Via Tom Pechinski by way of Tim Blair, news that Hezbollah has struck! That’s right!  The fiery missiles of God’s Warriors shall pierce the iron hulls of the West’s dwindling resolve! FEAR US, INFIDELS!  FOR THE REACH OF ALLAH KNOWS NO BOUNDS!  Of course, his Photoshopping skills could use a bit of work—as could his ability to hide his source material—but, well, that’s just nitpicking, isn’t it?  And besides, HE

The Washington Post characterized President Bush’s words for the press pool as “impassioned,” causing Townhall’s Mary Katherine Ham (guest host of Vent yesterday and today) to quip, “What, not cuckoo or angered-by-his-utter-defeat-and-imminent-demise?” You can watch the video of Bush’s remarks here. As you’ll see, Bush remains (as is his signature stance) determined and resolute, but for some of the GWOT’s most stalwart early supporters, steady conviction is no longer enough. 

From Reuters: Iran handed over on Tuesday its response to a nuclear package aimed at allaying Western fears that Tehran seeks to build atomic bombs, Iran’s state-run Arabic-language Al-Alam television reported. It said Ali Larijani, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, had handed the response to envoys representing the six nations in Tehran at the Supreme National Security Council, which handles the nuclear file. It did not give details of the reply.

…Had Juan Cole been hired, the already palsied level of intellectual rigor in the Yale History Department would have only gotten worse. So the way I see it, the glass is still half full, baby!  GO BULLDOGS!

Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons to host campaign fundraiser Thursday for Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele’s run for U.S. Senate.  From the Washington Times: Also scheduled to participate in the event are Cathy Hughes, founder and chairman of Radio One, a black-run broadcasting company specializing in urban markets, and hip-hop pioneer DJ Kid Capri. […] Ms. Hughes and Mr. Simmons, the man behind the Def Jam Recordings music label and

From the AP: Cool your home, warm the planet. When more than two dozen countries undertook in 1989 to fix the ozone hole over Antarctica, they began replacing chloroflourocarbons in refrigerators, air conditioners and hair spray. But they had little idea that using other gases that contain chlorine or fluorine instead also would contribute greatly to global warming. CFCs destroy ozone, the atmospheric layer that helps protect against the sun’s

Peligro Bastardo emails:  “It’s Ba-a-a-a-a-ack… The Return of the Son of the ROVEIAN INDICTMENT!” From Truthout: An indictment first reported by Truthout said to be connected to Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald’s Plame investigation remains sealed, and Fitzgerald continues to work on the leak case. Translation:  This just in—Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead. The indictment, 06 cr 128, was returned by the grand jury hearing evidence in the CIA leak

From the NYT: Warning that Britain faced a “deadly” and “enduring” threat from terrorism, British authorities announced today that 11 of 23 people held in connection with a suspected plot to blow up trans-Atlantic airliners would be formally charged with offenses including possession of bomb-making equipment and conspiracy to commit murder. At a news conference, Susan Hemming, a lawyer from the Crown Prosecution Service, said one person was being freed

To some, Philips is a scaremonger.  To others, she is a plain-spoken realist. Me, I’m getting my gear together for tomorrow’s heavily advertised day of infidel reckoning (situational optimism notwithstanding)—which, if all goes according to plan and western cities are reduced to dust and ash under a fiery nuclear sky, will thankfully delay the airing of my first ever lame attempt to do internet teevee—so I have no time to