July, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

African troops march in Paris Bastille Day parade

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PARIS—African soldiers from countries in France’s former colonial empire marched in the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris on Wednesday. Planes flew over the capital trailing red, white and blue smoke. Parachuting soldiers dropped […] […]

Iraq: US hands over Tariq Aziz, other detainees

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BAGHDAD—The U.S. has handed over 55 former members of Saddam Hussein’s inner circle, including the longtime international face of the regime, Tariq Aziz, Iraq’s deputy justice minister said Wednesday. The announcement comes a day before […] […]

Pakistan says no to bin Laden comedy from India

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ISLAMABAD—Pakistan has banned an Indian-made comedy film about Osama bin Laden for fear it could spark terrorist attacks, officials said Wednesday. The film, “Tere Bin Laden,” is about a Pakistani journalist desperate to get a […] […]

Hot dog honks to alert owner

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A veterinarian says a dog trapped in a car on a 32-degree day in eastern Pennsylvania honked the horn until he was rescued. Nancy Soares says the chocolate Labrador was brought to her Macungie Animal […] […]

Mr Robert ‘Sumfest’ Russell is very out of order on Vybz Kartel

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FOR all we know, Mr Adidja Palmer, better known to the world as deejay Vybz Kartel, may be an honourable man who is in no way linked to any form of criminality whatsoever. Indeed, until […] […]

Carolyn Cooper – You are talking a load of bull

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By Sandrea: MY GRIPE What a loaf of bull coming out of Dr Carolyn Cooper mouth, I cannot understand why she would believe that ‘Beres Hammond ‘song ‘Rock Away’ is telling a lie. I think […] […]

Beres Hammond’s Rock Away tells a lie — Carolyn Cooper

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One of Beres Hammond’s more popular tunes, Rock Away (a celebratory anthem “bigging up” the golden days of Jamaican music), was soundly critiqued by Professor Carolyn Cooper at a symposium in celebration of International Reggae […] […]

‘Stolen’ luxury yacht intercepted in Portland

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PORT ANTONIO, Portland — Two men — a United States citizen and a British Virgin Islands (BVI) national — are now in the custody of the Port Antonio police after they were found in the […] […]

‘Kidnapped’ Iranian Shahram Amiri leaves US, says Tehran

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AN Iranian scientist who Tehran claims was abducted by US spies is on his way home after surfacing in Washington, according to Iran. “A few moments ago, Shahram Amiri left the US… for Iran following […] […]

Chicago woman facing teen sex charges after Facebook discovery

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A MOTHER was charged with seducing and molesting teenage boys – after her alleged crimes came to light via social networking site Facebook. American Cathleen Miller, an administrative clerk, appeared in Chicago’s Bridgeview Cook County […] […]