"I guess this means we’ve won the war on terror," said one exasperated FBI agent, speaking on the condition of anonymity because poking fun at headquarters is not regarded as career-enhancing. "We must not need any more resources for espionage." — Anonymous FBI agent, on the news that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is making the "war on porn" one of … Read More
Flight 93 Memorial: The Outrage Continues
Captain Ed and Michelle Malkin have found other reasons to complain about the Flight 93 Memorial. No doubt shamed by the laughter generating from the left and the right, the whole Islamic crescent controversy has been relegated to the back seat. Now the problem with the memorial is that it is all faggy and new-agey. You know, windchimes ‘n shit: … Read More
Remembering 9/11 – Four Years Later
From my home state of New Hampshire, in the New Hampshire Union Leader: Kurt S. Wolz:We’re no safer todayBy KURT S. WOLZ Guest Commentary MY CONNECTION with 9/11 is personal. I am a pilot for American Airlines. In September of 2001, I had AA Flight 11 on my flying schedule. As you may recall, AA Flight 11 was the first … Read More
Tenet No Longer Happy Being Fall Guy?
If this is true, it is political dynomite: George Tenet is not going to let himself become the fall guy for the September 11 intelligence failures, according to a former intelligence officer and a source friendly to Mr. Tenet. A scathing report by Inspector General John Helgerson criticized the former CIA director and a score of other agency personnel for … Read More
Jon Stewart and Christopher Hitchens
As I watched "The Daily Show" last night, in which Jon Stewart debated Christopher Hitchens about the Iraq War, I thought many things: "This is how it should be done. None of the screaming pundits, like on Fox, MSNBC, or even CNN. It’s intelligent AND entertaining" "Damn, Stewart is good. He’s going toe-to-toe with Hitchens" "”Tell me why I’m wrong’, … Read More
With Friends Like That…
From The Left Coaster: I hate for facts to get in the way of a Bush rant about the Axis of Evil, but guess which Bush ally in the war on terror admitted today for the first time that it was their country that actually gave Pyongyang uranium hexafluoride and centrifuges? It’s the same ally that is harboring Osama Bin … Read More
Church And State, The Wall, Etc.
Christian conservative blogger LaShawn Barber has issues with Iraq’s draft constitution. In particular, she is troubled by the contradictions within. One clause reads "No law may contradict Islamic standards"; the very next one says "No law may contradict democratic standards". LaShawn asks: Aren’t Islam and democracy inherently contradictory? What kind of shell game are these people playing? She’s 100% right, … Read More
Not Angry
In response to a comment on that his blog is "full of hatred and anger", Corrente not only denied the charge, but set out to compile a list of things he was not angry about, as well as things he doesn’t hate. It’s not only long, but a work-in-progress, so check out Corrente’s site for the latest revisions and updates: … Read More
The Chickenhawk Counterargument
TBogg examines one neo-con’s attempt to defuse the chickenhawk meme: Rusty at The Jawa Report attempted a statistical study on chickenhawkedness and didn’t get enough reponses to make a valid judgement…so he went and make a wholly unsupportable one anyway: An oft heard accusation is that of chickenhawk being leveled at supporters of the Iraq War who have no prior … Read More
Wankers Of The Day
The British police. It seems that the young Brazilian electrician who was shot because he was thought to be a terrorist subway bomber . . . (a) was not wearing a heavy jacket, (b) paused to pick up a newspaper on his way to the tube, (c) used his travelcard to pass the barrier, (d) did not run from the … Read More
WaPo Bows Out Of 9/11-palooza
Good for them. The Washington Post announced tonight that it cease its co-sponsorship of the Pentagon-organized Freedom Walk next month. The paper’s involvement had drawn heat from within and outside the paper, with a guild committee today calling for the link to end. The newspaper told the Department of Defense that it was pulling back on its offer of free … Read More
9/11 Records
The New York Times has made available certain documents and recordings pertaining to 9/11: Audio files of dispatch transmissions recorded on Sept. 11, 2001 12,000 pages of oral histories (in pdf format, broken down by interviewee)
38% Say U.S. Winning War on Terror
That’s a huge drop, and the lowest ever, for the Rassmussen Reports survey. Who is Winning the War on Terror? Dates US/Allies Terrorists Aug 10-11 38 36 July 13-14 44 34 June 5-7 42 32 May 14-15 44 29 Apr 8-10 47 29 Feb 11-13 47 26 Jan 2-3 45 27 Dec 10-12 50 30 Dec 3-5 51 27 Nov … Read More
Links Between Iraq And al Qaeda Established
Unfortunately, the link occurs in the present Iraqi government, not the overthrown one. Newsweek has the exclusive: A former Washington-area man accused in court papers of being the “American contact” for an Osama bin Laden “front organization” is now believed to be working for the new Iraqi government’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, two U.S. law-enforcement officials and a longtime associate … Read More
Most Americans Feel More Vulnerable
USA Today: WASHINGTON — American attitudes toward the war in Iraq continue to sour in the wake of last week’s surge in U.S. troop deaths, a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll shows. (Related: Poll results) An unprecedented 57% majority say the war has made the USA more vulnerable to terrorism. A new low, 34%, say it has made the country safer. The … Read More