News Jog 10/10/07

The Jog is on record believing that the key to beating back the Islamo-fascist movement is to target those who aid, abet, and harbor it. This is easier said than done because with the loss of any official state sponsorship after the removal of the Taliban from power in Afghanistan the leaders of al-Qaeda and their minions have taken sanctuary in isolated tribal areas along the Afghan-Pakistan border. The reasons for their welcome in these areas is possibly manifold. Some local leaders may genuinely believe in bin Laden and his cause. While others submit to a combination of monetary rewards and military intimidation. Al-Qaeda isn't so different from the mob in the sense that not helping them when asked could lead to a series of consequences a local tribal leader is wise to avoid. No matter the reason for the sanctuary the fact is that up to now it has been less dangerous to provide a safe haven for these global thugs than it is to turn them away. The only way to change the equation in our favor is to make the consequences of harboring them much higher than the consequences of rejecting them. The latest stories coming out of Pakistan are encouraging to the Jog in the sense that since winning an election a few days ago the president of Pakistan has authorized his military to fight and regain control of areas of the country that have been harboring the bad guys. Although it is the right thing to do it is not a joyful process. The enemy purposely hides within communities of innocents in order to reduce the likelihood of attack and to score a propaganda victory with pictures of dead and injured women and children if an attack should happen. It is horrific but you must fight the enemy wherever they are to have any chance of winning. The responsibility for the death of innocents lay with those who choose to use those innocents as human shields not those who have a responsibility to penetrate any shield raised by the enemies of enlightenment, reason, and true peace.
250 Dead in 4 Days of Pakistan Clashes

Did Bush leak the last bin Laden video to the press?
Bush Administration Denies Leaking al Qaeda Video

It looks like this guy got screwed:
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear CIA Kidnapping Allegation

Contractor Shooting in Baghdad Takes Two Lives
Iraq Wants Blackwater to Pay $136 mln Compensation

Who woke Laura up?
Laura Bush Speaks on Burma Sanctions

Can a state lottery fund universal health care?
Schwarzenegger Offers Health Care Bill for Uninsured

Can the government save us all from ourselves?
Clinton Urges 401(k)s, Matching Funds

Clinton Sole Top Democrat in Michigan Primary Race

The Republican candidates gathered yesterday in Dearborn, Michigan for a debate that centered on economic issues. None of the presidential aspirants fell on their face but the best line of the day goes to Mitt Romney-
Is this our sixth debate, I think -- something like that? And this is a lot like "Law & Order," it has a huge cast, the series seems to go on forever... and Fred Thompson... shows up at the end.
Thompson Debuts in Republican Economic Debate
Transcript: The GOP Debate

Wouldn't it be a good idea to 'target' all gang members?
Gang Crackdown Targets Illegal Immigrants

Better kiss and make up you jerk:
Bad Marriage Can Increase Risk of Heart Attack

Say it ain't so!
Pot Pies May be Contaminated
ConAgra: Properly Cooked Pot Pies Aren't Dangerous

Alkie update:
Study: Anti-Convulsant Drug May Help Reduce Alcohol Dependence

Testosterone merger:
Miller High Life and Coors Lite Merge

Estrogen merger:
NBC to Buy Female Focused Oxygen Media for $925 Million

Sprint kinda sucks:
Sprint Nextel's CEO Forsee Resigns

Ah Unions- so relevant back when Milton Berle was considered hilarious:
Chrysler Strike Deadline Imminent

GM Lets Police Kill Engines of Stolen Cars

The winner of today's Scary Scary Guy Award is:
Russian Serial Killer says Murder is Like Love

Speaking of stupid award ceremonies:
AMAs Announce Nominations and New Voting Policy

The Jog shudders at the thought of no one writing new scripts for 'Carpoolers':
Strike Rhetoric Heats Up as Hollywood Talks Resume

Alkie update II:
'24' Actor Kiefer Sutherland Gets 48 Days in Jail

Staff Suspended for Leaking George Clooney Medical Records

The Jog can't imagine attending one of these concerts- but hey, it takes different strokes to rule the world:
Review: Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony

The concept of marriage in Hollywood is just that- a concept:
Pam Anderson: Bored of the Rings?

C'mon, shouldn't there be a law against this:
Nick Nolte is a Father Again at 66

The latest on Jammie Thomas, Music Enemy #1:
For RIAA, a Black Eye Comes With the Job

Add Oasis to the List of Bands Considering Music Giveaway

Hannah Montana! Hannah Montana!
Ticketmaster to Tackle Online Scalping

Nobel Prize Discovery Led to iPods, Better Laptops

The Jog admits to dabbling with BitTorrent in the past. Not long ago we downloaded the Peter Fonda classic Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry just because we wanted to see the greatest ending in movie history one more time:
BitTorrent Moves From Piracy to Video Streaming

Google in the News:
Google Stock Tops 600 Dollars
Google Buys Mobile Software Maker Jaiku
Analyst: Now That Google Has Jaiku, is Yahoo After Twitter?
YouTube Videos Now a Lure For Some Google Online Ads
Why Google GPhone Won't Kill Apple iPhone

Lawsuit Claims iPhone Breaks California Laws
Review: Apple's iPod Touch Is a Beauty of a Player Short on Battery Life

Oops!
Skype Co-Founder Says eBay Overpaid For Firm

The coolest things in the universe today are:
NASA Probe Discovers Lightning at Jupiter's Poles
Photo in the News: 2-Tone Saturn Moon Caught in Hi-Res

And finally-
It's the Jog's sad duty to report that there are no heroes left in America:
David Hasselhoff Relapses, Hospitalized

There is plenty more News,
but there's no more News Jog.
We're done.