From the Jerusalem Post: The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1701 Friday evening, calling for the cessation of hostilities between Hizbullah and Israel. The resolution authorizes the deployment of 15,000 UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon to support a Lebanese force as it takes control of the region and Israel withdraws. The UN force is to monitor the cease-fire and help Lebanese forces gain control over an area that

—You know, funny story.  The little Texarkana escargot was all set to line dance this afternoon in exchange for a double-cheese and pineapple pizza and a 24oz can of Tecate, but when we went to pick it up, it turns out I’d forgotten my wallet—and the pimply goth punk with the torn hairnet working the register wouldn’t take my IOU. Which is unfortunate, I realize, but the fact remains that

“You know what really irks me, counterculture icon Billy Jack? The fact that there are those who still question my ‘authenticity’ as a Black man. This despite the color of my skin — a burden with which I was born and, through hard work and some Great Society mau-mauing, I have since overcome in this, your Benighted States of America. Then there’s the inconvenient fact that my father was a

From the Wall Street Journal (subscription only, so I’ll excerpt at length): Joseph Lieberman’s primary loss might be a satisfying victory for the partisan extremes, but it is a sharp blow to bipartisan efforts to prevail in a global war that may span generations. The political gamesmanship is heard by the troops on the front lines. Many in the media tend to portray our warriors as mindless pawns who are

From the indefatigable Allah.  Linked with minimal commentary from the easily fatiguable Jeff—who, admittedly, has been helped along in his stupor by a bottle of Pinot Grigio and some Percocet. One thing I will offer though:  if the Times of London is reporting that “crisis planners” are taking the Iranian 8-22 threat seriously, I think it’s time we all did the same.  Of course, I’m maybe a bit cynical.  Whereas

Via Newsbusters, here’s NBC’s Kevin Corke: “Yeah well said because a lot of people here are going to be asking the question, not only today but in the days to come, if, if the administration has known about this potential plot what was the hold up in getting the word out, especially domestically? Now right now they’re saying, Ann, that there’s no expectation that there will be domestic arrests related

1) To the anonymous person who sent along the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre special edition DVD. The ground beef cover art alone makes my mouth water, I must say—but this also happens to be one of the greatest horror movies ever made, so I’m happy to have it in a US edition. 2) Thanks, too, to John Hackathorn for the Legacy Collection of The Wolfman.  Growing up, The Wolfman was

From US New & World Report: Terrorism suspects plotting to blow up American planes headed from the United Kingdom to the United States were planning to smuggle hydrogen peroxide-based liquid/slurry explosives in modified sports drinks bottles, U.S. News has learned. The suspects had figured out a way to modify the bottoms of the factory-sealed bottles and fill them with the explosives that were similar to those used in other recent

“…I wonder, do these pants make my ass look capitulatory…?”