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Saturday, September 27:

SECRET RAMADAN DEAL SAVES 53,000 HOMELESS SHEEP: IRAQ THE WINNER!

In what could be possibly the quickest Middle-East deal in history, Australia and Iraq struck a secret deal brokered by the Australian Government. You see, 53,000 sheep were adrift on the livestock carrier Cormo Express in the Persian Gulf. Sheep are cuddly, especially lambs, and innocent and taste good as well. We even count them to go to sleep.



Animal Activist and Actress Joanna Lumley with Lamb.

The problem grew and grew as the sheep were homeless and about to go adrift with no port of call. Finally, Australia formed a Special Crisis Committee to find a home for these sheep. This Special Crisis Committee was led by Peter Shergold, Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet in Canberra. This Middle-East Disaster about to happen had to be averted and it needed the highest levels of Government to solve the dilemma.

Enter Iraq and a secret deal was sealed. The sheep, all 53,000, would be happily settled in Iraq. Thus, the Cormo Express, under constant fights at the Australian departure port from Animal Activists For Sheep, left port with its cargo now headed for the Iraqi port city of Basra.

Enter Ramadan, the Muslim month long holy tradition of fasting and abstinence which begins October 27th. and ends on November 24th.



Ramadan Greeting.

At the end of Ramadan, the festivities begin.



Ramadan Festive Meal

As you may have figured out already, the main course at the festivities ending Ramadan is Sheep.

Middle-East Crisis averted in record time and the homeless sheep become the "Belles of the Ball" as they are ceremoniously slaughtered.

All is well: no more homeless sheep and ample food for festivities.

Perhaps the Secret to Middle-East negotiating is not Roadmaps but Special Crisis Committees.

Secret Australian-Iraqi Deal.

Regards,


Charlie

Charles B. // 9:11 AM

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Monday, September 22:

BILLIONAIRE HEIRESS SHOCKS ISRAEL BY SUDDENLY MOVING TO MIAMI: "I'VE HAD ENOUGH."

Shari Arison, daughter of the late Ted Arison who founded Carnival Cruise Lines and the wealthiest woman in Israel, shocked the Israeli world by impulsively moving her company headquarters to Miami this past Thursday. The 45 year old heiress was recently ranked in Forbes 2003 Annual World's Wealthiest Edition as the 158th. wealthiest person in the world with assets totaling over $4 Billion.



Ms. Arison is shown here with her 3rd. husband, Ofer Glazer.

Ms. Arison also closed the Ted Arison Family Foundation ,named after her late father, which was donating $23 Million per year to aid hospitals and schools in Israel.

"I've had enough," Ms. Arison is quoted as saying. She has been hounded by the Press since passing out 900 pink slips to employees of the Israeli Bank Hapoalim last year, where the Arison family owns 21% of the Bank, after it amassed massive losses. She is quoted, again, as saying she is totally disgusted with "everything that was being done to her (in Israel)." Her professional problems have been complicated in her personal life by her husband, Ofer Glazer, being accused of sexual harassment by 4 domestic employees. His passport was never confiscated and he is free to travel with his wife.

Billionaire POW (Prisoner of Woe).

Regards,

Charlie

Charles B. // 1:59 PM

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Thursday, September 18:

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN MOST TRUSTWORTHY WORLD LEADER.

Russian President Putin was ranked the most popular world leader as well as the most trustworthy according to the latest global survey by the independent Washington-based Pew Research Center for People and Press. President Bush was low on the list, with only 15% of the respondents giving their preference to the U.S. President.



The Two Decidedly Different Presidents.

Now comes the hard part for the American people to swallow from the survey. It found, in descending order, French President Jacques Chirac the survey's second most trustworthy world leader, followed by German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, and rounding out the top 4 most popular and trustworthy world leaders was UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah and British Prime Minister Tony Blair were only slightly less popular.

President Bush has a far way to go to catch up to President Putin. The Russian President has become almost a mythical figure to the Russian people and is the chosen role model for men and is adored by Russian women of every age. President Putin even has his own "groupies" called, aptly, Putinites.

President Putin Most Trustworthy World Leader.

Regards,

Charlie


Charles B. // 9:36 AM

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Tuesday, September 16:

STEVE MARTIN, COMEDIAN & BILL CLINTON, FORMER PRESIDENT:"...IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU MEAN BY "HAVE." & "IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE MEANING OF 'IS' IS."

Steve Martin, a comedian much admired, has a serious jeu des mots article in today's International Herald Tribune as he explains "...What you mean by 'have.'" (for Saddam to "have" Weapons of Mass Destruction.)

But bringing up meanings and definitions can be hazardous when one is famous. Let's clearly separate Mr. Martin's article and Former President Clinton's infamous quote:"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. (ref: Impeachment Proceedings) "



The Two Do Not Even Closely Use Definitions The Same Way;Though They Do Look Somewhat Alike.

Mr. Martin's article is worthy of serious thought as he makes his point in his wonderful writing style: Did Saddam really "have" Weapons of Mass Destruction?

Regards,

Charles
Charles B. // 10:00 AM

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Saturday, September 13:

FILTHY RICH RUSSIAN BILLIONAIRES MORE DIRTY THAN ANYTHING.

They're called the "oligarchs" and the "elite' in Russia and their every whim is catered to by Russia's governing body the DUMA. In a country of 150 million citizens only between one and two thousand have reached the status of U.S. Dollar Billionaire or Millionaire.



"Oligarch" Roman Abramovich, who plunked down nearly US$250 Million to purchase the London Soccer Club Chelsea.

By Russian standards, 60% of the Russian population lives below the poverty line, and another 10% would be considered living in poverty by Western standards.

Yet out of these couple of thousand Super-Rich, very few, actually almost a nonexistent few, have made their fortunes as entrepreneurs who have managed THEIR privatized industries professionally. Rather, these fortunes are founded on graft, greed; basically Dirty Money stolen brazenly from the public domain once these 'oligarchs" took private control of their companies given to them by the Russian Government.

The privatization of Russian industry has become a robbers paradise. Almost US$250 Billion has disappeared into the crime ridden financial air of Russia and into the clean air of Western Europe and Tax Havens around the world. Every day, until recently, there were daily flights out of Moscow to the Turkish side of Cyprus, where several more than willing bankers took in billions of dollars of these stolen funds for a "cut of the action."

Although these 'oligarchs" love to live in opulence, they naturally detest the intense Press coverage their outlandish purchases produces.

Russia didn't officially have ANY Billionaires or Millionaires until several were "outed" in 2002.

To put this all in perspective, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) stated that there were 5,850,000 American millionaires in 2000. The United Kingdom has some 50,000 millionaires.

Russia, on the other hand, has Dirty Money Super-Rich with the only laurels to rest on being that they were in the right place at the right time to Loot their own Government through payoffs to the proper officials in return for owning their companies and selling them as fast as they could. Gives a whole new meaning to the saying; 'From Rags To Riches."

Super-Rich: Russian Style.

Regards,

Charlie
Charles B. // 9:43 AM

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Wednesday, September 10:

RUSSIA'S SECOND QUARTER "GDP" TROUNCED THE REST OF THE WORLD'S: 7.5% DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH.

Russia's 2nd. quarter gross domestic product grew at an astounding 7.5% compared to its 1st. quarter and compared to the rest of the world's major economies.

The U.S. "GDP" for the 2nd. quarter grew at 3.1%.

Japan's latest figures for April-June's "GDP" showed a rise of 1%. Annualized, Japan's growth is 3.9%. This makes it Japan's largest growth in two-and-one-half years.

And finally the Euro-Zone's 2nd. quarter "GDP" fell 0.1%.

So, What Gives? Simply Russia has been slowly and quietly remaking itself into a super powerhouse where it really counts: Getting Its Citizens and Companies To Invest and Spend while the rest of the largest world economies flounder and quibble over a war that should have been done and over with several months ago.

Regards,

Charlie
Charles B. // 9:48 AM

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Monday, September 8:

AHMED QUREI, THE NEW PALESTINIAN PRIME MINISTER NOMINEE, REQUESTS U.S. AND EU SUPPORT BEFORE ACCEPTING.

Yasser Arafat has nominated 65 year old Ahmed Qurei, who is known as Abu Ala, to be the next Palestinian Prime Minister.


Ahmed Qurei At His Office today in the West Bank.

The new nominee, who is being asked to succeed Mahmoud Abbas, after Abbas's abrupt resignation last week, enjoys favorable and longstanding relations with the U.S., Israel and Europe. He is holding out, though, on accepting the position until he is fully assured of the support of both the U.S. and EU Communities.

Important Article On Mr. Qurei:

Palestinian's New Prime Minister Designate.

Regards,

Charlie
Charles B. // 12:49 PM

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Thursday, September 4:

TERRORISM MEETS MADISON AVENUE: JEMAAH ISLAMIAH (JI)

As American soldiers are being killed daily in Iraq in what the Commander of the Army's 1st. Armored division, Brig. Gen. Martin Dempsey, described as the Super Bowl (for Terrorists)(WSJ,9.2.03), the Jemaah Islamiah, "JI" for short, has been running the most efficient Madison Avenue type terror network in the world out of Indonesia. They even have a slick, thought-out logo, which has to be a first for a terrorist Organization.

They have also pulled off a legal coup against the Indonesian Court System when their "Alleged" spiritual leader, Cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, was acquitted of being the leader of JI which would have put him 15 years behind bars. Instead he was found guilty of Treason and Immigration charges which carry a 4 year jail sentence. This verdict spells defeat for the Indonesian Government and success for JI.



"Alleged" JI Spiritual Leader, Cleric Abu Bakar Bashir.

The JI even has its own Roadmap for carving up the Pacific and Asian regions. These plans are designed to transform the above regions into Islamic Provinces.

The entire plan of this well-formed, fully organized terror network with its own Constitution is contained in a 40 page Manifesto called the Pupji Book, also known as the General Guide to the Struggle of JI.
The JI has a full set of rules of operation and leadership structure included in this Book, which also refers to the education and training of its members in fitness and weapons, even though their entire terror campaign's foundation is based on suicide bombings.

A brief insight into the JI is contained in the story below.

Pupji Book

Regards,

Charlie

Charles B. // 11:14 AM

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Tuesday, September 2:

AL-JAZEERA WEBSITE BACK-UP: AMERICAN CONVICTED OF REROUTING SITE.

American John William Racine II of California was convicted in June of Felony charges of wire fraud and unlawful interception of electronic communications when he rerouted and effectively closed down al-jazeera's Website 5 months ago.
Today marks the first day of the Website's reopening and it contains a blistering article on the car bomb destruction in Iraq of a major part of one of the holiest Shia religious sites in the world located in Najaf, the Imam Ali Mosque.



Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf.

english.aljazeera.net/HomePage

Regards,

Charlie
Charles B. // 1:42 PM

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