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This Could Get Ugly
I was a bit surprised to read Georgia had moved troops into South Ossetia and Russia had in turn moved troops in and had started bombing Georgia (CNN, FoxNews, Johnson’s Russia List (via e-mail)). It’s like Bizarro-Kosovo/Serbia.
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The New York Enquirer
This may be the only thing I’ve ever read or heard from Michael Kinsley that was worth repeating. This was hilarious! What’s fun is that I now get to find the Times’ most egregious errors, publish only their failures, … Continue reading
An Illegal Immigration Analogy
Let’s say there’s a street out there in Hypothetica. On that street is a relatively nice big house with a couple spare rooms, 2.5 bathrooms, and a five-car garage. It’s a beachfront house with a yard that stretches from … Continue reading
Ridiculosity
I’m not really sure what’s more ridiculous: Taser parties (a lá Tupperware parties), or Amnesty International’s position on the non-lethal devices. Because of safety concerns and potential for abuse, we do not believe Tasers should ever be used as a … Continue reading
I Was Afraid This Would Happen
In case you haven’t seen the news today, Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated. She knew this would be a real possibility when she returned from exile to challenge President Musharraf, and given the current state of … Continue reading
Update From Jill Metzger
Jill e-mailed a month or so ago to say that she’s doing a whole lot better, and that she appreciated all the support she got in the aftermath of her ordeal in Kyrgystan. Thank you to everyone who offered … Continue reading
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A Special Comment Just for Keith Olbermann
Take your own advice. Your basic worldview is, to put it nicely, screwed up. It’s so screwed up that it causes you to not understand events happening in the world around you. You’re not ‘misinformed’ so much … Continue reading
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Another One-hour Countdown
As I was writing the post in memory of Robin Olds, I was listening to the TV news in the background. AFN Pacific plays MSNBC’s Countdown from 9-10 AM. Normally, I turn the TV off as soon as I hear Keith … Continue reading
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More Good Stuff from VDH
If you’re not regularly reading Victor Davis Hanson, you’re letting some of the best commentary on the War on Terror pass by. If you disagree with him, at least he makes you think. Here’s some good thinking … Continue reading
The Red Horseman Approacheth
Revelations 5:4 (NIV) — Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other. To him was given a large sword. … Continue reading
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