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The Crows Nest
Support The Al-Dura Petition
Roger Simon at Pajamas Media is circulating a petition to demand accountability for the discredited al-Dura report from France's Channel 2. This is, as Roger calls it, the "Father of all Fauxtography," and C-2 has never acknowledged its fault in airing the supposed murder of a Palestinian child. He wants C-2 to show all of the unedited footage of the incident in order to show that C-2 faked the murder. If they're resisting the demand, I'd say they have something to hide ....
There Goes The Undefeated Season
Notre Dame managed to get its first loss out of the way as soon as possible -- and as badly as possible. Georgia Tech came to South Bend and stomped the Irish, 33-3, in the worst home opener loss in school history. The offense fumbled twice and allowed seven sacks on Evan Sharpley, who must have longed to have Brady Quinn back on the field instead. If Charlie Weis doesn't turn this debacle around fast, he may want to start asking Ty Willingham for some career counseling ....
Would Early Primaries Allow More Donations?
Jim Geraghty at The Campaign Spot believes that candidates will benefit if primaries and caucuses get pushed into 2007. A loophole in campaign finance regulation appears to allow an extra $2,300 per donor for candidates if those elections are held this year. Be sure to check out Jim's analysis, and the surprising candidate that may benefit the most.
When Tom Met Jeralyn
One of the interesting aspects of politics is finding out that opponents are people, too. Jeralyn Merritt of TalkLeft met Rep. Tom Tancredo backstage at NBC's studios, and found him more likable than she had anticipated. Perhaps it was their mutual interest in Dog, The Bounty Hunter ...
Joe Lieberman A Right-Wing Nut?
That's what CAIR says, according to Joe Kaufman. He has a link to a CAIR official's blog post that calls Lieberman, along with John Bolton, former CIA director James Woolsey, and the Heritage Foundation's Peter Brookes as "extremists". Affad Shaikh also calls Dick Cheney a "fat bastard of a liar," apparently not meant as a pop-culture reference to the Austin Powers movies. (via Let Freedom Ring)
Broadband Homelessness
The Japanese have made homelessness more efficient, and more Net-friendly, too. Their Internet cafés have become homeless shelters for the struggling manual-labor sector. The problem has grown into such a problem that government intervention will shortly become a political priority.
Found My Law Firm
Power Line links twice to this story regarding an attorney at Faegre & Benson who refused to become a victim and helped capture a very dangerous man. Keith Radtke is a partner in the firm as is Power Line's John Hinderaker. Radtke is listed in satisfactory condition after getting shot in the back, but that didn't keep him from locking up his attacker in a wrestling grip until police could arrive. I don't know about you, but that's the kind of man I'd want as my counsel ....
Don't Click That YouTube E-mail
The latest in spam seems to be redirections from YouTube links in e-mail to IP addresses without domain names. They attempt to entice people by making it seem that they have been inadvertently YouTubed. I'm sure most people can see through this scam, but just in case, you've been warned ....
Rick Moran Escapes The Floods
Rick Moran has kept us up to date on his travails along the Algonquin River. Yesterday, the police showed up to get him evacuated before the river flooded his home -- but today, Rick finds that a minor miracle has taken place, and that his house survives ... at least for now. Keep Rick in your prayers, and keep checking in at Right Wing Nut House for updates.
Rule 1: Drag The Corpse On Over First
If I've learned anything in four years of blogging, don't try to be out in front of the death rumors, especially with the villains of the world. Saddam died a hundred deaths before we caught him alive in his spider hole, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi almost as many before his demise last year. Osama may or may not be alive, but everyone's avoided speculating on his fate for a while now. Maybe Val at Babalu Blog will get luckier with his "Castro Is Dead" story. We all hope so. I'll wait for the announcement ....
Hobbs Choice
Volunteer Voters is holding its annual "Best of Nashville" on-line polls, and one of the categories is for the best political writer. Our friend Bill Hobbs, now posting at Newsbusters, and he'd like his on-line fans to cast their votes. Drop by and put one in for Bill if you get a chance!
Murtha Getting Backlogged On Apologies
Gary Gross of Let Freedom Ring sees another case collapsing on the Haditha charges. He's called for Murtha to apologize earlier, and adds another reason to the tally.
No Such Thing As 'Moderate' Islam?
Turkish PM Tayyip Erdogan told a television interviewer that he finds the label "moderate Islam" offensive. Shrink Wrapped has a lot more on this, but at least in the same interview Erdogan acknowledged that "radical Islam" exists, and that it's been a catastrophe. Be sure to read the whole post.
MS-NBC Gets Punk'd
Power Line has a great post on a lack of journalistic effort on the part of MS-NBC. In covering the Michael Vick story, they reported on what they thought was Al Sharpton's website proclaiming Vick's innocence. I guess Alex Johnson and two other MS-NBC reporters couldn't bother to read the title bar of the site, which proudly proclaims it as a "parody site".
New Instapundit Podcast On Pharmaceuticals
I just caught this e-mail from Glenn Reynolds about his new podcast with Richard Epstein, the author of Overdose: How Excessive Government Regulation Stifles Pharmaceutical Innovation. Haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, but the topic is important enough to make sure I carve out time for it tomorrow. Get their first and tell me what I'm missing ....
Comments (13)
Posted by Cybrludite | September 6, 2007 7:04 AM
Another case of the Taliban commander saying, "Did you see what I did to his fist?", and time for the lefties to try and explane how by loosing 175 to 1 means the Taliban is making this a quagmire for NATO...
Posted by bayam | September 6, 2007 7:20 AM
Taliban fighters have no chance against US led forces in Afghanistan. It demonstrates that in fulfulling their mission, American troops continue to prove their superiority in training, discipline, and valor.
However, Karzi and others continue to talk about a deteriorating security situation across Afghanistan. While the outcome of military engagements is promising, the ability of the Taliban to bring a large number of forces to battle indicates a troubling sign- the Taliban presence in the country isn't waning. Even with lopsided victories, in the post-Saddam world terrorists appear to have no problem finding new recruits and replenishing the ranks. Afghanistan has enterd an ominous phase as the country's production of illegal narcotics puts Colombia to shame.
NATO forces need stronger commitments from Washington and other allied nations to reverse the Taliban push, which consists of more than direct military confrontations. Preventing the Taliban from controlling or disrupting large parts of the country will require a serious increase in allied troops on the ground. If the US lacks the resources, NATO has many new members in E. Europe who need to prove their commitment to the alliance.
Posted by Cybrludite | September 6, 2007 7:29 AM
And right on schedule... Explane to me exactly why we shouldn't be allowing them to group together in large, easily bomb-able, masses? We want them to come out in the open and get their backsides kicked, instead of having them sneak around attending commercial flight schools.
Posted by Randall | September 6, 2007 7:39 AM
"...but less effective than those directed at civilian targets."
Can we please stop asking about the root causes of terrorism now.
The only root cause of terrorism that matters is the simple and ugly fact that it is effective, and in particular, MORE EFFECTIVE THAN ATTACKS ON WESTERN MILITARIES.
Posted by Keemo | September 6, 2007 7:41 AM
Of coarse NATO forces are winning every battle against the terrorists. Of coarse American forces lead the way, as they are simply the best military force on this planet. In Iraq, the terrorists are losing on average around 1,500 per month. Where do all of these bad guys come from? Nations that actively support the funding & training of terrorism. Iran is the head of this beast; sending in both manpower and sofisticated weaponery.
But don't tell the leading Democrats any of this; they are going to label our military as rapist, torturers, and murderers, and they will not allow the facts to get in the way... It's no wonder why American military personnel despise politicians that sit on the left side of the isle. "We support the troops, but not the mission"; wow, now there's a lie that has been exposed for all to see...
Posted by chsw | September 6, 2007 8:05 AM
May their virgins all look like Yasser Arafat.
chsw
Posted by Duke DeLand | September 6, 2007 10:14 AM
May their virgins all look like Murtha!!!!
Oh, and by the way.....Has Murtha visited Iraq lately to visit with his fellow Marines? I thought not! Guess he fears they might not be R-E-A-L tight on support for this former-Marine!
Har Har
Duke
Posted by NahnCee | September 6, 2007 11:21 AM
Cannon fodder.
Except they're not sophisticated enough to even have cannon.
Posted by LarryD | September 6, 2007 12:01 PM
Tet Offensive? Their only hope is for "our" media to make this look like a devastating defeat (for us), and turn it into a propaganda victory. Like the MS did in 'nam. Might be a hard trick to do now, with 350/2 casualty ratios and all.
Posted by jerry | September 6, 2007 2:19 PM
Field Marshal Bayam:
When you see a story of "NATO" forces winning the fight against the Taliban the term NATO actually refers to the D-Day coallition of US, UK and Canadian forces. The other NATO countries except maybe for some Dutch ot Danish SOF elements don't contribute much at all.
Posted by richard mcenroe | September 6, 2007 2:39 PM
"They have ambushed British and American forces in fairly large numbers, sometimes throwing hundreds of their fighters into the battles. The new autumn offensive appears more vigorous than the fizzled spring offensive -- but every bit as disastrous:"
You can't ambush a buzz saw...
Posted by Mr. Michael | September 6, 2007 9:26 PM
Remember, Winter is just around the corner. If YOU were a frazzled Al Queda leader saddled with a bunch of rubes from the sticks and some really wild eyed crazies from the cities...
Wouldn't YOU consider this a neat way to solve the troublemaker problem?
Hey, it's easier than feeding 'em, too.
Posted by M. Simon | September 6, 2007 9:46 PM
Suicide attacks are not a sign of strength. They are a sign of desperation and weakness.
Mr. Michael makes a good point.
Not only is their battle strength declining, so is their logistical support. If it is more advantageous to get their fighters killed than to feed and train them over the winter they must be really hurting.