Fallujah must be destroyed
So says Jack(ass) Wheeler over at newsmax in yesterday's column. Oh, but there's more:
View Article"Early Morning, April 4..."
"Shots rang out, in the Memphis sky; free at last, they took your life, they could not take your pride."Those are the lyrics from U2's song "Pride" commemorating the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.,...
View ArticleWhere Have You Gone, Gen. Shinseki?
February 2003: The U.S. Army Chief of Staff, General Eric Shinseki, testifies before the Senate, stating that several hundred thousand troops would be needed in postwar Iraq to stabilize the country. A...
View ArticleCorporations Not Contributing
Over 60% of U.S. corporations avoided paying any federal taxes between 1996 and 2000. Any savvy individual or conglomerate is justified in their legal attempts to avoid paying taxes. However, as the...
View ArticleFried Rice
The evening before her crucial 9/11 testimony, Condi Rice is being questioned on a new front. Former Clinton aide Sidney Blumenthal argues that Rice "destroyed the Middle East peace process" through...
View ArticleIraqi Clerics Say Coalition 'Must Pay'
From the department of Really Really Bad News, there was a meeting in Iraq this morning with the radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The gathering involved "Iraq's most powerful Shiite clerics,""members of...
View ArticleNew Iraq War Buildup Scandal
Unbelievable. That's all one can say about this revelation from Bob Woodward:"President Bush, after a National Security Council meeting, takes Don Rumsfeld aside, collars him physically and takes him...
View ArticleBiggest new revelation from Woodward interview
I just watched the Bob Woodard interview on 60 minutes. While portions of Woodward's book and interview have been previously released, there was this little tidbit of new information regarding the...
View ArticleWoodward / Larry King
Did anyone see Woodward just say that Bandar had lied on live television? Shortly after Bandar got off the phone (he had said he was told by Rusfeld & Cheney that the decision was not made to go to...
View ArticleWhy I Love the Northeast
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) just made a little speech on the Senate floor that contains this gem: "The 'mission accomplished' was to get a picture that could be used in an election campaign." He...
View Article5 Things I Don't Care About
Michael Jackson Scott Peterson Jayson Williams Mike Danton Kobe Bryant Whew that was exhausting. It's not that I don't care for these people or their respective purported victim(s), but the ad nauseum...
View ArticleBush of Arabia
Bush is going to talk to the Arab people!! On Arab TV!!! That's right, he will "speak directly to the Arab world (and) do interviews with Arab TV." As Atrios said, "it was bad when Hillary did that,...
View ArticleFineman: bin Laden Winning
Newsweek's esteemed columnist Howard Fineman writes that "Iraq was the war Bush wanted. But it also was the war [bin Laden] wanted. Not even in his most fevered prayers could bin Laden have imagined...
View ArticleBrooks Joins Coalition of the Willing to See the Truth
Conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks is having a "Crisis of Confidence."I wish the U.S could still go off, after Iraq, at the head of "coalitions of the willing" to spread democracy...
View ArticleRemember, It's Bush's War
As the talking heads argue about whether Sec. Rumsfeld should resign, the insightful Jesse at Pandagon.net reminds us: This was a voluntary war, conducted on Bush's own timetable planned out by Bush's...
View ArticleIraqi's Prefer Complete Chaos Over Occupation
Here's some uplifting news.According to this story, "for the first time...a majority of Iraqis said they'd feel safer if the U.S. military withdrew immediately." Further, radical Shiite Muqtada al-Sadr...
View ArticleZarqawi in Crosshairs Prior to War
Some have asked about this aspect of the story. Just so everyone can see the evidence, here is the story about Bush's refusal to take out Zarqawi, because it would hurt the case for war(look at the...
View ArticleFun with LGF rantings
Let's look at what some of the comments over at little green footballs have to say about this terrible incident, so you don't have to visit their site.
View Article3 Million AIDS Deaths Last Year
According to the World Health Organization, 3 million people died of AIDS last year, "making it the top single cause of death among people ages 15 to 59."This disease is a tragedy. I am ashamed that...
View ArticleSome thoughts on Chalabi
My brother Chirs opines: Now, will there by any accountability in the Pentagon for backing Chalabi while the rest of the nation (and the world) pointed out the obvious flaws in his so-called...
View ArticleChalabi on Meet the Press
He's denying everything. Russert's trying to pin him down, but our former 'friend' is playing fast and loose with the facts: he's innocent, and he can prove it in hearings before Congress. He's...
View ArticleAl Qaeda Growing
Here's some terrible news from the British think tank the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): "Al Qaeda has more than 18,000 militants ready to strike and the U.S.-led occupation of...
View ArticleRead this now, you won't be sorry
Everyone, I am pleased to announce a great victory in the little land we call the blogosphere: I was checking out Little Green Footballs (LGF) earlier today, and I noticed that Charles (the head of...
View ArticleWhat a Chickenhawk Sounds Like
We already know what a Chickenhawk looks like, thanks to the venerable Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ). But what does one sound like? For that, we turn to best-selling author (and life-long Republican)...
View ArticleChalabi Press Conference
Anyone see the Chalabi press conference in response to the Tenet resignation? The timing of Tenet's resignation, which will take effect right in the middle of the "summer of terror" (according to this...
View ArticleReminder: Ann Coulter is Evil
Not only is Ann Coulter a certified lying liar, but her shrill and condemnable rants must be posted every now and then to show what is wrong with the extreme wing of the Republican Party. We already...
View ArticleOh no, Bill!! ZZzzzzz...
The networks just showed Bill Clinton as he appeared to be dozing off during the Reagan funeral ceremonies...countdown for wingnuttery to commence - I bet drudge has the Tivo images within the hour....
View ArticleDeath Penalty Spared in Oklahoma City Bombing Case
Convicted terrorist Terry Nichols was spared the death penalty this week by an Oklahoma jury. Noting the scores of innocent people murdered by Nichols and Timothy McVeigh, one victim's relative asked,...
View ArticleBrahimi Quits UN Post in Iraq
I haven't seen anyone at Kos (or elsewhere, for that matter) talk about this story yet. From Haaretz: Brahimi's move was "brewing for a number of days, [and] shocked the diplomatic community at the...
View ArticleKrugman on Ashcroft
The first words of Paul Krugman's New York Times column in tomorrow's edition: "No question - John Ashcroft is the worst attorney general in history."In a shocking turn of events, he then proceeds to...
View ArticleKerry Campaign and Iraq
A recurring theme among Bush supporters is that Kerry has failed to offer a competing "plan" for ending the Iraq debacle while achieving America's general goals in the war. Matthew Yglesias of the...
View ArticleGood News for Obama
While I detest the 'politics of personal destruction,' this is good news for our pal Barack Obama in his Illinois Senate race (Chicago Trib, subscription required):
View ArticleNY1 incredible interview
New York 1"Inside City Hall" just had an incredible live interview with former Senator (and sleazebag) Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY). He was the chair of the special Whitewater committee. He is no Clinton...
View ArticleThe General has Spoken
Jesus' General, that is, in a letter to Senator George Allen. I know most of us are dutiful followers of the General, but his latest post on the Jack Ryan divorce scandal is absolutely hilarious, and I...
View ArticleWhat's News?
This AP article addresses an issue that I have been thinking about for the last few years. When is it appropriate for news outlets (not including the tabloid programs such as Entertainment Tonight) to...
View ArticleAgain with the Gmail
5 Gmail invites, for Kossacks only. Write your email in the comments and I'll send it to you shortly. Keepin' it real, Steve
View ArticleFed Raises Rate to 1.25%
Raises key interest rate by quarter point to 1.25%. It's the first boost in the short term rate in four years. Discuss, you heard it here first. Update: Here's the link. An excerpt: To fight the...
View ArticleMedia AWOL on Sudan Crisis
The world's industrialized nations must set aside their differences and act immediately to stop the epic crisis that has enveloped Sudan's Darfur region. The increasingly strife-torn country has...
View ArticleBomb Detonates in Iraq, Mourners Killed
I didn't see much about this in previous diaries or comments, so here goes: This kind of attack makes my heart sink for the victims and their families. In a town north of Baghdad, "insurgents detonated...
View ArticleKey Points From Senate Report on Intelligence Failure
There's a lot of information to digest from the Senate's unanimous report relating to prewar intelligence about Iraq, which was released yesterday. However, there are a few key points that deserve our...
View ArticleUnfair, Unbalanced Foxnews Memos
The following post concerns the now-infamous "Fox memos." Included are some choice exceprts and a little analysis to boot. Enjoy!
View ArticleAl Sharpton Rules
If you saw his speech just now, you will know what I am talking about. I will post a transcript when available. Amazing, and I am not even the biggest fan. Update: Local cbs reporter here in NYC just...
View ArticleKerry v. Gore
Like all good Democrats, I watched the convention during the last week with great interest. By the time Kerry took the stage Thursday evening, I was not only more excited about our November prospects,...
View ArticleReynolds Says Moore a Nazi & Terrorist
This is absolutely outrageous: yesterday partisan hack instapundit went after Michael Moore in this post. He calls Moore "anti-American," and says "[f]ull of hateful fiction, Michael Moore's work is...
View ArticleMore Fun With LGF (with poll)!!!
Over at LGF, Charles Johnson posts to this story, entitled Guantanamo guards mocked Islam, made jokes about Koran. The basic outline of the story is, as ABC news exclusively reports tonight: "[t]hree...
View ArticleBush, Hollywood, and the ACT tour
I've been interested in the response by the dittoheads about the America Coming Together "Vote for Change Tour" featuring the Boss, Pearl Jam, and others. Then I came across this interesting...
View ArticleTerrorist Arrested in Chicago!!
Not much to comment on this Chicago Tribune story, but note the identity of the accused: "Federal agents arrested a Chicago man Thursday on charges of plotting to use a fertilizer truck bomb to blow up...
View ArticleAgain with the gmail (w/ poll)
Want a gmail account? Post your email address, and I'll send you an invite (first 5 only). S.
View ArticleIt's over
NBC: Bush wins ohio...damn. AARRRRGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...
View ArticleArafat is dead
Breaking news. God knows what happens next. Hopefully, while death is never a welcome event, in this case we can hope that these coming days will bring the possibility of new peace talks, even without...
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