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Discovery Gunman: Just Nuts

Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 3:03 pm PDT

It would be nice if everyone could just agree that James Jay Lee, the hostage taker killed today in a standoff at the offices of the Discovery Channel, was deranged. And leave it at that. But of course, we're already seeing some extremely partisan bloggers trying to put him in ...

Crime, Hostage Crisis, Discovery Channel, Maryland

Breaking: Hostages Taken at Discovery Building in Silver Spring

Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 11:24 am PDT

SWAT teams have just entered the offices of the Discovery Channel in Silver Spring, Maryland, where a gunman has apparently taken hostages: Reported standoff at Discovery Channel building in Silver Spring. The hostage taker has reportedly posted his demands online at this completely insane page: savetheplanetprotest.com. The Discovery Channel MUST broadcast ...

Crime, Hostage Crisis, Discovery Channel, Maryland

Book of the Week: Guests of the Ayatollah

Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 5:41 pm PDT

If you want a deeper understanding of the roots of America’s current relationship with Iran—the root causes, if you will—I highly recommend Mark Bowden’s riveting book, [Amazon Link]. I just finished it this afternoon, read two hundred pages because I literally couldn’t put it down. As you can probably tell from ...

LGF, Book Review, Mark Bowden, Iran, Hostage Crisis, Khomeini