Live broadcast of his little press briefing. He has the nerve to talk about “senior government officials” being truthful – I guess that doesn’t apply to ambassadors? I don’t give a damn about Karl Rove. If President Bush fires him, I won’t notice (except when I see/hear all the posturing in the media, of course).
It’s often said, “Once a Marine, Always a Marine”, but few realize just how true that is for those of us who have been a part of the “Big Green Machine”. I just finished reading this tale of one blogger’s efforts to return to the ‘Corps, and the sense of pride that filled him when …
I was standing in line at the grocery-store checkout today, and an interesting headline caught my eye. No, it wasn’t “The Moon is going to Explode in SIX DAYS!”, it was “World’s Most Depressing Book Causes Dozens of Suicides!” Of course, we already know about this book, I didn’t need to open the rag to …
A simple shepherd from a community that understands honor. These are the people that deserve the attention and protection of the US Armed Forces and the International community involved in the mission to ensure a free Afghanistan. TIME Magazine — How the Shepherd Saved the SEAL What emerges is the tale of a courageous U.S. …
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The really amazing thing about this article is that it’s all relatively unknown to the average person. Everything we hear harped by the media, the politicians, anyone… is that there was no connection between Iraq and Al-Qaeda. The 9/11 commission said they couldn’t find anything (of course that can be blamed on the piss-poor intel …
This month’s issue of “Good News from Afghanistan”. Your monthly reminder that what you see on the evening news is not all there is to see. Chrenkoff Note: Also available from http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110006943 The Opinion Journal and http://www.windsofchange.net/archives/007161.php Winds of Change. As always, many thanks to James Taranto, Joe Katzman and all of you for your …
Very cool site. I’ve seen it mentioned a few times, but http://www.blackfive.net/main/2005/07/were_not_afraid.html BlackFive gets the nod. We’re not Afraid! Werenotafraid.com exists to give people a voice online to tell the world that they are not afraid, intimidated or cowed by the cowardly act of terrorism. Terrorism will not be effective against the British people, and …
It never ceases to amaze me how easily people are amazed. Forty years ago, radical college students in the US and abroad, intent on violent protest as opposed to their more civil contemporaries, shared information on how to create bombs and where to place them to best make their anti-war statements heard. This information was …
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I just added another site to my “must read often” list. A Letter To The Terrorists, From London :: The London News Review What the fuck do you think you’re doing? This is London. We’ve dealt with your sort before. You don’t try and pull this on us.
And can you blame them after the http://jonathanmurray.com/greymatter/archives/00000700.htm attacks on their population Thursday? Welcome to the West Midlands Police Online Press Office At 7.45 this evening West Midlands police issued a public warning to people visiting Birmingham City centre after they received intelligence to suggest a threat to the city centre. […] The bomb disposal …
Voice Potential – The Song Remains the Same But the fact remains: Africa is a disaster and desparately needs our money. And we want to make sure that it goes to the right people. But does Africa want our money enough to do what it takes? Can they handle some conditions? Are they willing to …
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http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ Moveable Type offers a http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/docs/tb-standalone standalone trackback implementation for blog software that doesn’t support it inherently. Since http://www.greymatterforums.com/ GreyMatter falls into this category, I’m working on getting this set up here. If you’re a blogger and use trackbacks, please drop me a note and send me a ping/trackback, I’ll return the favor ASAP – …
I’ve been chasing a personal dream for a few years now. I never talked about it much, but it’s been in the back of my mind ever since I got interested in carving a spot out on the web. The dream? To own my own name.com (or .net – it never really mattered to me …
Apparently trying to gain attention on the opening day of the G-8 summit, someone set off at least four bombs in attacks against London’s transportation system. Three points in the “underground” (subway) and one bus were attacked. 37 people are reported dead, with hundreds wounded. No word yet on who did it or what statement …
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