different strings"different eyes see different things, different hearts beat on different strings" -- Neal PeartThe Long and Winding Road- October 25, 2002 An Angry Telephone Call Provided One Crucial Clue. The first real break in the sniper case came last Thursday in an angry phone call from a man claiming responsibility for a murder-robbery in Montgomery, Ala. By Eric Lichtblau and Don Van Natta Jr.. New York Times: NYT HomePage Today has been filled with good new about the sniper case, and everyone is spending a lot of time patting themselves and each other on the back. But just wait, in a couple of days the criticism will start - did...http://www.differentstrings.info/2002/10/25.html#a82 Priorities- October 23, 2002 Gunmen hold Moscow theater crowd Audience held hostage after mid-performance raid BREAKING NEWS Moscow, Oct. 23 &151; Up to 30 armed men seized a Moscow theater in the middle of a performance on Wednesday, firing shots into the air and taking the audience hostage, the Federal Security Service said. From the scant information that has been received so far, the kidnappers seem to be speaking in a Chechnian language, and have allowed children and Muslims leave. Other captives have been...http://www.differentstrings.info/2002/10/23.html#a81 Flexible Truths- October 23, 2002 For Bush, Facts Are MalleablePresidential Tradition Of Embroidering Key Assertions Continues By Dana MilbankWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, October 22, 2002; Page A01 President Bush, speaking to the nation this month about the need to challenge Saddam Hussein, warned that Iraq has a growing fleet of unmanned aircraft that could be used "for missions targeting the United States." Last month, asked if there were new and conclusive evidence of Hussein's nuclear weapons capabilities, Bush...http://www.differentstrings.info/2002/10/23.html#a80 Gay Rights, Political Expediency and God- October 23, 2002 New York Bill on Gay Rights Is Set for Vote. The Republican-led New York State Senate will vote for the first time on landmark gay-rights legislation in December after having blocked its passage for decades. By James C. Mckinley Jr.. New York Times: NYT HomePage New York Governor George Pataki, who is facing a serious challenge in his re-election bid from the Independence Party candidate, Thomas Galisano, has been promising for years that he would sign gay-rights legislation,...http://www.differentstrings.info/2002/10/22.html#a79 Ethics and Common Sense- October 23, 2002 Ed.Note: Don't worry, I'll find a new topic soon - this is just one of those things that really frosts my cookies Media May Have Unwittingly Foreshadowed Sniper's Moves By Dru Sefton c.2002 Newhouse News The Washington-area sniper may be taking cues from media coverage as to what his next move will be, experts say. The evidence is mounting: Last Friday a former FBI profiler said on CNN, "I could see, he could keep going on down to Ashland, possibly all the way to Richmond ..." The next...http://www.differentstrings.info/2002/10/22.html#a78 |