In the News: Apr-15

Fan cries foul over ejection from Yankee stadium - 15 Apr 2009 at 2:07pm - NEW YORK -- A baseball fan says he was ejected from Yankee Stadium for leaving his seat to use the bathroom while "God Bless America" played.

Afghan women pelted with stones during rape law protest - 15 Apr 2009 at 1:04pm - Afghan women protesting against a new law that severely undermines women's rights were pelted with stones in the country's capital Wednesday, say reports.

Report: United States ripe for recruiting by extremists - 15 Apr 2009 at 7:47am - Homeland Security officials are warning that right-wing extremists could use the bad state of the U.S. economy and the election of the country's first black president to recruit members to their cause. In an intelligence assessment issued to law enforcement last week, Homeland Security officials said there was no specific information about an attack in the works by right-wing extremists.

Thought for the day:
Before a war, military science seems a real science, like astronomy. After a war it seems more like astrology. -Dame Rebecca West