Andrew Sullivan is now playing Hunter Thompson.
WHEN WEED CURES: Fascinating new evidence for the effect of marijuana on suppressing traumatic memories and anxiety attacks. More data suggesting that the prohibition is unwarranted.
Evidently this study slipped by the Hunter Thompson wannabe.
And while on the subect of drugs and Sullivan, he attacks Matt Welch with the descriptive word high-mindedness. Hmmm. Who has the high-mindedness?
Loud Mouths
Political commentary to soothe the savage soul.
Wednesday, July 31, 2002
Time to pick on Justin Raimondo with a see we told you so. And we are on the record.
In his latest he gets all whiny when he talks about Butler.
Day two will hardly give us a respite from this Soviet-style unanimity, when the witnesses will include:
Richard Butler, former head of UNSCOM, a man who has made a career out of campaigning for war with Iraq, now with the Council on Foreign Relations:
As for the fix? Here is his fix: Don't rush into Iraq war, Senate urges Bush
Now the Senate and the military are on the same page.
The U.N. has finally come out with a report on Jenin. Since there was no U.N. investigation, their report is nonsense.
The JPost stated that "The heaviest fighting during the period was in the Jenin camp, where the Palestinians said Israeli attacks killed 500 people."
This is not exactly true and it is misleading. The exact statements and exact numbers told by both sides are all here.
The beauty about blogging is that there are archives and one can point to when a blogger said something that may not come to be.
Case in point is Ken Layne.
So we are going to do a flogging of a blogger tainted by journalistic fortitude.
Ken Layne likes to write stories for Fox, so he decided to write about Bill Simon. Back then was then this is now.
Ken Layne may know how to write but he needs to brush up on the knowing what he writes about.
The beauty about blogging is that there are archives and one can point to when a blogger said something that may not come to be.
Case in point is Ken Layne.
So we are going to do a flogging of a blogger tainted by journalistic fortitude.
Ken Layne likes to write stories for Fox, so he decided to write about Bill Simon. Back then was then this is
posted by Loud @ 2:06 AM
Tuesday, July 30, 2002
Germany Calls For Sustained Pressure on Iraq for UN Inspectors
Germany has signed with the U.S. on the dotted line.
Drudge posted some bogus article from the WorldTribune the other day. In the article, the WorldTribune stated that Iraq had begun a buildup of troops along the Iraqi/Kuwaiti border. The U.N. Troops have proven that story to be false.
We are amazed news outlets such as Matt Drudge use the WorldTribune as a reputable source.
Jonah Globerg thinks that an attack on Iraq is long overdue.
Looks as if his long overdue will get longer.
The Bush administration said there would be no attack on Iraq before the November elections.
If Justin Raimondo thinks the fix is in then he has alot to learn about politics and war.
There will be no invasion. The status quo will continue. Air raids into Iraq and covert ops.
Minister's aide calls Hebron riots a 'pogrom'
Col. (res.) Moshe Givati, an adviser on settlement security for Public Security Minister Uzi Landau, yesterday termed the rioting that took place during the funeral of Elazar Leibowitz, "a pogrom against the Arabs of Hebron, with no provocation on the Palestinian side."
Andrew Sullivan attacks the Times and the military at the same time.
STOPPING THE WAR I: Why is it front page news that secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld thinks air-strikes alone can't disable Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction? Hasn't this been obvious for ever? We've been treated to several competing alleged leaks for ground invasions of Iraq over the past few weeks, as Jack Shafer has noted. Does the Times think that ground troops of 50,000 to 250,000 will be deployed from the air? Shafer asks the question of why these leaks are occurring but misses an obvious one: the doves in the Pentagon are allying with the doves at the major papers to wage a public campaign against the necessity of war against Iraq. The point of the Times story today is simply to get the following sentence on the front page: "A growing number of lawmakers from both parties are voicing concern that the administration is heading precipitously toward war." The Los Angeles Times chimes in as well. Hearings begin today. But the campaign to protect Saddam's weaponry began a long time ago. Those of us who think the majority of Americans decided last September that war with Iraq was essential to our present and future security had better be prepared. The opposition is determined and organized, and they are passionately opposed to using American power to defeat the forces of state terror. What if the U.N. opposes it or doesn't endorse it? Many visceral doves in Washington will rally. If they can isolate the administration from the allies and the Congress, then there's a good chance appeasement will gain even more momentum.
Note to Andrew Sullivan, those many so-called visceral doves are wearing brass and they have to lay their ass on the line.
As has been posted on this site, the military brass say it is risky business to invade Iraq. Sullivan doesn't care, he doesn't have to lay his ass on the line. Fortunately for the military, they do get listened to. As for Rumsfeld, he is playing bad guy. And as for air strikes, they are doing what they are intended to do. Destroy military hardware.
The U.N. is questioning their usefullness in Lebanon. Here is a twist.
As they draw back, guess who is beefing up their forces along the Lebanon/Isareli border. It is not the Lebanese. The U.N.'s desire to move out is a reflection of their support of Syria.
Another one comes out of the closet of bigotry and promotes the idolatry of violence that equates to terrorism. George Jonas has the courage to write these words in the National Post.
Israel's leaders have come a long way from David Ben-Gurion's 1928 remark that "our sense of morality forbids us to harm a single hair on the head of an Arab child, even though by this we might attain all that we seek." The gradual departure from this lofty stand wasn't Israel's choice. The Jewish state has been pushed and provoked for 54 years by Arab/Muslim rejectionists and their terrorist supporters. It explains the Sharon-government's current position. Whether it excuses it is a different question.
To liberals who are against the violence, here is what you have created. The acceptance of one not accepting responsibility in a bloody action because one is pushed, has been used time and time again by the liberal apologists. The Sharon government wasn't pushed nor were the Palestinian militants pushed into killing innocent Israelis. Both did it with the intent of revenge and a free will.
Writers like this guy are a crock and are apologists for violent actions. Through their writings, they become enablers to the violence because they join in on offering excuses. Next time writers like these trumpet about how someone was pushed, they need to think about how far and who it was.
Because Sharon wasn't the one who saw their child killed nor did the parents intend their child to be killed. But Sharon did and to him, the mission was a success.
As for the rest of this writer's bullshit, let him explain or make excuses for the innocent bystander who was killed by Israeli militants who call themselves settlers. If this had happened in the U.S. what would be the response in the U.S.?
Two things come to mind when this article was read. Ear infections and pharmaceutical companies rewarding doctors who push their anti-biotics.
Speaking of the Wayback Machine, Steven Chapman has found out its use through another blogger.
It is very good on finding archives, check it out on the side bar of this site.
For those of you who liked Traficant's one minute speeches, some are in archives. Thanks to the Wayback Machine for pulling them out of the web.
Al-Assad confers with US team; for stronger ties with Lebanon
What this means is Presidfent Bush is spending way too much time on Hussein and not enough time is being spent on Lebanon.
Tony Blair is given a way out of going along with the U.S. on an invasion of Iraq.
The Guardian is now picking up on how the U.S. military brass think an invasion of Iraq would be a mistake.
The most important statement in the article is this: "...In briefings calculated to query the administration's persistent sabre rattling towards Iraq, unnamed officers told the Washington Post that the policy of containment was working well and that the alternative, a military assault, was too riddled with risk to be worth pursuing."
As it is.
Monday, July 29, 2002
Thousands of Palestinians Defy Curfew
A lesson here for the Palestinians, this type of protest has more of an effect then suicide bombings.
Why would Matt Drudge post a story from this site.
HYPE.
Cuban Youths Defect During Celebrations in Canada
A Cuban spokesman has confirmed that twenty-three young Cubans have defected. They were part of a two hundred strong delegation attending World Youth Day celebrations in Toronto, Canada. Family members who travelled from the United States assisted some of the defectors.
Showdown on the Danube
Croatia is demanding a public apology from Yugoslavia following a shooting incident on the Danube on Sunday. Yugoslav soldiers fired on a boatload of Croatian officials and civilians heading for a disputed island in the river, which here forms the border between the two Balkan states.
Pressure mounts on Sharon so he responds.
But then again Peres may have been a little too harsh.
Syrian border police kill two Lebanese smugglers
The officials said Ghassan Zeineddine and his uncle, Mounir Zeineddine, were carrying household appliances on mules on the border between Syria and Lebanon when they were spotted by Syrian border police.
Sunday, July 28, 2002
Damian Penny will learn. The Kach have shown their hand once again. The revolving door in the judicial system in Israel will show up again. Remember the Israeli militant who conspired to blow up innocent Palestinians. He was let out under house arrest.
What makes Penny think the Israeli government is different than Arafat. These bloggers are certainly getting an education and eating crow as events unfold in the Mafia wars between the hardliners of Palestinians and Israelis.
This is too funny. Andrew Sullivan doesn't question the New York Times when it comes to a possible attack on Iraq.
SOONER RATHER THAN LATER? The Guardian seems alarmed by the possibility of an early, 50,000 troop initiative to rid the world of Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction. I find it encouraging. Meanwhile, in the latest leak, the "inside-out" strategy appears to be a serious one. Or is this a bluff? Either way, it's good news. It suggests we're nearing the point when real decisions are about to be taken. Not a moment too soon.
We were the first to question the New York Times article on the temperatures cited in Alaska and we will question the veracity of the New York Times article on the plan to attack Iraq.
It won't happen on the scale that is alleged. Plain and simple the deployed troops are busy with current missions.
Paul Greenberg gets it.
Israel is supposed to be a Jewish state -- which doesn't mean it's a theocracy, but that it upholds certain values. And the pre-eminent Jewish book warns against destroying even fruit trees in time of war, let alone women and children. (Deuteronomy 20:19) Voices of conscience are already being raised in Israel, and they need to be heeded.
Tourism must be down on the outskirts of Bethlehem.
Father Pakrad Bourjekian said the army had seized property belonging to the patriarchate, bulldozed olive trees and destroyed tombs to clear a road that will run along the planned fence line, which will divide the property.
Glenn Reynolds thinks that SAN FRANCISCO'S TOURIST INDUSTRY IS HURTING. Why? I wonder if it's because people are turned off by the various displays of anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism over the past eleven months or so?
Nice try professor of logic. Check in with the gay community there before you make such assinine suggestions.
Andrew Sullivan says:
FOR PEACE IN ISRAEL, REMOVE SADDAM: A simple, persuasive and powerful case for war against Iraq in yesterday's Los Angeles Times.
OK so if it is in Israel's best interest, why should the U.S. be the one to oust him. Clearly Sullivan is confused on U.S. policy. Military involvement in foreign countries require a U.S. interest. Hussein must act aggresively towards the U.S. Currently Israel has the military capability to win a war against Iraq.
Since Justin Raimondo is such a big fan of China, he must have missed this one on purpose.
Some more B.S. from the New York Post.
But just how "innocent" were those civilians?
No - no one's suggesting that any of them personally took part in terror attacks against Israelis (not that it would be all that surprising if some had).
Wow, "not that it would be all that surprising if some had."
Then this writer has the audacity to state:
But based on appearances, there is strong evidence that (the grown-ups, at least) knowingly, actively, willingly harbored a major terror thug, intentionally putting themselves and their kids at risk.
And where was the Israeli intelligence on this? They indicated they didn't know there were civilians. And this writer makes a judgment on appearances. Must have been what the Israeli intellgence used. "It appeared there were no civilians in the area."
Then this writer turns to the Iraqis.
To claim innocence, Iraqi citizens must take every measure to protect themselves and their kids. They must ensure that they are not made into hostages. And that Saddam - and his supporters - are given no quarters.
How many Palestinian informers have been killed? And where in the hell does Iraq have a constitution that ensures the right of private citizens against the military coming in and setting up shop; let alone being threatened with your life for not abiding by a dictator's rule.
The writer of this piece is another fine example of the bigotry that is held in the Israeli hardliner's heart.
Some military brass favor no Iraq attack.
This story is more realistic and refutes the New York Post story on an invasion of Iraq.
Carpoint test drives Volvo's $10 million Safety Concept Car and talks to the car's engineers about its advanced safety features.
Some of the safety components of the car included an exterior airbag that protects pedestrians and sensors on the sideview mirror that warned the driver that a car was in their blind spot.
In another story from the New York Post, Operation Polo Step is mentioned as proof of an attack on Iraq.
The plan "Operation Polo Step" was a plan to invade Iraq. Under the plan, special ops and airstrikes would destroy chemical and biological weapon sites before the weapons there could be used against an invading American force.
The preemptive strikes in the contingency plan, were drafted by the U.S. Central Command. That plan was outlined in The Los Angeles Times on June 23 by columnist William M. Arkin. The plan included sending 250,000 troops into Iraq.
This is old news and if any special ops plan was going to take place, it has already done so. Many of the current airstrikes in Iraq are most likely key chemical and biological targets. Not radar facilities. As for 250,000 troops, that will never take place.
More B.S. from the New York Post.
What went wrong, said retired air-force Brig. Gen. Ron Pekar, is that small barracks and sheds were blasted by shock waves of the bomb, and that is how most of the civilians died.
And so where are the pictures of the bombed site. Jenin was worth a thousand words to the IDF. And the press has no pictures? Why? Better yet, get an aerial shot of the buildings that were blasted by the one ton bomb.
The dishonesty of the Israeli government and its criminal use of a one ton bomb is what is being questioned. The suicide bombers and the comparison to this is becoming more similar. The difference, however, is the suicide bomber is honest in who it targets and why. Revenge.
But one expects honesty and civility from a state government. It is becoming very evident that the supporters of the hardline policies of Israel, have none in their support of Israel's act of revenge.
Kudos to Steve Chapman on his statement on Human Shields.
Admittedly, the opinions on this site have been more critical of Sharon and his policies, but nonetheless, this blogger has been one of the more lucid bloggers on the Middle East violence. At a certain point one who has reason, will eventually come to the point of saying enough is enough.
In the Anchorage Daily News' letters to the editor, Archbishop Francis T. Hurley responded to the editorial staff's statements crticizing school vouchers.
Daily News resorts to scare tactics in criticizing school vouchers
The July 15 editorial uses not only the headline but also the content as a scare tactic ("Regulating religion"). School vouchers are not about regulating religion or about fostering religion. Facts show that in Milwaukee and Cleveland. The Supreme Court made that clear. Its latest decision on vouchers is consistent with its position in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Private and religious schools have participated in that because the programs are for children and for specific programs.
The Alaska Supreme Court in 1961 declared bus rides to private schools unconstitutional. But the court later held bus rides for private-school children along existing routes as constitutional. You were asleep on the bus on that one.
You resort to scare tactics in setting up straw ghosts. Your "what if" hypothesis about Catholic teaching was permanently laid to rest in Vatican Council II in 1965. Your "what if" hypothesis about Muslims plays a terrorist card in today's climate.
You reflect incomplete knowledge of law, fuzzy bromides about religions, and ignorance of the many examples of cooperation of private schools for the benefit of children -- cooperation demonstrated to be constitutional.
As a former high school teacher, I offer this advice: Do your homework. Responsible journalism warrants at least that.
-- Archbishop Francis T. Hurley
The Monsignor is in fine form. Hear!! Hear!!!
Saturday, July 27, 2002
Glenn Reynolds has finally pick up on John Leo's article that has been posted here.
One thing that Reynolds has failed to address is that tainted bloggers including himself, have a tendency to be wrong when they write for the media. They themselves will become the target. His purity as a blogger has been tainted. Thus he has a certain following that ensures that the kingdom of blog remains pure.
Guys like Reynolds, Sullivan and the vast group of eclectic journalist/lawyer/professor blogger types who like to brag about tearing down misinformation handed out by the media, are the very ones who engage in the practice.
Here is an American journalist with a drug habit.
"I've never, never met anyone who smokes as much as I do," he said. "In Jamaica, I freaked out the Jamaicans."
Jonah Goldberg has a litmus test for being Patriotic.
The young man states; " I disagree with certain folks on the right when it comes to some arguments about American sovereignty. For example, I'm a free trader and I don't think the WTO is sapping my precious bodily fluids."
Mr. Goldberg's statement reminds me of a quote made in 1927; "Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about."
Evidently the man has forgotten about GATT, NAFTA and the laws that attack the U.S. and its own laws. Some might say he is not a Patriot in the pure sense. But he sure can holler the loudest.
We have it from a reliable source that while being stopped for going left of center three times, the military is in hot pursuit of Traficant in their F-16's.
Word has it that the Portage County Sheriff's Department stated that Traficant's last words as the sheriff's department was done giving a sobriety test was, "Beam me up Scotty." Evidently he is currently nowhere to be found.
Rep. Don Young, one of the nine members of congress that did not cast a yea or nea vote on expelling Traficant.
Spokeswoman Amy Inaba said Young believes the people of Ohio's 17th District are the ones who should pass judgment on Traficant.
Another representative, Rep. Steve LaTourette, R-Ohio, was troubled by testimony presented to the House by a juror from Traficant's trial. The testimony of the one juror is an angle that has been ignored by the mainstream press. Currently, Sydney Jacobs is working on an article addressing that angle. She should be done shortly.
Flogged by bloggers
Keep an eye on bloggers. The main arena for media criticism is not going to be books, columns, or panel discussions, and it certainly won't be journalism schools. It will be the Internet.
As for the article the New York Times ran on the warming in Alaska, it was disputed here first, and then the "report from the Center for Global Change said Alaskan temperatures did not rise consistently over the 20th century–the pattern was back and forth: warming until 1940, cooling until the 1960s, then warming again" came out.
As for Sullivan and others, they themselves are flogged by bloggers.
"Memento Mori" and "Shadows on the Land" are two poetic narratives written for my children and grandchildren. They testify that I witnessed something unusual on two consecutive days, sixteen months before 9/11/01. I believe the inner messages and the behavior of the eagles were relevant, timely gifts. I also believe that the narratives can serve as minor contributions for our times. I would urgently add that our children must learn about our Nation's honorable History, wherein lies struggle, and growth - the eternal bases for hope.
Memento Mori
Sydney Jacobs
On Memorial Day, 2000 A.D., I raised our flag in honor of those who were lost to us. Hair raised on my neck, as unseen warriors pressed close. They and I waited for Old Glory to unfurl. Eager to go on display, adorned in new colors, Glory waited, until a strong current lifted her, and she skipped skyward. We all came to attention, with the sound of the rhythmic roll of slap, slap, snap!
My phantom guests and I stood in silence. A sense of loss and shame grew, as I looked down an unadorned street. "It is not enough; I am sorry." Whispered words fell as spilled milk. There was no bugler, no band, or exulted national pride to offer, only my pitiful Apologia.
"I am a poor substitute for forgotten idealism, or virtue lost. The Lord knows I tried," I sniveled. An old woman's ruminations continued: "Would you have fought, if you had known about our nation's drugged undoing? Were we too soft? too tough? Were our efforts enough?"
As if to console, they huddled closer, those who were lost to us. Sighing, they reassured, "All wars' victories are pyrrhic; It is enough to know some have tried to win souls' endless ones. Begin again; make everything count; be good women and men. Tell the children to remember us, as you pass the baton."
Unconsoled, I wanted more for them, some sign of natural gratitude, perhaps the spiritual cry of "Taps." Surely that would ease the shame caused by communal indifference. I was certain that ghostly warriors would hear its bittersweet refrain, and be comforted. Then, stillness hushed my busy mind like a gentle, "Shh."
For an instant, I stood watching Old Glory, when suddenly, two melodious cries came from the Southwest. Turning, I saw them again. This time, the white headed eagles stood in rapt attention atop a dead Cottonwood, each facing East and our nation's flag.
Like stoic generals, they stood motionless. It seemed as if they were watching ghostly troops pass in review. Tears welled, as I watched the raptors. They appeared to be honoring veiled warriors of every stripe. Deeds that had tried many in the name of friendship and country were rightly acknowledged that day. The feathered ones remained at attention for two hours. Finally, as if rehearsed, they lifted, and glided East. True to the flyover tradition, they returned, swooped low over our nation's flag, and disappeared into a flood plain's hidden blinds.
As a gentle breeze emptied my heart and mind of ghostly warriors, I recalled the simple message."Begin again! Make everything count; Be good women and men; Teach the children to remember us, as you pass the baton." As it was said, it is here written. Now, it is done. ‘Be not afraid!' Tell the children that souls' endless wars are not yet won.
May copy with attribute to author: Sydney Jacobs © 2002
Friday, July 26, 2002
Radio Netherlands Headlines today Two Attacks in The West Bank; Greek Police Arrest Another November 17 Suspect; Jail Sentence for Tommy Suharto
As Israelis warn of retaliation for Gaza strike, 4 Jewish settlers were killed in West Bank.
SAVE THE TRAFICANTS
Sydney Jacobs
Like the movement to "Save the Whales," we need a world-wide crusade to save the Traficants. Who or what are the Traficants? They are a dying species of males that are known by their predisposition to bluster, fume, grab attention, get to the point, hit and stand, and tell the unvarnished truth, or at least their version of it. Some are suspected of being minor crooks.
They are gross in their demeanor, given to verbosity, unbridled self-confidence, arrogance and vulgarity. They are disarmingly self-effacing sinners, who often drink too much, pass gas, belch and make no pretense about their earthy, lustful fantasies, when tender young things walk by. More than a few of them probably have a hard time getting it up with regularity, and without aids. Many have a hard time keeping their hands off of you, if you are female. Males don't have to worry. Traficants' are stanch heterosexuals. If you are a male, just relax. The only thing you have to worry about is being sunburned from Traficants' sun-like rays of humor.
Men and women love Traficants, because they are what we are not - bold, brave, audacious and vulnerable. They are not worthy heros, but they are worthy of note, because in a time of PC, back stabbing, child rape and murder, and child pornography, as well as the marketing of aborted fetal body parts, they have the aura of heroism, if not its substance. And we will take what we can get as role models, because we are exhausted from overexposure to disloyalty, meanness, traitors and cruelty. Not that Traficants cannot be cruel. They can. They have been known to lacerate known and perceived enemies with cutting words. And I suspect that they, along with many others, have had their hand under the counter.
Who can we turn to if not the Traficants? Moles have overtaken our major institutions, including our churches. Can we depend on the left-over rebellious types from the sixties? They who hid in the shadows, hit and ran, and have gone on to become Ivy League prostitutes? i.e., well-heeled pansies, who rub elbows with the now legitimate (oxymoron) mob. Why, they pale in Traficants' light! Naw! The old noise makers have given new meaning to the lexicals: "disloyal", "traitor," "user," and a host of other negatives. They are the Pied Pipers who have led us to our ruin.
Once, we could deal with the Traficant's. They followed unpredictably, predictable pathways. And although they were perceived to be bottom feeders at times, we knew how to handle them. We were not fully overwhelmed. Traficants didn't own the Justice Department, like Clinton and Reno did, and I suspect, in a large part still do. They weren't powerful like Hitler and Stalin. They didn't kill millions. So, we were grateful when we came into their sphere of power.
I ask those of you who believe that the Traficants are a dying species to e-mail your Representative, Senator, President, Tyrant, Dictator, Prime Minister, King, Queen, Priest, Imam, Pope, Bishop, Attorney General, Governor, Sheriff, Cop, anyone who will listen and act. Tell them to knock it off. Leave our Traficants alone.
The reason for this call to action, after the spirit of Paul Revere, is that one of the remaining few Traficants is about to be pilloried and spirited off to a Gulag, because he refused to suck up and succumb to the party line. He sounded the alarm about Red China and all the other Reds and their fellow terrorists, who are in the process of taking our Republic out, and us with it.
He blew the whistle on his fellow Democrats and has made it clear that he hates the government, but loves his country. One of the Traficants' immune weaknesses is a predisposition to be too forthright, if not totally honest. Remember Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn? He said it was coming: our Republic's extinction, the demise of the Traficants and the end of our freedom.
Ohio's Representative, JimTraficant, was skewered by Congress. The Democrats and Republicans coalesced and got him out of their hair, because the enemy is within both parties, and they are powerful. That is why Traficants have sought refuge in the welcoming harbor of the declaration of independence. Save an endangered species known as Traficants! Write your e-mails, for they are us.
Copyright © 2002
Holy shit this takes the cake.
Reynolds is trying to take cover on the issue.
Glenn has come out of the closet many times against Muslims, he even disputed polls that showed an increase of anti-Muslim rhetoric. Hell we have an Arab secret service agent being denied a boarding on an airline and now we have a bigoted secret service agent who dislikes Muslims.
Some Air Force officers recommended ending the combat patrols in the spring of 2001, but senior defense officials now consider the missions a valuable check against Iraqi aggression and a bulwark of military engagement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, key allies in the region.
Oops that shouldn't have been divulged.
Thursday, July 25, 2002
Iraq seeks steel for nukes
A hunting we shall go.
The London Evening Standard and Pravda report that American and British special forces are now building staging areas in Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait, with military action likely within months – possibly as early as August.
Early August, it probably has happened already. These "staging" areas have been "staging" for years.
Dope cafes take pot luck in UK
Two Dutch cannabis cafe chains plan to open up to 50 ventures in Britain in a full-frontal assault on the police's ability to enforce drug laws.
Family planning the Chinese way.
Nearly a quarter of a million people in Peru were pressured into being sterilised by the regime of the disgraced former president Alberto Fujimori as it sought to control population growth, the government has said.
Justin Raimondo finally gets it. It wasn't the artsy fartsy students, it was the movers and shakers. He gets his gumshoe badge and decoder ring back.
Now if he keeps digging he will be a believer that there is an Iraqi-Pague connection and all signs point to Atta and company. And who was following close behind? The movers and shakers dancing in the aisles.
If Bush wants to quell the growing violence that will take place in Israel, he will have to do better than this.
Sanctions now, or there will be no peace. He will lose the support that was building among moderate Palestinians.
The Mafia war in Israel heats up.
Instead of innocent civilians being the threatened target, the leaders are now the target. Hmmmm. We will have to think about that one.
Update According to the Times of India the Hamas have stated every Israeli is now a target. Which Israeli haven't they targeted.
The Mafia war in Israel posted by Loud @ 8:21 PM
Lawyers looking for a Fast, Fat Buck
For cry'n out loud. Some idiot of a Cardinal cooks up some conspiracy on a Jewish conspiracy against the Catholic Church and its problems with the sexual abuse cases.
According to the ADL, a Honduran Catholic Cardinal implied somehow that Jews manipulated the American media. The ADL stated:
"...Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga, in a May interview with the Italian-Catholic publication 30 Giorni, claimed Jews influenced the media to exploit the current controversy regarding sexual abuse by Catholic priests in order to divert attention from the Israeli-Palestinian crisis."
Doug Thompson nails it on the Traficant vote.
Traficant deserved to go, but you have to wonder just how many others on the Hill should get the same treatment.
For example:
Florida Rep. Corrine Brown who left investors in several shady business deals back home holding the bag and then lied about her involvement in those deals to federal investigators. She also has accepted large cash payments from activists and religious leaders.
Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank, the most openly-gay member of Congress, whose male prostitute boyfriend ran a whorehouse out of the Congressman’s Capitol Hill townhouse.
Virginia Rep. Jim Moran who openly sells his vote to any lobbyist or corporate bigwig who will lend his money to try and pay off huge debts from stock market losses.
The list goes on and on. Congress is rushing to pass a bill outlawing corporate fraud.
If they really want to outlaw fraud, maybe they should just pass a bill outlawing Congress.
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
David Horowitz and his past SDS tendencies emerge in his latest screed.
ICC Cannot Touch Israel
Plain and Simple, there is no state of Palestine.
Hopefully the voice of Peres will be listened to. Highly unlikely that the Hamas will.
Speaking of Rep. Ron Paul
We speak of him , he writes.
Now how will Ann Coulter spin this one.
Tony Karon says pretty much what was said on this site:
"...And moderates looking to revive peace efforts and demilitarize Palestinian politics are likely to find themselves drowned out by the hard men in the battle for Palestinian public opinion."
That is precisely what Sharon wanted. He knew the efforts of the moderates were taking hold and politically, he can't have that happen. By President Bush playing soft on Sharon, the thug showed his hand again.
The closing of the moderate Palestinian's office at the University is the thinking behind Sharon. In the last few months you can put Jenin, Nablus, the closing of the University, the threat of deporting families and now the bombing and killing of more innocent Palestinians on Sharon's list of terror. He is no different than those who he has killed. The difference is, he is given the license to do it.
President Bush lost the battle at the moment, hopefully he can bring the voice of moderation to the forefront in the Middle East.
Newsmax has a pretty good article on Traficant.
They are right in regard that Traficant bucked the system and in that way he was more honest than those who should have been joining him.
He is however the wrong guy to raise the banner to. He broke the law like his peers, but was convicted. The vote on the house floor on expelling him was uneventfull given that it was known that he would be expelled. But Condit, the no vote. Come on. What is that all about.
After a 2 1/2 month investigation, the D.A. said they were not able to substantiate sexual abuse allegations against Bishop Rueger.
(via clergyabuse)
This one takes the cake.
Only a few hours after Israeli intelligence pinpointed the whereabouts of its most wanted terrorist, an Israeli air force jet delivered a "perfect hit" on his lair - with a 1-ton "smart" bomb, officials said yesterday.
Ok Israeli intelligence did a great job on locating the guy.
The lightning-quick "targeted killing" of the elusive Hamas leader Salah Shehada was carried out Monday night by a pilot so skilled and with equipment so sophisticated that he could put the powerful explosive "through the left side of a window or through the right side if he had to," former air force Brig. Gen. Ran Peker said.
Ok so far so good.
But Israeli officials said they were investigating why faulty intelligence failed to detect the presence of civilians in Shehada's hideout before the attack that killed him, his wife and 13 others, including nine children.
Any takers? The intelligence is good enough to get the location of the guy, but not so good when detecting 150 some casualties that were in the vicinity of that one ton bomb.
The Stock Market syndrome has ended the honeymoon President Bush had.
SHARON FOES: CEASE-FIRE BID BLOWN TO SMITHEREENS
Sharon foes ? BUSH TAKES AIM AT DEADLY STRIKE
Memo to the New York Post: Get on the same page.
China is now crying about the 34 million that the U.S. has pulled out of the family planning that carries the Made in China label.
John Podhoretz blames the dead Hamas leader for the deaths of the innocent Palestinians.
It comes down to this. He shouldn't have used those who died as human shields. Don't that beat all. Israel lobs a one ton bomb to get one guy and he comes up with this bullshit.
250,000 Palestinians attend funeral of those killed in Israeli raid
Well Sharon got what he wanted. No chance of Peace. Bush has his hands full and the Palestinian moderates will be slowly pushed out of the picture.
What is amazing is people like this guy can make foolish statements like: "..I don't believe the Israelis went in there with the intent of killing civilians - which differentiates tham from the likes of Hamas or the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, who almost exclusively target civilians - but surely to God, one thinks, there were more precautions which could have been taken."
It's called "collateral damage." If I didn't know better, I would have thought I was in a court room listening to a second rate closing argument. Better yet, from the Israeli government "... Ariel Sharon, the Israeli Prime Minister, hailed the killing of the Hamas commander Salah Shehada as a great success. The deaths of 14 others, including nine children, were said to be regrettable."
An Israeli Army statement said, “Shehada was behind hundreds of terrorist attacks carried out over the past two years” against Israeli military and civilian targets.
In other words, it was calculated that civilians would be killed and regretable at the same time. That folks is "collateral damage" to the hardline Israeli supporters. To others it is a killing, that is unjustified because you use a one ton bomb on one person.
Update According to the Timesonline U.K. "a Palestinian declaration containing an unconditional commitment to end suicide attacks on civilians was finalised hours before the attack. It was to have been made public yesterday but has now been postponed indefinitely."
That had better be a Pet Rock your holding
We have reduced our quality of life to increase our standard of living. That's capitalism for you, writes Ross Gittins.
Yes the quality of service has declined in business. Try getting someone to talk to is hard these days. A golden parachute would be nice to soften the hardship.
Bruce Willis is the national spokesman on adoption.
President Bush said "We all know that Bruce is a tough guy in the movies. Truth of the matter is, he has a tender heart for children."
JAMES TARANTO comes up with this; "We suppose the White House has to distance itself from Israeli military action for diplomatic reasons, but if Americans knew Osama bin Laden was hiding in a particular house in Afghanistan or Pakistan, would we let him go rather than risk killing civilians?"
Uh, isn't that happening in Afghanistan? Or are we just playing a game of cat and mouse with the porn star. Some might call him a cave dweller instead of living in a particualr house. I think there are wedding bells off in the distance.
Don't always agree with him, but Dreher is on a roll.
Cheney's Yellow Submarine
Life is good for European investors.
Osama bin Laden the porn star.
FBI agents are all hot and bothered over the prospect of terror kingpin Osama bin Laden baring his innermost secret plans to al Qaeda cronies by hiding messages in lewd photos on porno Web sites.
"Hot and bothered", very descriptive. Does this mean the FBI agents can't wait to see those secret messages. Or are they really worried. Hmmm. Do they even exist? Now that would be cause for alarm; looking for a reason to visit the sites on company time.
Color this site........skeptical.
A deal that has gone bad.
The United States has been trying to strike a bilateral deal with Germany to protect its soldiers from prosecution from the International Criminal Court in The Hague. But a spokesperson of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that the US plan didn't work. In attempting to close a bilateral deal, the US is trying to weaken the European alliance.
DRUDGE HYPES the New York Times yawner of a story.
This is not big news. Anyone that has paid attention to what was being said about Ashcroft's policies that crossed civil liberties, would already know what the conservative civil libertarians have been saying.
Israel: If we'd known, we'd have put off Hamas hit
Do you buy it?
July 31 is the deadline for the U.N. ending its stay in Lebanon.
As the time approaches, the Hizbullah are reinforcing their positions on Lebanese border.
Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Brendan O'Neill has a typical response to the IRA.
Unfortunately, the IRA becomes the focus and not the Catholics themselves. What the Protestant British rule has done to the Catholics is the problem and the dumbass members of the IRA do no service to the Catholics in Ireland.
Many influential Protestants from England have a history of bigotry. That bigotry found itself in America's history though the "Know Nothing Party" to the Blaine Amendment. An Amendment that had the support of Protestants because its intent was to deny Catholic Schools public funding.
Drudge is flashing a news story on "religious conservatives" have become deeply troubled by his actions, the NEW YORK TIMES is planning to report in a blistering Page One spread on Wednesday."
It doesn't take a rocket scientists to know that unless of course you are Ann Coulter. Rep. Ron Paul was getting a little P.O.'d at Ashcroft on his Homeland Security deals.
Racial profiling in Australian nightclubs
Would you do it?
61,000 women raped in a year, crime survey says
The Home Office survey found that current partners were responsible for 45 per cent of rapes. Strangers accounted for only 8 per cent. Women were most at risk from their partners, former partners, men they are dating and acquaintances.
Phyllis Schlafly talks about vouchers.
The NEA's first and most important goal is to fight against any voucher plan, such as the Cleveland plan which was recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, and which the NEA now forecasts will be imitated in seven or eight other states.
She is right.
In Alaska where the Blaine Amendment has been adopted Rich Kronberg - President of NEA - Alaska makes the statement that:
Vouchers do nothing to improve schools. They distract from real efforts to improve the quality of our public schools by focusing our attention away from what really matters: high-quality teachers, safe and well-maintained facilities, up-to-date curricula, and credible assessments aligned to rigorous standards.
Too bad he is wrong. And as for the Blaine Amendment which was borne out of religious bigotry; it will be challenged soon in states that have adopted the intent of the law by placing it into their state constitutions.
What this means is federal law will dictate that the language of the Blaine Amendment be eliminated from the state's constitution.
The GOP has some problems.
Monday, July 22, 2002
SHADOWS ON THE LAND
By Sydney Jacobs
As I watched two Bald Eagles scrutinize my Granddaughter, I silently confronted my naive notions about nature and the political world. The eagles provided me with a metaphor about romantic notions that lead us into real-life traps. I had not yet connected the dots that led me to seemingly unconnected worlds, the natural and the political. It took Teddy Roosevelt to help link them.
After watching a video of the movie, The Wind and the Lion, I was reminded that President Theodore Roosevelt's understanding of the world, probably stemmed from a similar encounter with creatures of prey and envisioned his own metaphor for the political world.
Our national symbol, the Bald Eagle, did not seem to enthrall President Roosevelt; Nor was he naive about the way to go about defending our nation's sovereignty. In 1902, he advised: "Speak softly, and carry a big stick." Old Teddy, the hunter and environmental steward, probably reasoned, as I did, that nature is bewitchingly tranquil and beautiful on its surface, but dangerously chaotic and savage at its functional core.
Though we long for peace, as a fallen race, we are doomed to wage an eternal war against an unseen enemy, who hates our strengths and delights in our self-sabotaging, fatal weaknesses. Our Warrior-President seemed to understand and accept that reality as a challenge. So must we.
The Eagles that appeared, May 2001, served to recall timeless warnings in the form of lessons that were taught by Christ for our consideration and well-being. It is important to turn to Him again. As environmentalists' questionable gospels laud earth and nature's preeminence, over humankind, we need to revisit Christ's gospels and ask why His kingdom was not of this earth. And we need ask ourselves why some ennoble environmentalists and their views, despite the fact that they have blatantly targeted for extinction, white babies, their more darkly colored kin and the elderly. Below, I have shared a special moment in time for the reader's consideration. A poetic narrative - nonetheless, it provides a hard lesson.
Hours before the arrival of Memorial Day, 2000 A.D., they commanded my grassy meadow from their high Cottonwood perch, one facing West the other East, "A pragmatic schism." I thought, as I glanced up at the raptors. Their orchestrated cries had broken a delicate silence, and caught my attention.
They were regal creatures, but sentimentality clouded mind's clarity, as I watched, transfixed. Their white-wizened-heads moved only now and again, as feathered bodies stood immobile. They seemed oblivious to the Ravens, who challenged with coarse, kaw, kaw, kaws. Awash in peace, I watched them, entranced, unaware that they, too, observed.
One hour or more, they stood over their consumers' meadow: my groomed, grassy acre, surrounded by wild roses, trees, Fireweed and twiggy hideaways; where Moose Mamas, had come with their young, and selectively ate Mariah and Meg's prize cabbages. It is a place where mating Porcupines danced, where Moles, Voles and Squirrels scamped and I, too, had tramped, seeking Rose Hips, Watermelon Seeds and other natural delicacies.
Mine was a fit hunting place for the Mighty Ones camped there. A remote viewer, I uttered no prayer for smaller, potential victims. I was willing to admire, not judge. My mind drifted to them, as if we were one, when a welcome intruder appeared. Little, Mariah, my grandchild, ran as tots do to a weed, and stood examining it. For a brief moment, I looked for her parents, but they pushed the thought from my mind, as I glanced at the Raptors. The feathered hunters had spotted Mariah, and adjusted their stance.
With new intensity, both faced East, now, studying the lone child. Their interest waxed, as she thoughtfully lifted a leaf's tip, and tenderly touched a Spider's web. "A respectful visitor," I digressed. "She is innocent, trusting, aware of differences, and loves the littlest of God's creatures. Her father has taught her well," I mused, approvingly.
I had momentarily forgotten the Raptors' intensity. The World seemed balanced and at peace. Nevertheless, the thought quickly passed as the majestic birds fell silent; measuring, posturing, calculating, as if Mariah was the day's meal.
Now changed, in my mind's eye, they signaled the presence of potential enemies. Instinct warned: "They have torn Lambs from their Mothers. Think! They are majestic Birds of Prey, and little more. That's what they are meant to do; it is Nature's way."
"Come, Mariah, to the door, " I called. Lost in meditation, she didn't move. Another voice urged, "Hurry, free her from her reverie, or have her no more." As I ran to her, my mind was frozen by imagined fear. Suddenly, the revving sound of a small motor intercepted dreadful thoughts. As I held Mariah's hand, I turned and saw her father, a self-employed man and Gulf War veteran, as he drove my tractor-mower toward the Cottonwoods. He had come to do a good deed.
I looked up at the unadorned, high-pole-trees and watched with awe, as the white-headed creatures seemed to give up the ghost. Slipping down on streams of free air, the Hunter-gliders silently approached us, then swooped low, above my grandchild and me. Their black shadows swept nearby grass and sun burned windows. "Signs of power's might and a warning," I thought, as their dark passing glanced us. In an instant, they reminded me why one such as these was our nation's chosen symbol.
As they moved on, I drew Mariah close. An ominous sense of gloom suddenly enveloped me. "Strange! ," I thought. Still, like other times when disquieting intuitions lacked insight and certainty, I stored them in the back of my mind, but only briefly. The raptors returned the next day, to clarify and remind.
Sydney Jacobs © 2001
William L. Anderson has some interesting thoughts on the Amish.
He goes off the deep end when he states:
A myth that permeates our society today is the falsehood that "responsible citizenship" requires that one vote in elections and keep abreast of political news. I know of no more responsible people than the Amish, and no people who are less politicized. That does not mean they do not stand up for their rights; a very conservative Amish sect in nearby Cambria County, Pennsylvania, has unsuccessfully fought to have a gray buggy triangle instead of the orange one the state requires.
But he does note, the Amish have the ability to function under a sytem that requires "responsible citizenship" from its people.
The U.S. is going to withold $34M in U.N. Funds.
That should make British MP Norman Lamb happy.
Not sure on what to say about Justin Raimondo's latest. He covers a lot of ground.
One track leads off into an area that would have one believe that Christianity is under attack in the U.S. His lead in? Here it is:
If the oppression of women is now a casus belli, then we'd better send an invasion force to Cullane, Scotland, where they held the British Open golf tournament at a men-only club. As for countries that persecute Christians: the campaign to ban all expressions of Christian faith from the public square is nearly as advanced in the US as it was in the Soviet Union. Religious activities in public schools, mangers at Christmastime, and even the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance are all under attack. Never mind what happens in Saudi Arabia – in the US, militant atheists have done everything but throw Christians to the lions. And I seem to recall at least one prominent instance in which that is pretty much what happened.
After reading this excerpt, the word histrionic comes to mind. When the U.S. becomes more like Pakistan and adjudicates death sentences to individuals who claim to be Jesus and denounce Islam, then he can be taken seriously.
We pick up on a simliar attitude at Warblogger Watch and Instapundit.
Hell has frozen over. Well, maybe it's cooling a little.
And while hell cools, the Good Witch is busy paving a yellow brick road with good intentions. Too bad Coulter's yellow brick road takes a u-turn and heads South.
Sunday, July 21, 2002
Hans von Sponeck is calling on Iraq to call Bush's bluff
Hans von Sponeck was the UN humanitarian aid coordinator for Iraq from 1998-2000 and has just returned from a two-week stay in Iraq.
His comments have already been addressed on this site.
No reason to be redundant. The previous comments hold true.
Revolutionary Guards issue an unprecedented warning.
This should put Michael Ledeen's statements to rest.
Speaking of warbloggers and their village, a new child is born:
"I HAVE A NEW BLOGCHILD: It's AgendaBender, a gay-issues group blog, one of whose authors says he was forced to start his own blog by my limited posting while on vacation."
"Ve haff vays to make you blog. . . . Bwahahaha!"
Speaking of warbloggers and their village, a new child is born:
posted by Loud @ 6:11 PM
It takes a village of warbloggers to raise a bigot.
Go check out the pic on Charles Johnson's site. It's a "Palestinian babe" with some serious firepower. I am all for doing a Sherman on the barbarians. Sometimes you just have to decimate a 'people'. And I desecrate that word here.
Posted by Dawson at July 14, 2002 07:30 PM
Ah, yes, decimate a "people", the same type of decimation that a " half-century ago, in a town with an unpronounceable name, a 17-year-old boy risked his life to save those of two young girls, whose ethnicity placed them on a collision course with a scourge devastating a continent and decimating a people."
The blogger does get hooked on semantics and not phonics. Must be a warblogger thing.
Ironically, the story on the Belarus man being honoured and this idiot's bigoted statements were made on the same day.
LeBoutillier says RELEASE THE DOCUMENTS
Too late.
Newsmax is running an article on the LAX shooting.
Newsmax states:
Communications intercepts by U.S. intelligence agencies indicate that the July 4th attack on El Al Airlines at Los Angeles International Airport may have been an al Qaeda dry run in preparation for a larger attack, two members of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security said Sunday.
Mahoning Valley stays true to Traficant
It must be his hair-do.
Justice Scalia has an opinion in today's
StarTribune
In his opening remarks he states:
I want to make clear that my views on the morality of capital punishment have nothing to do with how I vote in capital cases that come before the Supreme Court.
But, then later states:
It is a matter of great consequence to me, therefore, whether the death penalty is morally acceptable. As a Roman Catholic -- and being unable to jump out of my skin -- I cannot discuss that issue without reference to Christian tradition and the church's magisterium.
It sure sounds like his own views mesh with his legal opinion on the death penalty. For he uses a rational argument borne from his personal view of religious doctrine to quell any misgivings in his legal morality. The Court found itself in a similar situation in Roe v. Wade.
His idea that allows the State to function as the sole custodian of the death penalty and the morality that surrounds it, is contrary to the idea that the State is not infalliable and historically has made mistakes in handing down sentences that found the innocent guilty.
And because the so-called conservative approach to State's right advocacy is so strong, the innocent will have no recourse other than a Habeas Corpus through the federal courts, which is again contrary to the legal thinking of State's rights advocates.
Because the State courts (as is the federal court) are not infalliable, the death penalty has no place in the legal system. To think otherwise, is arrogance.
Glenn Reynolds agrees with Stuart Buck on the Afghan casualties.
It is very reasonable to think this since neither Reynolds and Stuart have ever been in the military and neither really know the meaning of war. When you compare the figures of combatants to civillians killed, the ratio does not equate a war.
One could say has there been another conflict in history where combatants killed were so few that jounalists could track down virtually all of them individually?
If Reynolds wants to play war pundit, he should put some chevrons on, play real war and not a war with words along with his cronies.
Stuart Buck asks Has there ever been another war in history where civilian casualties were so few that journalists could track down virtually all of them individually? Civilian casualties are a tragedy, to be sure, but all wars have them, and most wars have them to a much greater extent.
Excuse us, this figure goes beyond the line of reason. And how many combatants have been killed in relation to civilians being killed? The buck may stop with this individual's words but reason seems to be the real casualty of his comments.
One wonders if his sentiment would be the same with the
Canadian soldiers.
Let's see how it would sound.
Has there ever been another war in history where casualties of Canadian soldiers were so few that journalists could track down virtually all of them individually? Canadian casualties are a tragedy, to be sure, but all wars have them, and most wars have them to a much greater extent.
Or better yet how about American soldiers.
Has there ever been another war in history where casualties of American soldiers were so few that journalists could track down virtually all of them individually? American casualties are a tragedy, to be sure, but all wars have them, and most wars have them to a much greater extent.
It seems to this individual, innocent Afghans are expendable. Now how about American and Canadian soldiers.
Certainly those like Damian Penny who hold a great prejudice towards Middle Easterners will hold the bar much higher for the deaths of his fellow Canadians and call for "heads to roll" within the American military for an egregious mistake that is named "friendly fire."
What about the Afghans, what should that be called, "collateral damage"? And if so, how friendly.
"...I never had any large respect for good spelling. That is my feeling yet. Before the spelling-book came with its arbitrary forms, men unconsciously revealed shades of their characters and also added enlightening shades of expression to what they wrote by their spelling, and so it is possible that the spelling-book has been a doubtful benevolence to us."
Saturday, July 20, 2002
A case of copyright infringement on silence.
Do not utter a word, it is an infringement.
Bush Was Warned of Harken Company Troubles - Report
Government records show that President Bush while in private business had confidential information in 1990 about financial problems facing a Texas oil company just months before he sold stock in the firm, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.
Cigarette smuggling case not done
The European Union said Friday it has appealed a U.S. court ruling dismissing a lawsuit against tobacco giants Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds in which EU lawyers claimed the companies sponsored cigarette smuggling in Europe.
North Korea and South Korea open up first air link.
It will be used chiefly to carry technicians and supplies for an international Korean energy consortium which is building nuclear reactors at the port of Sinpo in North Korea.
The Lebanese army defused a bomb in a mosque frequented by a cleric who was involved last week in the handover of a militant.
David Harsanyi writes:
In a recent editorial, Jack Kemp wrote, “blacks, women and American Indians in the United States have had to fight for their place in the American dream. So, too, are Arab Israelis having to fight for their place in the Zionist dream.” Now, Jack Kemp is an intelligent man and his accomplishments speak for themselves; nevertheless, his statement is one of the most naïve ever written regarding Arabs.
He should talk, "So, too, are Arab Israelis having to fight for their place in the Zionist dream.” And what will that dream be. It wasn't built on fear. One could feel left out of that dream if one was an Arab.
Homeland security in action
Want to take a virtual tour of England? Board here.
Even though the Censorship Regulation Unit of Internal Affairs of New Zealand is claiming to be a success, one has to question why since 1996, the office has only investigated only 460 cases of "questionable material," mostly child pornography.
Is this kosher?
80% of Palestinians would back Iraq if US atttacks
The poll was conducted in March when IDF soldiers and Palestinians were fighting in West Bank cities.
Eightball in the corner pocket.
"...In May, a Sunday tabloid carried pictures of Roscommon footballers playing pool in the nude in a Londonderry hotel after a friendly match against Donegal earlier in the season."
If you are driving in Vancover, B. C., beware of the Squeegee Kids
Charles Johnson is just finding about this story or is he just trying to be witty.
"...The Swiss Intellectual Property Office is revoking the registration of the Bin Ladin Trademark after re-assessing the brand name in the wake of the Sept 11 attacks."
"...Two questions - why did it take this long and who is minding the intellectual property of the Intellectual Property Office staff?"
Uh, somone tell the Green Football guy to pay attention to the news and that lawyers tend to muck up things.
Michael Ledeen thinks Iran will fall. Was that as in the Shah of Iran?
Ledeen misses one point. A very big point. China and Iran.
French sources: U.S. to attack Iraq `soon'
Ok, what do you call what is taking place right now. If these pundits think a full scale invasion is going to happen, it ain't.
A bounty hunt for bin Laden yields heads, ears
One hunter recently claimed he had beheaded bin Laden aide Ayman Al-Zawahiri and asked the Pentagon for the $25 million reward. An official tells us the Pentagon asked for proof and got the head, which the FBI found wasn't Zawahiri's. "There are a lot of con men over there," says the official.
The Iraqi press asks the U.N. to answer Baghdad queries.
The U.S. made slight concession on the steel tariffs, but the E.U. feared U.S. patriotism if they retaliated.
The times and opinions at the Ninth Circuit are changing fast. First the Ninth attacked the Pledge law, now they go after the Blaine Amendment in their opinion.
Just like we said when the U.S. Supreme Court came out with their ruling on school vouchers
Adios to the Blaine Amendment.
It is a strange phenomenon that takes place in the blogging community. Panhandling.
Where's the beef.
It is evident that this chap doesn't respect his elders.
Alaska remains on Andrew Sullivan's radar. He may have indeed solved the riddle. And others are noticing.
Taking data and skewing it in a fashion that gets the desired results is nothing new. And certainly it seems the New York Times has skew'd the data.
But what is all of this talk in my home town newspaper about the issue.
In the Anchorage Times editorial, it is stated towards the end that:
"...Also complicating the picture is the fact that the Climate Research Center temperatures were measured over the last 30 years at meteorological weather stations in Barrow, Fairbanks, Anchorage and Nome. Those average increases were: Barrow, 4.16 degrees; Fairbanks, 1.07 degrees; Anchorage 2.26 degrees and Nome, 2.28 degrees."
"...Those numbers certainly suggest that a warming trend is under way. Other scientists point out, however, that Barrow temperatures are strongly affected by ocean currents and ocean phenomena like the El Nino. How much of the heat wave there is attributable to atmospheric warming is open to question."
First, as has been stated before on this site here, here , here and here, the New York Times was incorrect. And the issue is becoming redundant.
However, the Anchorage Times raises one good point. That is the warming of ocean currents. Scientists have studied submarine volcanoes and have found that they have contributed to the warming of the ocean. How much, some scientists think as much as 35% of the warming.
It "boils" down to this, volcanic activity at the earth's surface can affect the ozone layer and submarine volcanoes cause the oceans to warm and both contribute to the warming of the earth's atmosphere.
Mother Nature has more of an impact than what humans have and to say otherwise, is foolishness.
Friday, July 19, 2002
President Bush's short list.
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell yesterday named Palestinian Finance Minister Salam Faiad and Interior Minister Abdel-Razak al-Yehiyeh as Arafat replacements the United States could support.
Cheney has some problems so look for him to be out talking about issues that are popular with the American people. While Bush continues to be popular with Americans.
Silly science.
Alaska glaciers raise global warming fears
Don't worry because according to some knowledgeable scientists they think warmer may mean bigger for coastal glaciers.
When it comes to what this really means for Alaska, it's possible to find almost as many opinions as there are knowledgeable scientists. One of the oddest probabilities is that a warmer climate could set our coastal glaciers growing. And yes, there is some evidence that this has started to happen.
So much for the melting and shrinking glaciers.
Ok we are at a loss. Why the link to the first entry?
Monday, July 15, 2002
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A whole lot of energy is used up on one guy? Sheesh.
A curfew would have stopped a terroist bombing?
Is this author for real on publishing such lunacy?
Opening paragraph: TEL AVIV - The two Palestinian homicide bombers who killed themselves and three innocent people on a crowded street Wednesday were from Nablus, a West Bank town where the Israel-imposed curfew had been lifted two days earlier, an intelligence source said.
"They would never have been out had we not lifted the curfew," he said.
Ok, so who said it? Some intelligence source? I certainly wouldn't want my name assigned to such an assinine statement.
All of those who had or would support the PNTR for China say yea. Because you are either with us or against us.
Deep Throat of four. PoliSci prof West narrows Deep Throat suspects to four
Darrell West a political science prof at Brown University has come up with his own list and Buchanan was not on it.
The suspects are: Nixon speechwriter David Gergen, press aid Frank Gannon, chief speechwriter Raymond Price, and Commerce Secretary Peter Peterson.
This seems to be old news but according to the Brown Herald, it was posted on their site July 19, 2002. BUt the comments don't suggest that. Just a little note.
Syrians are asking if Bashar Assad will bring economic wealth.
Thursday, July 18, 2002
Blasphemer handed death sentence
A Pakistani Christian who claimed he was Jesus Christ and called Islam a fake religion was convicted of blasphemy yesterday and sentenced to death by hanging, court officials said.
This is Pakistan, a state who has "been a "stalwart ally" in America's fight against terrorism."
Death of a Salesman
A chronology of Traficant's political life.
A trial ballon in Middle East politics
Hook, Line and Sinker
Hey Justin, what's the problem. It is all smoke and mirrors.
Pentagon hawks hasten Iraq attack
Won't happen as was previously stated on this site. The Arab countries won't go along with it and British support alone is not enough. This is a piss poor piece of journalism.
The bin Laden guessing game: Dead or alive?
The fact that no one knows should be troublesome. This nagging question is borne from intelligence gathering. So what does that say about our intelligence agencies.
Arabs withhold support for Arafat
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saudi al-Faisal and Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher were equally upbeat. Faisal said: "We are more encouraged by what we heard from the secretary today that this journey is going in the right direction." And Maher also said he was "encouraged" by the "firm commitment to an end-game that will be achieved in three years."
What this translates into is - Iraq will not be invaded and Arafat is goner.
Bush was called crass because he is "ready to axe millions of dollars of UN population funding on the grounds that the money is being used to perform abortions and coerce people into sterilization in China."
Evidently British MP Norman Lamb missed this: Beijing orders Chinese women who are married to Taiwanese to have abortions
We will just leave you with what Mr. Lamb thinks of the UNFPA.
"We all agreed that the UNFPA were a force for good in China, that they are pushing China in the right direction away from coercive methods, and it seems completely crass and stupid to be cutting funding for this vital work."
And what direction would that be?
Wednesday, July 17, 2002
Gene Connected with Asthma Discovered
Scientists from the Icelandic genetics company deCODE, and its co-operative partners, have mapped out a gene that is believed to be connected to asthma. The scientific article that describes the discovery, bearing the title ‘A major susceptibility gene for asthma maps to chromosome 14q24’, will be published in the September edition of the ‘American Journal of Human Genetics’.
Bomb scare disrupts St. John's airport travel
"...It turned out to be a hair dryer."
Be carefull on using a fake I.D.
Adam John Hart, 20, used a fake I.D. to buy alcohol and get into bars. One problem, the photo of himself and the Ugandan passport got him in a little trouble. Somehow Hart was falsely linked to the Al-Qaeda.
In Psychology Today, Anna Schneider-Mayerson writes: "...More reasons to love and hate our favorite star. Sunlight is positively, if counterintuitively, linked to an increased risk of suicide, while too little sun causes vitamin D deficiency, a factor newly implicated in schizophrenia."
Say what? According to this author, "...Suicides peak in May and June in the Northern Hemisphere and in November and December in the Southern Hemisphere."
Life is truely like a box of chocolates.
Analysis of residue from a ceramic "teapot" suggests that the Maya, and their ancestors, may have been gobbling chocolate as far back as 2,600 years ago, pushing back the earliest evidence of cacao use more than 1,000 years.
Insight magazine has an article on supporters of Hamas and Hezbollah filing a suit against Bush.
According to Insight, New York-based lawyer Stanley Cohen, an attorney for members of the terrorist group Hamas is the lawyer on the scene.
Militant activist Abdurahman Alamoudi, a founder and longtime leader of the American Muslim Council (AMC) states the suit "sends a message to the American Muslim community" that they need not be afraid of the U.S. government any more, and that they can now "challenge the system" through the courts. "We've been doing it politically and now we're going to do it legally."
Ok, so what is the beef.
The suit's anonymous plaintiffs focus their complaints on Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the leaders of the Israeli military and security services, whom Cohen accuses of "genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, racketeering, acts of murder and torture, bodily harm, arson, kidnapping," and other crimes. They target Bush and Powell for allegedly failing to comply with federal laws requiring the executive branch to certify to Congress if U.S.-made weapons exported abroad were used to commit human rights abuses.
And there is more.
The suit also targets American arms manufacturers, including Boeing, McConnell-Douglas, and Textron-Bell Helicopter. The plaintiffs also accuse American Jewish and Christian groups, including a Lutheran church, of crimes because they sent aid to an Israeli settlement in the West Bank.
Lawyers. What can you say.
Bonior from Michigan is having a "good hair" day
Rep. Traficant is having another "bad hair" day
The U.N. has come out strongly against Mugabe's policy of transfering farms.
It is stated in a U.N. report, since the occupation of farms, coupled with poor weather conditions, "the lowest agricultural performance in recent years" has been recorded.
Will Cheney survive the onslaught?
It just pisses bigots off when Palestinians want to be something more than a suicide bomber.
Showing a positive message will get you this from from that diva darling Andrew Sullivan: DYING TO LIVE: Spectacular propaganda for the Palestinians here.
A Palestinian just can't seem to get a break in a bigot's mind. They all carry guns and their babies too don'tcha know.
Noise pollution causing problems for the whales and the Navy.
Two hot topics that are on the blogging circuit: hot chicks wielding the axes and chainsaws and, Man who had sex with underwear-clad dogs forced to flee.
And to think about all that fuss this journalist was making about rules and regs on blogging.
Hope there are no rules on what the topic is supposed to be.
Spanking Client Not Legitimate Trial Prep Tactic
The title says it all.
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Tuesday, July 16, 2002
Journalists in Zimbabwe fight deportation
Because of his hunger strike, Pim Fortuyn murder suspect Volkert van der G won him the right to sleep at night with the light off.
Then you have Fortuyn's exhumation set for TV broadcast.
Andrew Sullivan admires:
A MAN: You can have all sorts of abstract debates about the meaning of masculinity. Or you can ponder the example of Pat Tillman. 25 years' old, he decided to enlist in the Army rather than get a three-year $3.6 million NFL contract with the Arizona Cardinals. He'd shown class before - turning down a $9 million offer to play for St. Louis because of loyalty to his home team. But this move - the first NFL player to go to war rather than play ball since World War II - is in a class of its own. Better still, he won't even give an interview about his decision. Real men don't gab to the press. They don't spin, they act. In an age when we read of CEO's robbing their own shareholders for obscene pay-offs, when the last president of the United States declared as ethical only what you could get away with, and when large swathes of the intelligentsia can find reasons to undermine a war to protect a free people from weapons of mass destruction, Tillman is a hero. And a man.
Oh now we get it "Real men don't gab to the press." Has Andrew been talking to the press again.
Nigerian women are holding 200 men hostage at a Nigerian oil terminal by threatening to strip naked.
Nigerian woman are holding 200 men hostage at a Niger Delta oil terminal by posted by Loud @ 2:15 AM
Let Bollywood flush out the Taliban in Afghanistan
Riad El-Taher, chairman of Friendship Across Frontiers, stated that "To go and seek assistance of American military intervention is hardly serving the interests of the Iraqi people. They are deluding themselves, and they are completely out of touch with the people living and enduring the sanctions for the last 12 years. They are not really interested in the interests of the Iraqi people, or even to establish democracy."
This being said about the exiled Iraqis wanting to use outside sources to oust Saddam Hussein.
Yikes, British MP Norman Lamb said Bush was crass
"We all agreed that the UNFPA were a force for good in China, that they are pushing China in the right direction away from coercive methods, and it seems completely crass and stupid to be cutting funding for this vital work."
And what is China's policy on having familes? And who is doing the pushing? And how far have they come?
Fer chrissake, Damian Penny the lawyer is talking about lawyers. Leave the judges out. They are not lawyers anymore. Most have grown up and usually dislike lawyers anyway. Go figure.
At one time the barrister was an esteemed professional. That was about the time when the barristers wore wigs or were part of the Whigs. Now it is just a bunch of hankering men and women who think the Pledge is unconstitutional and bring bogus clients along for the ride.
No Response to U.S. Secret Message to Iran Yet
Hmmm. They must be waiting on China's Secret Message.
Monday, July 15, 2002
Some artifacts from the spy museum
Shoe with Heel Transmitter. Developed by the KGB during the Cold War to monitor secret conversations, a transmitter, microphone and batteries were hidden in the heel of a target's shoe. A maid, valet or other person close to the target could activate the device by removing a pin from the heel before setting out the shoes with the day's wardrobe.
An editorial in the Union Leader states more eloquently what what was stated on this site about the "atheist father."
"...The ruling from the 9th Circuit affirming Newdow's charge that the Pledge is unconstitutional states that Newdow "claims that his daughter is injured when she is compelled to 'watch and listen as her state-employed teacher in her state-run school leads her classmates in a ritual proclaiming that there is a God and that our's (sic) is "one nation under God." '" If the daughter herself says she doesn't mind the Pledge, there is no harm done and therefore no legal right to sue. Newdow seems to know this. Now backtracking, he said last week, "The main thrust of this case is not my daughter, it's me."
Back in June it was argued here that the 9th Circuit is piss poor on the standing issue. Later when the father made this comment "The main thrust of this case is not my daughter, it's me." it was stated that he was an idiot. And the 9th was egregious in its decision. It failed to determine the sincerity of the case. These fly-by-night decisions have a past. Remember Roe v. Wade?
So what we get frrom all of this is the father doesn't have shared legal custody and the father has shown that he will put his own wants before considering the impact the case had on his daughter.
Sunday, July 14, 2002
Pearl killers convicted
Death for Ahmed Omar Saeed Shaikh
While exiled Iraqis tell the Bush administration that the U.S. should not invade Iraq for fear Hussein would use WMD in retaliation, you have some U.N. investigator stating that "he has seen no evidence that weapons of mass destruction are currently being produced in Iraq."
This being said after visiting two sites.
Accused collaborator killed in PA courthouse
The Palestinian Authority Security Court had recessed, and Sababi was taken to a holding cell, when IAF helicopters attacked a building next door. A commotion broke out in the courtroom, and Hamas members broke into the cell and shot Sababi in the head, killing him.
Hmmm.
All of that money that went to Arafat.
That won't go over well with many of the Palestinians.
Cabinet shelves legislation on all-Jewish towns.
It was the right decision.
Skinheads slay Jew outside Toronto pizzeria
Send them to the gallows.
The Phalangist Party has the look and feel of the problems the Reform Party encountered.
Hagelin vs. Buchanan. Karim Baqradouni vs. Amin al-Gemayel
In this story, Lebanese men had raped women in Australia. There is a sense of denial by the parents of those who were invloved in the crimes. The twist in this story is, if the crimes had been commited in Lebanon, the law would require the men to be executed.
Under Austrailian law, they will not be executed.
MIA families appeal via US government to leaders of Lebanon, Syria, and Iran
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud had better put pressure on the Hizbullah for their release. He is currently walking on shaky ground.
Damian Penny states Mark Steyn says Arafat will not be elected.
What happened to those polls that said otherwise?
Fer chrissake, Brendan O'Neill and some Dr Weevil are concerned about spelling, grammar and who else knows what.
It is evident by their discussions, opinions should somehow be correct in the English form or American form. Great just great. Now you have to be concerned about looking pretty. And as for being taken serious when your spelling and grammar are lousy.
Thank God, Davy Crockett isn't alive today. And Thank God there are arses who aren't anal and too bad there are asses that are anal. Like this makes any difference. Some words of wisdom from Davy Crockett, "...Be always sure you are right then Go, ahead." And it wasn't said in regard to spelling and grammar.
What will Ann Coulter have to say about Big Brother coming this August.
The IDF shows another picture of a toddler dressed to kill.
It was stated on this site that the Arab countries would not go along with an invasion of Iraq, well the Arab states have made it clear.
Why the media hype on Jordan supporting an invasion? Hype.
Franklin Foer from the New Republic questions how popular a conservative magazine would be?
Is this the same New Republic that had LARRY KLAYMAN, THE GOP, AND "BLOWBACK." Friendly Fire. Or HOW BILL KRISTOL DITCHED CONSERVATISM. Great Escape
Someone needs to remind Foer that competition in the world of conservative ideas is a good thing and yes there are those who may not like Buchanan, but he does have a way with getting people to read him. Sounds like sour grapes from a conservative who gets his feelings hurt when the GOP does something bad and gets caught.
My God, next these guys will be complaining about Buchanan being seen at the next WTO rally in Seattle wearing a turtle suit. And the only way of picking him out of the crowd of Birkenstocked Burkeans is by the turtle wearing the wingtips from Florsheim
For cry'n out loud. Newsmax is going on about how Peter Jennings has mentioned Judicial Watch.
Will Limbacher and the crew at Newsmax get a friggin grip. Newsmax should be focused on Cheney and the lawsuit Judicial Watch has filed. Evidently, the Judge is on their side. Forget the media.
Moreover, how many so-called conservatives lambast J.W. when it attacks the Bush administration. Even when they are in the right.
Louis Farrakhan will verbally attack Zionism by saying it racism, but what does the one man band do? He comes out in support of President Mugabe's policies on stealing land from white farmers.
Neo-Nazi Fires Shot at France's Bastille Day March
Send him to the gallows.
It is always interesting to see what is taking place at FreeRepublic
The best of what America does not have to offer.
It is amazing to see how one-side has the it's only me mentality when in fact, the other-side has had the same thing happen, but done more times.
Even your name could get you bumped.
You do have to admire the comments that come from articles like these and FreeRepublic.
By his actions, the pilot demonstrated that he has no faith in the airport security precautions, his airline's security precautions, or the Israelis' security precautions. Futhermore, he drew attention to Pinkus by his actions.
One final point: when's the last time we've heard of an Arab denied flight due to his ethnicity? Let's remember that the most obvious threat since 9/11 is one of suicide bombers -- and no Israeli diplomat has yet filled that role.
Lets see who else fits the billing of making assinine comments.
Ann Coulter
Debbie Schlussel
Saturday, July 13, 2002
There has been some recent discussion on the New York Times article on increasing temperatures in the Arctic. A closer look at the agenda behind the EPA is found in an earlier report that was published in 1993.
As was stated on this site, in 1991, NASA did extensive reasearch on the Pinatubo eruption and its effect on the ozone. In the EPA report, this is how the natural events were reported.
On February 3, 1992, NASA released preliminary data acquired by the ongoing Arctic Airborne Stratospheric Experiment-II (AASE- II), a series of high-altitude instrument-laden plane flights over the northern hemisphere (see Interim Findings: Second Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition). Additional data were also obtained from the initial observations by NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), launched in September 1991. The key findings were as follows: 1. Northern latitudes:
The measurements showed higher levels of chlorine oxide (ClO) (the key agent responsible for stratospheric ozone depletion)
over Canada and New England than were observed during any previous series of aircraft flights.
Levels of hydrogen chloride (HCl), a chemical species that stores atmospheric chlorine, were observed to be low, providing new evidence for the occurrence of chemical processes that convert stable forms of chlorine into ozone-destroying species.
Levels of nitrogen oxides (NOx) were also observed to below, providing evidence of reactions that take place on the
surface of aerosols that diminish the ability of the atmosphere to control the buildup of chlorine radicals.
The observations of high ClO and bromine oxide (BrO) levels imply human-induced rates of ozone destruction of one to two
percent per day for a short period of time beginning in late January. Total annual ozone loss in the Arctic will depend upon
how long these chemical perturbations persist. 2. Temperate latitudes:
ClO levels over the United States and Canada and as far south as the Caribbean were many times greater than gas phase
model predictions. These levels are only partially explainable by enhanced aerosol surface reactions due to the emissions from Mount Pinatubo.
New observations of HCl and nitrogen oxide (NO) imply that chlorine and bromine are more effective in destroying ozone
than previously believed.
Thin horizontal layers of elevated ClO concentrations were found throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
The NASA findings indicate that in late January, 1992, the Arctic air was chemically "primed" for the potential formation
of a springtime ozone "hole" similar to that formed each spring over Antarctica. These findings also are consistent with theories
that ozone depletion may occur on aerosols anywhere around the globe, and not solely on polar stratospheric clouds as was previously believed.
After collecting more data, NASA released an April 30, 1992 "End of Mission Statement," which indicated that while a rise
in stratospheric temperatures in late January apparently prevented severe ozone depletion from occurring in the Arctic this year,
observed ozone levels were nonetheless lower than had previously been recorded for this time of year. This information has further
increased the Agency's concern that significant ozone loss may occur over populated regions of the earth, thus exposing humans, plants and animals to harmful levels of UV-B radiation, and adds support to the need for further efforts to limit emissions
of anthropogenic chlorine and bromine.
The EPA casually mentions the Pinatubo eruption. But the Pinatubo eruption was the cause for the high altitude missions. And it was stated by NASA that the Pinatubo eruption had a great affect on the ozone layer. But the EPA focuses on "over populated regions" where ozone losses are significant. This is a blatant contradiction. The Arctic regions saw a significant loss in the ozone layer and for the EPA to suggest that significant ozone losses are in "over populated regions" is obsured. The Arctic region overpopulated? I don't think so.
So from this, you get fast facts that are nothing more than a lie when the EPA states:
"Greenhouse gases are accumulating in Earth’s atmosphere as a result of human activities, causing global mean surface air temperature and subsurface ocean temperature to rise. While the changes observed over the last several decades are likely due mostly to human activities,we cannot rule out that some significant part is also a reflection of natural variability."
Cardinal Rivera should leave well enough alone. Why he attacks the media, is beyond reason.
His statements do nothing to help the Church. It only will hurt. And defending Cardinal Law is just plain dumb. It is his works and the works of the clergy that put the Church in the shambles it is in.
The Daddy changes titles.
Steven Chapman one of the more lucid bloggers who has a sense to being diplomatic and at times fair.
The thoughts of Thomas Jefferson on party loyalty.
"...I never submitted the whole system of my opinions to the creed of any party of men whatever, in religion, in philosophy, in politics, or in anything else, where I was capable of thinking for myself. Such an addiction is the last degradation of a free and moral agent. If I could not go to heaven but with a party, I would not go there at all." --Thomas Jefferson to Francis Hopkinson, 1789. ME 7:300
Glenn Reynolds states:
July 12, 2002
CLIMATE CLIMBDOWN: Back on June 18, I linked to data suggesting that a story on Alaskan climate change by Timothy Egan in the New York Times was, ahem, exaggerating things. Now Andrew Sullivan, who was also on top of this, notes that the Times has (sort of) admitted the error.
Posted by Glenn Reynolds at July 12, 2002 09:38 AM
Same thing Glenn, you are a day late and a dollar short. It was disputed on this site before June 18. The Barrow climo data was listed on this site June 17th to dispute the article. Wendler was putting out a rebutal to the article when? About the same time. He used Barrow, Fairbanks and Anchorage. Andrew would like to think he had an effect. Doubt it.
As for the warming, it varies, but one thing is sure. Volcanic eruptions have a damaging effect on the ozone layer. As was stated before, in 1991, I provided flight weather briefings and Skew-t data for NASA missions that conducted high altitude missions. These missions were conducted to see what effect the Pinatubo eruption was having on the ozone layer. NASA knows the eruptions damage the ozone layers and that the poles are affected greatly by the eruptions.
Friday, July 12, 2002
Sullivan takes the credit.
ANDREWSULLIVAN.COM GETS RESULTS! Not long after the American Prospect conceded that it had exaggerated its online traffic by almost 300 percent, the New York Times admits its Tim Egan Alaska story - hyped in editorials and by Bob "Suffer The Children" Herbert - contained a big fib. Here's the correction printed yesterday: A front-page article on June 16 about climate change in Alaska misstated the rise in temperatures there in the last 30 years. (The error was repeated in an editorial on Monday and in the Bob Herbert column on the Op-Ed page of June 24.) According to an assessment by the University of Alaska's Center for Global Change and Arctic System Research, the annual mean temperature has risen 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit over 30 years, not 7 degrees.
Notice how long it took before this front-page fib was corrected - weeks. Notice also no admission that the Alaska Climate Research Center puts the rise as far less than that. I'm traveling and haven't had time to dig into the Alaska University citation. If anyone out there could subject it to scrutiny, I'd be grateful. Like the American Prospect's revised numbers, I still don't buy it, and would like to see the basis of that 5.4 degree claim. But it's gratifying to see that even the New York Times has to concede a whopper when it's pointed out in daylight. Score one for the blogosphere. Here in cyber-space, we also correct our errors promptly.
Uh, Sullivan, it was stated here on this site before you even thought about it.
Ilan Berman writes about the New Front in Lebanon, but Berman is caught off gaurd. His timing is off because of the changes being made in Lebanon.
His story is old news and the title of his article should be Old Front. Here is his hidden agenda.
"...For now, it is still too early to tell whether the Bush administration is prepared to open a Lebanese front in the war on terror. One thing, however, is clear: with its mounting popularity and growing capabilities, Hezbollah is a powerful ally for al Qaeda."
He can forget about Lebanon. It won't be on his wish list.
Thursday, July 11, 2002
The Vatican was a target of the Al-Qaeda according to an article in the Corriere della Sera.
Alexander Downer talks tough on Iraq.
Will there be an ICC date in this dictator's future?
Senior Palestinian Commander Arrested
Arafat is quickly losing ground and it is happening fast.
Israel fuels the fire
This being said in response to the discriminatory law some in the Israeli government want to have passed.
The Phalangists of new and its President Karim Bakradouni justified the removal of Gemayel by stating he had previously insulted the party's leadership.
Karim, a Phalangist has close ties with the Hizbullah and has had contacts with the secretary general of the Hizbullah going back to at least 1998.
Look for the Brits to have the company of the Czech Chem team in Iraq. If it hasn't already happened.
This father is one idiot
"...The main thrust of this case is not my daughter, it's me."
And the Ninth Circuit never questioned the motive and sincerity. The standing issue was never in the favor of the daughter and it certainly ain't now.
Violence could jeopardize Palestinian elections: Peres
Peres offers a stern warning but at the same time states that "...The quartet -- and EU -- can play a strong and useful role in the process."
The moderate Palestinians will fight their eviction notice.
The Israeli hardliners do not want any Palestinian effort to succeed. This is a clear provocation on the part of the hardliners. When Peres makes comments about ending the violence, the hardliners come up with this shit. And it is done against a Palestinian who has verbally attacked suicide bombers.
Lebanese soldiers die in arrest operation
These soldiers were killed while conducting a raid on the Ain al-Helweh refugee camp. The Lebanese were going to arrest Palestinian militants.
This shows a dramatic shift in attitude in Lebanon. This refuge camp was off-limits to the Lebanese police. The refuge camp was a haven for terrorists. It now looks as if Syria's hold on Lebanon is weakening. Syria would have never allowed the Lebanese police or army to conduct such operations.
This is more proof that Lebanon is slowly changing.
Related Headlines
Three Lebanese soldiers killed in south Lebanon
Wednesday, July 10, 2002
This is an update on the Lebanese ship that was abandoned.
The Al-Qaeda in Lebanon are probably moving out. Interestingly that story comes in time when this story on Lebanon and the Al-Qaeda link and Lahoud's comments.
CNN is running a story on the Phalangist party in Lebanon.
The Phalangists have expelled Amin Gemayel. The Phalangists of new and the Lebanese government are pro-Syrian. In a story published by the BBC, they state that the Phalangists will be weakened by the removal of Gemayel. The article is quirky in that it seems to try to show that the Syrians will gain strength by the removal of Gemayel because it will weaken the Phalangist organization.
This is contradictory. The Christians have been divided and the Christians who support Lahoud are pro-Syrian and will loose their power base. Those who have formed a coalition with Rafik Hariri will gain power as is indicated by the recent elections. These changes will continue and the moderate Christians, Muslims will find themselves forming a strong political base.
It was stated here that the seizure of the abandon ship was an indication of big changes that will place in Lebanon.
This is another example of the big changes that will take place in Lebanon and for the better.
Great, just Great, Sullivan is right for once. He nails it when he talks about the New York Times article on Alaska warming. Sullivan quotes and states:
Here's what the Alaska Climate Research Center has said about that Egan piece:
The article "Alaska, No Longer So Frigid, Starts to Crack, Burn, and Sag" written by Timothy Egan, stated that the average temperature has risen seven degrees in the last 30 years. This statement was repeated in an editorial by Bob Herbert of 24 June 2002. This statement is incorrect. The correct warming for Alaska is about 1/3 of the quoted amount for the last climatological mean 1971 to 2000 (see table below). It should be pointed out that the table presents data from first class weather stations, which are professionally maintained and generate high quality data. The three stations, Barrow, Fairbanks, and Anchorage, represent a cross section of Alaska from north to south. Further, Barrow, situated in Northern Alaska, which gave the largest temperature increase, is the only long-term first class meteorological weather station in Northern Alaska. All changes are based upon the time period 1971 to 2000 and are compiled from a linear trend.
Now this correction has been around since June 24. So has this chart which shows average temperatures in Alaska for the last century, in which the century-long rise has been around 2 degrees Fahrenheit. The Egan piece's assertion of such a temperature rise has no basis in fact whatsoever. It's made up. It's a non-fact. It has expired in verifiability. It has gone to rest among the fjords of Alaska. It is an ex-fact. So when will the Times correct this mistake? And when will they stop broadcasting it as if it were something they should be proud of?
They shouldn't but that is what was stated on this site a long time back and Barrow was used to show the trend that varies up and down.
Good to see some of those at the National Weather Service and other agencies are putting out the data to refute such allegations. If one wants to know the reasons behind the data, ask NASA. They have been monitoring volcanic eruptions. I should know, in 1991 they flew high altitude missions to get atmospheric samples during the Pinatubo eruption. This was done over Alaska and was done to monitor the ozone.
The American Prowler hasn't bit either, but the New York Times and guys like Rod Dreher and Andrew Sullivan did.
The invasion of Iraq from Saudi Arabia, no the invasion of Iraq from Jordan, no from Kuwait, no from Istanbul, no from Iceland. And there are the Orthodox clergy convening with Bush to prove there is an invasion.
When the Israeli hardliners closed the offices in a Palestinian University, it was stated on this site that President Bush should come out publicly and criticize the act.
Well today he did.
Keep in mind the Israelis closed the offices of a moderate Palestinian and for people like Sullivan who point to the firing of the Israeli scholars in Britian but do not say anything about this, here is what the Bush administration had to say.
"The recent closure of Mr. Sari Nusseibeh's Al Quds University offices in Jerusalem is a troubling event," the White House said in a written statement. "We are discussing the situation with the Israeli government.
Hear!! Hear!!
NRO craziness.
VOUCHING FOR VOUCHERS [Dave Kopel]
Rod's fear that vouchers will lead to government interference with private K-12 schools is quite legitimate, in light of how federal funding (via student loans and research grants) has created extensive federal controls over college and university education. He's also worried about vouchers going to "Louis Farrakhan Academy, Wahhabi Central High, or Wicca Elementary," and on this, I think he's half-right. America has always been religiously pluralist and tolerant, and our country has nothing to fear from neo-pagan families sending their children to eco-worship schools.Wiccans may be strange by contemporary standards, but they're no more dangerous than the Amish or lots of other small sects. As for Wahhabi schools, one possible effect of vouchers might be to make Muslim schools less dependent on Saudi funding, and hence less likely to promote the Saudi pro-terrorism line.
Posted 1:33 PM | [Link]
As for Wahhabi schools, one possible effect of vouchers might be to make Muslim schools less dependent on Saudi funding, and hence less likely to promote the Saudi pro-terrorism line.
Simply amazing. And to think that some think sentence structure is more important.
Then you have Rod making this zinger.
SUMMONED: [Rod Dreher] A well-connected Eastern Orthodox source tells me that President Bush has asked to meet with top Orthodox church leaders at the White House on Wednesday afternoon. Word is none of the Orthodox know why they were invited. Yet this source recalls that the president's father invited Christian leaders, including heads of the Orthodox churches, to the White House in a similar fashion before Operation Desert Storm. He suspects this Wednesday invitation may be a signal that the invasion of Iraq is imminent.
Uh, someone needs to tell Rod there was an Operation Desert Shield before an Operation Desert Storm. Aren't we missing one stage of the game, gotsta have one of those snazzy operation names in place before having an invasion. It couldn't be by chance that it was a prayer session to pray for peace. Maybe a peace pipe was passed around or better yet, Bush might have asked the clergy to spread the word of peace.
Baby mishap shifts focus to security
Welcome to the 21st century. A new phrase has been developed. Baby mishaps in fertility clinics.
It was a little chilly in the Chilean Senate
Fisk in his latest leaves you saying Huh?
It reads more like a story about the rich and famous. Not much substance and alot of fluffffffy stuff.
It is Christians like this guy that give Christians a bad rap.
The thought that the guy attacks Muslims and their religion but becomes an interpreter for the Jews is amazing. Forget the New Testament, Christianity and the birth of Christ; it is not part of this author's argument. For if it is then guess what, you have to argue against who? It's a rhetorical question.
If it isn't the hardliners in Israel that are causing a fuss, you get the hardliner who is a Saudi making stupid comments.
World Net Daily is simply becoming a quirky site. First they post an article by Fiamma Nirenstien where she states:
"...Israel has suffered hundreds, nay, thousands of terrorist attacks – suicide and non-suicide – over the last several months."
Then World Net Daily posts this.
Let us get this straight. Fiamma Nirenstien states thousands of attacks have occured within the past few months. But an Israeli counter-terrorism group states that since September 2000, not the past few months, about 420 Israeli noncombatants have been killed since September 2000.
This makes one wonder where Nirestien has gotten her figures of thousands of attacks within the past few months. Maybe World Net Daily would like to provide the source.
There seems to be a sense to some that when you post on a blog; grammar, spelling and sentence structure is a must.
Some beleagured law student states and quotes:
How to write sentences
Everyone who writes anything should review the basics of sentences at 0(zero)format.
Sentences are like buildings. If they're poorly built, they fall apart, look bad, and kill the local real estate. They can also be too well built, so pristine that nobody wants to use them. Such sentences are uninhabitable. But most sentences are at least livable...
But it's possible to recognize a sentence as a sentence, rather than a mere collection of words, no matter how many varieties there are. We know a tower and a tepee are both buildings, even if the differences are great. The two structures have fundamental elements in common. Likewise, all sentences have a few basic requirements.
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Horseshit. A well built house can look like a whore house, have the feel of a whore house and actually be a whore house. And it is assumed that this post is related to blogging not an English term paper. Blogging isn't so much about form, it is more about content and expression.
When all of the stories came out that Jordan was going to be a staging ground for an invasion against Iraq, it was stated on this site that it was highly unlikely that there would be an invasion into Iraq.
If President Bush does not change his stance or come out with a stern statement against Israel on these issues which deal with hardliners focusing in on moderate Palestinians and their racist laws, Bush will fail in the Middle East.
He will be seen as a man who is one sided and will not stand behind his calling on fairness.
In good faith the Palestinians are coming out against Arafat.
It is time for Bush to come down hard on Sharon.
Tuesday, July 09, 2002
According to a news story from CNN, husband killing in Iran is on the rise.
One reason cited is "...Others blame restrictive divorce laws that leave women feeling murder is the only way out of a bad marriage."
Evidently Farrakhan thinks he speaks for all American Muslims.
However, Faiz Rehman, a spokesman for American Muslim Council, told CNSNews.com. that "Of course, he does not represent our views or the views of American Muslims."
The first maybe true but Farrakhan does repesent some views held by some Muslims in the U.S..
Czech Police Seized Big Haul of Semtex on Motorway
The seizure of the explosive was made in April at a petrol station. The Czechs had witheld this information during the investigation.
What does Bush think on the latest Palestinian efforts? Palestinians 'are on road to state'
Agreed.
Having fenced words at one time with this individual who is the resident Kahanist of FreeRepublic, it is always interesting to see their response. This individual is a reflection of the many hardliners who are Kahanists since they are well, Kahanists.
The story on the law that have some in the Israeli government up in arms, has this individual shouting at Peres. What should Israel do deport Peres to the U.S.? More specifically to New York? How about being neighbors? Hell that wouldn't work, the guy is for segregation in Israel.
What a bunch of brave souls the Kahanists are. Remember Rabin?
The Kahanists do and they are proud. Too bad FreeRepublic has become a place that does not represent the best that America has to offer.
Jim Robinson should hang it up.
Here is an interesting court case developing in the U.K.
According to what was written in the article, "..staff at the clinic are thought either to have implanted a black couple’s fertilised eggs into the woman’s womb, or used a black man’s sperm to fertilise her eggs."
Newsmax has an article on the British prof that fired two Israeli scholars. We lamblasted Sullivan's take on this site.
There it was stated that if the individuals were fired for their ethnicity, then that would be an entirely different story. As such, it is as is told by Newsmax. As for Sullivan's take, he has no room to criticize the prof.
Fiamma Nirenstien comes up with some remarkable statements in Jew Hunt.
Israel has suffered hundreds, nay, thousands of terrorist attacks – suicide and non-suicide – over the last several months.
And what about the Palestinians? Not one mention. And for good reason.
Of course this bias has been reflected in the New York Times and by Israel's hardliners such as Ben Eliezer
Monday, July 08, 2002
Reynolds and Sullivan read here.
Next time you guys go off and spew your tripe, study and understand the subject first.
It was stated here, long before the break on this story that Arafat would be gone and would be gone soon. Next, Lebanon will see some big changes. Hint, the ship from Lebanon that was abandoned, it was done for a reason.
Do you want to see a piece of shitty journalism? Read this crap by Susan Goldenberg. She incorrectly states events and laces the article with off base statements that are her opinion.
"...Mr Rajoub's standing has slipped since April when an Israeli siege of his headquarters ended with him handing over a number of Hamas activists.
Bullshit.
It seems some don't want to see the Palestinians oust Arafat and succeed at having their own government.
It should be interesting to see how the Bush administration reacts to this.
Dan Meridor, a minister without portfolio, described as "flagrantly discriminatory" a bill that would enable state land to be apportioned for Jews only.
The hardliners are fast out of the gate and will cause Sharon some serious problems.
Peres meets with Palestinian reformers
You have got to be kidding. Sarah Jessica Parker?
"I’d like to represent either California or New York."
How about neither. What a name in lights can lead to.
Ok the U.N. Tribunal got one man, but will they get this guy?
Stay tuned for more changes from the ICTY.
The U.N. Tribunal has sent out a warrant and got their man.
Miroslav Deronjic was seized near the town of Bratunac in eastern Bosnia and will be flown to The Hague to face a United Nations trial.
But wait a second. A while back we talked about the inconsistency of the tribunal.
In a proceeding against Sharon a three panel judge stated:
"If a person is not found on the territory, we find it inadmissible," the court said in its 22-page ruling.
OK, this was for the Belgium court and past history has shown the court to administer its own rules differently. In this case, the individual was not found on Belgium soil but is going to The Hauge and will be tried in the ICTY instead.
One has to ask why is it that the court in Belgium all of a sudden can not bring to book war criminals that are not on the soil of the court but the ICTY or the ICTR can. And why did the Belgium court bring the Catholic nuns to book instead of the ICTR. Was it because they were on Belgian soil? Or was it a test case? The latter is what the international law community states was the reason for the change in venue.
There lies the corruption in the U.N. tribunal. It does what it wants and is politically motivated. And makes changes as cases come to the tribunal.
What bullshit from you know who.
THE NEW BLACKLIST: Some British academics have started to ban Israelis from being on the boards of scholarly journals. The virulently anti-Israel professor Mona Baker at the University of Manchester, removed two Israeli scholars from her journals, entirely because of their nationality. She made no apologies. They removal of the contributors reflected her "interpretation of what a boycott of Israel means". She told the Daily Telegraph: "Many people in Europe have signed a boycott against Israel. Israel has gone beyond just war crimes. It is horrific what is going on there. Many of us would like to talk about it as some kind of Holocaust which the world will eventually wake up to, much too late, of course, as they did with the last one." Defense against terror is now equivalent to the gassing of six million European Jews. I wonder if Professor Baker is aware that the first Holocaust began, in part, with the banning of Jews from German universities. Almost no British academics have yet protested her decision.
First, what is wrong with someone calling out and protesting a country who has gone beyond the extremes in killing innocent children or an individual who may support that country's violence. The individual wasn't fired for being an Israeli, but if they were, that would be an entirely different subject.
Should U.S. citizens not feel the need to protest the killing of innocent Afghanistans who were in a wedding or another citizen of another country voice a protest. It is their right.
Sullivan has two faces. It is wrong if it is against Israel and Ok if it is against an Arab country. And as for what the Israelis have been doing? What about the children that were shot by the tank. And lastly, Andrew needs to read up on his friggin history. And then he might ask some Poles what they thought of the Soviets and the NKVD closing Polish schools.
Boy that will piss him off. Hope he doesn't become a Holocaust denier.
Sunday, July 07, 2002
Talk about shooting across the bow.
This blogger misses not only across the bow but doesn't even hit the water when he states:
The argument on the other side is that the mother's first amendment rights end when they begin to cause injury to her daughter. The flaw in this argument is that it assumes that the physical well being of the child is more important than the spiritual well being, an assumption which is contrary to the first amendment, which clearly values the spiritual freedom as highly, if not more highly than physical freedon. Consider that the Constitution acts to limit the expression of many physical freedoms, yet in unambiguous language does not allow ANY restriction on spiritual freedoms.
The First Amendment applies to individuals and trying to mesh that in with parental rights and responsibilites, the guy misses the mark. It is called Life or Death and unless this guy is for euthanasia by cancer, he needs to reread constitutional doctrine on parental responibilities.
Brendan O'Neill has put the Iraqi invasion in a pretty simple way:
So what's it going to be - an all-out attack from bases surrounding Iraq? No attack at all? Or just more of the occassional bombings that have gone largely unreported for years...?
The latter. I doubt at this point in time with what is happening in Lebanon, with Arafat and Egypt, Israel will get its wish of an invasion.
Egypt forces, Palestinian smugglers exchange fire
That's right Egyptian forces.
Oh hell another brilliant comment from Damian Penny from Daimnation:
Hesham Hedayet expressed anti-Israel sentiments to his employees, went to LAX the other day armed to the teeth, and went on a shooting rampage right in front of the Israeli national airline's ticket counter. And the FBI is still trying to figure out his motive.
Here's a question: if the United States is supposed to be a kill-'em-all cowboy nation, blindly being led into a war against Islam by the omnipotent Jewish lobby groups, why the hell is the freaking FBI afraid to say Hedayet was a Muslim who wanted to kill Jews? Can anyone tell me? Rivero? Fisk? Bueller? Bueller? Anyone?
8:13 PM
Someone should tell Penny that maybe according to his post, it would be a hate crime. But that would contradict his other posts on it being a terrorist act. Granted the FBI is slow and is using semantics, but Penny takes the cake along with the others. Patience is not this blogger's virtrue in this post.
Evidently the boy hasn't learned from his past mistakes on relying on polls and passing judgment so quick onto Palestinians.
My, My, Lordy, Lordy, look who will be eating crow.
There is a whole lot of irony in this article.
Oh ye warbloggers have little faith in the Palestinians. Give Bush some credit, but most will go to the Palestinians who are willing to lay it on the line. And to guys like Reynolds, Penny and Sullivan and the many other bigoted bloggers who think "Palestinians and the Koran" equate to killing all Jews.
Don't piss on our leg and tell us it's raining anymore. Screw the polls you cite about how Arafat will remain in power and how there is supposedly a great number of Palestinians supporting him. Guess what, the IDF thinks that Arafat will be gone within 6 months.
We feel it will be sooner, but of course, we are on record that the polls are wrong and guys like Reynolds, Sullivan and Penny don't know squat on the Middle East.
And by the way, to you warbloggers, here is what we have been alluding to when Arafat goes; "...Israel, say sources in the General Staff, has to be careful of "Kahane or Kana," a reference to either a Jewish terror attack on Arabs or a mistake by the security forces, including the IDF, resulting in many Palestinian casualties."
If Sharon thinks that he can show pictures of trailers being removed and this is complying with leaving the settlements, he is wrong. Things are just starting to heat up with the Israeli terrorists and the quote by the Israeli source is a reflection of that worry.
I suspect we will be seeing alot of stories on Israeli terrorists in the near future as the settlements are changed over.
The Tourist Trap
The USA will be seeing a decline of Arab tourists while other countries such as Lebanon and Iran see an increase. Evidently many Arabs feel that the U.S. is not Arab friendly at the moment
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Hundreds of Thousands of Arab Tourists Expected in Iran
The Haaretz Daily is saying what was said on this site two days ago; it's a matter of semantics.
Again we state:
Individuals like this one make it hard for Middle Easterners in general in that this story will be what people remember. As for the FBI and what to call it? Come on, it was an act of terror and hate. Leave the semantics out.
Since the Earth is about to flip its lid, we are going to take it easy today.
Expect Arafat to be ousted soon.
The Japanese are miffed at the Chinese. Can you blame them.
The Japanese give the Chinese over 3 trillion yen since 1979 and not even an acknowledgment by the Chinese to their own people that Japan has been giving them aid.
Yoshihisa Komori of the Sankei Shimbun, who was Beijing correspondent for two years from December 1998, feels that the precious taxpayers' money given to China as ODA has been wasted.
To the folks in the State of Washington. Do not say, we repeat, do not say the word "Oriental"
LA airport gunman intended to kill; financial dispute could be catalyst
So was he an Al-Qaeda member or not. Or was it terrorism or a hate crime. You have to love the FBI; "..well it could be any of those things, we haven't ruled any out.." One thing is for sure. It was planned.
Remember the Hunley? It is being used to study the effects of radiation on DNA.
Farrakhan continues to make the Middle East rounds.
Saturday, July 06, 2002
Newsmax has a story that Hadayat may have been connected to the Al Qaeda.
If true, then the FBI has some explaining to do.
Don't you just like it when one person likes to think that they speak for a nation.
U.S. TO AL QAEDA: You coulda been somebody. You coulda been a contender. Instead of a bum, which is what you are.. That miserable shooting at LAX was the best you could pull off for July 4th? Jeez, in America Junior High students can do better than that!
Perhaps Americans have been making too much of these guys. If we had done something like the 9/11 attacks, there would have been a bunch of follow-ons already in place, timed and targeted to create maximum disruption, and part of an overall strategy. And, like Americans, we would have been embarrassed to make big threats and not deliver on them.
We've forgotten the long and well-established Arab tradition of impotent blowhardism. Maybe that's all they're about.
Oops. Too bad guys. The six-pack of whupass is already out of the fridge.
posted at 03:59 PM by Glenn Reynolds
How old is Reynolds? What a pathetic and childish response. "...In America, Junior High students can do better." And for the guy he links, the guy did have a brain dump.
Even though the French Foreign Minister met with Lahoud, it was Rafik Hariri who went to France and now will also meet with the French Minister.
Will the French meet with Bush at a later date?
The World Tribune can come up with some shocking headlines. CIA may train Palestinians responsible for suicide attacks
Rajoub is not responsible for the suicide attackers. He is however, responsible for coming down hard on the Hamas and Islamic Jihad groups.
In the article it is stated that: "...Rajoub agreed to become the military governor of the West Bank region of Jenin."
He did? When did this happen. More amazingly, the Tribune does correctly state that "...Rajoub is regarded as the most pro-American security chief in the PA."
But then contradicts itself by showing that he is pro-American. He is also supported by the Israelis. The World Tribune certainly has the look and feel of an Indymedia source but for the opposite side.
So that leaves the question on who is the U.S. going to support. It certainly won't be Arafat and it can't be Rajoub unless of course it is to counter Arafat. And who is it that the World Tribune says supported the suicide bombers and is being supported by the CIA.
If the I.D. card is turned down, Scotland won't have to worry about criminals entering the country. It rains too damn much there. And because of that rain, tourists in search of water borne UFO's and the Lochness monster will be the only threat to Scotland.
Sometimes Ann Coulter is right and sometimes she is wrong. But what about the the civil libertarians?
Ann attacks "liberals" on policies being adopted by Ashcroft, but it is the civil libertarians who have had something to say.
She does fixate on Leahy. But don't tell her about Rep. Bob Barr who was against the use of military tribunals unless a declaration of war had been declared.
Some might say that he is the only honest liberal. Ann, sharpening that ax you want to grind? Or just grinding the ax. Be carefull, that edge is getting a little dull.
It seems Damian Penny is slowly coming around.
The Palestinians may be finally starting to realize that their beloved "martyrs" have hurt their cause and given ammunition to those who will never, ever support a Palestinian state. If they are ever to be truly liberated, they must resist those who try to turn their society into a death cult. Then, and only then, will the Israelis be compelled to negotiate for an independent Palestine.
Not entirely correct. First there are Palestinians who subscribed to peace. Second, the Israelis will have to deal with their hardliners. And as everyone knows, Israeli hardliners do not want peace nor a Palestinian state.
One has to wonder if Andrew Sullivan left the Brits voluntarily or was forced out. In his latest screed, he validates what was said on this site about the LAX killer. People would remember the incident and link the individual with an entire race.
Here is his entire screed:
"READ KORAN": That's the bumper sticker long affixed to Hesham Hadyat's front door - put there again the day of the killing (and then removed). He was angry that Old Glory was being flown from the apartment window above him after September 11. Employees say he was virulently anti-Israel. He went to LAX with the intent of killing - and somehow he missed the Delta counter and ended up at El Al. And we're supposed to think that "so far we have no indication of any type of prejudice against any particular organization or nationality." What planet are these FBI denialists on? It's irrelevant whether Hadyat was connected to official terrorist groups. In fact, if he is unconnected, his Jew-killing is more troubling. He is simply responding to the hate that the Arab and Muslim world has been stoking against Jews for decades. He needed no official instruction to tell him to kill Jews and Israelis. He wasn't poor: he was a prosperous immigrant who drove a Mercedes. The only instruction he needed was affixed to his door: "Read Koran." Why should we be surprised when, under the current circumstances and stoked by the new anti-Semitism from the Arab world and Europe, Hadyat took the Koran's injunction to kill Jews literally? And when is our government and p.c. media going to recognize we have a problem here? Can you imagine if a white supremacist had shown up at an African airline counter and killed blacks? Would anyone be "puzzled" about the motive?
- 12:00:06 PM
What would you expect. Nothing less. Evidently Sullivan missed the story about the Palestinians who want peace with Israel. But they must be on a different page in the Quran. And he must of missed the story about the Afghanistan V.P. being killed. There is a twist.
And then hysterically, he states: "...Can you imagine if a white supremacist had shown up at an African airline counter and killed blacks? Would anyone be "puzzled" about the motive? "
No Andrew we can't, because it would be hard to tell if they would go after blacks who subscribe to the Quran or Jews who subscribe to the Talmud.
But we are sure that if it were the Muslims they went after, you would be caught riding in on the same wave of hate. Your rhetoric on the Quran is similar to that of the boys and girls at Stormfront on the Talmud. And it is surely the same on anti-immigration policies against Muslims.
Please, to you Brits, take him back.
Islamic Fundamentalist infiltrated German police
"...Islamic fundamentalists may have succeeded for the first time to infiltrate the police in the German partstate Hamburg. This was reported by the German weekly magazine 'Der Spiegel'."
As UN-Iraqi Weapons Inspection Negotiations Fail, the so-called secret three prong attack on Iraq will never materialise. Without the support of the moderate Arab countries, it will never take place nor be successful. Moreover, the question if there is any plan must be asked.
Back to the reality of the world. Gunmen Kill Afghanistan's VP
Back to baseball. Some nitwit thinks Ted Williams was great but only in his era (not to be confused with era average).
Somehow that record of old on homeruns in a season was only broken and recognized when a longer season was made. Of course the nitwit may want to try to argue that ballparks were smaller and the fence wasn't as long back then. (Sarcasm off)
The headlines read Bush To Meet 20 Palestinian Figures, As Opposition Lobbies For U.S. Support
Israeli newspaper Maariv said that U.S. efforts prepared a ‘secret’ list of Palestinians officials with whom the US is prepared to negotiate and who will also form an alternative leadership, said Al Ahram.
Sort of a "short list" for the Palestinians.
In the article, it is mentioned that "...Karsou says he represents a sizable but silent group in Palestinian society - including professionals and businessmen - preaching for months for the removal of Arafat, reported Ha’aretz."
Who is Karsou? Some say he is the Palestinian's Mandela.
ITAR-TASS is now reporting Israeli pilots saw a meteorite.
Update:First it was a missile, then it was space garbage, then it was a meteorite. The Haaretz Daily in their headlines state that it was a Ukrainian missile.
Debra Orin in her op-ed talks about Hussein balking on an U.N investigation. She stated that "President Bush has demanded that Iraq permit the return of the inspectors - or else."
Well the President has put the U.S. in a precarious position. A double standard. Consistency in attitudes would be nice.
Sharon denied an U.N. investigation into alleged war crimes committed in Jenin. It was stated on this site that the Bush administration had better play tough with Sharon on the issue. Israel basically stated the U.N. had no authority to investigate. Now, Hussein is pulling the same tactic as Sharon with an U.N investigation
Orin hints that "...Some moderate Arab states are said to have agreed to support action against Saddam - but only if it is clear that he is refusing to live up to his obligation to admit weapons inspectors."
Highly unlikely given that Sharon pulled the same antics as Hussein. The President handled the Jenin incident in a piss poor manner. And with the recent video of the Israeli tank shooting fleeing Palestinians, his handling of Sharon will make any future negotiations with the moderate Arab countries even tougher.
Insight is running a story about a link between the Al Qaeda and the Albanian KLA.
This information isn't new, but it does show how U.S. policy does tend to wane, spin, change and do other things. In the article, it is mentioned that the Bush administration while talking tough against states who sponsor terrorists, the administarion has not addressed the Albanian's support of the Al Qaeda. It is hinted that the U.S. does not want to turn over NATO's "apple cart."
The Boston Globe has finally picked up on what has been said on this site. The changes being made by Arafat are not done out of reform, but instead it is politcally motivated.
In another story where a Palestinian mother and child were killed, the author raises the issue of the rift between Arafat and Rajoub.
In the article it is stated:
"...Mr Rajoub, who has been mentioned as a possible successor to Mr Arafat, has had close ties with Israeli officials."
Jenin deaths video implicates army
Jenin comes up again, but this time there is video footage of what the IDF did.
Farmers challenge status of ministers as first 15 arrested for tending crops
White farmers trying to stave off evictions and arrest have gone to court to challenge the constitutional authority of President Robert Mugabe's Cabinet.
The story on the evictions was first linked to this site here.
Farmers challenge status of ministers as first 15 arrested for tending crops
White farmers trying to stave off evictions and arrest have gone to court to challenge the constitutional authority of President Robert Mugabe's Cabinet.
The story on the evictions was first linked
posted by Loud @ 1:13 AM
Jon Garthwaite has a story on the Russians are looking at sending a six man crew to Mars by 2015.
Gunman planned attack
That is what was said on this site. It doesn't take much to figure that one out.
OK Debka is out pushing a story and there are those at FreeRepublic who have bit.
Now Debka is not your mainstream source for accurate news but in this case it makes you go Hmmmm.
Friday, July 05, 2002
The focus is now on Hesham Mohamed Hadayet's anger towards people who displayed the American Flag
Individuals like this one make it hard for Middle Easterners in general in that this story will be what people remember. As for the FBI and what to call it? Come on, it was an act of terror and hate. Leave the semantics out.
Will there be a greater divide between the Church of England and Rome?
The thought of a woman Apostle will surely cause the Catholic Church to debate the issue.
We have stated that there would be a possible Coup against Arafat. We disagreed with the statements of news sources on why Arafat was making changes.
This article Fired official to run against Arafat is more like it.
LeBoutillier thinks he has a speech that Bush should have used.
LeBoutillier thinks that:
"...4) And now to my last point: democracy. It is no coincidence that only one nation in the Middle East is prospering. That happens to be the only democracy in the region. Which country is this? Israel. Yes, in Israel it is the will of the people – all the people, including Jews, Arabs and Christians – through the power of the vote that determines public policy. Meanwhile, Israel's neighbors all suffer from the hand of powerful, centralized dictatorships or monarchies in an age of democracy."
Israel is the only nation in the Middle East that is prospering?
Well let us see if it is.
Agriculture? Nope.
How about the general state of economic affairs? Nope.
So what is the ex-Congressman going to say next.
Thank God Bush doesn't have him writing his speeches.
The Israeli government has come out and stated that the gunman's act was an act of terrorism.
Raimondo came quick out of the gate and questions the Israelis on if an act of terror is an act of terrorism.
Raimondo needs to chill. Given the individual was carrying weapons, his act of terror was planned.
Related Headlines
Shin Bet believes shooting is terrorist
Thursday, July 04, 2002
With all of the security measures this still can happen. Three Dead in Shooting at Israel's El Al Ticket Counter at Los Angeles International
How in the hell can it happen.
Switching gears. 65,000 fake World Cup items seized by customs.
It will be interesting to see who this meeting brings out.
Great Damian Penny said:
The Israeli transport minister was just on the phone with CNN, and he called the shooting a "terrorist attack". He backed down a bit when Judy Woodruff asked if they had any evidence to that effect. Still, the conspiracy freaks should have a field day with that one. (It's proof that the Israelis set it all up, of course!)
5:37 PM
Update: The L.A. Times is reporting that the man was Middle Eastern or Latino. It is being reported elsewhere that dogs have detected something in the gunman's car.
The man has now been identified as Hesham Mohamed Hadayet. And no other reports on the dogs and the gunman's car.
Here is a different read on the economic woes of Palestinians.
This story hints that Sharon maybe closer to exiling Arafat. This is highly unlikely. It will come from within. It would be interesting to know what the CIA has been doing in its meetings with certain Palestinians.
Jibril Rajoub says he won't go quietly. We still think that Arafat fears Rajoub and Arafat is not firing him to comply with Bush's request. It doesn't compute.
Pinochet's health has taken its toll.
In hearing about the lone gunman in the L.A. airport, the buzz has become what was his ethnicity. The Guardian in its story indicated that the man was a white with a pony-tail and about 52.
Newsmax had been reporting what an Israeli had stated. Newsmax had reported that according to the witness, it was an Arab.
Iran has been focusing on the U.S. and Iraq. But where does China fit in all of this?
Farrakhan in Lebanon to combat pro-Israel lobby
That fact that Farrakhan and Lahoud met should prove that Lahoud is losing his grip on the power in Lebanon. It is hoped that Rafik ignores Farrakhan because Rafik's position is being elevated in Lebanon among Christians and Muslims. This is something Farrakhan and Lahoud are having trouble with.
While some in Lebanon protested against the U.S. policy in the Middle East at the U.S. Embassy. Inside, the party was going on. Large banners reading Happy Fourth of July and red and white balloons decorated the reception hall. McDonald's hamburgers, Domino's Pizza, Pepsi and Coca-Cola -- all U.S. products targeted for boycott by supporters of Palestine -- were being served.
Would like to Thank the folks at the Guardian for including this site on their weblog.
Wednesday, July 03, 2002
First it came out that Indonesians had been abducted by the Abu Sayyaf. Then it was reported that pirates had abducted them.
Now a ransom has been paid to pirates for the freedom of 23 Filipino crewmen.
Sullivan speaks:
ANTI-SEMITISM WATCH: A new allegedly anti-Semitic novel from a Holocaust skeptic sells out in one day in Germany. It sold 50,000 copies. I don't think they were all Muslim immigrants.
They were probably skin-heads or neo-nazis who would have supported Pim's anti-immigration policies if the policies made its way to Germany. But don't tell Sullivan about that, he had one oar in both hands and was rowing the S.S. Ugohomemuslim.
Would this Palestinian be the one.
We have stated that a possible Coup attempt was being made against Arafat. So Arafat fires two top leaders within the organization.
One has been strong against the Hamas, Islamic Jihad and has been supported by the CIA.
The Guardian however threw in this comment: "....The reshuffle follows intense international pressure on Mr Arafat to reorganise his security services so they are better able to confront militant groups such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad, both of whom send suicide bombers into Israel."
Not likely since Jibril Rajoub has been very effective against the Hamas and Islamic Jihad. However, his past is not pure.
Tuesday, July 02, 2002
The End Days according to Catholic Saints.
I'm no longer amazed at what Jim Robinson has allowed on his site. He advertises no racist posts.
He makes a disclaimer that :"...Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works."
But he holds title to the site and advertises guidelines, but doesn't adhere to them.
Proof?
Try this one on for size.
How about a new tactic that the civilized world could appreciate.
Why doesn't the entire population kill itself and leave the regular humans alone?
15 posted on 7/2/02 4:01 PM Pacific by Rome2000
Or how about this one.
I looked through this article, and couldn't decide whether these Palis wanted someone who would work for peace, or someone who would be more effective at defeating the IDF. I strongly suspect the latter, but I don't know for sure.
Best thing is, they overthrow Arafat for some hardliner Hamas a**hole, and then Israel can finish them all off.
18 posted on 7/2/02 4:58 PM Pacific by hunter112
And some more.
To: sam_paine
"? I thought Palis want to run Israel into the sea...and yet, though, they want Israeli jobs"
Uh...actually, I think the idea is to run the Israelis into the sea...so the Palis can steal their money, businesses, homes, shops etc.,...whole ready made infrastructure for a bunch of people who are unable to achieve it on their own.
13 posted on 7/2/02 8:29 AM Pacific by cake_crumb
Yep some real winners there and what about Jim Robinson? Looks like he will let them slide.
Here we go. The Moderates were talking about these Palestinians who were not getting their donations. Instead the P.A. was taking it for themselves.
For those idiots that think Arafat is popular, think again. Of course the press will present a totally different picture by one dumb statement: "We love him and support him fully," Abu Qaria said. "But there are some people around him who are stealing our rights and ignoring our demands."
And who was doing the stealing? The P.A. and of course Arafat.
Sullivan jealous?
STRAIGHT GUYS IN DENIAL: According to the Associated Press's John Solomon, retiring Senator Fred Thompson is a real hottie. "Divorced since the mid-1980s," Solomon wrotes, "Thompson has been one of Washington's most eligible bachelors." Check out the photo of the 59-year-old with his 35 year-old bride. What's the betting that John Solomon is straight too?
- 12:56:23 AM
What is all the fuss? The photo of the Senator's wife.
Sullivan, what a caddish fellow. He should be so lucky to latch onto what the Senator has latched onto his arm. But then again, Sullivan hasn't reached the age of attracting younger boys when he grows a poochy belly.
If true, it is nice to know that the Tehran Times is publishing this news.
The boys at Indymedia are running into some problems
Like was stated on this site, web sites will be shut down. And it won't just be on one side of the political aisle.
Right they will. Arafat and his spokesmen are using Fear.
OK Reynolds needs a rest but what about his nemisis instapunditwatch? What will she do?
With the World Cup finally over, we went digging in our archives and came up with the reason why Brazil won.
Could that be the reason why Ronaldo said that winning the World Cup was better than sex? And was the coach right?
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