One Canuck's Radio Weblog

  Friday, 20 June 2003

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CBC News: 'I wanted their wings,' Canadian mother says ' Leger said she wanted the Pentagon to learn a lesson from the tragedy and try to prevent more "friendly fire" deaths. But based on similar mistakes in the war in Iraq, it's obvious the U.S. hasn't made life any safer for coalition troops, she said.

In the absence of a court martial, some of the Canadian families are considering launching a civil lawsuit. They've hired a lawyer to look into possible legal action. '

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CBC News: Police lay murder charge in Holly Jones case ' Briere, a software developer, was picked up by police early Friday outside a home in Holly's west-end neighbourhood. He is now in custody at a Toronto police station.'

We've been hearing a lot about a grey haired pot bellied man trying to drag kids off. This guys 35. What's up?

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If convicted, Sgt. Hasan K. Akbar, who is accused of attacking officers sleeping in their tents in Kuwait, could face the death penalty. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Too bad he didn't just drop a bomb on them from a jet. He might have been let off with a a slap on the wrist.

< 2:37:12 AM >

The Philadelphia Inquirer finds it hard making digital movies - unless you use the Mac platform. [MacInTouch]

< 2:30:49 AM >

Not a big hint, but put an alias for Print Center on your desktop, and drag and drop files onto the alias.

[robg adds: You can also keep the Print Center icon in the dock if you don't like a cluttered desktop [macosxhints]