- It’s international intrigue time in Palestine, where Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has
given final approval to dig up Yasser Arafat's remains and has also asked for
an international investigation of his predecessor's mysterious 2004. The
revelation from a top aide that Abbas wants the exhumation done came just days
after a Swiss lab detected elevated traces of a lethal radioactive agent on
clothing said to be Arafat's. Palestinian conspiracy theory kooks have been
clamoring for an investigation to “get to the bottom of” their theory that that
their leader was poisoned, though some experts believe it may already be too
late for conclusive answers. The prevailing theory among these kooks is that Israel
poisoned Arafat even though the French doctors who treated him in his final
days did not present a clear cause of death, while Israel vehemently denied it
killed the Palestinian leader. Arafat will now be dug up from the mausoleum in
the walled government compound in the West Bank where he spent the last three
years of his life under Israeli siege and officially tested for mysterious
poisons. Hopefully devout Muslims don’t mind the sight Scenes of heavy
machinery tearing into the wreath-covered grave of the revered leader. However,
Abbas aide Saeb Erekat insisted the need for truth supersedes overrides
cultural sensibilities. "We are seeking the truth, and every single
Palestinian is seeking the truth, and we cannot reach the truth without it
(exhuming the remains)," Erekat said. "In my heart, I have always
said that President Arafat was assassinated, was killed," he said.
"Do I have evidence? I don't ... This is why we want the Swiss experts to
come and exhume the body. This is why we should do everything humanly possible
to get to the truth." As always, it’s their money to waste and as such, no
reason for the rest of the world to care. For the record, Arafat died Nov. 11,
2004 in a French military hospital, a month after falling violently ill at his
Ramallah compound, and Israel denied any involvement and has maintained that
stance ever since. Arafat died of a massive stroke and had suffered from a
blood condition known as disseminated intravascular coagulation, or DIC. A big
thanks to Al-Jazeera and everyone else who continues to drag this mess up………
- The first edition of “The Hunger Games” is still churning through theaters and making
a few more millions before it rides off to Blu-Ray and DVD land, but the sequel
to the film is shaping up and the first addition to the cast is impressive. Philip Seymour Hoffman
has accepted the role of Plutarch Heavensbee in series sequel "The Hunger
Games: Catching Fire," Lionsgate confirmed on Monday. “Hunger Games” fans series
know Plutarch Heavensbee as Head Gamemaker of the 75th annual Hunger Games and
after previous Gamemaker Seneca Crane (played by Wes Bentley) bowed out, it was
up to Lionsgate to find a suitable replacement for the next chapter of Suzanne
Collins' best-selling series. Adding Hoffma, who was most recently seen
onscreen in two Academy Award-nominated films, “Moneyball” and "The Ides of March," will go
from playing a baseball manager to a devious figure in what is sure to be one
of 2013’s biggest blockbusters. Hoffman also has a pair of films slated for a
2012 release, with "A Late Quartet" and "The Master" set to
drop in the next few months. Obviously, some of the roles will remain the same
from the first film and Heavensbee is the first of several vacant roles to be
filled. Based on the book, Heavensbee is hiding a secret agenda that will rock
the Capitol but won’t become clear to its residents until it is too late to
stop him. The actors and actresses to fill portray beloved characters like
tributes Finnick Odair and Johanna Mason haven not yet been chosen, but if they
are anywhere close to being on par with Hoffman, the film will be in good
hands. He is, after all, coming off a Tony-nominated turn in the Broadway
revival "Death of a Salesman" alongside "The Amazing
Spider-Man" star Andrew Garfield. "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”
comes to a theater near you Nov. 22, 2013………..
- Shark attack! Shark attack! Okay, so it may not have
happened yet, but there is definite hope of a real-life “Jaws” sequel after
multiple great white shark sightings not not far from where the
terrifying shark attack movie was filmed. In the waters off the coast of
Massachusetts, authorities sounded a cautionary note but some undeterred
tourists were still heading to the town of Chatham in the affluent beach resort of
Cape Cod in hopes of seeing the predators. In a ruling that will be difficult
to enforce, the town has barred beachgoers from swimming within 300 feet of
seals, a favorite food of the predatory fish. Chatham harbormaster Stuart Smith
confirmed that his office has been alerted about of seal carcasses apparently
attacked by sharks found along the eastern shore. “At this time, the town of
Chatham is not closing our east-facing beaches to swimming in its entirety, but
simply suggesting that beachgoers, mariners and swimmers pay close attention to
their surroundings while in the water and to not venture too far from shore,”
he said. Mmm hmm, sounds a lot like Roy Scheider when he was first told about
sharks in the area in “Jaws.” The Cape Cod Shark Hunters, a group that conducts
research with scientists from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, spotted the first two great whites on
July 3 and captured one of the beasts in a picture that showed it to be 16 feet
long. The group sighted at least three other great whites the previous week,
but insisted the sharks are not the blood-thirsty killers they are often
portrayed as in Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film. With half a dozen shark sightings
last year and more already this year, it may once again be shark season in Cape
Cod…………
- Dear NFL running backs: Please stop ending up in the
backs of squad cars and taking the long ride downtown. The first recent entry
on the list is Minnesota Vikings
tailback Adrian Peterson, who was arrested in Houston early Saturday morning
after an early morning incident where police say it took three officers to
subdue him. Peterson, a Texas native looking to make a comeback from a torn
ACL, showed how far he’s come in his recovery by allegedly brawling with
officers who asked his group to leave an eatery. He was released from jail
Saturday on a $1,000 bond and faces a simple misdemeanor, which has him quoting
legendary British statesman Winston Churchill prior to his court appearance on
Friday. "'A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a
chance to get its pants on,'" Peterson tweeted. "Thank you for
waiting for the facts. Truth will surface." No problem, AD. Even if he is
convicted, Houston Police Department spokesperson Kese Smith said that Peterson
would probably end up with a fine because the charge is a misdemeanor. What
happened Friday night into Saturday morning depends on whose side of the story
you believe. The police said Peterson was at a downtown nightclub early
Saturday morning when an off-duty Houston police officer working security asked
he and a group of people he was with to leave because the club had closed. Even
after the man identified himself as a police officer and went off to tell other
patrons to leave the club, Peterson’s group was still there. According to the
police report, Peterson turned around and told the officer that he heard him
the first time and pushed him in the shoulder, causing him to stumble.
Unfortunately, he didn’t get hit with a Taser blast and instead resisted when
informed he was under arrest and should put his hands behind his back. Peterson
began yelling, pulled away and "assumed an aggressive stance,"
leading a second off-duty officer to help. When they couldn’t corral Peterson,
a third off-duty officer jumped in, with a scene eerily reminiscent of NFL
defenders trying to tackle Peterson. The All-Pro received some mug shot company
when Philadelphia Eagles running back Dion Lewis and his brother were arrested
early Saturday morning after they pulled a fire alarm at an Albany, N.Y., area
hotel. Believe it or not, these to Mensas were drunk when they were locked out
of their Hampton Inn and when they couldn’t find a way back in, they pulled a
fire alarm. Police charged both men with falsely reporting a fire, a felony,
and misdemeanor reckless endangerment. For a player who ran for just 102 yards
last season, that can't be good news for his roster status……….
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