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Archive for February 12th, 2007

Monday, February 12th, 2007

I’m Just Saying

Last summer there was a little war in Southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah. During the course of it, there would have been plenty of opportunity for Israeli or American operatives to get hold of both intact Iranian ordnance and “fragments.” Where such things got to afterwards – well, the world is flat, you know? [...]

Monday, February 12th, 2007

Heroesblogging!

Fun episode. It was a nice touch how Nathan does and doesn’t live down to people’s expectations of him. He discounts the whisperings of his mother but takes an out when his ex-girlfriend offers it. Everyone keeps giving Nathan excuses to be weak except for his brother.

Monday, February 12th, 2007

The Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007

By Mona
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Tomorrow, Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) will introduce The Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007 — A Bill to Provide for the Effective Prosecution of Terrorists and to Guarantee Due Process Rights. (Check out link for You Tube clip of Sen. Dodd elaborating on the RCA.) Known (by me) co-sponsors thus [...]

Monday, February 12th, 2007

To Honor Ghosts We Must Make Them Legion

By Mona
One of the Amoral but Useful Idiots at Red State giddily performs a war dance on graves, and declares War! The Ghosts of 170 US Troops Demand It:
…immediate action against the sources of armaments entering Iraq, wherever they are, is the minimum requirement. That action would require limited air strikes inside [...]

Monday, February 12th, 2007

Hold on a Minute, Hoss

Andrew Olmsted
Milt Bearden
Spencer Ackerman
About this last item, about a conversation with America’s Least Responsible Journalist (if I’m inferring correctly), I would add that the timing of events may cut against the hawks when it comes out. That is, if there is in fact Iranian aid to Shiite militias for the purpose of attacking US troops, [...]