This is one of those holidays where I don’t know what I should write about. On the one hand I am very grateful for the brave men and women who have given us the ultimate sacrifice throughout the ages to keep this country safe and protect the freedoms we all enjoy. As sincere as that . . . → Read More: Thoughts on Memorial Day 2011
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So I promised on Twitter that I would comment on the big news from the weekend. Which, on the off-chance that you somehow missed it, is that after almost 10 years we finally managed to track down and murder Osama bin Laden. When President Obama made his announcement there was lots of images in the . . . → Read More: Osama’s death is no victory worth celebrating.
The above video clip is popping up all over the Internet causing all sorts of horrified commentary like this: This amateur video of Pashtun children enacting a suicide bombing has circulated on the internet in Pakistan in recent days, highlighting the disturbing psychological impact of Taliban violence on a generation. The unsettling . . . → Read More: Video of Pakistani kids pretending to be suicide bombers is nothing to freak-out over. With the modern equivalent of the Library Of Alexandria at the fingertips of around 310,650,000 Americans, why are we all still so ignorant, naive, and proud of, what politicians like to call and rely on, uneducated votes? A little research will reveal (to those who deal with Cognitive Dissonance logically and honestly) just how big . . . → Read More: [SEB Guest Post] Yeah I’m a Dreamer. But I’m not the only one. There is an absolutely fascinating article at WSJ.com about a Navy Chaplain in Afghanistan who is protected by an atheist soldier: SANGIN, Afghanistan—They say there are no atheists in foxholes. There’s one on the front lines here, though, and the chaplain isn’t thrilled about it. Navy Chaplain Terry Moran is steeped in the Bible and believes . . . → Read More: How’s this for an odd couple: Atheist soldier tasked with protecting a Chaplain. The folks at Wikileaks unleashed the following video of American AH-64 Apache chopper gunners opening fire on what they believed to be armed insurgents in Iraq, but which turned out to be a couple of Associated Press journalists and (likely) a bunch of civilians. Later in the video when a van pulls up to try . . . → Read More: With regards to the Collateral Murder video… So “Joe the Plumber” has managed to milk his 15 minutes of fame into a new career as a “journalist” for the conservative website Pajamas TV. One of his first assignments has been to cover the recent hostilities between Israel and Hamas. When asked about what he’s learned since taking on his new role he . . . → Read More: “Joe the Plumber” has no sense of irony. Here’s a news item that’ll boil your blood. Newly released documents reveal that our government, which claims it doesn’t torture, went to some length to hide detainees from the International Red Cross to avoid being called out for torture: “We may need to curb the harsher operations while ICRC is around. It is better . . . → Read More: If America doesn’t torture then why did we hide it from the Red Cross? U.S. Democrats to back down on Iraq war conditions | Reuters WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. Congress, who came to power last year on a call to end the combat in Iraq, will soon give President George W. Bush the last war-funding bill of his presidency without any of the conditions . . . → Read More: This just in: The Congressional Democrats are still a bunch of pussies. Get Osama Bin Laden before I leave office, orders George W Bush – Times Online President George W Bush has enlisted British special forces in a final attempt to capture Osama Bin Laden before he leaves the White House. Defence and intelligence sources in Washington and London confirmed that a renewed hunt was on for . . . → Read More: Desperate for some sort of legacy, Bush makes capturing Osama Bin Laden a priority. |
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