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Archive for January 31st, 2008

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

A Sinister Foreign Influence

It’s the old US-Israel story of a country whose own best interests are subverted by the unnatural control its supposed ally exerts on its decision-making. Tony Karon explains.
But Schiff also makes clear that, plainly, the Israelis had no idea what they’d signed up for, which is why, as Winograd concluded, they waded into battle without [...]

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

The funeral will feature midgets dancing around a miniature Stonehenge

By Thoreau
Abu Laith al-Libi, the number 3 guy in Al Qaeda, met a fate similar to that of numerous other Al Qaeda number 3 guys and spontaneously combusted.  (It actually happens all the time, it’s just not widely reported.)

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Footballblogging

The corrupt and decadent Redskins organization may interview Steve Mariucci. Local radio blowhards were snarking about this a couple days ago: “Get used to losing!” one said. This is stupid. (Ref: Pro Football Reference.) Mariucci won 59% of his regular-season games during six seasons in San Francisco. He made the playoffs four times and advanced [...]