—Precisely. Which is why there won’t be any dancing today. Because you don’t just celebrate the death of a terror leader by slurping your way through an entire baby pool filled with flaming Ouzo and then get up and dance a jig 48 hours later. Unless, of course, you’re John Daly. Which the little guy ain’t—though I did once see him get so pissed at a drunken raccoon who tried
June 9, 2006
June 9, 2006
Friday metablogging: insert ironic title here
So I was thinking: were I actually covering this Yearly Kos dealie, my guess is that right about now I’d be trying to saw my own head off with a shoehorn sharpened on the stone facing of some casino front made to look like an ancient pyramid mysteriously stuffed with elderly gamers from Phoenix and vaseline-toothed showgirls with fake swan feathers covering their pudenda. But because I’m not, I’m not—the
June 9, 2006
The protein wisdom interview: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Ahmad Fadheel Nazaal al-Khalaylah (“Abu Musab al-Zarqawi” is his nom de guerre) was born in Zarqa, Jordan in October 1966. He came from a large family belonging to the trans-Jordanian Bani Hassan tribe, which is known for its loyalty to the royal Hashemite family. He grew up in the al-Ma’ssoum slum, was an indifferent student and spent most of his time in the municipal cemetery (located opposite his home), which
June 9, 2006
More raids yield additional information on al Qaeda in Iraq; new terror leader identified
From Forbes: U.S. troops conducted nearly 40 raids Friday in Iraq, taking advantage of information gleaned from searches following Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s death, a military spokesman said, revealing new information about the man believed to be poised to take the terror leader’s place. Fearing reprisals, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki also imposed a driving ban in Baghdad and in Diyala, fearing insurgents will seek to avenge his death. U.S. Maj. Gen.