The well-known “Arab street” has spoken recently, and it seems to be angry at al-Zarqawi . The hotel bombings have outraged Jordanians, apparently even some who ordinarily don’t support the king’s Western ways: The Amman protest was organized by Jordan’s … Continue reading →
…therefore never send to know “for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee… (Via Roger Simon.)
Continue reading →Things that pique my interest are things that don’t make sense at first, that cause me to wonder what’s going on because something doesn’t quite jibe. One of those things is that two of Saddam’s defense lawyers have now been … Continue reading →
Lost in the sound and fury of the French riots is the story of one of the main players, Nicolas Sarkozy. The story of the conflict between Sarkozy on one side and Chirac/Villepin on the other has its own drama, … Continue reading →
I don’t usually do a whole lot of linking. But there are so many interesting posts dealing with the riots that I thought today I’d list a few that caught my eye through my very brief trip around the blogosphere. … Continue reading →
Well, I guess I never got around to posting today–except for this. Oh, I had intentions–great intentions. To go into any detail would be boring even to me, but suffice to say there were many little glitches, including some unforeseen … Continue reading →
I’m still trying to get a bead on what’s happening in France. This post by Clive Davis seems to be an attempt to do the same. It contains this interesting quote: As of this evening, AFP is quoting police commanders … Continue reading →
More information has been coming in on the French riots, and it’s sobering. Take a look at this post by Shrinkwrapped on the culture wars and power struggles involved. It’s based on this column from today’s New York Post, written … Continue reading →
It sometimes seems as though all we hear from France these days is anti-Americanism. But according to a correspondent of Roger Simon’s, there is a certain closet pro-Americanism in evidence there. His letter to Roger features stories of people coming … Continue reading →
Oh, how I wish I had taken my relatively new and unused camera with me on a walk I took late yesterday afternoon, right before sunset on Halloween. One of these days I will even learn how to reliably transfer … Continue reading →
In an article in the Christian Science Monitor about the charges against Libby, Paul Rothstein, a law professor at Georgetown University, is quoted as stating that: …the Libby case raises questions about the fairness of appointing a special counsel to … Continue reading →
Well, this should be interesting: Alito, 55, is considered a conservative in the mold of Justice Antonin Scalia. Alito is sometimes given the nickname “Scalito” — a comparison to Scalia, who shares his Italian heritage as well as his reputation … Continue reading →