4 UN peacekeepers killed by IED

At least four Spanish soldiers serving with the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (Unifil) have been killed by an explosion in the south of the country. The remote-controlled blast occurred at Khiyam near the border with Israel, Lebanese security sources said. No-one has said they were behind the attack. Radical groups in Lebanon have threatened [...]

Bring your marshmallows (updated)

The Vikings are at it again. The Baron is reporting that the annual custom of a Midsummer witch-burning (in effigy) in Denmark to banish evil from the land will have a new guest of honor. This year’s honoree? An effigy of Mohammed “to symbolize the need to rid Western Europe of a new kind of [...]

Ugly Pooch

Elwood, a 2-year-old Chinese Crested and Chihuahua mix, was crowned the world’s ugliest dog Friday, a distinction that delighted the New Jersey mutt’s owners. Elwood, dark colored and hairless – save for a mohawk-like puff of white fur on his head – is often referred to as “Yoda,” or “ET,” for his resemblance to those [...]

what is your global iq

“How much do you know about politics, technology, health, film and more?” 130 questions, took me about half an hour. score, 56% Dang, I thought I was pretty well informed. Oh well. Try it yourself. LINK

The Reid Doctrine™ part 2

Didn’t we have a troll stop by and tell us that this was Joe Biden’s idea before it was Harry Reid’s? Heh.

Friday Nite Blues

Hot sweet potatoes, and cracklin’ bread,   Mulligan stew to turn a rich man’s head. Salt pork and turnip greens, Lawd, there’s nothin’ finer, Than sittin’ down eatin’ at the Dixie Diner… (located somewhere on Hwy 61) nite y’all and a tip of the hat to Larry Raspberry and the Highsteppers.

Joe Biden plagiarizes the Reid Doctrine™

In a seemingly desperate attempt to jumpstart his dead-in-the-water presidential bid, Senator and plagiarist Joe Biden has adopted the Reid Doctrine™ of pre-emptive surrender. Speaking at a luncheon meeting of reporters, Biden said, “It’s time Democrats tell the truth about Iraq war: The ‘surge’ is a loser,” said the Senate foreign relations chairman. A loosely [...]

New Zogby poll on immigration

A new Zogby poll, conducted over the Internet June 15-18 reveals some interesting, but not very surprising opinions… A majority of Americans oppose the immigration bill currently being considered by the Senate, and they have an overwhelmingly poor opinion of the way President Bush and the U.S. Congress have handled the issue. A Zogby Interactive [...]

Friday Open

It’s Friday! That means, among other things, that it’s time for the World Famous Friday Open Thread. Please post your comments, questions, deep thoughts, shallow thoughts, shout outs, trackbacks, and anything else you can think of, excluding spam or pr0n. This Open thread is “Carbon-Credit Free”. So, I’m out on the patio and I notice [...]

Battle for Baqubah: surrender or die

More great reporting from Michael Yon The combat in Baqubah should soon reach a peak. Al Qaeda seems to have been effectively isolated. The initial attack on 19 June achieved enough surprise that al Qaeda was caught off guard and trapped. They have been beaten back mostly into pockets and are surrounded and will be [...]

Oh No, we’re Doooooooooomed

Fresh pickin’s from FNC Political Grapevine The leader of a group of Canadian scientists says global warming isn’t the biggest climate threat to the planet — global cooling is. Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre director R. Timothy Patterson writes in the Financial Post that core samples from the bottom of deep western Canadian fjords indicate climate change [...]

Pre-Friday Open Thread and Weekend Linkfest

Thursday nite already? Man, this week has flown by! Here is an Open Thread for your Posting Pleasure. And, just for snits and giggles, watch this . Hehehe (h/t imao) ================================================================= Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, Perri Nelson’s Website, The Virtuous Republic, DeMediacratic Nation, Right Truth, Webloggin, Stuck On Stupid, Leaning Straight Up, The Amboy [...]

Conyers’ website politicizes House Judiciary Committee

During a Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law hearing to discuss the firing of eight U.S. attorneys and featuring Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, Smith, the ranking Republican on the full panel, complained that the new site, called Write Congress to Right Justice, seems to solicit information on politicization of the Justice Department, but in [...]

More from Operation Arrowhead Ripper

More great reporting from Michael Yon The combat has only just begun, and media has now figured out this is serious business. During the morning brief (June 20th), Major Robbie Parke mentioned that CNN, TIME, Reuters and some others, are trying to get out here now. Problem is space. Looks like Gordon and I are [...]

‘Having none of it’

When Iranian Revolutionary Guards captured the British sailors and Royal Marines in March, it was not exactly their first attempt.It turns out that Iranian forces made an earlier concerted attempt to seize a boarding party from the Royal Australian Navy. The Australians, though, to quote one military source, “were having none of it”. The BBC [...]

Wednesday nite boogie

Booker T. and the MGs Green Onions. Open Thread. Life is Good.

Phoney support for amnesty bill touted

Fresh pickin’s from FNC Political Grapevine: During a rally in support of the Senate’s immigration bill last Thursday — Senators Ted Kennedy, Mel Martinez and others frequently referred to a large stack of boxes they said contained a million letters of support for immigration reform. But Roll Call Newspaper reports one of its photographers checked [...]

Dr. Bulldog ate my homework

Dr. Bulldog has posted the link to the Freeper Senatorial email list, which will give everyone the ability to reach out and touch the Club of 100 in a meaningful sort of way. Thanks, Doc. Here’s the Link 

Dixiephobia

The Democrat party has made a concerted effort to block every one of President Bush’s judicial nominations who happen to be white Southern males. “Somewhere in the offices of Ralph Neas or Chuck Schumer there’s probably a play book for targeting southern white men. After all, the process works the same every time. First, Democratic [...]

So Long, Tony

Tony Blair. You’ve been a great friend. We will miss your eloquence, your steadiness, and your accent. And, since this is your final full week as PM, I would be remiss if I didn’t include what we will miss most about Tony Blair. We will miss your Rock-N-Roll. Here is Tony B. doing The Clash: [...]

Battle’s eve

A few weeks ago, Pat Dollard was telling us that Diyala Province would be the next great battleground in Iraq. Michael Yon’s dispatch on the eve of this great battle is a must read. “Be Not Afraid” Thoughts flow on the eve of a great battle. By the time these words are released, we will [...]

Just another word

The new Bruce Willis movie, the fourth of the Die Hard series, is set for release next week in the U.S. and the following week in Europe.  Luc Van Braekel at Brussels Journal has noticed some subtle differences in the marketing posters.  Can you spot them? Will our European friends have the option to “Live [...]

Bloggers: check out BlogBackupOnline

From PCWorld via Yahoo… If you have a blog and you aren’t sure that your blog provider will always have a backup in case of a crash, head over to BlogBackupOnline pronto. The site is straightforward: Log in, enter information about your blog, and the site diligently backs it up every day (provided that you [...]

Qaeda psy-ops?

ABC News’ Brian Ross has this startling report on The Blotter: Large teams of newly trained suicide bombers are being sent to the United States and Europe, according to evidence contained on a new videotape obtained by the Blotter on ABCNews.com. Teams assigned to carry out attacks in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and [...]

SR-72 in the works?

By Vago Muradian – Staff writer, Air Force News Ten years after the Air Force retired the SR-71 spy plane, Lockheed Martin’s legendary Skunk Works appears to be back at work developing a new Mach-6 reconnaissance plane, sources said. The Air Force has awarded Lockheed’s Advanced Development Projects arm a top-secret contract to develop a [...]

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