then again, this little bit of insanity comes from the other side of the pond.

LONDON (Reuters) – British anti-terrorism detectives escorted a man from a plane after a taxi driver had earlier become suspicious when he started singing along to a track by punk band The Clash, police said Wednesday.

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I don’t know what is more stupid, the cab driver for dialing this one up or the anti-terrorism detectives for actually taking this seriously. Although it does make me wonder how many cells in Gitmo are occupied by people who happen to like political punk music (as opposed to say one of the most successful duo acts since the dawn of time).

And yes, I still like this song . I dare you not to be earwormed.

Hmm.. I hear cuba is nice this time of year.

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Thinking about this some more, I wonder what it would be like to be sent to Gitmo for listening to the clash…

[prisoner 1]: hey everyone, what are you in here for?
[prisoner 2]: me? my brother thought it’d be a fun prank to call Sistani an asshole. what bout you #2?
[prisoner 3]: oh me? a rival clan sold me to the americans because they had to make it look like they were actually doing something about the security situation in iraq and elsewhere. how about you #4?
[prisoner 4]: i had the audacity to sing rock the casbah and actually know most of the lyrics.
[prisoner 3]: by allah’s beard! may they torture you twice as much next time.

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I think I may have my first assignment overseas. When I get into london perhaps I will do a little rendition of “know your rights”.

o/~ you have the right to free speech as long as you’re not dumb enough to try it o/~