Holden Caufield: “If you really want to hear about, some people are phonies. In fact, now that I think about it, most people are phonies. But hey. That’s their right, I guess. So, y’know, whatever. “Say. Who wants to grab a sandwich?”
October 12, 2005
October 12, 2005
“I say to you: that we are in a battle, and that more than half this battle is taking place in the battlefield of the media. And that we are in a media battle in a race for the hearts and minds of our nation”—The ZAWAHIRI-ZARQAWI COMMUNIQUÉ
CentCom has posted the full text of the Zawahiri-Zarqawi letter (in both the Arabic and an English translation), along with a thematic summary and gloss (posted in the extended entry):
October 12, 2005
My third very brief ontological discussion with the Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi I bought by mistake over the weekend
Me: “I mean, the last thing you want to do is fall victim to identity politics. Because once you do that, you’re nothing, man. You’re just like every other Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi in the world. You’re a type. A commodity.†Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi: Me: Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi: Me: “Okay, yeah. Bad example.” Me: “I’ll go get some ice.â€Â
October 12, 2005
Miers-midons
Stanley Kurtz, writing at the Corner: […] Senate Republican’s know that nominating a strong and open social conservative will set off a paralyzing battle, and virtually shut down the rest of their agenda for the duration. The mammoth battle will also turn the pressure now being aimed at the president onto the Senate’s Republican moderates. At a minimum, that would mean exacerbating party divisions and jeopardizing the majority’s congressional agenda
October 12, 2005
Veil of Arrogance (Now with more David Schraub confusion!)
Compare and contrast these two takes on my “Sexing the Sharia” post—the first, from the Moderate Voice’s David Schraub, who argues that “it doesn’t even come from an honest effort to find truth”; the second, from Boston Globe and Reason columnist Cathy Young (who, to my shame, I wasn’t aware had a blog), who sees things a bit differently. My own take is that Schraub, in his rush to show
October 12, 2005
“Iraqis Reach Deal on the Constitution”
From the AP: Iraqi leaders reached a breakthrough deal on last minute changes in the constitution Tuesday, and at least one Sunni Arab party said it would reverse its rejection of the document and urge its supporters to approve it in next weekend’s referendum. The deal boosts the chances for a constitution that Shiite and Kurdish leaders support and the United States has been eager to see approved in Saturday’s