Sometimes the way a news story is written pisses me off as much as the events being reported:
Egyptian girl dies in circumcision
Sat Aug 11, 7:50 PM ET
CAIRO, Egypt – A 13-year-old Egyptian girl has died during a circumcision operation, two months after the death of another girl prompted health officials to ban the widespread traditional [...]
I’ve gotten quite bored with writing about politics, or even thinking about politics. I used to engage in political debate with gusto, and enjoyed it, but now the whole enterprise just makes me weary. Maybe it’s something to do with turning 30.
Or, maybe it’s because of the stunning incompetence of the Republican Party. With a [...]
As a reminder, let us not forget The Three Conjectures written by Wretchard back in 2003:
Conjecture 1: Terrorism has lowered the nuclear threshold.
Summary: The nuclear threshold — the point in which we attack (or counter-attack) with nuclear weapons — is crossed when an enemy has both the capability and the intent to use nuclear weapons [...]
Political correctness has essentially doomed our project in Iraq. Our efforts to claim the moral high ground by including everyone in the political process hasn’t reformed the bad guys. It has only enabled them.
Our basic mistake was to assume that political factions in Iraq were essentially the same as political factions at home: (mostly) good [...]
Osama bin Ladin’s latest tape is offering a “truce”:
“We do not mind offering you a truce that is fair and long-term. … So we can build Iraq and Afghanistan …”
Generally, the side that asks for a truce is the side that is losing.
Is it mere coincidence that this comes just a few days [...]
If the islamists ever manage to nuke an American city, can we expect the same inexcusable anarchy and the same bumbling, half-assed official response that we’re currently witnessing in New Orleans?
Just asking.
I am not a big fan of either Islam or Christianity. Both are responsible for untold bloodshed throughout human history. Yet in the 21st Century, Christians are largely peaceful and secular, and Islam is beset by violence and intolerance of other religions. Why is that?
Christianity experienced its dark ages, but finally emerged with the Enlightenment [...]
Out of London, we have this response to the islamofascists:
An open letter
to the terrorist cunts who tried to kill me today:
Fuck you. You missed me. Better luck next time.
Well said, sir! London has seen far worse than this. If the terrorists think they can cow the British with a few firecrackers, then they obviously haven’t [...]
Apparently I’m not the only one to notice the outbreak of Lebanese protester babes in the media; Instapundit takes a look at the phenomenon. This is a trend that all freedom-loving guys should welcome.
In all seriousness, the image of comely young people (both men and women) demanding their freedom stands in stark relief to the [...]