Daily Archives: May 9, 2006

More About Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Posted on May 9, 2006 by Gaius

This time from Christopher Hitchens. For anyone who is not familiar with this extraordinarily brave woman's story, this article is an excellent primer. I posted about this shameful event here. Tweet

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Anyone Else?

Posted on May 9, 2006 by Gaius

Question – is anyone else having trouble reaching Blogspot based blogs today? I can't seem to open any of them at all. That includes my old Blogger site. Tweet

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Another How-To Guide

Posted on May 9, 2006 by Gaius

Anyone who visits here more than once knows I am fairly tough on a lot of the news media. I have a low opinion of many so-called professionals in the field of journalism. Of course, they have a fairly low … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys, Media | 3 Comments

Iranian President Reads Daily Kos

Posted on May 9, 2006 by Gaius

Or whoever helped him write the letter sure does. According to the New York Times report, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's letter is full of shrill hectoring rather than being of any use in solving the Iranian nuclear crisis. The points Ahmadinejad … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Left Wing | 1 Comment

Richard Cohen Gets Baptized

Posted on May 9, 2006 by Gaius

I've written about two of Richard Cohen's articles, I think. One I vehemently disagreed with, the other I agreed with very much; Stephen Colbert wasn't funny. Today Cohen writes about the more than 3,500 emails he received about his Colbert … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Media | 9 Comments

Iraqi Terrorists Collapsing

Posted on May 9, 2006 by Gaius

The al Qaeda in Iraq appears to be collapsing, according to documents captured on April 16th. Just translated and released by CentCom, the documents reveal just how bad it has gotten for them. Captain Ed over at Captain's Quarters has … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, War | 2 Comments

Support Freedom

Posted on May 9, 2006 by Gaius

Alaa Abd El-Fatah and 47 other people remain in jail in Egypt. Protests are going to be held at the Egyptian embassy and consulates in Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago and San Francisco. Earlier posts here and here. Embassy information: … Continue reading →

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