IT IS CRIMINAL WHAT THE AMERICAN BANKS ARE DOING NOW

I am very disappointed with the American Banks. Four couples that I have known for many years are walking away from their homes. They have been in these homes for over thirty years. There have been many improvements made.

Where is a sense of justice? I know this is leaving a bitter taste in their mouths. When they told me I was shocked and surprised.The banks are not going to help anyone if there is nothing in it for them.I think the people will rebel if the government tries to help another bank.

PAKISTAN IS DELAYING HUNDREDS OF US VISAS

This is adding to tension between the key allies in the war on terrorism. Islamabad's ambassador to Washington, Husain Haqqani, said the visa delays should not be considered Pakistani harassment. It is the surge of US diplomats and experts going to Pakistan and the need to comply with rules and procedures.

FRANCE AND GERMANY HAVE REFUSED REQUESTS FOR MORE TROOPS.

President Barak Obama hoped that allies would match his troop surge. Britain has already offered an extra 500 troops and Italy has said it will send some, but Poland and other countries are waiting to see what happens in Afghanistan. The leaders want only to send police trainers and civilian aid experts.

SIX PASSENGERS FAINTED ON US FLIGHT TO LONDON

The British Airways Boeing 777 aircraft carried 216 passengers and 14 crew members. Upon landing at Heathrow, emergency crews checked the plane for hazardous materials. Nothing was found suspicious by the police. No cause for the fainting has been determined.

ZULU'S REINTRODUCING CIRCUMCISION TO COMBAT AIDS

The King of South Africa's Zulu's, Goodwill Zwelithini, said on Saturday at a traditional festival his intention to revive the practice. Studies have shown that circumcision can cut chances of the HIV virus in half.

Zulus practiced the ritual circumcision until the 19Th century when King Shaka stopped it. Shaka felt the procedure kept his men away for months at a time. The head of Kwa Zula -Natal's regional government Zweli Mkhize, said it will assist in the fight against AIDS but will not prevent the spread of sexual transmitted diseases.

TWO DEATHS IN FRANCE FROM MUTATED H1N1

The World Health Organization is investigating reports of mutations in the swine flu for virus, after 6 countries recorded cases in which the virus was transforming. Experts in France have analyzed 1200 strains and this was the first drug resistant case.

The mutation could increase the ability of the virus to affect the respiratory tracts and lung tissue, a statement from the French government's Health Surveillance Institute said.

THINGS THESE SUPERSTARS HAD IN COMMON

Kobe Bryant, Michael Jackson and now Tiger Woods. The things they had in common was a lack of good old common sense. I guess these superstars think they can handle every aspect of their career. They must think they can do the jobs of PR people, agents, managers, and handlers. They believe in their own press. The larger they become they listen less to these professionals.

I guess Michael thought he was bigger than life and could not be brought down with his dealings with children and he ignored pleadings form his handlers.

Kobe thought he would never be found out because he was in an out of the way place and no one would ever know.

Tiger thought these women would be discreet and never utter a word. All Tiger and Kobe had to do was place a call to one of his seasoned handlers, or people in the business and a call would have been placed to a madam and a plane load of lovely women would have been at their beck and call.

These women working at these clubs are mostly low income wage earners and the men thought they could get by free. They should have known better. These women are out for their fifteen minutes of fame. There are women out there who would never tell, some are in this for a business and not for fame.

I just feel Tiger made poor judgements and his friends should have told him the consequences of taking these high risk moves. Now because of his poor judgements, his wife and kids will suffer for years to come. But he will not have a squeaky clean image anymore. Now he has street cred. Tiger will bounce back. He just must now face the many people who had so much confidence in him.

JOE JACKSON SEEKS A FAMILY ALLOWANCE FROM MICHAEL JACKSON'S ESTATE

Joe Jackson does not stand to inherit any of his son's assets and cannot challenge the appointment of the executors chosen by the singer to handle his will, according to the judge.

Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff said Joe Jackson was not named in the will but he could pursue a motion to receive a family allowance because he claimed Michael supported him.

His expenses exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents. The 2002 will of Michael Jackson omitted any mention of his father. The court documents said Joe Jackson receives $1,700 monthly from Social Security, and he relied on his son for support for many years.

The documents stated, "He does not have a regular source of income, and he was dependent upon the money provided by his son, Michael Jackson, through his wife, Katherine Jackson, for his support.

The judge has scheduled a hearing for December 10 on Joe Jackson's request for the family allowance. Katherine Jackson's new probate attorney Adam Streisand suggested that she would support that request.

PHILIPPINES TRY TO CONTAIN DEADLY DISEASE LEPTOSPIROSIS

This is an infection caused by exposure to water contaminated with rat and other animal urine. The World Health Organization and UN health experts have begun field investigations.

This outbreak is the result of massive storms that claimed more than a thousand lives.

SWISS HOMEOPATHIC DOCTORS NIX SWINE FLU VACCINE

The Swiss Society of Homoepathic Physicians said pregnant women shouldn't take either of the two vaccines licensed by Switzerland. They claim the effects on mothers and their unborn children have not been thoroughly studied.