Random News

A massive iceberg is about to change Antarctica forever. Nice graphics comparing Long Island to the Drygalski Ice Tongue.

This is why most people hate lawyers:
"Don't cheerleaders all over America form pyramids six to eight times a year. Is that torture?" Guy Womack, Graner's attorney, said in opening arguments to the 10-member U.S. military jury at the reservist sergeant's court-martial.
If I was Graner, I'd fired that particular counselor for incompetence.

A Muslim thank you to the Aussies:
A HARDLINE Indonesian Islamic group has attacked the presence of Australian aid workers in tsunami-devastated Aceh, as Labor raised concerns yesterday about their safety in the troubled province.
Habib Rizieq Shihab, head of the Islamic Defender's Front (FPI), said Australian assistance in Aceh could herald the start of an East Timor-style intervention designed to secure independence for the troubled northern province.

And finally, how do you kill Indymedia? The Watcher knows.