possibly the last Imus item you'll ever have to read

Pravda fearlessly exposes the truth about the Imus firing

In a clear sign of its intent to reign in dissident American media personalities, and their growing influence in American culture, US War Leaders this past week launched an unprecedented attack upon one of their most politically 'connected', and legendary, radio hosts named Don Imus after his threats to release information relating to the September 11, 2001 attacks upon that country.

According to European reports of the events surrounding Don Imus that have gripped the United States this past week, it was during an interview with another American media personality, Tim Russert, who is the host of a television programme frequently used by US War Leaders, wherein while decrying the state of care being given to American War wounded stated, "So those bastards want to keep these boys [in reference to US Soldiers] secret? Let's see how they like it if I start talking about their [in reference to US War Leaders] secrets, starting with 9/11."

Unable to attack such a powerful media figure as Don Imus, directly, the US War Leaders, and as we have seen many times before, resorted to a massive media attack against him using as the reason a racial slur against a US woman's basketball team, but which has been pointed out by other media outlets was not by any means a rare occurrence for the legendary radio icon to make.

But, to the US War Leaders, Don Imus represented the most serious threat, to date, of the growing assault against them by America's media personalities threatening to expose the truths behind the events of September 11, 2001 and the Iraq/Afghanistan Wars; and to such an extent that another American media personality, Rosie O'Donnell, has expressed concern that US Military Leaders could actually imprison Mr. Imus.

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On this day after tax day, let us give thanks that we clearly don't, no matter how hard they try, have the silliest media in the world after all.

you go to school with the heroes you have

the talking point of the moment seems to be that the shooting at Virginia Tech is all about immigrants.

For some of the students who lived it was

In this morning's lecture on solid mechanics in Virginia Tech's Norris Hall, all was quiet except for the sound of Professor Liviu Librescu's voice.

Then came the gunshots -- in the classroom next door. In an instant, a building dedicated to the science of engineering was torn apart by the worst shooting spree in U.S. history.

Richard Mallalieu, a junior in Librescu's course, said he and about 20 classmates instantly dropped to the floor, ducking under and behind desks for what sounded like the first 10 shots.

"It wasn't like an automatic weapon, but it was a steady 'pow,' 'pow,' 'pow,' 'pow,'" Mallalieu, a 23-year-old from Luray, Va., said in a telephone interview with The Sun. "We didn't know what to do at first."

Then the sound of the gunshots shifted. Coming closer.

Their next move became instantly clear: Get out.

Mallalieu said his professor "held the door shut" while several students darted to the windows. Some climbed up on desks, ledges and a radiator cover to pull the screens down and kick at the metal-framed glass. Three windows easily gave way and swung open on hinges as the gunshots got louder.

Closer.

"It sounded like he was going out into the hallway," said Mallalieu, a civil engineering major.

Once the windows of the second-floor classroom were open, Mallalieu and most of his classmates hung out of them and dropped about 10 to 15 feet to bushes and grass below, he said.

Some students ran immediately to a nearby building. Others waited to help students who were injured by the fall, Mallalieu said.

But then the sound of gunfire filled the classroom they had just fled, sending the rest who had escaped running about 30 yards to Patton Hall, he added.

"I don't think my teacher got out," Mallalieu said.

Librescu, a professor of engineering science and mechanics who was educated in Romania and is a U.S. citizen, could not be reached.

I think it's awfully instructive to look at the number of bloggers who have made this an anti-immigrant and pro-gun talking point.

Sorta makes you wonder how many of these students would be alive if those folks had been standing in front of that classroom today.

I only wish it made some of them wonder.