Deadbeat neighbor: “I’m thinking about buying a cowboy hat. A nice one, too. Fitted. And some kick-ass snakeskin boots.” Me: “Finally saw Urban Cowboy, did you?” Deadbeat neighbor: “Yeah. Oh—and a really huge brass belt buckle! With a pair of boot-cut Wrangler jeans and a couple of those snap-front shirts with the western piping.” Me: “Sure. May as well shoot the works.” Deadbeat neighbor: “Maybe even a horse.” Me: “Uh
March 6, 2005
March 6, 2005
Creating new terrorists: Chimpy McHitlerBurton’s smirky rodeo ride through history continues, #8
From the Jerusalem Post: “Syria to Expel Terror Leaders” Bowing to international pressure, Syria has ordered head of Hamas politburo Khaled Mashaal and Islamic Jihad leader Ramadan Shallah to leave Damascus. YOU ARE DRIVING GOVERNMENTS OF THE REGION RIGHT INTO THE ARMS OF THE TERRORISTS AND THEIR ENABLERS, MR BUSH! YOUR INVASION OF IRAQ AND YOUR SO-CALLED “WAR ON TERROR” ARE THE SINGLE GREATEST GIFT YOU COULD HAVE GIVEN AL
March 6, 2005
Through the Looking Glass with Giuliana Sgrena, 2 (with interpolations)
From Bloomberg News: Giuliana Sgrena, the Italian reporter wounded on March 4 by U.S.-led forces after she was freed from her captors in Iraq, said the military may have targeted her deliberately. Question 1: why? Sgrena, 57, who had been held for one month in captivity, was injured and Italian intelligence officer Nicola Calipari was killed when coalition forces fired on their vehicle as it approached a Baghdad checkpoint. Writing