Today, I was reading through my RSS feeds for the Guardian Unlimited News Network based out of the UK. A story caught my attention merely by its headline: "Transatlantic flight in emergency diversion." Reading the story was even more interesting. Apparently, FOX News reported that a female passenger (reported by a US Transportation Security Administration official to be 60 and suffering from claustrophobia and an anxiety attack) "brandished a screwdriver and matches and had a note referring to al-Qaida in her possession." CNN reported that she had two notes--one in English and one in Arabic--and was being questioned by the FBI. At the time of writing this entry, CNN and FOX News were reporting that the possession of a screwdriver, matches, two notes, AND vaseline has been refuted by US officials.
Now, what I want to know is that if she in fact did not have the screwdriver, matches, notes, and vaseline, then who introduced this collection of items? What would the vaseline do? Quite interesting.
Finally, my friend Frank found a video of Stephen Colbert interviewing Eleanor Holmes Norton on the top list from digg.com. After watching the video, I have decided to embed it in this post. It's very amusing--probably the best interview to this day. However, I must admit that the power of editing is likely the key to the humor. Enjoy the video.
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