From the BBC: The bodies of at least 20 people who were shot dead have been found near the western Iraqi town of Qaim, police say. One of the dead had an Iraqi police identity card and others may have been national guards, officials said. In the capital, Baghdad, a suicide car bomb attack reportedly carried out by a group linked to al-Qaeda killed three and injured more than 20
March 2005
March 9, 2005
“Yay, Hezbollah!”
“You go, terrorist clerics! Show Chimpy McHitlerBurton that freedom isn’t on the march just yet! “Down with Republican foreign policy success! Up with Islamic theocracy, occupation, and Allah bombs!” **** update: Just moments ago on “Hannity & Colmes,” Newsweek’s Eleanor Clift compared Hezbollah to Nelson Mandela, and noted that at one time, “Menachem Begin was considered a terrorist.” She then argued that, whether the rightwing likes it or not, Hezbollah
March 9, 2005
red pills found behind the sofa cushions, analepsis 6
When drinking martinis with the dolphin in the pea coat, the traditional garnish of 2-3 plump olives—pimento-stuffed and skewered on stainless steel olive picks—is perfectly acceptable. In fact, should you try too hard to adjust your choice of garnish to account for perceived cultural differences, you run the risk of actually offending the dolphin—who, as it happens, considers himself every bit as “American” as Darren Stevens or William Faulkner. Or
March 9, 2005
Odds, Ends
1. Thanks to Mark C. for the Classic Comedies Collection, and to Michele M. for the Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection. My wife turned me on to old black and white comedies a few years back, and now we can enjoy them the way God intended us to: on a shiny metallic-coated platter read by a laser, the information then streamed as a series of ones and zeros to an
March 8, 2005
If instead of a pampered heiress still protesting the 2004 presidential election Teresa Heinz (formerly Heinz-Kerry) were a tub of delicious whipped butter
THK: “Please. Teresa doesn’t ‘spread’ for anyone. But tell your toast he may come to me.”* **** (h/t Say Anything)
March 8, 2005
Stanley Kurtz asks a good question…
…and it has nothing whatsoever to do with men marrying other men! From The Corner: […] Apparently, the Democrats are planning a big confirmation battle. Do they think they’ll gain anything by opposing a guy who puts America’s interests first? Fighting Bolton is catering to the Democrat’s base. Nothing could undermine the Democrat’s hawkish make-over than a big confirmation battle over Bolton. We’ve had Nancy Pelosi’s dovishness, Ted Kennedys call
March 8, 2005
BREAKING: BRIT HUME’S DEFIANCE IN THE FACE OF HIS “PROGRESSIVE” DETRACTORS’ DEMANDS THAT HE RESIGN HIS POST AS FOXNEWS WASHINGTON EDITOR REACHES ITS 27TH ARROGANT DAY; OLIVER WILLIS SAID TO BE “HOLDING OUT HOPE” THAT THE ARROGANT, DEFIANT HUME WILL NOTICE HIM, AND THAT “THE SKY WILL OPEN UP AND RAIN TWINKIES AND HOT WINGS DOWN UPON ALL OF GOD’S HUNGRY PROGRESSIVE CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF US WHO HAPPEN TO WORK FOR MEDIA MATTERS”
Meanwhile, in less pressing news, “President Bush on Tuesday told the American people his policies were leading to democracy in the Middle East and demanded that Syria pull out of Lebanon to allow free elections.” “All Syrian military forces and intelligence personnel must withdraw before the [May] Lebanese elections for these elections to be free and fair,” Bush said in a speech at the National Defense University, a center for
March 8, 2005
Another moment of unabashed pragmatism
Last evening, my wife asked me if I wouldn’t mind taking out the garbage. I didn’t. So I did.
March 7, 2005
Creating new terrorists: Chimpy McHitlerBurton’s smirky rodeo ride through history continues, #9
From the Moroccan Times: Tens of Thousands of Moroccans hailing from different parts of Morocco marched in Rabat to express their support for the Moroccans still detained in the Tindouf camps. They urged the United Nations and the international community to press on Algeria to set the prisoners free. The March was organized by Collectif Watanouna – set up on January 20- calling on international organizations to “intervene to put
Shannon Elizabeth comments on her pending divorce and the Hezbollah-orchestrated pro-Syrian rally in Lebanon
Elizabeth: “We’re still like, really good friends.”* update: “And speaking of good friends, my husband used to call my breasts ‘Hall and Oates.’ Under the circumstances, though, I’m thinking it’s time they underwent a rebranding…”* **** (h/t Malice)