Stephen Hayes, writing in the Weekly Standard, continues bringing to light Iraq-al Qaeda connections. From “The Missing Link: What the Senate report really says about Iraq and al Qaeda,” July 26: In the flood of comment that greeted the Senate Intelligence Committee’s 511-page report on pre-Iraq war intelligence, no one remarked upon this sentence from the document about the Iraq-al Qaeda connection: “Any indication of a relationship between these two
August 2004
August 4, 2004
Voi puzzo degli uomini
These sorry prima donnas owe every man, woman, and child in French Lick, Indiana a pepperoni-stuffed calzone and a six-pack of Moretti. Whipped by men who drive Vespas. How humiliating is that…?
August 4, 2004
Another question for my Levi’s
Me: “So…whaddya think? Pretty good fit, eh?” Levi’s: “Not bad. But before you get too excited, you might want to shave a quarter of an inch off that big ass of yours.” Me: Levi’s: “What, you want me to lie to you?” Me: “Would it kill you?”
August 4, 2004
Another question for my Levi’s
Me: “So…whaddya think? Pretty good fit, eh?” Levi’s: “Not bad. But before you get too excited, you might want to shave a quarter of an inch off that big ass of yours.” Me: Levi’s: “What, you want me to lie to you?” Me: “Would it kill you?”
August 3, 2004
Something Tells Me I’m Into Something Good
Sorry, but in 1965 I was touring with Herman’s Hermits (tambourine, background vocals) and dating this really mod bird called Zoey. Who spoke with a fake British accent and wore the most adorable thigh-high go-go boots. And could suck the filling out of a pinhole in an eclair, God save the queen. **** h/t michele, who makes me blush.
August 3, 2004
Something Tells Me I’m Into Something Good
Sorry, but in 1965 I was touring with Herman’s Hermits (tambourine, background vocals) and dating this really mod bird called Zoey. Who spoke with a fake British accent and wore the most adorable thigh-high go-go boots. And could suck the filling out of a pinhole in an eclair, God save the queen. **** h/t michele, who makes me blush.
August 3, 2004
Sybilspeak
Yeah, so? What business is it of yours? Do me a favor, leave me alone. Stop badgering me. But buy me a drink first, please. If it’s not too much trouble. Or don’t, I really don’t care. You nasty, nasty jaggoff. update: I’m sorry. update 2: You miserable crack whore. …Say, you wanna go for some sushi with me later…?
August 3, 2004
Daily Double (or, Fun with the Past Tense)
“Two Al Qaeda Bigs Among Many Caught in Pakistan”: Pakistani authorities have arrested several suspected Al Qaeda militants, including two high-ranked terrorists sought by the United States, officials said Tuesday. Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayyat told Pakistan’s Geo television that authorities had nabbed two “high-level Al Qaeda terrorists” who have U.S. bounties on their heads. He said the men were arrested in Punjab province in the past two days but
August 3, 2004
Thirteenth in a series of real-time empirical observations
Christ, I need to take a shower and feed the kid. I’ve got a doctor’s appointment in, like, an hour. update: in the time it takes you to read this update, Michael Moore will have guzzled down all the mayonnaise and finely diced deli meats he was able to cram into Ben Affleck’s beer bong.
August 3, 2004
Politicizing the War on Terror: You decide 2004
“U.S. officials: Intel dated back as far as 2000, 2001” U.S. officials say the detailed surveillance photos and documents that prompted higher terror warnings dated from as far back as 2000 and 2001, and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Tuesday the government concluded “it was essential” to publicize it and raise the terror alert. Speaking at a news conference in New York, Ridge said that because of the heightened