This apparent assassination plot bears all the hallmarks of notorious hate group Teh Left - particularly the involvement of drugs and violence. I bet the suspects have been swearing a lot as well. Read more »
This apparent assassination plot bears all the hallmarks of notorious hate group Teh Left - particularly the involvement of drugs and violence. I bet the suspects have been swearing a lot as well. Read more »
This is the kind of complication that the Surgification strategy fails to address:
The Shiite-led government is cracking down on U.S.-backed Sunni Arab fighters in one of Iraq’s most turbulent regions, arresting some leaders, disarming dozens of men and banning them from manning checkpoints except alongside official security forces.
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A couple of interesting perspectives on the position the Bush administration has created and how it affects their response to the war in Georgia: Read more »
Tim Dunlop has been writing recently about the tendency for politicians, commentators and industry groups to focus on the negatives associated with addressing climate change. He notes that the US rhetoric tends to be more positive, both from Democrats (e.g., Obama) and Republicans (e.g., the Governator). Read more »
So, Joe Biden is Obama’s VP pick. There is plenty of discussion of his pros and cons out there, so I won’t rehash anything here. I don’t have strong feelings about the choice at all. Read more »
Sometimes they are small lies. Sometimes they are big ones. But they all add up. Read more »
Since he is fond of critiquing others’ predictions, Andrew Bolt’s own modelling abilities should be placed under the microscope.
This is what he said one year ago today:
Hillary Clinton is now hot favorite [sic] to be the Democrat candidate for president, and Barack Obama doesn’t have a hope of even being her running mate
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The issue of house demolitions is back in the spotlight now after two separate incidents in July in which Palestinians, both of whom were residents of Jerusalem, rampaged through the city in bulldozers, killing three Israelis and injuring many more. Although the two Palestinians were shot dead at the scene, Israeli officials, including Ehud Barak, the defence minister, are calling for their homes to be destroyed, making their families homeless, to deter others from following in their path.
If you’re running a detention centre and you want to make use of coercive treatment, sleep deprivation and torture, the important thing is to make sure you do it often and regularly - that way it becomes “an unpleasant, highly regimented experience.” And that’s OK. Read more »
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