A little time to catch up with the news never seems to be time wasted. In the absence of anything else to say I thought I’d share my favourite stories from BBCi today. There have been some good ones:
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- “The US-appointed governor of Iraq’s holy Shia city of Najaf, Haydar Abdul Munim, has been jailed for 14 years on charges of corruption, extortion and false imprisonment.”
- “A man who was imprisoned by the US military at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is suing the Pakistani and US governments for damages worth over $10m”
- An attempt by America’s National Rifle Association (NRA) to “out” Hollywood stars who support gun control appears to have backfired.
The NRA published on its website a blacklist of famous people who are opposed to certain forms of gun ownership.
But after news of the list leaked out, thousands of Americans have asked to be added to those of the stars.
More on that last one at nrablacklist.com. If you have speakers, make sure they’re on.