No, John, there was no call for this thread at all, unless the purpose was to invite fellow catters to participate in one of their favorite pastimes:bashing America.

We all read newspapers, many of us watch television and listen to the radio. Some of us even read the news via the Internet. Posting a news story that anyone who keeps up with the news at all will have already seen, makes no sense at all to me. Unless, of course, my first paragraph is correct.

Example: From today's Arizona Republic, "CUBA PERFORMERS SEE U.S. ASYLUM." Is that story NEWS to anyone here? Perhaps I should have started a thread with it. Gimme a break.

DougR