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What was that place in Syria that was bombed by someone...now the UK Guardian says they were making bomb materials for Iran...

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Anger provoking headline of the day: Ferry sinking was "act of God"...says shipowner, and whines he didn't know the captain, who left port when Manila was under a Signal one, wasn't required to check the destination weather, which was signal three at the time...except legally, the law, although it doesn't forbid it, does insist that the captain has to use common sense and check the weather...whoops, whines the ship owner, why didn't you tell us that....duh.

There has been a huge local response, with government, military, and churches rushing in aid. Right now the need is for easily cooked food, and body bags/formalin, so that the bodies can be buried at home. There are so many bodies that locals are photographing and burying them immediately...some of the bodies are from the ferry, but others are from the 40 fishing vessels that are missing...

The majority of the displace have been housed with family members, and others are sheltered in local schools and public buildings. But there is a huge reconstruction job to be done...

In the meanwhile, the USS Reagan and it's ships are headed there with all those supplies and help that had been sent to Burma but refused. One clueless PInoy politician whines why we need an aircraft carrier with jets, apparantly not being aware that the cranes, supplies, helicopters back immediately ..

The best answer to his cluelessness and criticism of Mrs Arroyo not rushing back for a photo op is this quote:“What would we have preferred? A presidential shoulder to cry on, or a thousand helping hands from a US carrier group who can help victims?” Alvarez said.

“I think the people on the ground, much [as] they want to group-hug with the President, would prefer the GI Joes,” he said.