30 January 2003
French unilateralism
France's unilateral action in the Ivory Coast is imploding due to French arrogance and military ineffectiveness. The natives want the US to take action [source]. Other French unilaterism includes opposing other EU nations with regard to Iraq [source] and Zimbabwe [source].29 January 2003
27 January 2003
Calipharians and western academics rewrite history
How history is rewritten by the losing side, with particular emphasis on "jihad" and the Crusades. [source]UN celebrates 12th anniversary of Iraqi disarmament
In 10 weeks, on April 3, the United Nations will celebrate the 12th Anniversary of United Nations resolution 687. In that resolution, the Security Council directed Iraq to provide a list of all weapons of mass destruction, their components and parts in 15 days[source] [source]
UN complicity in the Sbrenica massacre
The UN refused to allow the Bosnians to carry arms and then left them to be killed. [source] [Additional material]26 January 2003
Chirac dines with Mugabe while millions starve
France has invited Robert Mugabe, the thug running Zimbabwe into terror and famine, for a little get together in Paris, violating EU sanctions against him. But that's not unilateral because France and Zimbabwe are involved.24 January 2003
Canadians can't handle the cold
A Canadian newspaper reports that Canadians are suffering from the cold. Is there no end to their decay? [source]23 January 2003
What makes the Palestinians so deserving?
An editorial that asks the questions I've wanted to ask - why do the Palestinians rate conccessions no one else in the history of the planet got? [source]Condi lays down the case against Iraq
Condoleeza Rice makes that case that Iraq is lying in flagrant disregard of UN resolutions and its treaty obligations. [source]Racial Harmony in the UK
In the UK, an Islamic cleric has been charged with inciting his audiences to murder all Jews, Hindus and Westerners. The judge agreed to exclude all Jews and Hindus from the jury after the cleric's lawyers claimed that the presence of such people would prevent a fair trial. [source]Theme Song Madness
Loretta Serrano provides this rewrite of the Monkees theme song [source]Here we come,
Rolling down the street.
We get the funniest looks from
All the French we meet.Hey Hey, we're the Yankees
And liberals say they don't want our tanks,
But we're too busy saving
Your ass, and you don't say, "Thanks."We go wherever we're needed,
Do what we have to do.
We don't have time for your whining,
Your cheese needs saving, too.We're just trying to be friendly,
Sorry you don't like the smell,
But we're the ones who get dirty,
Protecting you from hell.
22 January 2003
No word for "compromise" in Arabic
An Egyptian writer, Tarek Heggy writes about the impact of this missing word. [source]21 January 2003
Another embarassment for professional sports
Quote [source]:Formula One test driver Sergei Zlobin has taken part in an illegal street race through Moscow, in which he was beaten by a common Russian speed monkey.Zlobin should be fired immediately. Pro drivers don't lose street races.
Let's invade Iraq for the sake of the Iraqi people
A call from the Left on behalf of the Iraqi people. [source]A similar editorial from another Leftist. [source]
Saddam shows his appreciation for OJ Simpson
Iraq plans to create its own teams of inspectors to search for WMD. They know the real manufacturer is out there, somewhere... [source]Depressing story of the day
The UK grants asylum to a former Taliban because he might be prosecuted in Afghanistan for his former actions. [source]20 January 2003
Ha'aretz publishes internet paraody
The Ha'aretz newspaper published an article that was a parody. The "atomic wedgies" mentioned in the article and Sheik Yermani-Makr didn't clue them in.UPDATE: The parody has now been quoted by the Israeli ambassador to France.
CAIR admits to being mujahadeen
Dr. Ghazi Khaksan, of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), took to the podium near the end of the rally [...] and announced "I bring to you salaams and greetings from the Mujahadeen at CAIR."[source] Strangely, this wasn't reported in many of the mainstream newspaper.
News from the North
The Swedes are the true Illuminati. Or is it the Europeans, using the International Criminal Court to impose European legal culture on the rest of the world in a neo-colonialist manner?19 January 2003
Big Media - bringing you the real stories
Big Media was full of reports on the anti-war protests. But what did people really care about? Removing Chavez from power in Venezuela? Football championships? Cool new cars? All of these had higher turnout on the same day. [source]18 January 2003
Keith Richards has stones
Keith Richards tells the Calipharians to bring it on by continuing with an Australian tour after Paul McCartney wimped out. [source]Potluck for Saddam
Christopher Hitchens rips into a bunch of Idiotarians having a potluck in solidarity with brutal dictator Saddam Hussein.17 January 2003
Making the UK safe for burglars
An English farmer who was convicted of manslaughter for killing a burglar had his parole turned down because he is still "a danger to burglars". [source]Update: To send cards & letters of support to jailed English farmer Tony Martin--the one refused parole because he is "a danger to burglars," the address is: Tony Martin, c/o H.M. Prison, Highpoint South, Stradishall, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9YG, England, or visit his support group.
Sorry, we're already here
Over at Little Green Footballs there's concern over the Zionist occupation of Low Earth Orbit. Yes, that's just what the lasers have made you think...Misplaced trust
Max Power writes [source]It's appallingly symptomatic that an anti-war group is appropriating the spectre of nuclear war in a commercial against stopping Iraq's attempt to obtain nuclear weapons. I'm not a W fan, but there's something wrong with someone who has more faith in Saddam Hussein's control of nuclear weapons than Bush's.
16 January 2003
Applied anarchy in public schools
Another tale of how a spineless school system destroys the minds and futures of under priviledged children. [source]15 January 2003
Sheryl Crow makes a contribution
Sheryl Crow says that "The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies". The best response:Crow has a point about the desirability of not having enemies. So let's kill them
NPR local station suffers for anti-Israeli bias
WBUR in Boston has lost funding and public support for NPR's blatantly biased coverage of the Middle East. [source]14 January 2003
Another one bites the dust
The Spoons Experience has been delinked due to cancellation. Chris Kanis, the proprietor, is closing up shop. Perhaps he's just testing to see how big a TrackBack count he can get.Dealing with North Korea via China
Orson Scott Card discusses how the best way to deal with NK is to twist China's arm privately. [source]The failure of multi-culturalism in Canada
Another story of the failure of liberalism, this time in Canada. [source]13 January 2003
Why do they hate us?
A good review of anti-Americanism in the Wall Street Journal by Victor Davis Hanson.12 January 2003
The rottweiler goes after Michael Moore with a Clue Bat
Vicious rippage, even if it contains an insult to our hardworking satellites.Some Koreans remember the past
Not all South Koreans are idiots. 30,000 South Koreans rallied in support of US troops in South Korea. Perhaps that sea of fire talk was a bit disconcerting. [source]UPDATE (18 Jan 2002) : Another pro-American rally in South Korea, 40,000 strong. It rates an "also" in the last paragraph of the article. [source]
It's for the workers, yeah, that's the ticket
Fun and games for the union leadership, diddly squat for the workers at the Washington's Teacher's Union. [source]Canadian moral superiority
Details of the internment of Japanese-Canadians during WWII where families were separated and the men sent off to work camps. It puts Canadian claims of US barbarism in a different light. [source, source]UPDATE: More horror stories from the Canadian internment programs. Their property was sold to pay for the internment and even after the war thousands had their citizenship revoked and were shipped back to Japan.
UPDATE: Some musings on the evaporation of morality in the Canadian body politic. [source]
11 January 2003
The failure of multi-culturalism in Holland
A former Somali refugee excoriates the multi-cultural policies of Holland and its lack of defense of Western culture. [source]Our best in Afghanistan
Sgt. Jamelia Carter of the 82nd Airborne Division gives medical aid to a local Afghan at the village of Landa Khel, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2002. The soldiers were in Landa Khel giving medical and humanitarian aid to the local Afghans as well as reimbursing some for damaged property sustained during the removal of the Taliban. The soldiers have been deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kelly Burkhart)(Released) [source][source][source]
10 January 2003
And now, idiots
A 29 year old student in South Korea saysIf the United States left, I wouldn't mind. If North Korea wants nuclear weapons, I think they should have them. The U.S. and so many other countries have them. There's no way North Korea will attack us with their nuclear weapons. I don't think so. We're the same country. You don't bomb and kill your family. We share the same bloodIf only she'd been available to explain this in 1950! [source]
Good golly, Molly, Ivin wondering if you'd re-entered our space-time continuum. Well maybe next year.
Molly Ivins says that rich people pay taxes and don't pay taxes in the same column. It's filled with other flourescent idiocies such as that the current state budget crises are due to tax cuts. [source]09 January 2003
More blather from Senator Murray
More blather from Senator Murray in which she claims that she was just misunderstood and other Idiotarians come out of the woodwork to defend her. [source]Yet people whine when we call them 'socialists'
Gray Davis, governor of California, saysBush should invest money in public projects like roads and Amtrak instead of relying on the private sector for job growth[source]
08 January 2003
The socialism of fools
A good essay by Michael Gove on anti-Americanism, its relation to judenhass, and how it is the unifying force of the Left today. [source]Legal to hold US citizen as POW
The Fourth Circut court has ruled that Yaser Esam Hamdi, who is a US citizen, can be held as a POW because it is not disputed that he was captured on the field of battle in a foreign country while fighting on behalf of a foreign enemy. The court specifically limited its decision to this set of circumstances.The failure of the Canadian gun registry
The effort in Canada to register all guns, besides being a financial disaster turns out to be a political stunt designed to be outrageous. [source]Donahue silenced by Clinton
Donahue claims that his first interview with Bill Clinton left him so rattled that he didn't dare ask hard questions in the next interview. [source]The racism of the Democratic Party
A column by Richard Cohen about how Al Gore, while not a racist himself, is tarrred with it none the less because he stood by silently while the Democratic Party repeatedly played the race card to take advantage of African-American voters. [source]07 January 2003
THIS JUST IN:
Cops discover drunks in bars. In Fairfax county, Virginia, police are issuing citations for being drunk to people in bars. [source]It'll be good while it lasts
Habersham county in Georgia has abolished all land use laws and the planning commission. [source]And now, idiots
Some anti-war protestors will be marching in the nude to protest the war with Iraq. Alledgedly some will be doing so in Washington DC in the middle of winter. Potential Darwin award winners?What needs to be said
If some group of people is killing your friends, family and neighbors, you don't owe them anything.06 January 2003
THIS JUST IN:
An undercover investigation has just revealed that lap dances in Las Vegas can some times lead to prostitution. [source]Guns don't cause crime - gun prohibition does
Mark Steyn describes the results of gun control in the UK.You lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas
The joys of Canadians who do business with Castro. [source]Christmas is big in China
Lots of Santa Clauses, Christmas trees and Jingle Bells tunes in China this last Christmas season.05 January 2003
Entertainment News
It is now confirmed: Tim Blair did not have a torrid, ill-advised boot knocking affair with Britney Spears. Blair prefers asexual reproduction.Jimmy Carter wins first annual Fiskie award
The winner of the First Annual Robert Fisk Award for Idiotarian of the Year is Jimmy Carter. Details at Little Green Footballs.Saudi Entity funding Al Qaeda even after 11 Sep 2001
The UN reports that the Saudi Entity has funded Al Qaeda with little change after 11 Sep 2001. [source]The Palestinian National Charter
The Charter, with none of those unecessary changes to accept the existence of the state of Israel. Note that this is pulled from the UN mission of the PLO, so it's presumably up to date.Egyptian writer evicted from union
Ali Salem was evicted from the Egyptian writers union for visiting Israel and urging normalization of relations between Eqypt and Israel.04 January 2003
Depressing story of the day
The banality of evil by Theodore Dalrymple. A discussion of how the state is creating a nation of sheep who will do anything they are told rather than risk their careers. [source, source]US vs. the Saudi Entity
Editorial in the Asia Times Online about how Riyadh is the true center of opposition to the US. [source]03 January 2003
Calipharians, Skinheads find common ground
Story - [source]UPDATE: Another article on this general subject.
DC Cops miss finding corpse under bed
Even with a foot sticking out, DC cops couldn't find a corpse during an apartment search. [source]Depressing story of the day
Columnists suspended for a week without pay for private e-mail. As expected, CAIR was involved.02 January 2003
Wargaming as citizen education
The popularity of wargames among the geeks means that there are lots of citizens with a good understanding of miliary realities.Political car wrecks.
The Daily Pundit details how Republicans and Democrats handle car accidents. Bonus points for not referring to a Kennedy.Leftists target the media
Best of the Web has a better alternative to the Leftist plan to influence the media as a counter to the VRWC. Under his plan, there would bea world in which more than 80% of journalists vote Democratic, and in which left-liberal scholars vastly outnumber conservatives at colleges and universities across the country. It'd be a liberal dream, right?Imagine the societal influence of such a situation...
David Letterman
A post on David Letterman's Christmas in Afghanistan. There's also his monologue after the 9/11 attacks.Report on European futures
A report on the future demographics of Europe and its economic implications by Karl Zinsmeister. The interesting demographics are near the end of the article. The source has a good discussion as well.UPDATE: The original link broke so I updated it.
01 January 2003
Washington Idiotarians threaten to protest war with Iraq
"The plan kicks in as soon as Bush declares war, begins bombing, or deploys troops". But hasn't President Bush been bombing Iraq since his first week in office?Yemenis angry, mournful over killing of American aid workers
Local Yemenis condemn the killings [source]. Money quote:This is treachery of the highest form," said student Ghaleb al-Maqaleh outside the clinic in Ebb province that treats almost 40,000 patients a year and provides free healthcare to the needy. "Dr. Martha was like a mother to all us and to all the residents of Ebb. Whoever committed this crime killed us all."