Ilario Pantano on “The Daily Show”
I missed this until just now, but many thanks to Outside the Beltway for providing the ‘youtube‘ link. Here’s where you can get your copy of Lt. Pantano’s book: Warlord: No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy
I missed this until just now, but many thanks to Outside the Beltway for providing the ‘youtube‘ link. Here’s where you can get your copy of Lt. Pantano’s book: Warlord: No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy
Between my Sunday chores, I’m watching Fox, MSNBC, CNN (briefly), and C-SPAN… but you don’t need me to tell you what’s being said and shown there. Instead, I’ll just point out a few bloggers who are living amongst or near the conflict(s). Israellycool Rantings of a Sandmonkey Lebanese Blogger Forum (warning, the linked site contains …
Saudis blame Hizbullah for Lebanon crisis | Jerusalem Post LGF declares a “Flying Pigs Moment” Saudi Arabia indicated on Thursday that Hizbullah bore the responsibility for the current crisis in Lebanon, Israel Radio reported. In an official statement, the Saudi government said that a distinction must be drawn between “legitimate resistance” and “adventurous, irresponsible acts” …
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FCC combing air tapes for dirty words I rarely watch televised sports, but if I happened to overhear some rowdy spectator call the referee an “asshole“, it certainly wouldn’t damage my sensibilities. That the FCC would be wasting my taxdollars combing through “crowd noise” really pisses me off. I can just picture Jerry Falwell‘s gang …
Stories like this tend to freak out religious nuts and those convinced the human race will destroy itself through technology. I, on the other hand, am an eternal optimist in regards to most every step that takes us closer to the realities of what was once considered the wild imaginings of science-fiction writers. I confess, …
Gates ‘glad’ to delay Vista some more Does anyone actually believe this line? According to Gates, Microsoft is spending between $8bn and $9bn developing Windows Vista and the accompanying Office 2007, with partners investing “20 times” as much. I think Bill is so used to throwing around numbers relating to his personal wealth (and maybe …
Cox & Forkum: Palestinian Body Armor
It was bad enough when a Nebraska judge refused to imprison a 50 year old man who raped a child – “because he was too short to survive in prison”. Looks like Australia has their own version of Judge Kristine Cecava – his name is Acting Chief Judge Tony Skoien. Judge Skoien has decided it’s …
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I always suspected I was missing out on something by joining the Marine Corps right out of High School, rather than going off to college. Here’s a sample of what I didn’t get to experience: The quote below is a comment left on Jeff Goldstein’s blog, apparently posted by a Law Professor at the University …
[image:160:l] A nice view of the evening sky out my back door to test the functionality of the Coppermine -> WordPress integration plugin. This is a beta version, but so far the integration has been fairly seamless. [image:196:r] Ok, there seems to be a problem with the insertion script… and the layout on the “write” …
New Note (20 Jul 07): Mr. Mist has improved on my and Simon’s work – his version can be found here, please give it a look! NOTE: This post now contains the latest version alluded to in the comments – it can be copy/pasted from below, or downloaded in .ZIP format here. Since moving to …
Atlas Shrugs: The New York Crimes Circa 1944
In the words of Matt Drudge, “Holy Xenu!” This ought to get old Tommy rolling. (If you missed the episode, tune in here!) For once, I’ll actually be interested in an awards show… unless of course they drop the nomination between now and the show. Tom Cruise’s Least Fave ‘South Park’ Episode Up For Emmy
Power Line: They already knew the colonists were fed up