"Do you consider this bravery?" - One of Saddam Hussein's last words, right before the execution.

RIP Saddam Hussein

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been executed by hanging at an unspecified location in Baghdad, for crimes against humanity. Iraqi TV said the execution took place just before 0600 local time (0300GMT). As usual, this took so long that it almost lost its purpose. Almost.

Whatever Comes Out From Here, We Call It "Holy Shit"

Just in time for the festive season, further adventures of the "Jesus Lives - Sightings Of The Messiah" series... I'm quite certain that the site in question, which raised the issue, is supposedly a mock site. Anyway, the origin...What it is and how it came to be: Angus' personal Jesus was first discovered on the morning of Sunday, July 2, 2006. The family was waking up when Angus began to perform his morning ritual. He stretched forward then leaned back sticking his rump high in the air. At that moment, the morning sunlight hit Angus' rear end and low and behold, "It's Jesus!" Angus' father exclaimed. Ever since that sanctified day, the image of Jesus has graced Angus' buttocks. Has this most unique appearance manifested by natural means, coincidence or could it be divine intervention? Yes, opinions on the spiritual significance of this magical event are varied, but no one can dispute the image's existence This piece of dog's ass.. ...is supposed to look like this! Further flattering comments from "witnesses" to the ass, posted on the site... "People look for a sign from the God, but I don't think He would send us a message on a butt. Maybe God wants us to doubt the sign and then have faith? I don't know anything." "I came to your site with sacrilege on my mind but left having been touched by a pet/Jesus union." "The Lord really is EVERYWHERE!" Blasphemous rantings at their worst, eh. It's Christmas, damn it.

My ZENith Moment - Currently Listening

Particularly, "The Animals Were Gone" is in the phantom zone of endless loop now.

The Beginning Looks Like This...

It is, scientists said yesterday, the glow from the first things to form in the universe, more than 13 billion years ago. Snapped by NASA's Spitzer space telescope, the bizarre objects must have existed within a few hundred million years of the Big Bang, 13.7 billion years ago.

"My appeal is simple: Give yourself up. Make contact with Suffolk Police. You have a significant problem. Give me a call and we can deal with this." - Detective Chief Superintendent Stewart Gull, has this to say to the "Ipswich Ripper", here.

"I do not know who we are looking for. He may be local, he may be from away. We could draw a number of conclusions as to where the bodies have been deposited and found. Anything is possible." - Detective Chief Superintendent Stewart Gull, on the "Ipswich Ripper" murders Another Gull in another Ripper tale...

Jack Unmasked

Just in time to coincide with the "Ispwich Ripper"... The face of Jack the Ripper has been pieced together by Scotland Yard experts from evidence left by the Victorian killer. Modern profiling techniques have been used to form the most accurate portrait ever of the murderer, whose identity has remained a mystery for 118 years. The clues also suggest that police at the time were probably searching for the wrong kind of man... Laura Richards, head of analysis at Scotland Yard's violent crime unit, which conducted the study, said: 'For the first time, we are able to understand the kind of person Jack the Ripper was. 'We can name the street where he probably lived, we can see what he looked like and we can explain, finally, why he eluded justice.' Ms Richards and former Metropolitan Police commander John Grieve assembled a team of experts including pathologists, historians and a geographical profiler to see whether the case could be solved. Mr Grieve added: 'This is further than anyone else has got.' 'It would have been enough for coppers to get out and start knocking on doors. They would have got him.' Probably they should try their hands on the latest ripper incarnate.