Guy Montag

The Anonymous group of hackers has claimed responsibility in nearly all major hacks in recent years. Most recently, they hacked into into 70 law enforcement websites in the U.S. and took down the website maintained by the Syrian Ministry of Defense. (more…)

Saudi Arabia finally joined the growing international chorus of condemnation against Assad’s regime. But is it too little and too late? (more…)

In the deadliest single combat incident of the decade-long war, America’s longest, the Taliban say they downed a NATO helicopter in eastern Afghanistan killing at least 31 US and seven Afghan soldiers. (more…)

China’s official comment on the S&P downgrade was quick, harsh and condescending. Released through Xinhua, the statement condemned America (more…)

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the leading candidate for president of France, was arrested Saturday at the JFK International Airport in New York just minutes before departure. (more…)

My daily commute requires I drive through some of the most congested areas of the country. But up in certain parts, in between the major highways, the drive is quite pleasant. The roads undulating up and down, while tacking left and right, as if sailing a course in a tight race. I often find myself focusing on what I remember my car dealer saying about the “performance characteristics of [my] vehicle”. NO MORE! (more…)

Joseph Lieberman and two other senators who plan to give the US President emergency Internet authority, otherwise know as the “Internet  KILL Switch” are protesting comparisons to Iran, China, Egypt, and Syria cutting off their citizens access to the Internet. Critics say that this will put the US in the same group – “the Coalition for Internet Censorship”. (more…)

Over 9,500 people are “unaccounted for” in just one town, Minamisanriku – roughly half the town’s population. This drives the potential casualty count well above the 2,500 already confirmed dead by Japanese officials. Sad as this is, the story gets worse, much worse: (more…)

Hundreds already confirmed dead as fear of a nuclear disaster grows. (more…)

No, not Egypt – the United States! Legislation for an “Internet Kill Switch” was introduced last year by Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) without much attention or success. However, (more…)

Shots fired in capital’s central square, but apparently not by the Egyptian Army. Any hopes President Hosni Mubarak had of support by its military is clearly not going to happen. (more…)

Catalonia, a semi-autonomous area located in the north eastern part of Spain that includes Barcelona, the nation’s second largest city (and most interesting), has voted to ban bullfighting. Bullfighting and the Matador (translation: “the killer”), has been a fixture of traditional Spanish culture for centuries. At least for this part of Spain, bullfighting will come to an end in 2012 – coincidently, the same year that the Mayans told the Spanish Conquistadors a series of cataclysmic or transformative events will occur ending the world as they would know it. (more…)

For every woman that is sick of references of grown women jumping on a chair and screaming like a little school girl at the sight of a little mice, this short video is for you! (more…)

Charlie Sheen’s complicated life is about to get even more complicated … more, dare I say, “Tiger-ish”. (more…)

In yet another setback for President Obama and the majority Democrats in Congress, the 20 term congressman from Harlem New York says he will step down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. (more…)

Thousands of members in the growing number of international and national organizations of pole dancers say their time has come (no pun intended). (more…)

Wednesday Feb. 24, 2010 Milan, Italy:
In a criminal trail, Judge Oscar Magi delivered a guilty verdict and sentenced three Google executives (more…)

Military in Israel unveils a fleet of huge unmanned aircraft capable of reaching the Persian Gulf. The announcement comes as pressure mounts on Iran over it’s nuclear ambitions. (more…)

The Palestinian village of Bil’in reenacts the James Cameron film Avatar in their demonstration against the Israeli security barrier. (more…)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (UAE): The National, a UAE daily, on Thursday quoted Lt. Gen. Dahi Khalfan Tamim saying a probe into the slaying “reveal(s) that Mossad is involved in the murder” of Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh (more…)

To parade in a beautiful exotic costume (or one just painted on you), to dance to the heart stumping beats of the Brazilian samba, and to do so on the biggest stage in the world is one unparalleled experience.  (more…)

Democratic Congressman Baron Hill of Indiana scolds one of his own constituents at a town hall meeting.  What is it about elected officials that compels them to shove their own foot in their mouths, or another part of their anatomy into someone else’s mouth?

Germany Finance Ministry rejects the idea of setting up a special fund to bail out eurozone countries, like Greece, that run into fiscal trouble resulting from domestic budgetary problems that remain at the root of the problem. (more…)

What advice would the material girl give on what not to do in a marriage?

Could this be the best complaint letter ever? This letter recently received by the Virgin Atlantic customer complaints team is currently being hailed on news blogs everywhere. Surface Earth joins the fun to share with our friends and readers. This is the funniest customer complaint letter ever I have ever seen. How about you?
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