The Christian Science Monitor’s Howard LaFranchi is reporting that after weeks of consultations, President Bush is preparing to make a major speech outlining his plan for “Palestine”: Although the president warned as recently as last Thursday against speculating on what he might decide, hints from US officials and leaders who have spoken with Bush suggest his plan will include concrete steps for creation of a Palestinian state. The emphasis would

“Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle yesterday urged President Bush to take a tougher stance with Saudi Arabia, whom he accused of insufficiently fighting terrorism, and said Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat must be replaced,” The Washington Times reports. The South Dakota Democrat told ‘Fox News Sunday’ he was not convinced the Saudi government was doing everything it could to fight terrorism. Most of the September 11 hijackers were Saudi citizens. ‘I

VodkaPundit argues persuasively why the intelligence order directing the CIA to undertake a comprehensive, covert program to topple Saddam (including the authority to put all necessary caps in his ass) is just so much PsyOp-ish tomfoolery — though necessary and useful PsyOp-ish tomfoolery. Writes VP: Let

Writing in The Washington Times, former foreign correspondent for the New York Times and the president of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, Clifford May,

Writing in The Washington Times, former foreign correspondent for the New York Times and the president of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, Clifford May,

Courtesy of ifilm, some of the greatest moments from Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.* Nothing says comedy like a profanity-spraying, leg-humping hand puppet pretending to be a dog, I always say. Treacher’s in heaven, no doubt. *You”ll need a mediaplayer of some sort to view the films. Naturally.

Courtesy of ifilm, some of the greatest moments from Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.* Nothing says comedy like a profanity-spraying, leg-humping hand puppet pretending to be a dog, I always say. Treacher’s in heaven, no doubt. *You”ll need a mediaplayer of some sort to view the films. Naturally.

“Israeli bulldozers began work today on a controversial project to erect a fence and sophisticated security system along the entire length of the West Bank in an attempt to seal off the Palestinian-controlled territory from Israel following a series of suicide bomb attacks,” The Washington Post reports. The project, which has been discussed for years, has come under fire from both Israelis and Palestinians for a variety of political, religious,

The New York Times’ William Safire weighs in on Colin Powell’s idea (with props to Hosni M.) for a provisional Palestinian state, calling the Secretary of State’s suggestion a “trial balloon” and a “lose-lose” idea. Writes Safire, 1. Statehood, even if qualified as provisional or interim, confers a degree of sovereignty. That means control of borders, the ability to make treaties, and to import arms from Iraq and by sea

The New York Times’ William Safire weighs in on Colin Powell’s idea (with props to Hosni M.) for a provisional Palestinian state, calling the Secretary of State’s suggestion a “trial balloon” and a “lose-lose” idea. Writes Safire, 1. Statehood, even if qualified as provisional or interim, confers a degree of sovereignty. That means control of borders, the ability to make treaties, and to import arms from Iraq and by sea