13 Mar 02

On the just completed Zimbabwe "elections" from a friend there:

"Robert Mogabe ‘won.' No surprise. He has arrested the head of the opposition party. Civil war up there is likely. We're preparing for refugees here."

/John

13 Mar 02

Only in California: latest "scandal" within the LAPD:

Today, a local radio personality at an LA station revealed that he, after an undercover investigation, has discovered that a number of LAPD officers have personally purchased otherwise banned (in California) military rifles, using department letterhead.

Most of these officers already have access to department-owned rifles which are fundamentally identical, but they are not allowed to take the department rifles home with them. They wanted a military rifle with which they could practice at private ranges at their leisure, rather than just under department auspices and at department ranges. These rifles are perfectly legal for anyone to own in most of the rest of the country.

Only in LA would this be a "scandal," but it looks as if the affected officers will keep their jobs but lose their rifles. Another great "service" from the media. I'm sure everyone in LA feels safer already!"

/John