Comments on life, love, and the pursuit of sanity from a two wheeled perspective.

 
Another take on SARS
Something Awful tackles SARS in today's update (no permalink that I can figure out. Scroll to "Reach For the SARS").

Although the first case of SARS was diagnosed in November 2002, little is known about this mysterious and deadly disease which contains properties that make it simultaneously mysterious and deadly. I have used The Internet (tm) to collect and list all the known facts about SARS so you, the reader, could look at them while you contract the disease and begin dying in an ironic twist of events:

FACT #1: Nobody knows how SARS originated.
FACT #2: Nobody knows how SARS is transmitted.
FACT #3: Nobody knows how SARS can be stopped.
FACT #4: The Kansas City Chiefs were retarded to choose Larry Johnson in the first round of the NFL draft.

I hope you copied and pasted all that important information to the Notepad document of your choice, as this knowledge may save your life. Well, I mean it won't save you from contracting SARS obviously, but if some fat guy comes up to you on the street and says "tell me three facts about SARS or else I'll shoot you in the face," then I might just have saved your life, assuming you don't bring up fact #4 (although he obviously wouldn't be able to argue with you).

Mr. Kyanka goes on to give 6 handy tips on avoiding infection.

TIP #4: Avoid suspicious-looking molecules. I'm no scientist, but I think SARS has something to do with molecules or atoms or some crazy shit like that. You know, electrons and crap. If you see an odd-looking molecule floating around your neighborhood, call the authorities at once, as it may be "casing the joint" and looking for "soft targets" to hit. If you are driving down a residential street and see some shady molecules following in a rust-colored Chevy behind you, tracking your every move, then accelerate to 90 miles an hour and head to the nearest Police station. Don't bother stopping when you get there, as that will only give the SARS a chance to catch up.

Head over to Something Awful for a good, hearty, taste-less laugh before we all find out just how serious SARS is. It's a lot funnier right now, I'm sure.

LATER: In order to be more helpful (and perhaps assuage my conscience... nah), here's a roundup of SARS blogs. Link via InstaPundit.

UPDATE: Here's the "Reach For the SARS" permalink.
posted by Jeremy at 4:00 PM

 
Skullbone Bound
I won't be posting again until Monday-ish. I'm off to Skullbone 3, a big motorcycle rally a little north of Jackson, TN. I'll report on it over at 1Down4Up Monday-ish.
posted by Jeremy at 4:20 PM

 
Good News
Grokster, Morpheus, and Gnutella are out of hot water, at least for the time being. Link via InstaPundit.

In a case that could turn the tide on online piracy, a Los Angeles judge ruled Friday in favor of online file-sharing services Grokster and Morpheus, saying the two companies are not liable for online piracy by users of their service. The follow-on services to Napster -- which was forced to give up sharing of music files -- were sued by several major entertainment companies who sought to take the firms to trial.

posted by Jeremy at 4:16 PM

 
Are You Kidding?
Now what in the hell kind of advice did Blair expect to get from Clinton? Considering Blair's public support for the war, and Clinton's public opposition, I can't begin to comprehend any rational reason the British Prime Minister would seek Clinton's counsel.

Tony Blair took repeated secret advice from the former American president Bill Clinton on how to unlock the diplomatic impasse between Europe and the US in the build-up to the war on Iraq, the Guardian can reveal.

In the crucial weekend before to the final breakdown of diplomacy in March, Mr Clinton was a guest of Mr Blair's at Chequers where the pair discussed the crisis.

Link via Drudge.

SIDE NOTE: Is it just me, or is this Guardian story a confusing piece of journalistic mish mash?

Blair and Clinton meet in secret! BREAK

Something about Chile BREAK

Blair has a hard on for Clinton BREAK

Something else about Chile BREAK

Blix wanted more time BREAK

Pinochet BREAK.

France BREAK.

The funniest thing about this utterly incomprehensible piece is that even the Guardian, while ham handedly inferring that Clinton was 10 times the President that Bush will ever be, just has to throw in a paragraph or two about how the French really screwed the pooch on the whole Iraq thing.
posted by Jeremy at 12:47 AM

 
Eco Footprint
Many in the blogosphere have taken note of the asinine Ecological Footprint Quiz, but Lileks has the best take on it yet.

...[T]oday I read an article about the Ecological Footprint Quiz, You can find out how many acres it takes to sustain your lifestyle, and how many planets it would take if everyone lived as you did. My score: Six point six planets! Whoo-hoo! I’m supposed to be chastened by this, but to be honest my first reaction is start working on that warp drive, Zephraim; we’re going to need lots of class M planets.

He goes on for a few paragraphs. Read it all.
posted by Jeremy at 4:48 PM

 
Wow
Frank J. really hates Michael Moore. And leprechauns.

...[If] I caught one of those hippy leprechauns and he told me, "If you don't harm me and let me go, I'll give you three wishes," (that would be in Irish brogue; I don't know how to represent that typing) I wouldn't let him go, because the only thing I would want would be to give that stupid pinko leprechaun a beating. To be clear, I wouldn't beat him as much as a regular size hippy, because that would be like a huge beating to him because of his small size, which isn't his fault. But I assure you it would be a sound beating, and, when he went back to his leprechaun home, he'd tell the other leprechauns, "Aye, what a sound beating I received; quite proportionate to my size."

Geez.
posted by Jeremy at 1:13 PM

 
Piss Beer Still Rules the World
The "King of Beers" (NOT) is still making a killing off of people who would rather drink mediocre swill than Pabst.

Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. (BUD), the world's top brewer, said Wednesday quarterly profit rose 6.3 percent, led by U.S. price increases on beer.

New products such as Michelob Ultra and Bacardi Silver, which customers pay a premium for compared to typical beers, have keyed Anheuser-Busch's profits during the past several quarters.

The company's stock rose 2 percent following the release of its results.

The St. Louis-based company, which makes beers, including Budweiser, Bud Light and Michelob, said first-quarter profit reached $485 million, or 57 cents a share, up from $456 million, or 51 cents a share, last year.

Frankly, I'm dissapointed that America isn't stepping up and refining the collective palate a bit. Oh well, more PBR for me.
posted by Jeremy at 8:23 PM

 
Frogs in Trouble
Well, it's as official as it gets. We're going to bust those sorry Frogs and make them rue the day they stood in the way of the might of the United States of America. Of course, Colin didn't say it quite that way.

Secretary of State Colin Powell is warning France that there will be consequences for its refusal to support war with Iraq as the White House considers ways to punish the fair-weather ally.

posted by Jeremy at 8:15 PM

 
New Favorite Quote

"Teetotalers may be the spine of the nation, but drinkers are its heart and balls." -- Camille Paglia

(via The Corner).

Considering how much I liked the quote, I decided to Google it, and found this Paglia column from '97 in Salon. The relevant portion of the column discusses young people in college, and whether or not they should be allowed to run wild and free during their college days. As far as I can tell, the answer to that question boiled down to another favorite quote of mine, this time from Chef.

"There is a time and a place for everything, children, and that place is college."

posted by Jeremy at 8:21 AM

 
Deadbeat Blogger
Yeah, I've got a blog, but I'm not posting lately. I just haven't had anything good to say, so I haven't said anything at all. My blogroll speaks in my absence.

I have done some posting over at 1Down4Up lately, but unless you're a biker, you won't dig it (except perhaps the "Fight Terrorism, Ride a Bike" post, but the archives are hosed, so I can't really link it, can I? Just scroll down 'till you find it).

posted by Jeremy at 9:26 PM

 
This Does My Heart Good
I'm still sick as a dog, but I had to post on this right here, found over at Dustbury.

America has discovered a new beer, one that seems right for a country facing bad times.

Pabst Blue Ribbon, a forgotten if not forsaken brand, once the solace of the beleaguered working man, and, regrettably, a beer often associated with what people in polite company call "trash," has staged a surprising comeback.

...

While most young consumers buy clothes and cars to make themselves seem as affluent and desirable as possible, the materialism of many of today's counterculture youth is just the opposite. It is meant to reflect the economics of "reality," of working-class thriftiness, of the notion of America at its best, at its most optimistic, at its blue-collar prime. Of course, this is not America. This is Americana -- and an appetite for what was good when things are going bad.

Thank God America is rediscovering my favorite beer. Maybe now it'll be easier to get. I've always worn my Pabst work shirt with pride, but now, maybe it'll get me some chicks.

UPDATE: I've also found this story on Fark and on the Inoperable Terran. In honor of the national media attention, blogosphere coverage, and the Farking of Pabst, I'm going to have one right now (I know I'm sick, so I'm just having ONE). OK, over to the fridge, yes, there they are, pop the top, and mmmmmmmmmmm, Pabst.
posted by Jeremy at 11:54 AM

 
Hack. Cough
Sick. As. A. Dog. I'll be resting for a while. Blogging will be extremely light.
posted by Jeremy at 5:37 PM

 
"Unilateralism! Whiskey! Sexy!"
Tiny Little Lies comes up with our new economic policy regarding the Axis of Weasel's. Link via the Emperor.
posted by Jeremy at 9:33 AM

 
Questions about the Russians
We've heard a lot about Russian perfidy lately, and the VodkaPundit asks some questions about the rumors (VodkaPundit. Russia. That's kinda funny).

My first instinct is to doubt the report’s authenticity, or rather, the authenticity of the papers. Putin is a cool, smart operator, unlikely to overplay Russia’s weak hand.

...

Nothing here makes sense, other than the papers are a forgery aimed at spoiling postwar US-Russian relations.

Unless there’s an angle I missed. Ideas, anyone?

I've been asking myself similar questions. While I don't doubt that Russia is involved in some sort of underhanded dealings with Iraq, I don't understand exactly what the motivation is.

MORE: Possible motivation (from an August, 2002 story)?

Iraq's ambassador to Russia, Abbas Khalaf, said Saturday that Russia and Iraq are planning to sign a five-year, $40 billion economic cooperation agreement.

The article goes on to detail roughly $8 billion in Soviet era Iraqi debt.

MORE: A story from January '03 detailing Russia-Iraq intelligence ties. Seems to lend creedence to the cloak and dagger stories that are coming out now.

Here's a Reuters story from February of '03 that discusses Russia's attempts to land oil contracts immediately before the war and their plans to "invoke international law to protect their oilfield contracts in the event of a change in the government of Iraq." The story notes that "Russian companies have the most to lose in Iraq should any new government seek investment from leading U.S., French and British oil majors to develop crude reserves that rank second in the world in size to Saudi Arabia's."

MORE: Now we have this coming out of Russia, which seems to me to be a little, er, two faced. Unless, of course, I'm missing something here.
posted by Jeremy at 1:07 AM

 
Psy-Ops and GWII
Newsweek has an excellent article covering Special Operations in GWII.

Supersecret sniper teams were operating in Baghdad itself, looking for leadership targets. Saddam may have made a fatal mistake by showing his defiant tour of the streets on Iraqi TV. Intelligence analysts were able to determine that he was walking about Mansour, an upper-class enclave near downtown. (The timing of the film was unclear; the men were wearing warm winter clothes; on the other hand, smoke loomed in the background, suggesting that the bombing had begun.) The CIA flooded the area with agents, one of whom reported spotting Saddam and his entourage entering a house last Monday. Less than an hour later there was a large crater where the house had been standing, thanks to four bunker busters dropped by a B-1 bomber.

Supersecret sniper teams. Hell yeah.

M3 and Den Beste offer commentary. Link via M3.

On a personal note, space aliens blaring "The Chicago Bears suck!" just might have been enough to get me to give away my position. I only pray that I never find myself in that situation.
posted by Jeremy at 10:55 PM

 
The Fat Lady is Singing

From a field just outside the town, the final battle for the last stronghold of Saddam Hussein's empire could be seen unfolding.
The attack from the sky was terrifying and relentless. Every few minutes fresh clouds of black smoke puffed above the western bank of the Tigris river, as the bombs fell. American Cobra helicopter gunships and F-18s were eating away at the last remnants of Iraq's once-mighty army.

By late yesterday afternoon, Saddam's regime consisted of one provincial city - much of it already destroyed - and a handful of mud villages set amid the rolling brown desert. It was not perhaps the ending he had envisaged.

As American troops last night entered Saddam's hometown, no one was suggesting that the war in Iraq was over. But it was clear as US warplanes pounded Tikrit that we were now deep into the final act.

Article here. Link via The Corner.
posted by Jeremy at 10:44 PM

 
Weasel's WMD Supply and Service
Remember the Road Runner cartoons? Remember how all of Wile E. Coyote's gadgets had Acme stamped on the side? Apparently most of Wile E. Hussein's "gadgets" have France stamped on the side. Glenn discusses the embargo busting weasels here.

The French? Violating United Nations sanctions? Why it's almost as if the United Nations were merely a joke or something.

Add Russia and Germany to the mix and we have Weasel's WMD Supply and Service. I can see their cheap, used-car-sales style commercial now. "Bankruptcy, divorce, bad credit, UN Sanctions??? We don't care!!! We've got the best in new and pre-owned conventional, chemcial, biological, and nuclear weapons and supplies!!! Come on down on Tuesday when we'll be giving away free hot dogs, cokes, balloons, and sidearms for your trusty henchmen!!!"

MORE: Oki has the dirt on the Russkies. I'm sure this is just the tip of the dirty little iceberg.
posted by Jeremy at 11:06 AM

 
Thanks
Adela, you are too kind.
posted by Jeremy at 4:47 PM

 
N. Korea Wising Up
North Korea is changing it's tune.

An official from North Korea's foreign ministry has hinted the secretive communist state will accept United States demands for multilateral talks.

Quoted by the country's official KCNA news agency, the spokesman said talks on North Korea's suspected nuclear weapons programme depended on the attitude taken by the US.

Pyongyang has previously offered only bilateral talks with the US, while Washington has insisted on multilateral discussions that include North Korea's neighbours, China, Russia, South Korea and Japan.

(Emphasis mine) I think it's quite clear what kind of "attitude" that Kim "Crazy Pants" Jong-il is responding to here. We asked Saddam quite politely to stop being an asshole for 18 months (or 12 years, however you want to look at it). When he didn't cease and desist in his assholery, we put the international judo chop of freedom on him. He crumpled in three weeks. While Glorious Leader Kim "Loony Toons" Jong-il might be a fool, he's not so much of a fool that he can't see the handwriting on the wall. The US wants you to start playing nicely with others. If you don't, well, I guess we may just have to come and destroy your little dictatorship as well. Even China, a long time passive (and sometimes active) supporter of North Korea, has gotten the message loud and clear.

This situation reminds me of that scene that goes on in every bar in on every Friday night of any given weekend. The US is sitting quietly at the bar with its drinking buddies Britain and Australia. In comes Iraq, North Korea, and China. While the US, Britain, and Australia are minding their own business, Iraq and North Korea get good and schnockered and start making a big scene while China sits back and watches. Things get so bad that the US, Britain, and Australia finally decide they've had enough and put a hot one into Iraq's chin, knocking him unconcious on the floor. Not getting the hint, North Korea keeps making a big scene, spilling drinks everywhere, being a big nusiance, and poking its pudgy little fingers into the US's chest. When the US pushes its barstool back to finally take care of the North Korea problem, China jumps up and says, "Hey guys, look, I know my diminutive buddy here is being an ass. How 'bout I just buy you guys a round of drinks and get my drunk friend out of here. I'll make sure he doesn't cause anymore trouble tonight."

The decision is now ours. Do we, the US, choose to let North Korea off the hook and walk out of the bar? Should we use our influence with the bouncer to make sure he never comes back? Should we give him a good punch to the sternum and knock the wind out of him a little? Or should we knock him out like we did Iraq? It's up to us to decide, and the consequences of our actions will impact the world for many years to come.

I say we knock him out.

posted by Jeremy at 8:29 AM

 
Ya Think?

An Egyptian immigrant's deadly attack on an Israeli airline ticket counter last year has been ruled a terrorist attack related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, an FBI spokesman said Friday.

"Given his political views and the fact that El Al is an Israeli government-owned airline, that met the criteria for a terrorist attack," said Matthew McLaughlin, a spokesman for the Los Angeles field office of the FBI.

Hesham Mohamed Hadayet, 41, opened fire at Los Angeles International Airport's El Al ticket counter on July 4 last year, killing two people before being shot dead by an airline security guard.

The Department of Justice had withheld characterizing the shooting while federal agents launched a worldwide probe to determine whether it was a terrorist attack, hate crime or motivated by personal reasons.

Geez guys, great work here. Glad you finally figured this one out. You know, I'd like to offer myself up as a consultant for the FBI. I could've come up with this one on July 5th, saving untold thousands, or maybe even millions, in taxpayer dollars that were surely squandered on this investigation.

Read the whole story here, if you feel like it.
posted by Jeremy at 7:51 AM

 
CNN's Shame
Here's the biggest story of the day.

Over the last dozen years I made 13 trips to Baghdad to lobby the government to keep CNN's Baghdad bureau open and to arrange interviews with Iraqi leaders. Each time I visited, I became more distressed by what I saw and heard — awful things that could not be reported because doing so would have jeopardized the lives of Iraqis, particularly those on our Baghdad staff.

Oh really? Bullshit. CNN didn't report because CNN wanted to stay in Baghdad. Revolting isn't a strong enough word for what you and your cronies at CNN have done in this case.

LINKAGE:

• Glenn's update on the subject with some heavy linkage.
  
• LGF's aptly titled "Outrage of the Day".
  
• Bill Hobbs weighs in here.
  
• My kid sister puts in her two cents.
  
• Rachel Lucas rightly refers to this as an "Obstruction of Justice".
  

posted by Jeremy at 2:24 PM

 
NRO Brilliance
Stop what you're doing and go look at NRO. There's really no need for me to link a specific story, you'll find the one that's right for you. Just look at that top bar, (currently) featuring General McCaffrey, Maureen Dowd, and Chris Matthews. Roll over their names. Bask in the neo-conservative, eat-this-you-scum-sucking-liberals glory of it all. Look, and see that it is good.

MORE: Wow, it's is even better than I thought.

So many pundits, pols, and, yes, celebs, said so many wrong — and downright silly — things about the war in Iraq, prewar. We knew that back then, but now that Baghdad has effectively been liberated by the U.S.-lead Coalition, we provide a handy snapshot of what was said by some of those who should be looking down and making their apologies.

Thanks Guys.
posted by Jeremy at 10:17 AM

 
I Just Became a Hardcore Dr. Laura Fan
I listen to the news on Memphis' AM 600 in the mornings. Right as I'm about to leave for work, the programming switches over to Dr. Laura. I've never been a fan of Dr. Laura, it's just background noise really, but this morning I heard something incredible.

A woman called in complaining that her husband never helps wash the dishes or clear the table after dinner, etc. Dr. Laura told her, "Of course he doesn't. He works all day, you stay home. It's your job. Quit being a nag."

I love you Dr. Laura.
posted by Jeremy at 8:43 AM

 
Overload
As I'm checking the news and blogosphere this morning, I'm finding so many incredible items I couldn't possibly post on them all, or could I?

• Stephen Green's if-Bush-were-Hitler post.
  
• K-Lo points us to a story on the crushing defeat of ABC, CBS, NBC, the BBC, et al. at the hands of the Coalition.
  
• Derb points out yesterday's "Conventional Wisdom". Those guys at Newsweek can be real assclowns.
  
• VodkaPundit says that I'm suppossed to read this. Yes sir!
  
• K-Lo again, with a story from CNN on Al-Samouds and soccer stadiums. When you check this one out, pay special attention to the second and last paragraphs. I can just hear the guys at CNN mumbling, "You know, this missile probably falls well within the 150km guidelines, and Blix would've found it anyways if Bush had given him half a chance."
  
• Glenn sends us over to the WaPo for a discussion on blogging and ethics that's an effective roundup of the Agonist scandal and its repercussions.
  
• Again with the Corner, we find Lowry on Aldouri and Steve Martin. The game is over indeed.
  

posted by Jeremy at 8:13 AM

 
On Giving Inspections More Time
Reported by Fox.

...U.S. intelligence officers with the CIA are on the ground in Baghdad and throughout Iraq trying to find scientists who would be able to point out where Iraq's weapons of mass destruction are or where they were made.

I'm guessing that the Special Ops, U.S. intelligence, CIA weapons inspectors will be slightly more effective than Blix's boys. Link via Command Post.
posted by Jeremy at 11:20 PM

 
And All God's People Said, "Amen!"
Wow. Scott over at AMCGLTD hits the nail on the head with Axioms.

The citizens of the United States strongly believe in the concept of the blood of the innocents. We want justice, even victory, not destruction, and never slaughter. We have spent trillions of dollars over the past sixty years creating weapons so accurate that nowadays we sometimes don't even bother to attach explosives to them. A quarter-ton lump of concrete dropped from 25,000 feet has enough inertia to quite handily crush an antiaircraft battery, APC, or tank, and leave an adjacent house standing, as long as you can put that rock right down the tube of the gun. We can, and so the "concrete bomb" is a real, effective, weapon.

(Emphasis original) Definitely worth reading the whole thing. Link via the Emperor.
posted by Jeremy at 5:21 PM

 
This is Why We Went to Iraq
Read Virgina Postrel's post on the Iraqi Jail for Adult Reeducation. It's chilling. Link via InstaPundit.

MORE: The details regarding the jail are chilling indeed, but I stopped short of the real feeling I have and what I know the real story here is. I'm in awe of what has been accomplished in Iraq. As I hear the days news of victory (sure, we're close enough), rejoicing, prisons being emptied, and the Ba'ath regime in tatters, I feel proud. I'm proud that our President and our allies had the wherewithal and courage to crush the iron grip of Saddam Hussein and free the people of Iraq. I'm proud of our troops and I'm grateful for their sacrifice and dedication. I'm proud to be an American.

In going to war with Iraq, we made the right choice. We've fought the fight, we've stayed the course, and now it's time to rebuild Iraq. Let's hope that our leadership and our allies are as committed to the job at hand as they were to winning this war.
posted by Jeremy at 12:29 PM

 
Spam Humor
OK, I just got the hands down funniest piece of spam I've ever received.

From: Pray
Subject: Free penile enhancement without exercise

posted by Jeremy at 10:03 AM

 
It's Almost Here!
The first report I've found on A Mighty Wind. I can't wait.

See my first post on the new Guest flick here.
posted by Jeremy at 5:52 PM

 
Academy Awards for War
See Frank J.'s synopsis of GWII. Heh.
posted by Jeremy at 8:34 AM

 
ChemicalAli127 not on IM
Saddam's cousin isn't showing up on IM. Saddam is getting worried. I wonder if this might be why?
posted by Jeremy at 12:27 PM

 
The Agonist and Plagarism
Wired reports today that Sean-Paul Kelley of The Agonist has frequently pulled intel reports from Stratfor word for word and tried to pass them off as his own.

Kelley's insightful window on the details of the war brought him increasing readership (118,000 page views on a recent day) and acclaim, including interviews in the The New York Times and on NBC's Nightly News, Newsweek Online and National Public Radio.

The only problem: Much of his material was plagiarized -- lifted word-for-word from a paid news service put out by Austin, Texas, commercial intelligence company Stratfor.

Not cool. The blogroll has been updated accordingly. Thanks to the InstaMan for the heads up.

MORE: Head back to InstaPundit for some heavy linkage on the Sean-Paul Kelley story.
posted by Jeremy at 11:10 AM

 
On the Home Front
The RIAA may be coming for you.

On April 3, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) filed copyright-infringement lawsuits against four college students, accusing them of using their colleges' computer networks to distribute millions of copyrighted songs. The four students—two from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute (RPI), one from Princeton University, and one from Michigan Technological University (MTU)—allegedly used peer-to-peer platforms similar to Napster, the startup that was crushed by the weight of litigation brought against it by the RIAA. The lawsuits were filed in federal courts in New York, New Jersey, and Michigan.

posted by Jeremy at 8:00 AM

 
Eat This, Blix!

Chemical tests for nerve agents in the warehouse came back positive for so-called G-Series nerve agents, which include sarin and tabun, both of which Iraq has been known to possess. More than a dozen infantry soldiers who guarded the military compound Saturday night came down with symptoms consistent with exposure to very low levels of nerve agent, including vomiting, dizziness and skin blotches.

A hand-held scanning device also indicated the soldiers had been exposed to a nerve agent. Two tests at the compound were negative, but further testing indicated sarin was present.

It was only a matter of time. Read the full report here.
posted by Jeremy at 10:37 PM

 
Frightening
LOR posts and comments on "Homeland Security".

... exactly why does the government want all the additional surveillance and police powers it says it needs to protect us from future terrorist attacks?

They don't seem to be using the powers they have now to do a damned thing about what may be real threats today.

(Emphasis original) It's a must read. This is the kind of thing that highlights just how closely we must watch our elected officials here at home while our nation's attention is focused abroad.
posted by Jeremy at 2:59 PM

 
Blairabia
Read Goldberg's proposal on renaming post-war Iraq. It's a beauty.
posted by Jeremy at 5:20 PM

 
The Picture Worth 11 Words
Stephen Green has the pic, and the carefully chosen, easy to understand 11 words.
posted by Jeremy at 12:08 PM

 
The Scoop on "Unconventional" Tactics
Frank J. has a crack research staff, as evidenced by this report on the unconventional tactics that the Iraqis may well use against us as we overrun Baghdad.
posted by Jeremy at 12:04 PM

 
World War IV?
Former CIA director James Woolsey seems to think so. Check out the excerpt at LFG and follow the link if you feel like more. An interesting perspective, to be sure.
posted by Jeremy at 4:17 PM

 
Helen Immortalized

I once met a man in pajamas
Who asked "hey, would you bone Helen Thomas?"
I thought for a bit,
Said "Man, screw THAT shit,"
"I'd rather be raped by ten Llamas"

See A Small Victory for the rest. Thanks to VodkaPundit for the link.
posted by Jeremy at 12:44 PM

 
M3 has Outdone Himself
Refer to the following entry for cheese-eating surrender monkey.
posted by Jeremy at 9:45 AM

 
Get out the Hanky
And then go read this from Lt. Smash. Link via InstaPundit.
posted by Jeremy at 8:24 AM

 
Indiscriminate Bombing?
Thanks Glenn. More proof positive of the care and concern the Coalition is taking during GWII.

"[A] a landscape of death and wanton devastation, all stamped 'Made in America.'?"

I think not. Eat your hearts out, you scum-sucking liberal pig-dogs.
posted by Jeremy at 11:55 PM

 
Scattered Thoughts

• Union Planters sucks. I just opened a checking account with First Tennessee. We'll see how that goes. I'm going to instantly save about $14 a month, as the First Tennessee checking account, which includes online bill paying, is free. Finally, free of UP.
  
• David Gray's music is worth checking out. Very Dylan/Van Morrison-ish, in the best way.
  
• I'm honored by those who come by on a regular basis. I don't get too many visits, but I'm eternally grateful to those of you who do come by. I'd love it if you dropped me an email to say hey. Then I could put a name with a Site Meter visit detail.
  
• This is happening all over Iraq. And we're the aggressors, eh? (Archives aren't working. Scroll to "OH, YES, HE'S DEFINITELY AS POPULAR AS STALIN")
  
• Attn. Squids: T-shirts and sandals are not appropriate riding gear.
  

I'm super busy at work today. More later...
posted by Jeremy at 3:38 PM

 
Mullahs Suck

It's time for the out-of-touch blockheads in the mosques and madrassahs to grow the hell up and get with the program. These one-eyed hook-handed freaks are all "You go and fight the infidels, call me on my cell if you need spiritual guidance, mmm'ok?", but when the awful consequences of their stupid jihads inevitably come to pass, they're all "Oooh, your faith wasn't strong enough or Allah would've brought you victory." Or maybe Allah's telling us, "Hey, stop listening to those idiot mullahs or I'll blow your ass up too."

Read the whole thing. Thanks to VodkaPundit for the link.
posted by Jeremy at 12:17 PM

 
Geraldo Booted
Geraldo's "voluntary" one way trip out of Iraq is back on. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
posted by Jeremy at 7:57 AM

 
Ahem
I. hate. the. French.

MORE: "The next time France is attacked, let them defend themselves without foreign help, for they deserve none." Read Den Beste's piece.
posted by Jeremy at 7:52 AM

 
My Favorite Words
And in the same sentence no less, free and beer. Thanks Sgt. Stryker.
posted by Jeremy at 11:42 PM

 
Antiwar Asshats Activists
Activists chain themselves to munitions convoy (or lay down in front of it, or under it, or something equally retarded) and the convoy keeps on rollin'. Link via LGF.
posted by Jeremy at 5:42 PM

 
Of Media Lies
Using the Arnett story as a jumping off point, Tim Graham tackles the media lies pouring out of Baghdad.

[In 1991] ABC’s Bill Blakemore, CBS’s Betsy Aaron, and NBC’s Jeremy Levin (borrowed from the BBC) all reported from Baghdad. In 45 stories from February 1 to February 27, 1991, not one of their reports suggested that Saddam Hussein was the slightest bit unpopular. Aaron reported, "The average citizen...thinks the Iraqi government has made every concession that it can make for a peace with honor." Bowen reported, "The people we met blamed the Americans for continuing the war."

But as soon as these reporters came out of Baghdad, they renounced their own presentations. "The one thing people have to know is that this man, privately, Saddam Hussein, is a hated man," Betsy Aaron told Dan Rather on March 7. On NBC News at Sunrise the next morning, Jeremy Bowen conceded: "The message that came from them very strongly in Baghdad was that they're pretty sick of Saddam Hussein. They don't like the man, they don't like what he's done to their country, and they'd like to be rid of him."

The lies and distortions continue to this day, most vividly and most recently portrayed by Arnett. These people make me want to puke.
posted by Jeremy at 4:27 PM

 
VDH on NRO
Go read this ASAP. It's A O.K., IMHO.
posted by Jeremy at 4:10 PM

 
Saddam is Alive and Blogging
Heh. I can't remember where I got the link from, but this is some funny stuff. This is the kind of warblogging I can get into.
posted by Jeremy at 3:51 PM

 
Islamo-facists in American Uniforms
Following up on the Akbar story (here and here), Slate researches and documents some frightening facts about radical muslims in America's military. Charge led by Dixie-Flatline.
posted by Jeremy at 3:49 PM

 
War and History
Read Bill Whittle's latest, "History". 'Nuff said.
posted by Jeremy at 11:42 AM

 
I'm Not Warblogging, but He Is
I'm not warblogging much anymore, a bit of explanation to come a little later. I've already recommended the Agonist and Command Post (see blogroll), but now I'd like to add Sgt. Stryker to the list of "must reads". How did I ever miss that guy?
posted by Jeremy at 11:33 AM

 
Housekeeping
I've rearranged the blogroll alphabetically. The list is getting so long that sometimes it's hard to find exactly what I'm looking for when I use my own blogroll. Also, you may have noticed that the blogroll adds an asterisk to recently updated blogs, but not all of the links on the blogroll ping weblogs.com. We all know who the big dogs are, so head over there when you see an asterisk. If you don't recognize the link and there's no asterisk, chances are that they don't ping weblogs.com, so head over anyhow. Every blog on the blogroll is B. approved, Grade A, Prime Blog.

You will now be returned to your regularly scheduled blathering.
posted by Jeremy at 9:27 AM