Daily Archives: August 21, 2006

Normally I don’t Bother

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Gaius

(Note this post is long, so I used an extended entry).  Normally, I don't bother to comment on the Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson's polemics against George Bush, He is so obviously a rabid Bush-hater that he almost defies parody. … Continue reading →

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1938, No, 1914, No, 1938, …..

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Gaius

George Santayana famously said, "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Today, Richard Cohen, writing in the Washington Post, gives a bit of a history lesson. In his upcoming book about the horrors of the … Continue reading →

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Sign Of Things To Come

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Gaius

Today Hezbollah members simply forced their way into a UNIFIL base in Lebanon. The UN 'peacekeepers' did absolutely nothing to stop them. Hizbollah mourners on a funeral parade shoved aside anti-tank barriers at a United Nations base in Lebanon yesterday … Continue reading →

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Lace

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Gaius

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In Which We Call On The Anchoress To Recant

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Gaius

The Anchoress has been "called out" on her support for Rudy Giuliani and challenged to renounce the former mayor of New York City. To "retract" her support. Apparently because Rudy is not perfect in every way on every topic. This … Continue reading →

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Italy Steps Up

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Gaius

Italy is willing to both commit 2,000 troops to the UNIFIL peacekeeping contingent in Lebanon and lead that force. The Italian Prime Minister,Romano Prodi, made the offer to Kofi Annan. It is still up to the UN to decide, but it … Continue reading →

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Fund Drive For Crazy Horse

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Gaius

The privately funded effort to carve a mountain in South Dakota into a memorial to the Sioux warrior is launching it's first ever national fundraiser. The man who started the work on the monument, Korczak Ziolkowski, died in 1982. His … Continue reading →

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Junk Science

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Gaius

Bruce Kesler over at Democracy Project is surprised that more attention is not being paid to a new study that shows that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is nowhere near as widespread in Vietnam veterans as has been reported. (Bruce … Continue reading →

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Once Again

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Gaius

Mark Steyn demonstrates why his columns appear in so many media outlets. In a brilliant column in the Chicago Sun Times, Steyn points out, in one phrase, what the defeatists simply refuse (or are unable) to understand. Nitwit Democrats think anything … Continue reading →

Posted in Left Wing, Politics, War | 6 Comments

Covert Enemies

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Gaius

Michael Barone has a powerful critique of certain elements within our own society that he calls covert enemies. Sadly, many of them are not really covert at all. Our covert enemies are harder to identify, for they live in large … Continue reading →

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Ispirational Posters

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Gaius

Feeling down? Need something to pep you up and inspire you? Tired of those silly inspirational posters that are popping up just about everywhere, though? Blue Crab Boulevard, through the magic of internet email and our vast network of ever-vigilant … Continue reading →

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UNIFIL To Get “Teeth”

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Gaius

The Jerusalem Post is reporting that Kofi Annan is seeking to give the UNIFIL peacekeepers "teeth".  UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is expected to recommend Monday that the rules of engagement of the enhanced UNIFIL force to be deployed in Lebanon … Continue reading →

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Encouraging Murder

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Gaius

One of the first apologists who started floating ideas that the arrests in London of people involved in the plot to bomb airplanes was manufactured is Azzam Tamimi. His allegations were printed in English newspapers and picked up by the … Continue reading →

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Isn’t It Ironic?

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Gaius

Irony: 1 : a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning — called also Socratic irony 2 a : the use of words to … Continue reading →

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Manatee Scouts Rhode Island

Posted on August 21, 2006 by Gaius

A manatee scout for the animal uprising has been spotted off the coast of Rhode Island. The manatee was seen Sunday in Greenwich Bay off the coast of Warwick. The large marine mammals are usually found only in the warm … Continue reading →

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