I’ve written before about journalist Seymour Hersh, whose work presently appears mainly in The New Yorker. Mr. “hardly ever met a source he was willing to name” Hersh (I’m quoting myself, by the way) has recently expanded his oeuvre by … Continue reading →
One of the hallmarks of rabid Jew-hatred is its irrationality. Another one of its hallmarks is the appearance of elements of rationality within it. The Jews are hated for reasons, after all: they are too rich, they are too smart, … Continue reading →
Happy Easter! Hope it’s as beautiful where you are as it has been where I am.
Continue reading →I was in San Francisco for a week, and never before have I seen such an uninterrupted stretch of beautiful weather in a city known for fog and cold even in summer. It’s spring, and the blooming flowers were out—some … Continue reading →
In my post yesterday I talked about the propaganda value the hostages had for Iran: As I’ve written before, [the propaganda of the event] is a winning situation for the Iranians, both for internal consumption and external. They are made … Continue reading →
Well, Kenneth Timmerman seems to think that the stick for the Iranians was the USS Nimitz “steaming” towards the Persian Gulf. “Steaming” is a bit of an anachronism, but you get the idea. Timmerman’s sources for inside info about the … Continue reading →
The commenter known as “unknown blogger” wrote in the previous thread: “Impotent.” “Weak.” “They must have cut a deal.” [quoting those who criticize the Blair government’s public handling of the affair]. Tsk, tsk. Such a tremendous amount of disappointment around … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I’ve got an exceptionally busy day today, and so this will be briefer than usual, despite the importance of the news.] The British hostages have been freed (or are in the process of being freed) by Iran. This is … Continue reading →
The Sanity Squad has another podcast up at Pajamas, this time on the topic of negotiating from strength. Join Siggy, Shrink, Dr. Sanity, and me for a discussion of the perplexing decline of the Western spine. [Lyricist extraordinaire Dr. Sanity, … Continue reading →
I’ve been perplexed by the weak reaction of so many officials in Britain to the ongoing hostage crisis. Whoops! I used the “h” word. Apparently that’s a no-no; this Time article reports that President Bush was criticized roundly by John … Continue reading →
Candidate Clinton seems to think a President ought not to exercise the veto power given the holder of the office by the Constitution. Today she criticized Bush for suggesting he would veto a troop withdrawal bill. That, said Hillary, would … Continue reading →
Armed Liberal is doing some important work here and here. All who oppose the Congressional drive for a precipitous troop withdrawal from Iraq should take a look.
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