August 8, 2008
Stroke Of Midnight:
2:46 A.M.
More of the modern normal…
TOKYO, Aug. 8 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING, TO BE LED)
A China-bound Air China jetliner on Friday returned to Central Japan International Airport near Nagoya after the airline’s Japan office received a bomb threat hours before the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, the transport ministry said.
Air China delayed the departure of four other flights from Japan’s Narita and Fukuoka airports to check the aircraft.
Air China’s Tokyo office received an e-mail at around 12:50 p.m. threatening that aircraft would be blown up unless the Chinese airline stopped its operations, the ministry said, adding that the threat was apparently meant to disrupt the Beijing Olympics.
Air China’s Flight 406, a Boeing 737 jetliner bound for Chongqing via Shanghai, departed the central Japan airport, also known as Chubu airport, shortly past 3 p.m. but returned before 4 p.m.
The 70 crew and passengers aboard the flight were unhurt.
6:57 A.M.
Well, who knows when you’re going to wake up in the morning and find out a new war has broken out, right at the center of the world stage. So far the Georgians are doing all the ass-kicking here, but with Putin one of the most evil men alive, his vow to retaliate against Georgia, which they are trying and failing at now, will ultimately be a serious and necessary form of retribution, let me tell you.
9:35 A.M.
9:48 A.M.
10:11 A.M.
Two full auto Glocks.
