The Lebanese army received its marching orders today. Actually, it received two sets of marching orders: one from its own commanders, and then another from Hezbollah, superceding the original command. Though we hardly needed any more clarity on the impotence … Continue reading →
Yesterday I made one of favorite my annual treks to get away from it all, driving a few hours to the western part of New Hampshire to the Sunapee Crafts Fair. That website doesn’t even begin to do it justice, … Continue reading →
As some of the details of the airplane attack case are revealed, it seems clear that the investigation proceeded slowly and painstakingly over a period of months. But several interesting facts stand out so far. The first is that breaking … Continue reading →
Yesterday I wrote that the word “unimaginable” makes no sense in terms of the thwarted terror attacks. After 9/11, they were not only imaginable, but eminently so. But it turns out it’s even worse than that. Not only were they … Continue reading →
A planned terrorist attack to destroy airliners in flight through explosives hidden in carry-on luggage has been thwarted in Great Britain. The police described the plot as involving “mass murder on an unimaginable scale.” My reaction: unimaginable to whom? Folks, … Continue reading →
A must read (via Pajamas).
Continue reading →Lieberman’s been drummed out of the Democratic Party, the party he refused to abandon on his own. I wrote here about how difficult it is ordinarily to change party affiliation, quoting Zell Miller’s remark that it’s almost like trying to … Continue reading →
Joe Lieberman was defeated last night in the Democratic primary in Connecticut, thus proving (as if it needed any proving) that the Democratic Party has veered to the left. The Democrats seem to have abandoned the “big tent” concept–the idea … Continue reading →
Now that Reutergate has caught our attention, it’s informative to look at certain other questionable aspects of Reuters policy. For example, Reuters is famous for refusing to use the word “terrorist” in its copy or headlines. Two years ago, Reuters … Continue reading →
The first podcast by the Sanity Squad is up at PoliticsCentral. I’m the host, and regulars Dr. Sanity, Shrinkwrapped, and Siggy complete the crew. Here we are (I’ll leave it to you to figure out who’s who–and, by the way, … Continue reading →
To some, the war in Lebanon and Israel may look like just another skirmish in that long-running “cycle-of-violence” film. To others–and I count myself among them–something quite different is going on. And it’s a different “something” than has been going … Continue reading →
The plot thickens. [ADDENDUM: Could it be that Reuters is finally concerned about its own dwindling reputation, if not the state of the Western World? Perhaps. Reuters also said today it had put in place a tighter editing procedure for … Continue reading →