fugitives

bin laden wore a cowboy hat

to protect his face from drones

but it didn't save him from a speeding ticket

a buddhist monk was seen on youtube

with louis vuiton luggage and designer sunglasses

aboard a private jet.

he'd ordered twenty two mercedes benzes

and owns a house at lake elsinore

in california where perhaps he'll flee from paris.

and snowden  still languishes

in the transit zone at the moscow airport

641 water monitor lizards were rounded up yesterday in thailand.

they'd been poaching on the shrimp and fish farms

and the villagers were upset so wildlife officers

captured them and transferred them to a protection area.

a giant python was apprehended

near cairns, australia

in a st vincent de paul charity store

where the snake had rummaged and strewn

the merchandise and left a pool of vomit

the police suspected a burglar

with a destructive motive

and a serious health problem

until the snake was found.

meanwhile, a certain former prime minister

flits from dubai to hong kong, zurich to panang

attempting to arrange an amnesty,

a safe return to the scene of the crime

where his sister will surely welcome him

with open arms.