tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80883292025-09-11T11:54:11.359-04:00Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger809125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088329.post-1167169272810817472006-12-26T16:29:00.000-05:002006-12-26T21:01:53.103-05:00

... Lohachara and Bedford Islands: Then (1945+/-) and Now (Google Earth 12/06)After reading Tim Blair's post, at timblair.net, of the misleading story published by the Independent about the global warmening disappearance of Lohachara (and Beford) Islands, I went looking for maps.This picture below is a composite, flattened *.jpg of a *.psd consisting of US Army Map Service maps, Layers 1 and 2,

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...but I really think that this video posted (left hand column, second down) on the Hamas website (Arabic verison only; it certainly isn't easily found on the English version of the website, at least I didn't find it) and prepared by the al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' terrorist department, should be considered a declaration of war by Hamas against the United States. (ht: Captain's Quarters)Mr.

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Times two.In the latter, he suggests Rumsfeld is no different, in his opinion, than Zarqawi. Then he puts on his moral supremicist hat to declare he is concerned our moral standing is in the gutter because he says so, reciprocity was the sole reason for the decisions for interrogation methods made early on in the war, and asserts that there's some cycle of barbarity being ridden in this war.

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Tim Blair has been all over TruthOut about Jason Leopold's leading of the news cycle with his futuristic "Karl Rove Indicted on Charges of Perjury, Lying to Investigators" story that wasn't. Blair asks "What is that about?"I think TruthOut left out an ellipsis on that statement; maybe it was one of those fill in the blanks that accidently got edited out instead of filled in. I am pretty sure

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Via Hot Air (and several other sites) comes this story of how the Brits are giving civics lessons to immigrants using a teaching pack called "9/11: The Main Chance". It appears as though it is another typical lefty appeasement, multicultural understanding approach to ending British civilization as we knew it. That's certainly one perspective and, outwardly, it does appear to be the case. But

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... Irwan Firdaus opens takes a shot at analysis and removes all doubt of his stupidity. (ht: LGF) In this report on Indonesian terrorist, faux cleric, Abu Bakar Bashir, Firdaus relates two claims by Bashir and then qualifies them:Bashir, who has never been linked to the execution, preparation or commission of terrorist attacks, was asked Thursday about families still suffering from the Bali

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Via Tim Blair, Al and Tipper Gore claim they are now carbon neutral:Tipper and I have switched to hybrid cars, installed clock thermostats, switched to compact fluorescent light bulbs, and we became carbon-neutral two years ago. That means after you reduce the greenhouse gas emissions as much as you can, you purchase offsets by reducing carbon dioxide elsewhere in the world.And we're supposed to

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is another man's news organization terrorist's brown nose. I wonder if the 72 virgins are the attraction for Pinch and the boys. (ht: Cliff May @ The Corner)May notes that "despair" is the go-to word right now. It is good that despair is being put out there for the terrorists to know what it is like to become one. Despair is good state of mind for a terrorist. We need more of it. All

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... How Alberto was blown out of proportion.We were over at a friend's visiting who happens to have cable (we don't) and I caught Fox's Greta anchor the news from a Florida beach in her yellow raincoat and waiting, waiting, waiting ... I flipped to MSNBC and CNN to check if they were also experiencing Katrina Tremens and it was only a little less chronic, but every one, like the new stories I

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Woohoo!First reports are flying across the TV that ZArqawi has been killed with his spiritual advisor. I caught the tail end of the report but it appears he was killed in a car bombing. Listening. and will update.There has been nothing on the main Internet news organizations via google, yahoo, etc. Fox News, Washington Post and the NY Times have nothing either.Update: (3:49 AM) Well, the wire

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I stopped by LGF yesterday morning shortly after his "Progressives" Supporting Troops Again story was posted. I jumped on Google and it took me 10 seconds to realize Jessie (aka Jesse) Macbeth would be debunked as a fraud and start to erase his present existence before I find a single thing of import to lay against him; I am not the guy spot a phony warrior. I closed up the google window and

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Hot Air related a post out of South Africa, some business fool in South Africa put up a billboard advertisement for the Daimler-Chrysler SMART car with the blurb "German engineering, Swiss innovation, American nothing".I think the greater outrage would have been if Daimler-Chrysler had not made it clear that there was no American contribution to this runt of a beast. My god, if this isn't an

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... on all but two counts. It seems right that one can't be found guilty of plagarizing your sock-puppet.It's the first I've seen of this and Eugene Volokh has three posts up on this already (in order). The Committee's report can be found here.

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Never use a news report as back up to your awareness, especially before the news organization has a chance to correct their report (or you rummage around to check the source that they don't provide a link to.)Andrew Sullivan caught site of a WaPo story on demographic stats put out by the Census Bureau and posted on what he thought was a remarkable part, passingly highlighted in the story. (ht:

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It's high time the Iraq government moved forward in meting out justice to the terrorists captured:Iraqi authorities yesterday hanged 13 insurgents, marking the first time militants have been executed in the country since Saddam Hussein was ousted. [...]"The competent authorities have today carried out the death sentences of 13 terrorists," a Cabinet statement said.The announcement listed the name

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Confederate Yankee posts on a fantastic idea that might be sunk without Congressional approval to give scrapyard bound ships to The Salvation Army for refitting as disaster response vessels which can then be operated by the Coast Guard Auxiliary.Now that's an earmark I'll support.

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Tim Blair posts on a violent hostage taking that took place in Washington DC in 1977. Muslims were protesting to prevent the showing of a movie called "Mohammad, Messenger of God". Go read it.To tell the truth, I don't remember those events at all and that was because I was in college, not paying attention to anything outside that little world. But now I will.

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Walid Phares has a very nice analysis of the controversy over at The Counterterrorism Blog.

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Instapundit posts on BoingBoing being banned in some Middle Eastern countries. I saw elsewhere that Michelle Malkin is banned in the UAE, by the way.But there are work-arounds for that and I was surprised at the variety of suggestions and methods below the "Read More" on Glenn's post (for those who can't read them at BoingBoing). Seems like another Army of Davids to me.Also seems like the rope

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Iraq The Model has a very interesting analysis of the political events in the aftermath of the Askari Mosque bombing.ITM spoke of the nattily dressed "men in black" only in passing and they aren't central to what is discussed, but I read another post, I forget where at the moment, about them. I had never heard about them before, which makes me think this event is even more unique and, as such,

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LGF points to a United For Peace and Justice events announcement called "Storm the White House" a multi-day event which advocates: "The Administration is Criminal and if they will not step down, we must storm in, show them how many of us do not accept a criminal government," not to mention that there are soliciting the aid of foreign governments and espousing what certianly sounds like the

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Bill C at BrainDroppings reports that ABC has evidence, in the form of secret audiotapes, of Saddam discussing ways of attacking the US with Weapons of Mass Destruction.Bill expects the moonbats to go loco. I have a few other questions:Will anyone in White House Press Club Corps grill Scott McClellan or any member of any Intelligence Agency about why they haven't divulged this for over 'XX'

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Rantingprofs reports on what NYT's reporter Carlotts Gall can't see in her reporting. Cori's points do seem rather obvious.

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Damn, you have to be fast in the blogosphere when opinion column intos are supremely vulnerable to rewrites:There is a temptation that seeps into the souls of even the most righteous politicians journalists and leads them to bend the rules, and eventually the truth, to suit the political needs of the moment. That arrogance of power is on display with the Bush administration American mainstream

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Rezwan provides an inside look at how one protest over the Mohammed Cartoons was organized in Bangladesh. He alludes to this being a quite common method for seeing Friday protests.I was surprised to see a few things. One, that the Imam curtailed the usual prayer ritual in preference to starting the protest march. Two, that the Imam declared attendance of the protest was compulsory. Three, the

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