Archive for: November 2005November 30, 2005
The incoherent Democratic messageFormer DNC Chairman Terry Mcauliffe, appearing moments ago on FOXNews’ “The Big Story,” laid out Democratic criticism of the administration’s GWOT strategy (paraphrasing): 1) We now see that the Taliban is reorganizing in Afghanistan—all because Bush (the … A haiku that, for no reason whatsoever, imagines Abe Lincoln as a first-time heroin user[warning: graphic sexual content] sometimes being a CITIZEN JOURNALIST requires making difficult decisions, and sometimes we choose unwiselyCase in point: after staying up into the wee hours of the morning investigating the Natalee Holloway disappearance (I spent six hours staking out the Spice channel and am sad to report finding no sign of the missing Alabama teen—though … Thin Reid: Usama bin Crushed Under Crumbling Pakistani Rock?Nice roundup at Pajamas media of Harry Reid’s…er, revelation? speculation?—no one seems quite sure—to a Nevada TV station that Usama bin Laden was been killed in last month’s major earthquake in Pakistan (video here). Here’s … The Way We Weren’tMore Katrina-coverage post-mortem, from Reason‘s Matt Welch: On September 1, 72 hours after Hurricane Katrina ripped through New Orleans, the Associated Press news wire flashed a nightmare of a story: “Katrina Evacuation Halted Amid Gunfire…Shots Are Fired at Military … “U.S. Military Covertly Pays to Run Stories in Iraqi Press” (UPDATED)From the LA Times: As part of an information offensive in Iraq, the U.S. military is secretly paying Iraqi newspapers to publish stories written by American troops in an effort to burnish the image of the U.S. mission in Iraq. The … November 29, 2005
My tenth brief conversation with the ghost of John MerrickMerrick: “I AM NOT AN ANIMAL!” Me: “Let me ask you this, John: if, hypothetically, you were seated on a plane next to an unaccompanied child, and the flight attendant came over and demanded that you change seats—as a matter … Western Hostages IdentifiedJawa Report has video of the 4 western peace activists taken hostage in Iraq by The Swords of Righteousness [Truth], an Islamic resistance group. The post includes a transcript revealing the names of the other three hostages … The (PC) Friendly Skies?From the New Zealand Herald: Air New Zealand and Qantas have banned men from sitting next to unaccompanied children on flights, sparking accusations of discrimination. The airlines have come under fire for the policy that critics say is political correctness … in which I use IM to elucidate a whimsical haiku for a confused and worried John Cole[12:14] cwealm: I did not understand your haiku |
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