Archive for September, 2006
Has the next war been called off?
The London Times says so, and quotes some jerk from WINEP to that effect as well. “America is going to have to learn to live with a nuclear Iran, US intelligence analysts have concluded at a secret meeting near Washington. … “Bombing Iran
Get the Flock out of here
There’s a browser called Flock, and it’s one hell of a good idea. It makes review and comment on new articles easier than I’ve ever seen. It combines Firefox’s web browsing with an expanded RSS reader and a blogging tool. You have the ability to quickly write and publish a piece on whatever you’re reading. [...]
Give Bon Echo a try
AKA Firefox 2. It’s still unstable, but they’re up to RC1, so it’s getting there. There are a lot of new features, including: * A new theme that updates Firefox
National Socialist, Pro-torture, Attorney General Attempts to Intimidate Judiciary
USA Today: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who is defending President Bush’s anti-terrorism tactics in multiple court battles, said Friday that federal judges should not substitute their personal views for the president’s judgments in wartime. He said the Constitution makes the president commander in chief and the Supreme Court has long recognized the president’s pre-eminent role [...]
Would-be(?) Child Molester Republican Congressman Resigns
Foley, as chairman of the Missing and Exploited Children’s Caucus, had introduced legislation in July to protect children from exploitation by adults over the Internet. He also sponsored other legislation designed to protect minors from abuse and neglect. “We track library books better than we do sexual predators,” Foley has said.
Islamic Bomb
Sorry to distract from all the Dictatorship Day celebrations, but nuclear physicist and Antiwar.com regular contributor, Gordon Prather, reminds us that the Middle Eastern countries being targeted (Iraq, Iran, Syria) in this Phony “Global War on Terror” – so that they won’t “give nukes to terrorists” – have nukes or the capability to make them. [...]
Congress Gives Bush Broad New Powers
The New York Times: The U.S. Senate approved a measure on Thursday on the interrogations and trials of terrorism suspects, establishing far-reaching rules to deal with what President George W. Bush has called the most dangerous combatants in a different type of war. The vote was 65 to 34. It was cast after more than [...]
Hugo Chavez: Sick Evil Commie Rat Thief
From the Free Liberal via Norman Singleton at LRC: “On September 20, 2006, Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez spoke to the General Assembly of the United Nations, calling U.S. president George Bush a “devil.” Crossing himself, his face revealing a hint of smile, Chavez said, “This table from where I speak still smells like sulfur.” On [...]
The War on Terra
Read this whole thing. Trust me.
Socialist Man in the Big Easy
Hey everyone, check out this great article by Vedran Vuk from Mises.org, via LRC, about the disasterous effects of government “welfare” in post-hurricane New Orleans.
Iranian Directorate Relying on Gorbanifar
Laura Rozen has the the story.
The declassified portions of the National Intelligence Estimate
Declassified Key Judgments of the National Intelligence Estimate .Trends in Global Terrorism: Implications for the United States. dated April 2006[.pdf] Key Judgments United States-led counterterrorism efforts have seriously damaged the leadership of al-Qa
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