More good news: The Justice Department announced the arrest today of an accused financier for Al Qaeda, a Yemeni cleric who once boasted of handing Osama bin Laden $20 million in cash for use in terrorist operations in the months before the Sept. 11 attacks. The cleric, Mohammed al Hasan Al-Moayad, and a Yemeni cohort, …
Archives for March 2003
Quaking in Their Boots
Gary Farber discusses the many problems that arise when some people can not tell the difference between reality and a video game.
From Clinton to Leahy
My, how the Democrats have grown. In just a few years, we have gone from: “It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.” to “It depends on what the meaning of the phrase ‘filibustering judges’ is.”
Sully Nails It
Many times, Sully’s rhetoric is over the top, but he nails it here: For some it’s about “war” in general – a newly empowered new age pacifism. For France, it’s about … France, and its eclipse as a power of any significance. France’s crisis is deepened by the fact that a successful war against Saddam …
The Cat
Today my cat learned not only where Dad keeps the Pounce treats, but how to open Pounce treats without having opposable thumbs. Blunt force trauma to the container seems to have been the method of choice. So far, the enemies list for the week includes two rolls of toilet paper, one roll of paper towels, …
Life Imitates Art
Via Rantburg, we note this story: Afghan authorities have arrested a Pakistani man in eastern Afghanistan, accusing him of spying for his country, officials said Sunday. The man, Sayed Wali, was arrested Wednesday by border guards on charges of illegally entering Afghanistan in eastern Nangarhar province. Sayed Wali- Why does that name sound so familiar? …
The Saudis- Middle East Cowboys
When George Bush says he is going to hunt down Osama or dis-arm Saddam, he is portrayed as a cowboy. Do the Saudis have to fear the same characterization after badmouthing another tyrant/lunatic (to be fair, he is the UN Chair for Human Rights): Libya