Sanity Squad podcast: Virginia Tech
Join me, Siggy, and Dr. Sanity, as the Sanity Squad discusses the killings at Virginia Tech. (Shrink was on vacation this week; he’s due back next time).
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“Like talking to a hole”
As more details emerge on the background of the Virginia Tech shooter, it turns out that his history was one long, loud warning sign that something extremely bad was about to happen. So how is it that this young man—who … Continue reading →
Profiles in the Virginia Tech massacre: the young and the hero
As more of the story emerges, we begin to learn something about the dead and their lives (see here and here for some heartbreaking photos, as well). Most were so young that their tales were cut off before they could … Continue reading →
Profiles in the Virginia Tech massacre: the shooter
Loser. Loner. Kept to himself. Set fires. Wrote disturbing papers that caught the eye of teachers and got him referred to counseling. On antidepressants. Woke up one day (yesterday) and blasted away thirty-two other people. Shooter Cho Seung-hui, a 23-year-old … Continue reading →
First thoughts on the Virginia Tech shootings: burning the spindles
I don’t want to ignore the terrible news of the day, the shootings at Virginia Tech. But I’ll be brief until I know more. Details are extremely spotty, except to say that now the death toll has risen to thirty-two, … Continue reading →
Mistah Saddam: he dead
It has been announced that Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging a few hours ago. I’m not a death penalty fan. But I’ve always realized that there are some situations in which execution seems only appropriate. A trial of Adolf … Continue reading →
Clash of civilizations: the modern world comes to the Amish
The headlines that announced the killings of five young girls in an Amish school (“Amish School Shootings”) seemed more than oxymorons. It seemed as though matter was colliding with antimatter in a meeting of opposites that shouldn’t have been able … Continue reading →
The Palestinians: loving death, loving life
It’s been said before in parts of the Arab world, by Hezbollah leader Nasrallah and others: “We are going to win because [the Israelis] love life and we love death.” Loving death: what an amazing thing to brag about. It’s … Continue reading →
Please allow me to introduce myself: the Klinghoffer case and sympathy for the terrorists
Thomas Sowell writes with clarity and succinctness on one unusual and especially troubling characteristic of the enemy we now face: its undeterrability (hat tip: Pajamas Media). Undeterrability makes this fight different from previous ones. It makes efforts at peaceful negotiation … Continue reading →
Women and children first: the propaganda of compassion, at Qana and elsewhere
The casualties at Qana are horrific. The visuals are heartrending, and the details sorrowful–especially the predominance of women and children among the dead. We are biologically predisposed to want to protect children–to love them, to smile when we see them. … Continue reading →
By their works shall ye know them: barbarians and sadists
The news was all but inevitable: the bodies of the two missing soldiers have been found in Iraq, and spokespeople say they have been “tortured in a barbaric fashion.” No details have as yet been provided. Pajamas Media has a … Continue reading →
See no evil: sadistic terrorists and “World War III”
Mudville Gazette covers the killing of Iraqi journalist Atwar Bahjat (see NOTE below). If you haven’t yet read a description of how this 30-year old woman was brutally and tortuously murdered, I warn you that it’s very strong stuff. I … Continue reading →