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From: JAMES TARANTO WSJ Best of the Web “Baby-boomer liberalism, with its smug sense of moral superiority and its impatience with America’s imperfections, is today the prevailing worldview among many of our elite institutions, not least the so-called mainstream media. This explains why Dotty Lynch is puzzled that Iraq hasn’t become another Vietnam. The answer [...]
After the invasion of Iraq, the dams that were put in place by Saddam we torn down. The marshes of Messopotamia are now returning. Iraqis in that area of the country must be terribly upset about this…….not.
ABC News has reported that US paratroopers will soon be using carbon-fiber wings to enter combat zones. Can you say Starship Troopers?
“The Respect MP George Galloway has said it would be morally justified for a suicide bomber to murder Tony Blair.” – The Independent If that statement isn’t worthy of treason, I don’t know what is. Well, maybe sedition.
From: PEGGY NOONAN From ‘Eternity’ to Here Americans didn’t always appreciate our soldiers the way we do today. Thursday, May 25, 2006 12:01 a.m. EDT “….It is good that we have this day to remember heroes, to think again of those who over the centuries put themselves in harm’s way for our country, for us. [...]
iDon’t! It’s the slogan for SanDisk’s Newest mp3 player that uses flash memory instead of a hard drive and a graphical instead of a text-based interface. The new e200 series mp3 player is cheaper than an iPod in any of its 2,4, or 6 GB forms, with the 2 GB model coming in at a [...]
Maybe it’s the Sun’s fault. “Global warming has finally been explained: the Earth is getting hotter because the Sun is burning more brightly than at any time during the past 1,000 years, according to new research.” – Telegraph
From Wired: “A file detailing aspects of AT&T’s alleged participation in the National Security Agency’s warrantless domestic wiretap operation is sitting in a San Francisco courthouse. But the public cannot see it because, at AT&T’s insistence, it remains under seal in court records.” more
This email to NPR is from Brad Potter. “Here’s what I just wrote about a story NPR ran Tuesday. The transcript follows.” “On May 16th’s piece about firearm straw purchases, Kai introduces the story with the lead, “New York City’s Got a Gun Problem.” And you wonder why many listners accuse NPR of having a [...]
From Annual Report of the United States Commission on Religious Freedom by way of Gandalf23. “the repressive Saudi government continues to engage in an array of severe violations of human rights as part of its repression of freedom of thought, conscience, and religion or belief. Abuses include: torture and cruel and degrading treatment or punishment [...]
This from Dr. WC Douglass Medicinal Meddling “It’s intentional that I haven’t written much over the years about marijuana. For one thing, I could only in good conscience write about it from a medical standpoint. And since it seems like the overwhelming bulk of the dialogue about the drug centers on its political aspects, its [...]
“The quickest way to end a war, is to lose it.” – George Orwell
Here is a great story about the coolest sherrif in the country. He works in Maricopa County, Arizona. Alien Roundup
I have come to realize that our society has become increasingly feudalistic. More and more content is owned by fewer and fewer corporations. The best example would be the big five of AOL/Time Warner, News Corp, Viacom, Clear Channel, and Disney. These corporations own most of the cable channels, many local channels around the country [...]
From Wired: “They can steal your smartcard, lift your passport, jack your car, even clone the chip in your arm. And you won’t feel a thing. 5 tales from the RFID-hacking underground.” More
“Contemplate the mangled bodies of your countrymen, and then say, ‘What should be the reward of such sacrifices?’ … If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which [...]
Why is no one talking about pebble bed reactors? With the increased focus on Iran’s nuclear program and talk about energy independence, I haven’t heard anyone discuss this type of reactor. A pebble bed reactor has a bunch of advantages to the current reactors running today. The design of a pebble reactor will not allow [...]