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.
Continue reading →An article entitled “”Arrow can now fully protect against Iran” describes how Israel seems to have developed a promising anti-missile defense system. Sounds good to me—if in fact it’s true. It may just be psych-ops bluster, of course, a way … Continue reading →
[HINT: please note the date!] If you’re a regular reader here, you probably already know that Winston Churchill is my idol—well, one of my idols, anyway, along with all the contestants on “American Idol,” Billy Idol, and idle chatter. One … Continue reading →
Via Horsefeathers, a reprint of an important interview with Marek Edelman, who fought in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Please read it.
Continue reading →Some of you have written to say that our podcasts can’t be downloaded through iTunes anymore. My apologies. It’s apparently some sort of technical problem that Pajamas is working on fixing, rather than a new policy. So it should be … Continue reading →
Now the Iranians are saying the British sailors might be tried: If Britain continued its current approach to the standoff, Larijani told Iranian state radio, “this case may face a legal path. British leaders have miscalculated this issue.” I think … Continue reading →
Here‘s the Sanity Squad’s latest podcast. Join Siggy, Dr. Sanity, Shrink, and me as we tackle the topic of Iran’s most recent game of high-stakes poker with Britain, the West, the UN, and the lives of fifteen British sailors and … Continue reading →