Daily Archives: January 22, 2007

In To Win

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Gaius

There is an op-ed in the Washington Post that will, I am quite sure, raise a lot of uproar in the blogosphere. Liz Cheney writes on why the US must win in Iraq. The fact that she is who she … Continue reading →

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Time Capsule

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Gaius

The folks in Tulsa, Oklahoma are planning to open a time capsule on June 15th of this year. The capsule, sealed up fifty years ago, contains: fourteen bobby pins, a ladies compact plastic rain cap, several combs, a tube of … Continue reading →

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Ski Tuscon!

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Gaius

Many thanks to reader Lanie for several photos from the Arizona winter wonderland including some cool cactus (literally) and a 'Zona snowman! Tweet

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Some Lines Should Not Be Crossed

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Gaius

This is one of them. PARK CITY, Utah — "Zoo" is a documentary about what director Robinson Devor accurately characterizes as "the last taboo, on the boundary of something comprehensible." But remarkably, an elegant, eerily lyrical film has resulted. "Zoo," … Continue reading →

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Iran Bars IAEA Inspectors

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Gaius

Iran has barred 38 International Atomic Enenergy Agency inspectors from entering Iran. A few were apparently allowed to proceed, but most were denied entry. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said some inspectors were admitted, but maintained that Iran could decide who … Continue reading →

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Save The Terrorists

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Gaius

Even in this day and age, there are people who are willing to overlook terrorism. The are people who want to blame terrorist behavior on us, saying it is our policies that drive the terrorists to their actions. Those same … Continue reading →

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Long Island Invaded By Invisible Beaver

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Gaius

Reports are streaming in that a beaver has not been seen on Long Island. We can't make this stuff up folks. Word that a lone beaver set up housekeeping in Northwest Woods has East Hampton Town abuzz about the provenance … Continue reading →

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Somali Islamist Leader Surrenders

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Gaius

In what is a very interesting development, one of the leaders of the islamists who were trying to take over Somalia has surrendered to Kenyan officials and is being held in Nairobi. The leader, Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, who is … Continue reading →

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Mob Hit In Gary

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Gaius

The completely lawless organized criminal elements of the Animal Uprising™ are at it again. This time the animal mob whacked one of their own and dumped the body in Gary, Indiana. GARY, Ind. — Mayor Rudy Clay says he couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Snowmen In Tuscon

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Gaius

They're building snowmen in Tuscon, Arizona today, while areas farther North in that state are digging out from a foot or more of snow with still more forecast. Sunday's storm came amid a wave of winter storms that have brought … Continue reading →

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Unraveling Myths

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Gaius

Mark Moyar, who's book Triumph Forsaken was reviewed in the Weekly Standard a short while ago, has an article in the Christian Science Monitor today. In it he explains how so much of the "history" of the Vietnam war became … Continue reading →

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Hillary! Campaigns For Funds

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Gaius

Not the Hillary you are expecting and not funds for what you think. Sir Edmund Hillary is attempting to shame the British government into providing some financial support to help preserve Terra Nova, the base built by Robert Falcon Scott (and … Continue reading →

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Bolivia Slipping?

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Gaius

The Washington Post reports that all is not well in Evo Morales' attempted socialist workers paradise. Things are not going – at all – in the direction that Morales promised. And people, both Morales supporters and those who oppose him, … Continue reading →

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Changing Ways

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Gaius

The Opinion Journal today hails the announcement by Ban Ki-Moon directing that an external investigation of all of the United Nations funds and programs in the wake of revelations that North Korea may have been using funds improperly. They reach … Continue reading →

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