This jihad etiquette is not written down, and for good reason. It varies as much in interpretation and practice as extremist groups vary in their goals. But the rules have some general themes that underlie actions ranging from the recent rash of suicide bombings in Algeria and Somalia, to the surge in beheadings and bombings… Continue reading Jihad Etiquette
real conservative
The great fraud being perpetrated in our political discourse is the concerted attempt by movement conservatives, now that the Bush presidency lay irreversibly in ruins, to repudiate George Bush by claiming that he is not, and never has been, a “real conservative.” This con game is being perpetrated by the very same conservatives who –… Continue reading real conservative
paris versus libby
If you click on paris hilton jail you get: Results 1 – 10 of about 8,718 for paris hilton jail. (0.03 seconds). If you click on libby jail you get: Results 1 – 10 of about 1,416 for libby jail. (0.07 seconds) paris hiltonResults 1 – 10 of about 11,986 for paris hilton. (0.07 seconds)… Continue reading paris versus libby
Doubts Grow as G.I.’s in Iraq Find Allies in Enemy Ranks
But now on his third deployment in Iraq, he is no longer a believer in the mission. The pivotal moment came, he says, this past February when soldiers killed a man setting a roadside bomb. When they searched the bomber’s body, they found identification showing him to be a sergeant in the Iraqi Army. “I… Continue reading Doubts Grow as G.I.’s in Iraq Find Allies in Enemy Ranks
sophisticated equipment
The militant group, Fatah al Islam, which is thought to have links to Al Qaeda, fired antiaircraft guns and mortars and had night vision goggles and other sophisticated equipment. The Lebanese Army does not have such gear. From Lebanese Army and Islamists Battle for 2nd Day – New York Times This is a really disturbing… Continue reading sophisticated equipment
The Assault on Reason
Byrd invited a specific version of the same general question millions of us have been asking: “Why do reason, logic and truth seem to play a sharply diminished role in the way America now makes important decisions?” The persistent and sustained reliance on falsehoods as the basis of policy, even in the face of massive… Continue reading The Assault on Reason
Poisoned Toothpaste in Panama Is Believed to Be From China
Diethylene glycol, a poisonous ingredient in some antifreeze, has been found in 6,000 tubes of toothpaste in Panama, and customs officials there said yesterday that the product appeared to have originated in China. From New York Times Just as the wheatgerm story dies out, a reminder that in the era of globalization; a supply chain… Continue reading Poisoned Toothpaste in Panama Is Believed to Be From China
It’s only illegal when the president agrees it’s illegal
We now know that in 2004 Gonzales and Andy Card raced to the hospital to try to get a very sick John Ashcroft to certify the legality of the president’s secret NSA surveillance program going over the head of Comey, the acting attorney general while Ashcroft was ill. When Ashcroft refused to override Comey, the… Continue reading It’s only illegal when the president agrees it’s illegal
Rudy on the Dems
Look, it’s real simple what happened. These people came here and killed us because of our freedom of religion, because of our freedom for women, because they hate us…If you’re confused about this, I think you put our country in much greater jeopardy. From TPMCafe Rudy is an idiot. Anyone who has read Bin Laden’s… Continue reading Rudy on the Dems
Jerry Falwell, faith-based fraud
Try this: Call a TV station and tell them that you know the Antichrist is already on earth and is an adult Jewish male. See how far you get. Then try the same thing and add that you are the Rev. Jim-Bob Vermin. “Why, Reverend, come right on the show!” What a fool Don Imus… Continue reading Jerry Falwell, faith-based fraud