Nobel Prize Annual Joke
The Nobel Committee continues it's race with the UN to the ash heap of history. It is posible that more evil is done in the name of peace than in the pursuit of war in these times.
Of course, Rotters,oops, that should read Reuters, presents what purports to be news in it's usual subjective manner.
Reuters | Latest Financial News / Full News Coverage
Saturday, January 31, 2004
Muslim Holiday Celebration
Mullah Omar reminds us that the typical Muslim can only be faithful to Muslim values if they are imposed by the threat of violence. Allah seems to rely heavily on police to keep the world free from Muslim recognized sin.
Also, it appears that Osama is believed to be alive and hiding in some rat hole. That bottle of champagne comes out of the fridge the moment we get him. I'm still betting that he's toast, however. If Saddam could convince the world he had extensive supplies of WMD, I suppose it's a piece of cake to convince us that Osama is still breathing.
FOXNews.com - Top Stories - Karzai: Bin Laden Alive and Well
Mullah Omar reminds us that the typical Muslim can only be faithful to Muslim values if they are imposed by the threat of violence. Allah seems to rely heavily on police to keep the world free from Muslim recognized sin.
Also, it appears that Osama is believed to be alive and hiding in some rat hole. That bottle of champagne comes out of the fridge the moment we get him. I'm still betting that he's toast, however. If Saddam could convince the world he had extensive supplies of WMD, I suppose it's a piece of cake to convince us that Osama is still breathing.
FOXNews.com - Top Stories - Karzai: Bin Laden Alive and Well
Sunday, January 25, 2004
Friday, January 23, 2004
What is Truth?
Ananova - British book sparks ancient manuscripts destruction
Scholarship is hard to maintain in the best of circumstances. We can certainly hope that scholars love the truth, seek the truth, strive to publish truth...In the worst of times, truth is whatever the mob determines it to be. If Oxford U press pulls the book after a mob riots in India, destroying tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts in the process, what hope is there for scholarship? For truth? If Oxford U Press is representative of Western intellectual culture in a general sort of way, what does it say about Western intellectual culture that OUP surrendered to the mob, pulling Mr. Laine's book from the market. They may as well join in the book burning fun.
Ananova - British book sparks ancient manuscripts destruction
Scholarship is hard to maintain in the best of circumstances. We can certainly hope that scholars love the truth, seek the truth, strive to publish truth...In the worst of times, truth is whatever the mob determines it to be. If Oxford U press pulls the book after a mob riots in India, destroying tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts in the process, what hope is there for scholarship? For truth? If Oxford U Press is representative of Western intellectual culture in a general sort of way, what does it say about Western intellectual culture that OUP surrendered to the mob, pulling Mr. Laine's book from the market. They may as well join in the book burning fun.
Thursday, January 22, 2004
The Dowd Secret
I've finally gotten a handle on Dowd. Never carry a thought to completion. If she thinks the way she writes, no wonder she holds the opinions she does. She throws an idea out there, maybe raises a question, possibly suggests an answer, then on to the next hal-thought. Thanks God there still exists in this world journalists and commentators who construct and present arguements with logic and precision. To be fair, I should add that Dowd's main reason for writing seems to be entertainment rather than information, education or persuasion. Maybe she'd be better suited to SNL.
Op-Ed Columnist: Riding the Crazy Train
I've finally gotten a handle on Dowd. Never carry a thought to completion. If she thinks the way she writes, no wonder she holds the opinions she does. She throws an idea out there, maybe raises a question, possibly suggests an answer, then on to the next hal-thought. Thanks God there still exists in this world journalists and commentators who construct and present arguements with logic and precision. To be fair, I should add that Dowd's main reason for writing seems to be entertainment rather than information, education or persuasion. Maybe she'd be better suited to SNL.
Op-Ed Columnist: Riding the Crazy Train
Saturday, January 17, 2004
French Corruption Rules Policy
Just so we don't think France needs to be taken at its word, David Frum reminds us that the level of corruption in French society and government is so deep that hip boots won't help. Policy is dictated by a need to accomodate, not rock the boat for fear of all levels of society being swamped. A nation built on lies cannot stand on principle.
We're not perfect, but we do on occasion throw the scoundrels out.
David Frum's Diary on National Review Online
Just so we don't think France needs to be taken at its word, David Frum reminds us that the level of corruption in French society and government is so deep that hip boots won't help. Policy is dictated by a need to accomodate, not rock the boat for fear of all levels of society being swamped. A nation built on lies cannot stand on principle.
We're not perfect, but we do on occasion throw the scoundrels out.
David Frum's Diary on National Review Online
Thursday, January 15, 2004
Gore Sponsored by Moveon.orgNewsday.com: Gore Slams Bush Administration on Environment
Moveon.org sponsored an advertisement contest as well, in which enthusiasts likened Bush to Hitler. Moveon cn't get enough hyperbole, it would seem.
Moveon.org sponsored an advertisement contest as well, in which enthusiasts likened Bush to Hitler. Moveon cn't get enough hyperbole, it would seem.
On Deck
Calling on Syria and Iran to be the next regimes to be changed is one thing, moving France from the list of Allies to the list of rivals or enemies is the real story.
In the long term it may do France some good, force them to wake up and smell the coffee, so to speak, before they wake up with Notre Dame a mosque.
Telegraph | News | Hawks tell Bush how to win war on terror
Calling on Syria and Iran to be the next regimes to be changed is one thing, moving France from the list of Allies to the list of rivals or enemies is the real story.
In the long term it may do France some good, force them to wake up and smell the coffee, so to speak, before they wake up with Notre Dame a mosque.
Telegraph | News | Hawks tell Bush how to win war on terror
Clark's Support for Iraq War
DRUDGE REPORT 2004�
Clark made persuasive points for war with Iraq consistently, until he became a candiate for the other party. His candidacy is something of a joke. Let's see how Madonna manipulates her tiny mind to rationalize this.
DRUDGE REPORT 2004�
Clark made persuasive points for war with Iraq consistently, until he became a candiate for the other party. His candidacy is something of a joke. Let's see how Madonna manipulates her tiny mind to rationalize this.
Saturday, January 10, 2004
O'Neill Unbuttons
DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�
"One journalist concluded of O'Neill that "if he can't learn to keep his lips buttoned and continues his gaffe-prone ways, he risks being branded permanently as a buffoon." National review December 2002, at the time of O'Neill's resignation, at the request of Bush.
DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�
"One journalist concluded of O'Neill that "if he can't learn to keep his lips buttoned and continues his gaffe-prone ways, he risks being branded permanently as a buffoon." National review December 2002, at the time of O'Neill's resignation, at the request of Bush.
Friday, January 09, 2004
Castro Apologists, Please Sign-InCBS News | Cuba Cracks Down On Web Access | January 9, 2004�16:41:59
That Castro still has supporters astonishes me.
That Castro still has supporters astonishes me.
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