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Keeping Up

Meanwhile, militants murderers holding an Egyptian hostage set a 72-hour deadline to kill murder him if his Saudi employer didn't pull out of Iraq, Al-Jazeera reported. Also Tuesday, the Philippines said it would withdraw its tiny peacekeeping force from Iraq as soon as it can — but that doesn't mean it will be earlier than planned — in response to threats to kill murder a Filipino native.

[hey, FOX -- get yer terms straight. I'm tired of correcting ya.] Appears that the Phillipines are taking the sKerry route toward going belly up and piddling Spain altogether.

The Filipino government issued a statement Tuesday but was unclear as to whether it was advancing the pullout as demanded by the Iraqi militant kidnappers, or was sticking by its commitment to withdraw its peacekeepers on Aug. 20 as planned.

But then, so are the pig-farkers:

The militant group, Iraqi Islamic Army-Khaled bin Al-Waleed Corps, issued a statement at midnight Monday Philippine time (11 a.m. EDT) that suddenly advanced a deadline for Philippine action on the group's demands and gave Manila only three hours to respond. The deadline — the third since dela Cruz was snatched last Wednesday — passed with no indication on his fate.

Probably out on the town -- cheating on his pig with a coupla hot young goats... More messy bits:

The Iranian opposition group Mujahedeen Khalq (MEK) was given safe haven for decades by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to launch attacks against his enemy Iran, but now the 4,000 members remain in limbo. After Saddam's defeat at the hands of the U.S.-led coalition last year, the group signed a cease-fire with the U.S. military agreeing to remain holed up in their main location, Camp Ashraf, about 60 miles north of Baghdad.

Mebbe we could treat 'em nice give 'em a free ride back to the Iran border. No notice. No hubbub. Just a ride and some non-lethal supplies. Let 'em do what they can with that . . .

...events in Iraq have given more optimism to MEK supporters that a new government will welcome them. A couple of weeks ago, thousands of local Iraqis, including a governor, came to the camp to show their support.

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend" sort of thingie? Arabic logic . . . More "Arab logic:"

NEW YORK — The man accused of masterminding the first World Trade Center bombing and plotting to blow up New York City landmarks is deliberately trying to damage his own health so his followers will retaliate against the United States

I guess that makes sense to some . . . Say, if I hit myself on the head will [both of] my loyal readers kick the hell out of my neighbor, please? [The one on the East side with that uuuuuuugly "house."]

Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman (search ), who is currently serving a life sentence, has reportedly stopped taking his insulin medicine and started eating M&Ms to make his diabetes worse. The blind cleric has apparently been upset about not getting the specific brand of tea he likes in prison.

Awwwww. Give him a fifth of cheap bourbon -- that'll take his mind off it... help out that diabetes, too. Then explain to him yer not a martyr if you hurt yourself. You're a moron. Or a junkie.

Abdel-Rahman is a highly regarded spiritual leader among his militant followers, and there is still concern that should his health decline, those followers would retaliate against the United States. In 1997, his supporters vowed to kill then-President Bill Clinton and the sheik’s trial judge if Abdel-Rahman became ill while in prison.

*chirping crickets* This'll make it all bettah:

UNITED NATIONS — United Nations officials apparently knew of specific allegations that bribes were being paid in the oil-for-food program but there's no sign they did anything to change the program, documents obtained by FOX News show

Must be a Republican plot... Remind me to put the UN on my BusHitList. Mebbe send 'em a case of lousy champagne, Abdel-Rahman and a big bag of M&Ms.

The physical tussle took place in January between two women who were attending a Chinese New Year's party in a conference room of the U.N. headquarters... thrown by the embattled head of the United Nation's anti-corruption department, Dileep Nair

That UN -- a total class act. ptui -- I'm gonna go plant my new flowers.

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