Everybody knows that… Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi set up “sleeper cells” in Baghdad before the Iraq war to attack American forces occupying the country, according to a British intelligence report. The report, dated March 2003 and released as part of an overall review of British intelligence, forecast the string of Zarqawi’s attacks against American targets during the past year “using car bombs and other weapons.” It said he was
July 2004
July 16, 2004
British Intelligence: Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist with no ties to Iraq set up sleeper cells in Baghda
July 16, 2004
Talking back to 80s music, 29
Well, that certainly explains why everybody’s speaking Spanish. But it doesn’t make those burro rental commercials any less freaky, I can tell you that much… Wall of Voodoo, “Mexican Radio”
July 15, 2004
Eighth in a series of real-time empirical observations
Teresa Heinz Kerry just let one rip. A bad one, too — like spoiled meatloaf sick on deviled eggs and asparagus. Naturally, she’s blaming it on her Colombian sous chef — whom she’s just fired, even as she pinches off another nasty airmuffin in his wake. How utterly predictable.*
July 15, 2004
Scenes from my driveway, continued x 27
Deadbeat neighbor: “…All’s I’m saying is, they really do have better hair.” Me: “I told you, shut up about the hair.” Deadbeat neighbor: “Fine. Have it your way…” Me: Deadbeat neighbor: “…but it’s the truth…” Me: “Where’s my shovel? You didn’t steal my goddamn shovel again, did you, you sneaky bastard?”
July 15, 2004
Waxing ontological
Were John Edwards an octagon instead of a filthy rich plaintiff’s attorney playing at Democratic populist politics, there’d be, like, eight Americas — making it that much more difficult to choose a vacation spot. Which, y’know, no thank you. So. Good thing Senator Edwards is not an octagon, is all I have to say.
July 15, 2004
Arnold Kling asks, “How Much Worse Off Are We?” economically than we were in the 70s…
…and the answer, to paraphrase David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel* is…none…much worse off are we were in the 1970s. Oh. And about those two Americas…? Today, there are two Americas. One America agrees with [Vermont] Congressman [Bernie] Sanders [who said, “
July 15, 2004
Arnold Kling asks, “How Much Worse Off Are We?” economically than we were in the 70s…
…and the answer, to paraphrase David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel* is…none…much worse off are we were in the 1970s. Oh. And about those two Americas…? Today, there are two Americas. One America agrees with [Vermont] Congressman [Bernie] Sanders [who said, “
July 15, 2004
Teresa Heinz Kerry is handed a box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese™
THK: “I quite like the blue packaging… Tell me, is this the same thing as Spam? Or is Spam a different thing that poor people eat…?”