May
25
2007
al Qaeda clearly brings nothing but bloodshed, killing, heart ache and – worst of all – defeat. The Middle East is slowly realizing that for all their brave talke al Qaeda’s efforts results in massive muslim deaths – more often than not at the hand of al Qaeda themselves. al Qaeda seems to think mass […]
May
25
2007
Major Update:: It seems that the investigation into the Litvinenko case is not shut down and the Lugovoi angle is not the only scenarion being investigated: A source close to the investigation said Wednesday that a version involving Leonid Nevzlin, a core shareholder of bankrupt oil company Yukos, in the death of the former secret […]
May
24
2007
The votes to support the troops and the war effort were crushing defeats for the Dems and the left. In the House it was two-to-one in support of Bush, in the Senate even more crushing: Bush, who had vowed to veto any legislation with restrictions on troop deployments, announced he would sign the $120 billion […]
May
24
2007
The hard right is self destructing on the immigration issue just as the Dems self destructed on the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Americans may not be happy with the current situation in either case. But they are not ready to surrender Iraq or punish those workers here in the US doing nothing more than […]
May
24
2007
John Edwards has really stuck his foot in his mouth with his speech that terrorism is not all that bad and we need to get over it. 9-11 was THE WORST single attack on this country in its history. In a matter of hours 3,000 good souls lost their lives. Edwards goes as far as […]
May
24
2007
The House of Representatives has gone back to the pandering days of Jimmy Carter – which elevated the price of gasoline to heights (accounting for inflation) never seen before or since. The House has decided to pass legislation on ‘price gouging’: Congress is desperate to show it feels your pain at the pump. The House […]
May
24
2007
On the immigration bill now being debated in the Senate I have this observation: so many people keep posting “why can’t I get what I want and nothing else?” – or variations on that theme. Why? Because this is a democracy. You will not get what you want because others want that aspect and we […]
May
23
2007
Berezovsky has been apparently sending messages to his old family bodyguard – Andre Lugovoi – that he needs to stay quiet or else. This is not the first time Berezovsky has sent a message to Lugovoi his life was in danger. When Litvinenko died and Berezovsky’s PR machine ramped up he and his messengers (Alex […]
May
23
2007
Hillary’s political tin ear is showing itself again as she calls for a plan to surrender Iraq while Democrats prepare bills to surrender to Bush and fund the Iraq war: Hillary Clinton fired off a letter this morning calling on the Defense Department to draw up their Iraq withdrawal plans, if it hasn’t already. Note […]
May
23
2007
Hat tip to reader DaleInAtlanta for bringing this amazing news to our attention. Sunni and Shiia leaders have signed an agreement to fight al Qaeda and support the Iraq government: A delegation of Sahwa al-Anbar, (Anbar Awakening) the tribal alliance in the restive Sunni province of Al Anbar, has made an unprecedented visit to Sadr […]