Noam Chomsky…
…chomps on the news of Bin Laden’s death. His opinion is about what you’d suspect, including the fact that he is suspicious of claims that Bin Laden is guilty—including Bin Laden’s own claim.
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What’s up with car colors?
Whatever happened to car colors? It seems these days that gray’s the thing, in every possible shade and tone: silver, metallic, charcoal, light, dark, middling, and every type of gray in between. Much more gray than I care to look … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Here’s some spambot wit: This site is so cool even ice cubes would be jealous. Don’t mean to be pedantic, but I think the bot actually means “envious.” Those two words are all-too-often mixed up, a pet peeve of mine. … Continue reading →
Getting Osama: how much do we need to know?
The killing of Osama may have been almost perfectly executed, but the aftermath has certainly been a mess. One of the many puzzling aspects of the whole thing has been the multiple sources of highly conflicting information. Was Osama defending … Continue reading →
Holder and terrorism interrogations: a few more details…
…you may not have been aware of before. I certainly wasn’t. Writing in today’s WSJ, former US Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey says: In April 2009, the administration made public the previously classified Justice Department memoranda analyzing the harsh techniques, … Continue reading →
On Bin Laden’s youngest wife
I was wondering where she was and how she’s doing. Here’s a report. Her name is Amal Ahmed al-Sadah and she is 27. She was shot in the leg during the raid that killed her husband and is recovering in … Continue reading →
“The Pet Goat” revisited: ten years later
Ever wonder about the perspective of the children President Bush was reading to when he first got the news of the 9/11 attacks? They’re ten years older now, and here’s a followup to that story. Their opinions might surprise you. … Continue reading →
After Jello hits the floor
Many of you may have noticed that I’ve been derelict in posting about jello lately. What can I say? I’ve been busy. It slipped my mind. There’s nothing new in the jello world. Flimsy excuses, I know. But I will … Continue reading →
Osama, Obama, and Bush: the left’s double standard on terrorists
Does anyone doubt for a moment how it would have gone down with the left had it been Bush instead of Obama as Commander-in-Chief of the mission to get Osama? Murderer of an unarmed man. Wimp who hesitated 16 hours … Continue reading →
The mermaid dress returns
Mermaid dresses have become au courant. Beyonce sports one here that’s truly hideous: The dress’s awfulness goes beyond the mere fact that Beyonce can barely walk in it. It’s not just the tight bottom; the top part of the garment … Continue reading →
Did “enhanced interrogation” lead to Bin Laden?
At this point, we really don’t know. But the NY Times does what you’d expect with the meager information it possesses: claims that enhanced interrogation was not a factor in Osama’s capture. And Ace quite carefully deconstructs that point of … Continue reading →
International law and Bin Laden’s death
Now comes Thomas Darnsté¤dt in Spiegel with the predictable European take on Bin Laden’s death, which is that it was most likely an illegal violation of international law: Claus Kress, an international law professor at the University of Cologne, argues … Continue reading →