January 15, 2005 – 7:19 pm
Someone asked for a photo of me. I really do not have that many other then on film. I am usually the one taking them. I also do not photograph real well (except while surfing). It is always something. Like being wet, drunk, not having the flash turned on on the digital camera, and not […]
January 15, 2005 – 10:01 am
From the Washington Post: Iraq has replaced Afghanistan as the training ground for the next generation of "professionalized" terrorists, according to a report released yesterday by the National Intelligence Council, the CIA director’s think tank. Iraq provides terrorists with "a training ground, a recruitment ground, the opportunity for enhancing technical skills," said David B. Low, […]
January 14, 2005 – 6:32 pm
From the BBC: The outgoing head of the US Department of Homeland Security has said torture may be used in certain cases in order to prevent a major loss of life. Speaking to the BBC, Tom Ridge said the US did not condone the use of torture to extract information from terrorists. But he said […]
January 14, 2005 – 8:18 am
Robert Scheer of the LA Times asks whether Al Queda is just a Bush Boogyman. Incredible. Simply incredible. Talk about putting the blinders on. Perhaps Mr. Scheer, in his advocacy of a lunatic film, has forgotten that 3 of the September 11th flights were headed for Los Angeles. Forgotten that 31 of the dead from […]
January 14, 2005 – 7:58 am
Interesting. Now the Left is hanging it’s hat on one small little story about the the Selective Service System looking for men and women to serve as board members. The Selective Service System is looking for men and women to serve as members of local boards that are currently in a standby mode. A prospective […]
January 13, 2005 – 8:12 pm
Via CNS News: Iraq’s decision to allow all Iraqis — including Israelis of Iraqi descent — to vote in upcoming elections is "positive step" and "clear hint" that the post-Saddam government may be open to having diplomatic relations with Israel, an Israeli government official said. Anyone who is or was once an Iraqi citizen, even […]
January 13, 2005 – 1:47 pm
By way of Little Miss Attila (who has fortunately not washed away), comes a link to a story that I had heard on the radio or tv or something, and kinda just blew in one ear out the other (I am blonde, after all). Americans need to consume fewer calories and exercise more to maintain […]
January 12, 2005 – 6:54 pm
Say it ain’t so, Colin. How can you kick the Dems when they are down? U.S. troops will begin leaving Iraq this year as the Iraqi army, national guard and police force take on a larger security role, Secretary of State Colin Powell said in an interview released Wednesday by the State Department. Powell would […]
January 12, 2005 – 6:45 pm
From the Canada Free Press: Good works by American troops and their allies protecting our freedom in Iraq never find their way to the mainline media. Although virtually ignored by news outlets such as CNN and the New York Times, some of the out-of-the-news stories inspire a well of hope and inspiration. One such moving […]
January 12, 2005 – 4:55 pm
Again, not in Ohio. Stefan Sharkansky of Sound Politics brings us the latest news from the State of Washington: 62% in the State of Washington say there should be a new election to re-vote on the governor’s race … and 36% statewide say there should not be a new election. A re-vote is supported by […]