Two completely unrelated reports I've spotted this morning bear watching -- for flying pig sightings.
First, from Nablus, where palestinian Prime Minister Qurei spoke to the graduating class of Al Najah University:
The premiere also added that the state of chaos in the occupied Palestinian territories, which he described as "disturbing", would lead to dissolving the current government if it continued, saying that the government and security services should assume their responsibilities and enforce law and order, or another government that could rise up to the challenges must be formed.
"There is no future for this country if the chaos continues, and anarchy and its beneficiaries should all go to hell," the Prime Minister charged, calling to a unified stance to end the current lawlessness and refrain from holding the Israeli occupation always responsible for it.
Yes, I'll repeat that.
. . . calling to a unified stance to end the current lawlessness and refrain from holding the Israeli occupation always responsible for it.
Well, I'll be.
And then there's this, via Meryl, via Citizen Smash:
Two employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals were arrested on animal cruelty charges in Ahoskie, N.C., after investigators saw dead dogs being thrown into a grocery store garbage container Wednesday, according to the Ahoskie Police Department.
Ahoskie police conducting surveillance as part of a monthlong investigation reported finding 18 dead dogs in the container and 13 animal carcasses in a van registered to PETA and seized by authorities.
The cats and dogs were taken Wednesday from animal shelters in Northampton and Bertie counties, police said. Animals had been collected every Wednesday for four weeks, and carcasses had been found dumped in Ahoskie every Wednesday for about a month, Ahoskie Police Chief Troy Fitzhugh said.
It actually gets worse (fluffy kittens, drug violations). And Ingrid Newkirk, President of PETA PUTA, has announced a news conference today to address this disturbing (I'll bet) report. But do read Meryl's commentary, which puts the story into sharp perspective.
