Dec
31
2006
It’s New Year’s Eve, so don’t forget to stop by LGF and vote for the Fiskie. Charles has also added a new award dedicated to Oriana Fallaci to be given to the Anti-Idiotarian of the Year. I’ll post the results when they come in.
UPDATE: This year’s winner of the Fiskie (Robert Fisk Award for Idiotarian of the Year) is departing UN chief Kofi Annan. And in a remarkably lopsided – and entertainingly juxtaposed – victory, departing US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton was the inaugural winner of the Oriana Fallaci Award for Anti-Idiotarian of the Year. Congratulations to both worthy winners.
Dec
30
2006
According to The New York Times, Saddam Hussein seems to have been a casualty of Holy War.
As of late Friday, some Iraqi officials remained engaged in a heated debate about how swiftly to carry out Mr. Hussein’s death sentence.So there you have it – Saddam is dead, and no Iraqi laws were violated by sending the godless infidel to his fate.An Iraqi official close to the negotiations expressed deep disappointment that, after years of forensic investigation, detailed litigation and careful deliberation, the process could be compromised in the final hours by politically driven haste.
“According to the law, no execution can be carried out during the holidays” said another official, “After all the hard work we have done, why would we break the law and ruin what we have built?”
The Muslim holiday of Id al-Adha begins Saturday for Sunnis and Sunday for Shiites, who now control the government.
Iraqi law seemed to indicate that executions were forbidden on the holiday.
But Judge Haddad was dismissive of those concerns, injecting some of the sectarian split that is pervading the country. “The official Id in Iraq is Sunday,” he said.
As for Mr. Hussein’s sect, he said, “Saddam is not Sunni. And he is not Shiite. He is not Muslim.”
Perhaps the War on Terror is a religious fight after all – but not the one most people think.
Dec
27
2006
Priceless!!
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Priceless!!
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Congressional flight to Iraq (at taxpayers expense) – $$$$$
Military escort and security detail for a tour of the area (also at taxpayers expense) – $$$
A hearty breakfast at the US Embassy mess hall – (again, at taxpayers expense) – $
Finding out what the men and women too stupid to get out of going into the military really think about you – Priceless!!
Hat tip to James Taranto at Best of the Web Today
Dec
14
2006
Happy birthday to us
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Happy birthday to us
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This date marks our fourth blogiversary. Hopefully, next year, I’ll notice us turning 5 years old before February.
Dec
12
2006
Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?
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Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?
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USNews.com tells us that the GOP is “afraid” of a combined Obama/Clinton ticket. They don’t come out and say that Hilary will be the candidate, though, but that’s the implication. When was the last time you voted for a president because of who he was running with? I’m not afraid of this for one reason alone: it’ll eat itself alive before 2008.
Dec
7
2006
“A Date Which Will Live in Infamy”
Hat tip to Rick, Henry Payne and Townhall.com