Lori Berenson

The name Lori Berenson rings a bell. She was accused of aiding a rebel group in Peru long ago. She has been in prison for 15 years and now wants to come back to the U.S. for medical treatment - like the Lockerbie bomber, remember? She was initially sentenced to life but that sentence was reduced to 20 years when she was re-tried in a civilian court. She has been out on parole since May, 2010. She was 25 years old when first apprehended and is now 40. She says she is sorry for whatever it was she did. Most people don't believe her. I seem to remember someone asking me (a long, long time ago) if I could get her out of the country. Of course I said no. How could I???

Odyssey Marine

A judge has ordered the return of half a million dollars worth of gold coins to Spain. A company named Odyssey Marine Exploration found the coins in a sunken ship. The ship had been carrying the loot to Spain from Peru when it was sunk in the 1800s. If the Spaniards wanted the treasure, why didn't they look for it? Now that someone else has done the hard work, they start whining. The Spaniards are famous for looting other countries. To this day, nobody knows what they did with all the gold that arrived safely from Mexico, the Carribean, and South America. Finders keepers I say or return it to Peru. Maybe we should ask this topless woman - she might know a couple of things about gold.