Local News | Man who lied about actions in Iraq admits faking forms | Seattle Times Newspaper

DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE
Jessie MacBeth claimed to have killed more than 200 people, many at close range, some as they prayed in a mosque. He spoke at an anti-war rally in Tacoma and appeared in a 20-minute anti-war video that circulated widely on the Internet. The trouble is that none of MacBeth's deeds were ever done. He made it through only six weeks of Army basic training, was never a Ranger and never set foot in Iraq.
(SEATTLE TIMES)

THESE SANDALS MAKE YOU THINK YOU CAN WALK ON WATER
I couldn't have said it any better than this ad that advertises the Reef Men's Dram Sandal. They feature a flask (just one?) in the heel "so you can smuggle your moonshine into any sporting event, concert, or even a boring lecture" and a "polyurethane-encapsulated canteen in the heel opens with the included church key/fin key. How dope is that? But the Drams don't stop there. These flip-flops' synthetic nubuck uppers and compression-molded EVA uppers are mad comfortable and they won't get thrashed by the water, which makes the Dram Sandals great for boating or chilling on the beach".
(REEF)

US Border Vigilantes Declare War on Themselves - CommonDreams.org - Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community

PARAMILITARY GROUPS ARE INFIGHTING ON OUR BORDER!
In 2005 the Minutemen attracted volunteers from all round the country to protest at the numbers of immigrants crossing the border clandestinely. Amid much publicity, they set up their own border patrol posts. The anti-immigrant vigilante force is now in danger of imploding in a row over finances. The group, which split within months of its formation in a row over funds, has now fragmented again. A breakaway group, the Patriots’ Border Alliance, is being set up and has established a website.
(COMMON DREAMS)