Tuesday, February 3, 2009
In an earlier post, I postulated that perhaps the Obama end game in the Gitmo Executive Orders wasn’t so much to move the prosecution of terrorists into the US Criminal Justice System as it was a prelude to international prosecution in the nefarious International Criminal Court.
In the end, I don’t think prosecution under the US Criminal [...]
Also filed in Democratic Floozies, Global War on Terror, Media
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Tagged Barack, Court, Crimes, Criminal, Gaza, ICC, International, Israel, Obama, Palestinian, Phosporous, Rice, Susan, War, White
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The life and death of a hero. It seems so long ago that I read the story of Fabrizio Quattrocchi; it was four years ago, but seems like much longer. It was a time when al-Qaeda had not yet been schooled by the U.S. media on how to create a narrative; they seem to have [...]
Also filed in Faith, Global War on Terror, Iraq
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Tagged Berg, Berlusconi, Brave, Bravery, Courage, Destiny, Dies, Fabrizio, Green, Hood, Hostage, How, Iraq, Italian, Pearl, Qaeda, Quattrocchi, Shot
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The Associated Press reports that violence spiked in Barack Obama’s hometown of Chicago last weekend on the eve of the Pennsylvania primary, although media outlets and Obama’s campaign failed to acknowledge a connection between the uptick in deadly attacks and tomorrow’s crucial vote.
In the bloodiest day of the campaign season, militants launched several attacks across [...]
Also filed in Global Warming, Iraq, Media
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Tagged Attacks, Chicago, Insurgent, Iraq, Militant, Obama, Peace, Police, Sadr, Uprising, Violence, Vote
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
CBS news reports that China leads the world in number of people executed by the state, leading the world at 470 executions in 2007. Surprisingly, the US dropped to fifth.
I give CBS credit for footnoting the issue of transparency and reporting. We will always have trouble trying to derive a sociological or statistical picture of conditions [...]
Also filed in Civil Rights, Death Penalty, Politics, Religion
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Tagged Accounting, Capital, China, Death, Iraq, Penalty, Punishment, Saudi, Transparency, UN, Yemen
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At mass this weekend, I noticed that the priest was assisted by three altergirls, which I though was great. Thinking further, I began to consider whether I wanted my children to serve in that capacity, and my brain immediately went to the things that I would have to reinforce about ”touching” before I let them serve [...]
I’m only half-heartedly posting this new Democratic hooker scandal – after the Spitzer debacle, not much else to say, but I think that it’s important to get this out there. Kind of reminds me of a saying, “first time is an accident, second time is a mistake; third time is a full-blown habit.” If nothing [...]
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Tagged 9, Air, America, Athans, Client, Franken, Hooker, Left, Michigan, Nine, Prostitution, Spitzer, Stabenow, Talk
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Final thoughts on the whole Spitzer fandango. There was been a lot of ink spilled about how normal and socially palatable prostitution is – I’ve heard more talk lately about legalizing prostitution in the last month than I have in years; the cynic in me can’t help but wonder.
I’m guessing that most of the commentary is written [...]
I’m sure by now you’ve heard speculation that Efraim Diveroli is somehow wired into the grand neocon cabal, and so on. The truth is far more interesting, and a blogger named Steve Sailer does a great job of digging around.
The NYT has a long article on a Miami Beach company that has gotten a $300 million contract [...]
Also filed in Afghanistan, Army, Media, Politics
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Tagged 47, Afghan, Afghanistan, AK, Albania, Ammunition, Army, China, Contractor, Crony, Defense, Diveroli, Efraim, GOP, Kalishnakov, Munitions, Neocon, Small arms
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People still believe that the Justice Department, Wall Street, Karl Rove and the big bad wolf were out to get Eliot Spitzer. Otherwise, why were “they” watching him?
It was inevitable that his transactions would be flagged, as anybody with more than a passing familiarity with banking would know. Once upon a time, bankers could turn a blind eye [...]
Also filed in Politics
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Tagged 9, Client, Club, Eliot, Elliot, Emperor's, Ephron, Governor, Hookers, Huffington, Kristen, Larry Craig, Mann Act, Number Nine, Pornography, Prostitution, Resignation, Resigns, Ring, Schumer, Silda, VIP, Wife
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The NY Times carries the story of an incredibly inept, corrupt and unqualified defense contrator that was supplying small arms ammunition for use in Afghanistan. The contractor, AEY was headed up by a 22 year old “entrepreneur” and his vice president, a licensed masseur. The good news is that the chain of command works, and the [...]
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Tagged 47, Afghan, Afghanistan, AK, Albania, Ammunition, Army, China, Contractor, Defense, Diveroli, Efraim, Munitions, Small arms
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