Gaddafi away.
Rebel officials say Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi escaped. Rebels say he indicated he was willing to surrender, but then changed his mind.
They also began thanking many Arab countries for helping them in their revolution, especially Qatar. Rebels admitted they had outside help from the very beginning.