Daily Archives: May 6, 2006

Maybe Not A Good Hero

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Gaius

The more left part of the blogosphere made a very big deal about Ray McGovern and his heckling of Donald Rumsfeld. I asked at the time whether he was really someone they wanted to embrace given his notably anti-Semitic stance. … Continue reading →

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United 93

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Gaius

There was a bunch of smug pooh-poohing on Monday saying that United 93 was not "living up to it's hype" at the box office. It turned a profit on May 3rd according to Box Office Mojo and as of today … Continue reading →

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Heroes

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Gaius

Cheerfully stolen from GM's Corner (I will bet he won't mind one little bit, either). Turn the volume up and click the link to see one of the best slideshows I have ever seen. This is powerful. And very moving. … Continue reading →

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Blog Of The Day

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Gaius

Continuing my project to visit at least one member of the 101st Fighting Keyboardists per day, today I visited GM's Corner. He has a great post up on the term "reality based" and similar words and phrases used to "reframe" … Continue reading →

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Capitol Police Discipline Watch Commander

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Gaius

The Capitol Police announced it has taken "significant" disciplinary action against the Watch Commander on duty when Representative Patrick Kennedy had his automobile accident. Others may be disciplined as well. McGaffin said the incident was improperly delayed due to "poor … Continue reading →

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Not All See Media’s Defense Of Zarqawi As Good Strategy

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Gaius

Yesterday CNN, today the New York Times. Rushing to defend the good name of a terrorist killer who saws the heads off bound victims. An effort by the American military to discredit the terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi by showing … Continue reading →

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Call For Terror

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Gaius

Spiegel is reporting that an online magazine run by an Islamic terror group is calling for freelance hits against journalists and newspapers that printed any of the Mohammed cartoons. The magazine published lists of newspapers that published the cartoons. At … Continue reading →

Posted in War, World news | 2 Comments

Crossroads

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Gaius

There's an interesting opinion piece in the Asia Times Online from Kaveh L. Afrasiabi that helps explain some of the internal political conflicts going on inside Iran. He argues that Iran has two choices, either go back to the international … Continue reading →

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Digging Up History

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Gaius

Archaeologists are racing the clock to finish excavating the ruins of a Roman city lying under a construction site in Paris. Roads, houses and baths have been found where the town of Lutetia once stood. Remnants of private houses rigged … Continue reading →

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Photo Op “Recovery”

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Gaius

Dan over at Riehl World View reviews Patrick Kennedy's performance at the press conference yesterday. He's not real impressed. Tweet

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Now Let’s Not Lose Our Heads

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Gaius

Some commenters here have said Colbert was "brave" to have said the things he said during his performance last week. Of course, Colbert knew he'd suffer no consequences for his unfunny routine, so it wasn't at all brave. This would … Continue reading →

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Just Call Me Your Lordship

Posted on May 6, 2006 by Gaius

Police may have discovered the real identity of the man they have been holding in jail for the past year. Arrested while trying to cross the channel into France, the man's identity papers showed the name Christopher Buckingham. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading →

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