Archive for February, 2007
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Sorry for my personal light posting today.
Ever since Glenn Greenwald got hired to write a blog at Salon he’s been pumping out fantastic posts. Of particular note is this beauty about Dick Cheney’s slide into mental oblivion and Cheney’s claim that a withdrawal from Iraq would be catastrophic to Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Give Glenn a […]
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Posted in Blogging | 14 Comments »
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
It’s a Firefox extension that pops up a preview window of any link without you having to actually click on it.
Yay.
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Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
Crooks and Liars - Special Comment: Secretary Rice, Get Your Facts Straight!
I think we all know why the Bush Administration wants to try to convince us that Saddam Hussein was somehow an enemy of Adolph Hitler’s magnitude. Wingnuts get off on the idea that we’re fighting against a fascist menace along the lines of […]
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Posted in Evildoers | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
Watching Afghanistan fall | Salon News
I’ve spent time in the Himalaya on roads just like the ones in Nuristan described here. I can understand how difficult it must be to move men and supplies in and out of this region.
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Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
In an action that proves his majesty’s royal flip flopping to the extreme, Bushco has invited Iran and Syria to the table to discuss ways of making Iraq a safer place.
WASHINGTON Feb 27, 2007 (AP)— The United States and the Iraqi government are launching a new diplomatic initiative to invite Iran and Syria to a […]
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Posted in Wingnuttery, Iraq, BushCo, Iran | 3 Comments »
Monday, February 26th, 2007
This comprehensive piece in the New Yorker should have us worried. C&L has Hersh discussing the article and more on CNN with Wolf Blitzer.
Wingnuts: Explain how this new Administration strategy is in the best interest of our troops deployed in the region.
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Posted in Iraq, Iran | 60 Comments »
Monday, February 26th, 2007
Report: 3 Gulf states agree to IAF overflights en route to Iran - Haaretz - Israel News
Like General Odom said in his interview with that jackass Hugh Hewitt, if I were an Israeli I’d fear for my life these days given the talk of striking Iran.
[Update: See upyernoz’ insight and analysis]
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Posted in Iran | 15 Comments »
Saturday, February 24th, 2007
Now wingnuts can’t claim that the ACLU only take the defense of atheists and Jews. The ACLU feels that Rev. Lonnie W. Latham’s free speech rights have been violated. Is it because someone tried to stop Rev. Latham from delivering his usual hate propaganda against homosexuals?
No. All the Rev. did was ask a male undercover […]
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Posted in Free Speech, Bigotry | 25 Comments »
Saturday, February 24th, 2007
Moon - Conservapedia:
Our solar system is one of the few that has only one sun. Only one sun and only one moon: this uniqueness may reflect the existence of only one God.
Yes!
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Posted in Wingnuttery, Science | 18 Comments »
Saturday, February 24th, 2007
Did Joan of Arc truly hear voices? - Conservapedia:
Yes, I believe so as given:
* She didn’t have any holes in her personality so schizophrenia isn’t very likely.
* She was very practical (which was something missing from the nobility and The Church at this time period) and never […]
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Posted in Wingnuttery, Science | 16 Comments »