A ruling I can agree with: The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the government does not have to release 11-year-old photographs from the suicide of Clinton administration White House lawyer Vincent Foster because it would cause his family pain and intrude on their privacy. The unanimous decision makes it more difficult to use a public …
Archives for March 2004
Attack Avoided
Some good news from the War on Terror: An al Qaeda plot to blast London was dramatically foiled by police today. Seven hundred police swooped in a series of 6am raids in the capital and the Home Counties. They found half a tonne of fertiliser explosives – enough for a series of terror “spectaculars”. The …
Condi Testifying
So I guess a deal was brokered and Condi will testify. Cool. I understood why she was not going to, but I am glad she now will be in front of the commission. I don’t think anyone is going to learn anything, I don’t think anything is going to be accomplished- in fact, I gave …
Air America
So today is the debut of the new lefty network, and try as I might, I can’t find a streaming link anywhere. Anyone know what I have to do to listen in to this stuff? *** Update *** I am an idiot- the debut is tomorrow. Regardless, where do I go to find a streaming …
They Learn
Say what you want about the terrorists, but they have learned from the Spanish reaction: Uzbek Foreign Minister Sadyk Safayev said the attacks were aimed at breaking the U.S.-led anti-terror coalition. “This has been committed by the hands of international terror,” Safayev said. “That’s the hallmark of the terrorist acts we have already witnessed abroad. …
Caution- Foul Language Follows
I am cranky this morning, so I am about to unload a stream of obscenities: “Josh Marshall- Shut the Fuck Up.” Thank you- that was the only reaction I could muster to this piece from Josh: How low will they go? Now Clarke’s a racist (from last night’s Crossfire … ROBERT NOVAK: Congressman, do you …
Unbelievable
For years, I have believed that mose media bias is the result of laziness. ignorance, and an unwillingness to look beyond one’s own personal views when reporting a story. I refused to believe in media bias, but the different treatment that Richard Clarke and Condi Rice received by those pricks may have forever changed my …