Daily Archives: June 11, 2006

One Has To Ask

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Gaius

What the heck Harry Reid is smoking? Does Reid honestly believe the elected officials must now answer to career bureaucrats? Because this sure sounds like that is exactly what he is demanding: The administration's national intelligence director would have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Damn. As If.

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Gaius

I could ever write the way Mark Steyn can. Read the whole thing. Tweet

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Memorium

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Gaius

Sarge Just sent this: It's been a little while since I've posted here, but Friday night all the things in the world news that I'd been planning to write about suddenly became completely unimportant. Friday night a soldier from my … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Correspondence | 9 Comments

101st Blog Of The Day

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Gaius

My continuing mission to visit one member of the fighting 101st each day led me over to the Wide Awake Café today. Laura Lee Donoho notes a very special anniversary and does a bit of car blogging. Laura Lee has … Continue reading →

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The Butterfly Has Landed

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Gaius

Julia "Butterfly" Hill has come down out of her walnut tree. Other volunteers have been training to take the tree-sitting activist's place. She also broke a hunger strike. "I ate a couple of bites of food from the garden today," … Continue reading →

Posted in Left Wing, Weird Stuff | 1 Comment

Ode To A Fire Ant

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Gaius

There's a stereotype out there of the scientist that paints them as, well, a bit weird. You've all seen the slightly dotty depictions of scientists in countless movies and television shows. Sometimes they are more weird than others, like Doc … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | 1 Comment

Perhaps You Should Make A Pair Of Boots?

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Gaius

A Tualatin, Oregon man is looking for a new home for himself and his family. It seems the city is, in his words, discriminating and he just won't live there. A neighbor had complained about his family members it seems. … Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Stuff | 1 Comment

The Curse Of The Mummy

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Gaius

Is apparently in the disguise not working and getting caught. A man entered a bank in Jackson, Mississippi completely swathed in bandages. He asked a teller for some help, then vaulted over the counter and grabbed a bunch of cash. Which … Continue reading →

Posted in Criminal Masterminds | 2 Comments

Details On The Zarqawi Safe House

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Gaius

The Washington Post has a description of the remains of the building where Zarqawi was killed. Frankly, it doesn't shed a lot of light on anything, just pretty well describes what two 500 pound bombs will do to pretty well … Continue reading →

Posted in War | 2 Comments

Tin Ears

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Gaius

Well, if this guy is trying to reassure the British people that Muslims are fine, decent people who are not intent on imposing their views on the west he's taking a particularly weird tack to do so. Suggesting that Britons need arranged … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Ideas | 6 Comments

Who Are You And What Have You Done

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Gaius

with Germany? In a frankly stunning development as far as I am concerned, a very diverse coalition of political groups, religious leaders and other prominent Germans are protesting Iranian policies all across Germany. This is the single largest sighting of … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, World news | 1 Comment

More True Love From The Kozvention

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Gaius

Allah's secret operative at the Koz Kidz shindig has a very, very strong stomach indeed. Although he confesses to almost losing it in this report. What's really telling is that there really is no recognition in the crowd there that … Continue reading →

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Getting Word Out

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Gaius

I think this is very, very important. The Iraqi Foreign Minister is getting word out about who is really targeting civilians in Iraq. I'll give you a hint here, it is not US forces. ABU DHABI — The US troops … Continue reading →

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There’s A Warning There

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Gaius

Well, the big convention in Las Vegas has ended, Adam Nagourney reports. Some of the participants from the Democratic establishment are recognizing the potential that blogs have. But whether the Koz Kidz realize it or not, there was also a … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere | 3 Comments

War On Terror Working?

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Gaius

A story today points out that the war on terror has been quite a lot more successful than a lot of people realize. Estimates are that about forty percent of known terrorists have been killed or captured since 2004. Two … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, War | 2 Comments