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Archive for September 27th, 2005

Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

Calling Bullshit, the Never-Ending Story

The SF Chronicle and others are reporting that a Marine spokesman says insurgents have evicted the residents of five Iraqi border towns in the mountains near Syria. CNN’s version:
The Marines have also received reports of fliers telling residents of Sa’dat, west of Qaim, to leave the city or die, said Davis, the commander of the [...]

Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

Because KAAAAHN!!!!! Is From a Small State

The official site for General Zod in 2008. Most importantly, Zod is not a sitting Senator.

Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

Basra Relief

Britain plans to fire the entire 25,000-man police force in Southern Iraq and “replace it with a new military-style unit capable of maintaining law and order,” according to Defense Minister John Reid as reported in an excellent roundup item by Tom Regan of the Christian Science Monitor.
I have no love to spare for the Basra [...]

Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

What If They Gave a Scoop and Nobody Came?

Near as I can tell, this very blog was the first place on all the internets you could learn of Carla Speed McNeil’s decision to take Finder to the web. Take that, Bad Signal! Take that, Engine! Take that, Beat! Take that, Great Curve!
Bwa, to coin a phrase. Bwa, and ha, and ha and ha [...]