There's a new contender!
(Via Tim Blair's Love you Myong time) There's been a shortage of fresh international wingnuttery lately. I mean, how many times can you observe that Bobby Mugabe is a delusional asshat? So it's quite a relief that North Korean apologist Kim Myong-Chol floated to the top of the bowl. Exultate Justi has the skinny:

It's time once again for a briefing on the world of Everyone's Favorite Crack-Smokin' Commie, Kim Myong-Chol!

Kim Myong-Chol is the author of such insightful essays as N. Korea Makes Public Threat to Blow Up US Mainland, N. Korea Ready to Take Their Bloody Revenge on the Americans, and, let's not forget that literary classic, US Will End Up In Shotgun Marriage With DPRK. In the "Shotgun Marriage" piece, Kim Myong includes the following dazzler of a statement:

Most Americans deny that they are in love with the North Korean regime of Kim Jong Il. However, sooner or later Uncle Sam will find himself left with no other option than to accept a shot-gun marriage with the North Korean girl and eventually desert his long-standing South Korean mistress. Once married, the American man will be totally fascinated by the feudalisticly loyal, sexy North Korean wife. No additional extramarital relationships will be tolerated.

Wow. I mean, really...wow. The rest of the piece is similarly fascinating and, um, challenging.

Woohoo! As the kids say these days, he seems to have issues. Or as Tim Blair opines, "Not even a holiday fling with Cuba? Jeez ...".

Much more by visiting Exaltuate Justi, including some steaming hot links. And it's interesting how most recent stories of NKOR wackiness seem to lead back to this doof.

The inmates really are in charge!
(Via the Gweilo) Over in the UK, they were worried about letting farmer Tony Martin out of jail because he might pose a danger to burglars. Now we find out that Criminals Could Avoid Court by Saying Sorry:

Criminals could avoid being taken to court if they agree to apologize personally to their victims, under plans outlined by the UK government Tuesday.

The proposals -- dubbed "restorative justice" -- could see offenders held to account by their victims, in some cases by-passing the court system, Home Secretary David Blunkett said.

"Supporting victims and witnesses better is not just about what happens in the courtroom, it is also about the impact that crime has on their lives," he added in a statement.

"Being a victim of crime can be a harrowing and traumatic experience...Restorative justice means victims can get an apology from their offender.

"I'm sorry, guv" (But not as sorry as you're going to be when they let me off after this drivel.)

"It (also) provides the victim with an explanation of why the crime was committed."

"I needed a pack of smokes and bashing you on the head and grabbing your purse seemed like the thing to do." (I could use a cigarette right now.)

The scheme brings victims and offenders into contact, either face-to-face or through a mediator. As well as helping victims, restorative justice "forces offenders to understand the damaging effect their crimes have on their victims," the spokesman said.

"Would you prefer to meet your mugger face-to-face or with a social worker? Sorry, but Tony Martin and members of the SAS are not social workers."

As well as helping victims, restorative justice "forces offenders to understand the damaging effect their crimes have on their victims," the spokesman said.

"Next time you'll just give up the loot before I ask, won't you?"

The Chief Executive of charity Victim Support, Dame Helen Reeves, said the strategy was good news for victims of crime.

I'm sure they're just jumping up and down with glee.

"This strategy brings the promise of statutory rights for victims...which should bring substantial benefits for people whose needs have too often been overlooked in the past," she said.

Better check the chicken entrails for more auguries, Helen. This one's a little blurry.

And speaking of the Athens Olympics, here are some travel tips
From AndyRG at VirtualTourist.com:

Be careful!

We seem to have a confuse about the green and the red colour... When you see the green traffic light for the pedestrians, that doesn't mean that you can walk immediately to the other side! What a claim you have! The drivers almost never respect the right of way, which belongs to the pedestrians. So, look very carefully at any direction before your next step...

Demonstrations

There are innumerable demonstrations all the time at the centre of Athens, against... everything (many strikes through the year too). Even a few persons who protest are able to make the traffic tangle more chaotic (if it isn't already the worst it can be...)

Sexually transmitted disease

After the collapse of communism in eastern european countries (since 1990 and so on), many women from these countries were forced to be prostitutes in Athens too...

Their exact number is difficult to be counted, but it is considered to be enough thousands of them. Almost none of these women has a lisence for this job and you can't be sure about the right conditions of hygiene...

Woohoo! Let the games begin!

Tempest in a teapot alert!
The BBC astounds with Anger over Greek Olympic brothels.

Gender equality ministers from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania issued a joint statement expressing their "abhorrence" at an alleged request by Athens City Council to boost permits for brothels to meet demand during the Games.

Hey, the host country gets to include some local sports! And "Gender Equality Minister"? One hesitates to ask.

And while you're there, catch the "mascots" for the games:



Where's that guy who hits mascots with a bat?

No prostate cancer worries for The Bloviator!
Alec Baldwin wants you to "Meet Your Meat." Hmm, I guess it's a suggestion to keep the audience awake during one of his films.

It's a boohoofest for the Hussein tykes! And all the usual suspects are showing up.

Spotted on FR: Bill Press (MSNBC) refers to their demise as murder, but then corrects himself.

Also on FR: Guy Raz (NPR)

said that despite the "killing of Uday and Qusay" by American military forces in Mosul, "their deaths are a hollow victory." He went on to list how the US-led forces have not found their father, failed to bring order and basic human needs to the Iraqi people etc.

Paul Begala (CNN) says President Bush is gloating over their demise.

Howard Dean (Moonbat):

Presidential candidate Howard Dean, a staunch opponent of the U.S.-led war against Iraq, shrugged off the deaths of Saddam Hussein's two sons Tuesday, saying "the ends do not justify the means."

Presumably Howie would have made them stand in the corner, but only in a peaceful, non-threatening way.

Stay tuned for more!

Tomorrow's headlines today!
A Free Republic poster, Texas Federalist, is predicting how the usual suspects will react:

New York Times:

QUAGMIRE INTENSIFIES AS U.S. FIRE CLAIMS BOY, 14

BBC:

SOURCES: US MURDER RAID BASED ON "SEXED UP" INTEL REPORT

Independent:

U.S. BULLY BOYS ON ASSASSINATION SPREE: FISK

LA Times:

DEMORALIZED TROOPS RAIN BULLETS ON CIVILIAN FAMILY

Weekly World News:

BAT BOY ESCAPES IRAQ SHOOTOUT!

What was Bat Boy doing in Iraq?

Hey, where are all the virgins? And who set the thermostat so high?
A Press Release from US Central Command:

July 22, 2003
Release Number: 03-07-68


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


STATEMENT REGARDING OPERATION IN MOSUL, IRAQ

Statement from US Central Command:

On Tuesday, July 22, forces associated with the 101st Airborne Division and Special Operations Forces conducted an operation against suspected regime figures at a residence in Mosul, Iraq. The site is currently being exploited. Four Iraqis were killed in the operation. We have confirmed that two of the dead were Saddam’s sons Uday and Qusay.

It's very good news, but you know who will have a big sad on. Stand by for the whine about "due process".

Talking Hairdo Alert!
NY Post reader Stan Strauss notices something odd about Peter Jennings coverage of Tony Blair's speech to Congress - Why is Jennings Rooting Aginst U.S. Troops?

Tony Blair's speech to the Congress was as inspiring as it was encouraging. You'd never know it to listen to ABC News' Peter Jennings ("Jennings' War," Opinion, William F. Buckley Jr., July 21).

Instead of focusing on the speech and how well it was received, Jennings went right to clips of past Parliament sessions during which Blair was assailed as a "liar."

The newscast then showed man-on-the-street "interviews" of Brits denouncing Blair for England's role in Iraq. Not one supporting voice was heard.

Even when reporting on our presence in Iraq, ABC News seems to take special pains to collect negative news and air it daily: disgruntled troops whining to "go home"; vehicular accidents; a bloodied soldier, accidentally shot in the arm, receiving medical treatment; Iraqi civilians decrying our presence; water and sewage problems.

Why Jennings ever chose to become an American citizen is as mystifying as the "why" behind the editorializing that permeates this segment of "World News Tonight's" news reports.

It's not mystifying at all, Stan. To be a newsreader on a major US broadcast network, you have to prove your leftoid bias every day. Dan Ratherbiased and Petey tend to take the cake, but there is even a boomlet by the usual suspects to get Tom Brokaw to run for President. As a Democrat, natch. Of course for all time leftoid winguttery, there is always Crazy Uncle Wally.

It had to happen!
Alcoholics to sue drink makers:

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 20 (UPI) -- A dozen alcoholics ranging in age from 18 to 60 are going to sue drink makers for not warning them about the dangers of alcohol.

The suit will be filed in Edinburgh next month, marking the first case of its kind in Britain, The Sunday Times reported.

In the suit, the plaintiffs will argue addiction to alcohol has ruined their lives and the alcohol industry failed to warn them of the risks involved in drinking, the newspaper said.

Attorneys representing the group said they will employ tactics used by attorneys representing cancer victims in suits against tobacco companies in the United States.

The only surprise is that it is in the UK and not the USA.