Archive for August, 2006
A County
31Aug06County Donegal (Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county in the northwest of Ireland.
A Roadside Bomb
31Aug06“Those who know the truth need to speak out against these kinds of myths and distortions that are being told about our troops and about our country. America is not what’s wrong with the world”. - Donald Rumsfeld, August 29, 2006.
CAMP PENDLETON — Two Marines have confessed to kidnapping and killing a 52-year-old Iraqi man […]
All Year
30Aug06Overall, Ireland has a mild, but changeable, climate all year.
‘Moral Confusion’
29Aug06“What bothers me the most is how clever the enemy is, they are actively manipulating the media in this country” by, for example, falsely blaming U.S. troops for civilian deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan, he said. - Donald Rumsfeld, August 29, 2006.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — U.S. soldiers accused of raping and murdering an Iraqi […]
Xinhua Reported
29Aug06A woman in Hohhot, the capital of north China’s Inner Mongolia region, crashed her car while giving her dog a driving lesson, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Monday.
A Charming Village
29Aug06Culdaff is a charming village on the east coast of the Inishowen peninsula in county Donegal in Ireland.
County Donegal
29Aug06This is a fairly typical fridge in Culdaff.
Siege By Danes
25Aug06In 876 Exeter was attacked and captured by the Danes. King Alfred drove them out the next year. In 894 the city stood off another siege by Danes.
Rural Counties
25Aug06Devon is one of the rural counties, with the advantages and problems characteristic of these.
Press Conference
24Aug06Q: Mr. President, more than 3,500 Iraqis were killed last month, the highest civilian monthly toll since the war began. Are you disappointed with the lack of progress by Iraq’s unity government in bringing together the sectarian and ethnic groups?
THE PRESIDENT: No. - George W. Bush, August 21, 2006.
On The Edge
23Aug06Moretonhampstead lies on the edge of Dartmoor and is most notable for having the longest one-word name of any place in England.
London Calling
22Aug06Yesterday was the birthday of Joe Strummer. He was born in Ankara, Turkey.
A Suicider
21Aug06“You know, when you have resentment and anger, that breeds hatred; that breeds recruiting grounds for people to become a suicider”. - George W. Bush, August 16, 2006.
Mum’s Fridge
21Aug06This is a fairly typical fridge in Devon.
All The Way
17Aug06I rode my bicycle all the way across N. America without the use of performance enhancing drugs.