Nov
30
No Magic From Iraq Survey Group
November 30, 2006 | 1 Comment
Early indications are that the Iraq Survey Group’s consensus is so lukewarm in its recommendations that it was a waste of taxpayer dollars.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 — The bipartisan Iraq Study Group reached a consensus on Wednesday on a final report that will call for a gradual pullback of the 15 American combat brigades now in [...]
Nov
30
Maliki Cancels On Bush
November 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment
President Bush may not of felt snubbed, but it’s got me swearing under my breath.
AMMAN, Jordan, Nov. 29 — Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki of Iraq and King Abdullah II of Jordan abruptly backed out of a meeting with President Bush on Wednesday, leaving the White House scrambling to explain why a carefully planned [...]
Nov
29
New Contributor
November 29, 2006 | 4 Comments
In the next day or two I hope to have a new contributor make her debut here at 7.62mm Justice. She’s accepted my offer to join us, and it’s just a matter of getting her setup.
I’ll let her introduce herself, so as not to spoil the surprise.
So keep your eyes peeled, that rustling in [...]
Nov
29
Reply to Ahmadinejad
November 29, 2006 | 1 Comment
A folk tale retold in numerous cultures, with a varying cast of human and animal characters, teaches a lesson about ignoring a being’s history and character.
In one telling, a frog is about to swim a river when he is approached by a scorpion wanting to hitch a ride across. Initially the frog refuses, fearing the [...]
Nov
29
Ahmadinejad’s letter to "Noble Americans"
November 29, 2006 | 4 Comments
From Fox News:
O, Almighty God, bestow upon humanity the perfect human being promised to all by You, and make us among his followers.
Noble Americans,
Were we not faced with the activities of the US administration in this part of the world and the negative ramifications of those activities on the daily lives of our peoples, [...]
Nov
29
Sadr’s Men Suspend Participation in Iraq Parliament
November 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment
You have to wonder why…
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Lawmakers and cabinet ministers loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have suspended participation in parliament and the government to protest Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki’s summit with U.S. President George W. Bush.
A statement issued Wednesday by the 30 lawmakers and five Cabinet ministers said their action was necessary [...]
Nov
29
War of Public Opinion
November 29, 2006 | 4 Comments
For the longest time I’ve been operating under the assumption that the people who have been screaming about getting out of Iraq got it, but weighed American lives more than the lives of the average Iraqi.
However, after this exchange with Constantine on Hotair, I’m not even convinced that they get it anymore.
Heaven knows I’m no [...]
Nov
29
NYT leaks classified info yet again
November 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Are these people TRYING to aid the terrorists and insurgents? I cannot fathom WHY in god’s name they feel the need to publish information that was never meant for public knowledge. We as a nation did not need to know the information that is contained in the memo that was leaked.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 — A [...]
Nov
28
Speaker Botox Out Of Touch With Iraq
November 28, 2006 | 4 Comments
It’s amazing how fast people in government forget things…
(Raw Story) House Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told reporters on Wednesday that she feels it is “sad” that President Bush continues to blame Iraqi insurgent violence on al Qaeda.
“My thoughts on the president’s representations are well-known,” Pelosi said. “The 9/11 Commission dismissed that notion a long [...]
Nov
28
Alcee or Not Alcee…
November 28, 2006 | 2 Comments
Impeached, disgraced, but not a felon, disbarred Judge Alcee Hastings will be told by Speaker Botox that he is not going to be the next chairman of the House Committee on Intelligence… maybe…
(FoxNews) WASHINGTON — House Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi will meet Tuesday with Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings, and those with knowledge of Pelosi’s thinking told FOX [...]
Nov
28
Chuck Rangel, As Sponsored By Special Olympics
November 28, 2006 | 2 Comments
(New York Observer) Rep. Charlie Rangel, speaking at a Crain’s breakfast in midtown this morning, shared his thoughts on the draft and some Ivy League students.
“I spoke about the draft at Columbia, Harvard and Brown. These kids don’t even know there’s a war in Iraq.”
It doesn’t sound like he’s ready to let go of [...]
Nov
28
Iranian Left Hand, Hezbollah Training Shiite Army In Iraq
November 28, 2006 | 2 Comments
More proof that expecting a deal from Iran on Iraq is sheer folly.
(NYT) WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 — A senior American intelligence official said Monday that the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah had been training members of the Mahdi Army, the Iraqi Shiite militia led by Moktada al-Sadr.
The official said that 1,000 to 2,000 fighters from [...]
Nov
28
Chris Muir Does It Again…
November 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Genius I tell ya, just genius.
I could spend a thousand words on what he manages to poignantly sum up in three short frames.
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Nov
28
Gun Shaped Christmas Tree Ornament
November 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment
A gun shaped Christmas Tree ornament is causing a stir this holiday season.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Urban Outfitters is under fire because of a plastic, gun-shaped Christmas tree ornament.
The $6 ornament is available at Urban Outfitters stores across the U.S., including stores in South Florida.
A clerk at a store in Miami Beach said some [...]
























