From ABC News: The recent elections in Iraq and an improved economic outlook at home have shifted public support in the president’s direction, lifting him from career lows in his job performance and personal ratings alike. […] Overall, 47 percent of Americans in this ABC News/Washington Post poll now approve of George W. Bush’s work in office; 52 percent disapprove. While hardly robust, that is up from a career low
December 19, 2005
December 19, 2005
Grieving Mom Cindy Sheehan and 70s Kung-fu expert and counterculture icon Billy Jack discuss strategies for twenty-first century anti-war activism while ostensibly maintaining their commitments to fighting global terrorism, 15
“Did you catch my act over the weekend, Billy?—when me and ninety-something other irate CITIZENS OF THE WORLD protested outside the US Embassy in Spain, giving voice to inconvenient truths being buried by the Zionist-friendly western media, namely, that Iraq is worse than Vietnam ever was, and that Bush is by every objective standard a war criminal?”* “No, sorry, missed that—though in my defense, I was a bit distracted by
December 19, 2005
a CITIZEN JOURNALIST continues to look into the Natalee Holloway case and to offer theories on her disappearance that could, perhaps, prove fruitful, were the Aruban government to follow-up on them—and were Greta Van Susteren to take up the mantle and really really dig into their potentialities
Well, I’ve got nothing new—for what it’s worth, she hasn’t shown up at the bottom of my mug during a recent rum-heavy eggnog bender—but that doesn’t mean Emperor Chimpy and his geekchic NSA lackeys aren’t keeping secret from us instructive Natalee-related intelligence intercepts that could blow this case wide open… Developing…
December 19, 2005
“Catch them, but do not watch them!” (UPDATED to take a few glancing shots at Echelon, then UPDATED AGAIN)
Beginning with a quote plucked from an Al-Ansar chatroom counseling jihadists to use our legal and cultural systems against us—not only to sow division and weaken our defenses, but to affect real and practical tactical defeats—the Counterterrorism Blog’s Dr Walid Phares, senior fellow with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, goes on to discuss the domestic spying “scandal” that continues to lead every news cycle (and which Barbara Boxer
December 19, 2005
“Support for the U.S. is surging in some parts of the Muslim world”
From the Wall Street Journal: So much for the popularly peddled view that anti-Americanism in the Muslim world is so pervasive and deep-rooted it might take generations to alter. A new poll from Pakistan, a critical front-line in the war on terror, paints a very different picture–by revealing a sea-change in public opinion in recent months. Long a stronghold for Islamic extremists and the world’s second-most populous Muslim nation, Pakistanis
December 19, 2005
Chimpy McHitlerburton’s smirky rodeo ride through history, 17
From UPI/PJM: Sunni Muslim leaders in Iraq’s violent Anbar province say they are ready to cooperate with the United States. They are seeking to extend a temporary truce honored by most insurgent groups for last week’s elections but say they want the United States to reduce military raids and increase development projects for their vast desert province, The Washington Times reports. Adnan al-Dulaimi, leader of a prominent Sunni bloc, said
December 19, 2005
“Media Bias Is Real, Finds UCLA Political Scientist”
Yeah, I know. Nobody ever really doubted it, anyway (well, except maybe for Eric Alterman; but honestly, when’s the last time you ever heard anybody say, “gee, I wonder where Eric Alterman comes down on this?”). From UCLA: While the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal is conservative, the newspaper’s news pages are liberal, even more liberal than The New York Times. The Drudge Report may have a right-wing