The more I read, the less convinced I am that Scott Peterson killed his wife. Statistics alone would lead me to believe he is guilty, and I still think there is no way in hell he will get a fair trial. We shall see.
Salam Pax- Saddam’s Agent?
That is what David Warren seems to think:
Salam refers to the Americans slickly as the “puppet-masters.” He speaks approvingly of old Iraqi Communists organizing their poster (and subversion) campaigns, and is suddenly sympathetic when they happen to appropriate some office space. He mentions in passing linking up with a Western leftist group called “CIVIC” (Campaign for Innocent Victims In Conflict) to document civilian casualties from the U.S. invasion that liberated the country.
And this from a person who shows no guilt whatever at his own family membership in a Baathist regime that killed some hundreds of thousands of civilians — entirely on purpose. He dismisses all that as “a few bad apples,” without thinking to volunteer any sort of information on where such bad apples might now be hiding.
He builds a strong case.
(via Occam’s Toothbrush)
New Hitchens
Just read the new Hitchens piece– as always, a must read:
So it turns out that all the slogans of the anti-war movement were right after all. And their demands were just. “No War on Iraq,” they said
Hrmm
Since when did ‘vigorous’ become a euphemism for obnoxious?
I agree with everyone, though. Tacitus is one of the best.
The NY Times
Everyone seems to really have their knickers in a twist about the NY Times/Jayson Blair scandal, and there is some obvious schadenfreude from a number of sources. My opinion of the NY Times has lessened since the scandal, but not really because of it.
The way I see it, the NY Times got screwed by a con-man- it could happen to anyone. However, is that any more damning than the institutional bias that will continue on irrespective of this scandal? Think about it- what is worse? Having one rogue reporter who made up stories, or having an entire staff that knows the truth but refuses or is not allowed to print it? I’ll take the rogue reporter, thank you.
Cat Blogging
And now for something I really enjoy- my cats. Here are a few pics.
This is a close-up of Oliver, the newest addition to the household. He just had surgery 2-3 days ago (yep, guys- that one), and he has been sleepy and having second thoughts about me ever since. The vet says he is about 1 to 1 1/2 years old
Oliver doing what he does best.
Tunch likes to pose like this until the very moment you actually intend to take a photo, at which time he moves. Luckily, I got this picture before he realized what I was doing.
One of the hardest things I have ever done was get a picture of the two of these guys together. They sleep close all the time, but every time I break out the camera, they scatter. Bastards.
For those of you interested, Tunch is named after Steeler lineman Tunch Ilkin. Oliver is named Oliver because I went to the pound and he looked at me, and the name just popped into my head, and I thought- “He does look like an Oliver.” So I took him home. Seems to be working out for us.
Blogshares
One of the cool thing about Blogshares is that most of the people who buy and sell your stock have their own website, so if you keep track of your stock and follow it, you might find some websites that you might never have seen before.
For example, this individual, Trent Adams, has a pretty cool guitar/music site with lyrics and all sorts of goodies for musicians, and I would never have found this ite without blogshares. Pretty cool.