Category Archives: Current Affairs

I almost like these guys

No, really, you gotta admire their targets Three nearly simultaneous blasts rocked downtown Pristina in Kosovo late Saturday, one of them targeting the United Nations mission headquarters, officials said. No injuries were reported. The two other blasts went off near a Kosovo government building and a building housing the offices of the Organization for Security […]

Time gave it up

Breaking ranks with The New York Times, Time magazine said Thursday it would comply with a court order to hand over the notes of a reporter threatened with jail for refusing to cooperate with an investigation into the unmasking of a CIA operative. Smart move by Time to give this information up (via Fox). Protecting […]

Sorta Blogless Sunday-Interlude on G’itmo

You would think that this would be important news, wouldn’t you? During a tour of the U.S. prison for suspected terrorists on Saturday, House Republicans and Democrats, including one who has advocated closing the facility, said the United States has made progress in improving conditions and protecting detainees’ rights. (how the hell do they know, […]

Supreme Court Screws Homeowners

The AP almost gets this headline right: Supreme Court Rules Cities May Seize Homes. Though it could have read "Screw Homeowners" in Kelo v. New London. Cities may bulldoze people’s homes to make way for shopping malls or other private development, a divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday, giving local governments broad power to seize private […]

On North Korea: Missing the point

With a common voice and conciliatory words, President Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun expressed hope Friday that they can diplomatically persuade North Korea to forfeit its nuclear weaponry. During this whole issue, which goes back into the early 90’s, I think that everyone is missing the point. Just like with guns, it […]

Good that we’re not going it alone

Funny how so many on the Left wanted to go it alone and have bilateral talks with North Korea, such as Kerry, when, on the other flipper, they said it was so bad we were going it alone in Iraq. This must kill them: North Korea showed willingness in a meeting with the United States […]

French say NON!

You heard it here first (or almost first: I got it posted before even Drudge): French voters rejected the European Union‘s first constitution Sunday, early government results showed — a stinging repudiation of the ambitious, decades-long effort to further unite the 25-nation bloc. With about 83 percent of the votes counted, the referendum was rejected […]

Looking for a Fatwa!

  Rusty at The Jawa Report is looking to get a Fatwa, and so am I. Here is my humble (sure) submission to the Karnival of the Koran Krapping. Pirate thong included at no extra charge.

An Illegal? You don’t say

McQ at Questions and Observations is discussing the do nothing 109th Congress. Read the whole thing, but let me excerpt this: While the 109th Congress is a case study in ineptitude, it could redeem itself and the Republican party by putting forth a comprehesive and workable border security provision. This next excerpt from WRAL should […]

Newsweak Responds

In the May 30th edition of Newsweak, Chairman and Editor in Chief Richard M Smith responds: As most of you know, we have unequivocally retracted our story. In the light of the Pentagon's denials and our source's changing position on the allegation, the only responsible course was to say that we no longer stand by […]

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