The Joker, Osama bin Laden and Harvey Dent


Shades of 9/11 abound in The Dark Knight, especially in the symbolic connection between the Joker, Osama, and the all-American district attorney Harvey Dent.

Author Brad Thor on Death Threats From Islamic Extremists

In an interview with audiobooks reviewer Jonathan Lowe, published here at MNN, Brad Thor discusses his latest book (The Last Patriot) and the possibility of death threats against him from Islamic extremists for the book's controversial storyline. The storyline in question involves a true-to-life allegation that the Qur'an is missing a key text, and that radical Islamists will do anything to keep the original, complete manuscript from seeing the light of day. About the possibility of a Salman Rushdie type death threat, Thor states: "I don't relish the idea. Rushdie at one point had a $5 million bounty on his head and supposedly hundreds of Muslim assassins had traveled to London to kill him. Will I change what I have written or somehow recant and beg forgiveness for what is contained within The Last Patriot? Absolutely not. In fact, I find the hypocrisy here fascinating: Islam is a religion of peace and if you say that it isn't, we'll kill you."

Obama Visits the Troops and Makes a Very Clutch Three-Pointer

Check out this video at MNN. Obama visits the troops in Kuwait and makes a very clutch three-pointer on his first try!

Military's Dirtiest Jobs

If you're thinking about joining the military and what job to get, you may want to check out this video first. This video documentary takes a look at some of the military's dirtiest, smelliest jobs around. If you like to get your hands dirty, then one of these jobs could be for you.

Military eBay

Have you seen our Military eBay listings? We have feeds directly from eBay to MNN that showcase military stuff that can be found at the popular online auction site.