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LGF Archives: September 2005

Friday, September 30, 2005

Friday Overnight Open Thread

Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 9:05:17 pm PDT

Here’s an open thread for the night owls...

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Arabs Lose Another Bid to Condemn Israel

Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 6:36:59 pm PDT

Arabs states fail to win IAEA swipe at Israel over alleged nuclear arsenal. (Hat tip: zulubaby.) VIENNA - An Arab drive to have the United Nations nuclear watchdog condemn Israel over its alleged nuclear arsenal failed on Friday in the face of opposition by the United States and the European Union, ...

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Abizaid Details Al Qaeda's Plans

Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 5:31:18 pm PDT

Army General John Abizaid offers an unflinching assessment of the Iraq conflict—it’s the jihad, stupid: Abizaid details al Qaeda’s Mideast plans. (Hat tip: Newsbeat1.) Gen. Abizaid raised the stakes for Iraq by presenting a chilling assessment of al Qaeda’s worldwide goals. He said leader Osama bin Laden’s sights are set on ...

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Above the Trees

Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 5:17:41 pm PDT

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Michael J. Totten's Middle East Journal

Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 3:37:34 pm PDT

Michael J. Totten has moved to Beirut for an undisclosed amount of time, and will be filing reports for Pajamas Media from there and other points in the Middle East.

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PJ Profile: Pieter Dorsman

Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 3:19:53 pm PDT

Today at the Pajamas Media site we’re featuring a profile of Pieter Dorsman, who runs the excellent blog Peaktalk.

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Boeing and Bell Apologize to CAIR

Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 2:47:26 pm PDT

CAIR: Boeing, Bell, National Journal Apologize for ‘Mosque Attack’ Ad. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ — A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group said this afternoon that Boeing Co., Bell Helicopter Textron and National Journal magazine have apologized for a print advertisement depicting U.S. troops attacking ...

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Palestinian Child Abuse

Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 2:01:38 pm PDT

(Click picture to expand.) A Palestinian boy holds a machinegun as militant members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades brandish their weapons during a rally at the Al-Ein refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus September 30, 2005. [Obligatory Palestinian propaganda deleted. —ed.] REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini

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Friday Morning Open Thread

Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 9:28:37 am PDT

The open thread flies on Friday...

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VDH: Saddam in 2005

Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 9:21:30 am PDT

Victor Davis Hanson looks at what might have been: Saddam in 2005. The two sons of Saddam Hussein, the crown princes Uday and Qusai Hussein, continued their triumphant tour of foreign capitals, seeking to cement details on the new proposed Iraqi pipeline through Turkey to the Mediterranean to reach potential European ...

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The EU Wants to "Oversee" the Internet

Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 9:06:28 am PDT

The European Union, helpless to deal with Iran’s nuclear scheming, has lots of time to think about taking control of the Internet: EU Wants Shared Control of Internet. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union insisted Friday that governments and the private sector must share the responsibility of ...

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Outrage of the Day

Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 8:36:31 am PDT

What will it take to wake up our PC-blinded public officials? Incoming FDNY chaplain questions 9/11 story. (Hat tip: Dhimmi Watch.) An imam slated to be sworn in Friday as the second Muslim chaplain in Fire Department history said he questioned whether 19 hijackers were responsible for the Sept. 11 terror ...

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Thursday, September 29, 2005

NYT Mourns for IFC

Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 9:34:25 pm PDT

The leftist ideologues behind the International Freedom Center have been banished from Ground Zero. Even Hillary Clinton bailed out on this ill-conceived elitist project. But the editors of the New York Times are devastated: Leveling the Freedom Center. Since late June, it has been clear that Mr. Pataki would no longer support the ...

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UK: Israeli Offensive Appropriate

Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 9:24:17 pm PDT

The times, they really are a-changing, as even the UK shows signs of being fed up with the world’s most dysfunctional society: UK: Israeli offensive appropriate. (Hat tip: Liz Ard.) Israel’s response to the recent Kassam rocket attacks on Sderot has been measured and appropriate, Kim Howells, Britain’s Minister of State ...

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Michael Moore's "Freedom Fighters" Kill 60 More

Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 9:04:28 pm PDT

The centuries-old power struggle between Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims claims another 60 victims in Iraq: String of Car Bombs Kills 60 in Iraq. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Three suicide attackers exploded near-simultaneous car bombs in the heart of a bustling, mainly Shiite town Thursday, killing at least 60 people and wounding 70 ...

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Where the Trolls Live

Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 8:53:51 pm PDT

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Palestinian Hip-Hop Watch

Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 8:46:16 pm PDT

Knight-Ridder hypes Palestinian hip-hop: genocidal hatred with a deep house beat. Across the Gaza Strip, West Bank and even in Israel, young Arabic rappers are trying to juggle Middle East traditions with contemporary Western culture to create a political voice for their generation. “It’s the CNN of Palestine,” says Tamer Nafar, a ...

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NY Mosque Leaders Indicted

Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 5:06:50 pm PDT

Grand Jury Indicts Two N.Y. Mosque Leaders. ALBANY, N.Y. Sep 29, 2005 — A federal grand jury has handed up new indictments charging two leaders of an area mosque with conspiring to support terrorists, the U.S. Attorney said Thursday. The superseding indictment returned Thursday also charges Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain with attempting to ...

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Abu Ghraib, the Sequel

Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 10:53:05 am PDT

The ACLU wins, the terrorists will have another propaganda windfall, and here we go again: Judge Orders Release of Abu Ghraib Photos. NEW YORK - Saying the United States “does not surrender to blackmail,” a judge ruled Thursday that pictures of detainee abuse at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison must be released ...

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An Islamic Guide on How to Beat Your Wife

Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 10:40:34 am PDT

A Spanish court has at least identified the problem, but the judge’s solution is hopelessly naïve: An Islamic guide on how to beat your wife. (Hat tip: Ethel.) MADRID — An imam who wrote a book on how to beat your wife without leaving marks on her body has been ordered ...

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Thursday Open Thread

Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 10:18:31 am PDT

Here’s an open thread for a warm Thursday...

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PJ Editorial Board Profile: Tammy Bruce

Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 9:40:12 am PDT

Today at the Pajamas Media site, we’re pleased to feature a profile of Editorial Board member and talk-show host Tammy Bruce.

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Kos Kidz Gloat, Rant, Point Fingers

Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 8:44:38 am PDT

Lots of gloating over Tom DeLay at Daily “Screw Them” Kos today, including a shout-out to LGF; apparently the Kidz expected us to have a post about the story yesterday, and because we didn’t, it reveals something very important: Daily Kos: Cheers and Jeers: Thursday. Normally I don’t send people into ...

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IFC Goes Out of Business

Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 8:34:24 am PDT

Governor Pataki has put a stop to the America-bashing International Freedom Center, and in today’s New York Times the IFC reacts by announcing that they’re going out of business: Governor Bars Freedom Center at Ground Zero. (Hat tip: NC.) But 42 minutes later, the center said in its own statement that ...

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Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Wednesday Night Palms

Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 7:58:00 pm PDT

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Britain's 200-Year Jihad

Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 6:54:40 pm PDT

Melanie Phillips’s Diary: Britain’s 200-year jihad. On my travels for the past few days, I have been reading a book which tells the story of a quite astonishing part of British history of which I was previously unaware. In ‘White Gold’, Giles Milton records the appalling details — gleaned,it appears, from ...

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Al Qaeda Supports Al Jazeera (and Vice Versa)

Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 3:36:17 pm PDT

Al Qaeda’s new webcast features a masked holy warrior expressing solidarity with convicted terror supporter and Al Jazeera reporter, Tayssir Alouny. [Video] Announcer: The Voice of the Caliphate. Anchor: May peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. According to the breaking news report, which just appeared on the Qatari Al-Jazeera TV, the ...

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Breaking: Pataki Nixes IFC

Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 2:33:08 pm PDT

Pataki Ousts Freedom Center From Ground Zero! (Hat tip: LGF readers.) (New York -AP, Sept. 28, 2005) - Gov. George Pataki on Wednesday ousted a proposed freedom museum from its site at ground zero, declaring that the International Freedom Center has generated “too much opposition, too much controversy” to remain. The decision ...

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Iranians Mob UK Embassy

Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 12:54:26 pm PDT

At 8:07 am ET: Britain Rules Out Military Action on Iran. BRIGHTON, England - Military action against Iran is inconceivable and diplomacy could still end the international standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program, said British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, whose country plays a key role in negotiations. Iran insists its nuclear program is ...

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Interview with a Disgrace

Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 10:35:07 am PDT

Radio Blogger has recordings and transcripts of Dan “Fake But Accurate” Rather interviewed by Marvin Kalb at George Washington University. It’s absolutely amazing to me that any rational human being could still give this paranoid, pathetic man credence when he claims the Bush Guard memos have not been proven to ...

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McCain Meets Mama Moonbat

Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 10:13:42 am PDT

’Peace Mom’ Cindy Sheehan got in to see Sen. John McCain on false pretenses, then promptly stabbed him in the back. WASHINGTON — Peace mom Cindy Sheehan didn’t change her opposition to the war in Iraq after meeting Tuesday with one of its supporters, Sen. John McCain, a Vietnam veteran whom ...

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Wednesday Open

Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 10:05:03 am PDT

It’s Wednesday, and this is the open thread...

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Heart of Darkness

Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 9:39:39 am PDT

An extraordinary op-ed by Fouad Ajami: Heart of Darkness. The remarkable thing about the terror in Iraq is the silence with which it is greeted in other Arab lands. Grant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi his due: He has been skilled at exposing the pitilessness on the loose in that fabled Arab street ...

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Interactive Speechifying

Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 8:32:07 am PDT

Roger L. Simon is giving the keynote speech at the New Media & Entertainment Summit next month, and in the spirit of the blogosphere he requests your comments.

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PJ Profile: James D. Hudnall

Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 8:05:55 am PDT

Today’s featured blogger at the Pajamas Media Information Site is graphic novelist James D. Hudnall.

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Man Jailed for Beheading Video, Judge Bewildered

Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 7:41:37 am PDT

Beheading video man sent to jail. (Hat tip: LGF News.) A man who used his mobile phone to replay footage of a beheading in Iraq to a hotel shop worker has been jailed for 60 days. Subhaan Younis, 23, played the images to shocked Charlotte McClay last September at a hotel in ...

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Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Battered Woman Syndrome

Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 9:23:43 pm PDT

The New York Times would like us to know that Saudi women are perfectly happy living inside black sacks, unable to drive cars or even leave the house without a man’s permission: Saudi Women Have Message for U.S. Envoy. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) JIDDA, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 27 - The audience ...

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Bumper Stickers of the Day

Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 8:55:32 pm PDT

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Honor Killing in Denmark

Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 6:49:00 pm PDT

The Dark Ages come to Denmark in broad daylight, as a Pakistani man murders his sister in a public street: Bror draebte sin soester. (Hat tip: Shiplord Kirel.) Calmly and methodically, big brother stoops over his little sister while shooting one projectile after the other into her. Her spouse, affected by ...

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Preemptive Hollywood Appeasement

Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 5:26:54 pm PDT

Sony Pictures told Albert Brooks they wouldn’t release his new film “Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World” (a funny title!) unless he removed the word “Muslim:” Funny choices. (Hat tip: Van Impe.) Sony Pictures, the studio that made “European Gigolo,” has refused to release “Looking for Comedy in the ...

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Zombie: Anatomy of a Photograph

Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 3:41:19 pm PDT

LGF operative zombie has a photo report on the “anti-war” demonstrations in San Francisco; it’s a cornucopia of Frisco-flavored Bush-hatred: San Francisco Anti-War Rally, September 24, 2005. And don’t miss zombie’s Anatomy of a Photograph, showing how the SF Chronicle employed radical cropping techniques to hide a radical message.

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Tuesday Morning Open Thread

Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 8:11:35 am PDT

Here’s an open thread for Tuesday morn...

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Mapes Scoffs at LGF

Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 8:07:56 am PDT

Mary Mapes, the producer fired by CBS News for her role in the outrageous Rathergate scandal, has a book coming out, and just like Rather she takes refuge in illogical and scurrilous attacks against the blogs who exposed her dirty work: Rather’s Comforting Words for Mapes: ‘F—k ’Em All’. Within a ...

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PJ Profile: Eugene Volokh

Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 7:56:35 am PDT

Today’s featured blogger profile at the Pajamas Media Information Site: UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh.

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Palestinians Addicted to Murder

Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 7:41:39 am PDT

Yesterday the Associated Press, Agence France Presse, and al-Reuters were all running stories with headlines proclaiming that Hamas had “ended missile attacks.” Palestinian rockets hit Israel, none hurt: media. JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Two Palestinian rockets fired from the Gaza Strip landed near Israeli border towns on Tuesday, causing no damage or casualties, ...

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Rather: Blogs Are "Strange and Mysterious"

Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 7:34:36 am PDT

Dan Rather continues to pathetically attack blogs who exposed his attempt to tilt a presidential election with phony documents: Rather: CBS ‘Doesn’t Want Me to’ Pursue Bush Guard Story. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) In a televised interview with former CBSer Marvin Kalb, retired CBS anchor Dan Rather stated that his network ...

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Hitchens: Phony Peaceniks

Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 7:28:32 am PDT

Christopher Hitchens, on the deceptive groups who organized the demonstrations in DC: Anti-War, My Foot. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) He notes that a New York Times article about the event referred to International ANSWER as embodying “a wide range of progressive political objectives:” The name of the reporter on this story was ...

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Monday, September 26, 2005

Let's All Get Naked and Hate Bush

Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 9:18:25 pm PDT

More images of Cindy Sheehan’s fellow travelers, taking off their clothes in front of the White House: 1 2 3

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A Media Advisory of Impending Arrests

Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 8:50:37 pm PDT

The idiots at CODEPINK actually announced their intention to get Cindy Sheehan arrested ... yesterday: DC Indymedia: 9/26 Mass Civil Disobedience Action Against the Iraq War. Cindy Sheehan will participate. (Hat tip: Robin.) 9/26 Mass Civil Disobedience Action Against the Iraq War. Cindy Sheehan will participate. Cindy Sheehan to Join Nonviolent Civil ...

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Monday Night Spokes

Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 7:38:02 pm PDT

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Let's A/B the Media

Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 6:26:15 pm PDT

The following photo is now showing up on the wires: Here’s another. But don’t miss the view from the other side of this America-hating mime, at Getty Images. Click picture to expand.

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Cindy Sheehan's "Freedom Fighters"

Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 5:34:23 pm PDT

The Associated Press won’t even call them terrorists when they gun down schoolteachers in cold blood: Gunmen Kill Five Shiite Teachers in Iraq. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents dragged five Shiite Muslim schoolteachers and their driver into a classroom, lined them against a wall and gunned them down Monday — slayings ...

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From Half a Million to 370

Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 5:22:52 pm PDT

It’s still an open question how many people showed up for the “anti-war” protests in Washington over the weekend. LGF readers who were there have emailed me with widely varying estimates, and there is no official count. (Please pardon me if I don’t automatically accept the word of CODEPINK and ...

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Got a Big Fish in Iraq

Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 4:41:21 pm PDT

U.S. Special Forces Kill No. 2 Terrorist in Iraq. U.S. Special Forces killed Al Qaeda’s No. 2 terror mastermind in Iraq, Defense Department officials say. FOX News has confirmed that Abu Azzam, who was believed to have been in charge of the financing of terrorist cells in the war-torn country, was killed ...

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Arrested with a Goofy Grin

Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 4:03:33 pm PDT

Bareknucklepolitics.com has video of Cindy Sheehan’s trip to the slammer.

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Zarky: This War Sucks

Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 2:27:37 pm PDT

A mysterious bearded fellow in a burnoose dropped off a package outside Iowahawk’s double-wide yesterday—and inside was another communiqué from Al Qaeda’s anti-war movement: This War Sucks. So anyway, I’m dealing with this garbage yesterday, in the middle of a meeting with my French ad agency, when Achmed comes in and ...

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Dissent in San Diego

Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 12:08:53 pm PDT

Citizen Smash was at the “anti-war” demonstration in San Diego, and witnessed a revealing moment of dissension in the ranks. JAMAL KANJ, a fiery Palestinian from a group called Al-Awda, takes the podium. “We Palestinians,” he begins, “have been subjected to GENOCIDE at the hands of the Israelis for generations.“ He ...

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Mother Sheehan Goes to Jail

Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 10:58:30 am PDT

Sheehan Arrested During Anti-War Protest. Cindy Sheehan, the California woman who has used her son’s death in Iraq to spur the anti-war movement, was arrested Monday while protesting outside the White House. Sheehan and several dozen other protesters sat down on the sidewalk after marching along the pedestrian walkway on Pennsylvania Avenue. ...

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LA Moronic Convergence Slideshow

Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 10:40:45 am PDT

LGF reader “Ringo the Gringo” sent photos from his trip to last weekend’s “anti-war” tantrums in Los Angeles—70 pictures of communists, Islamists, Israel-haters, anarcho-socialist freaks, 9/11 conspiracy-mongers, CODEPINK, and International ANSWER. The sweet stench of Bush Derangement Syndrome fills the air, in our LA Moronic Convergence Slideshow.

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Monday Open Thread

Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 9:39:27 am PDT

An open thread for a sunny Monday...

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PJ Profile: Varifrank

Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 8:51:54 am PDT

Our featured profile for today at the Pajamas Media Information Site: Frank Martin of Varifrank.com, currently blogging in Vienna.

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Al Qaeda Cell Leader, Al Jazeera Reporter Convicted

Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 8:39:55 am PDT

Spain has convicted an Al Qaeda cell leader of involvement in the 9/11 mass murders. Also convicted: Tayssir Alouny, reporter for Al Jazeera. MADRID, Spain - A suspected al-Qaida cell leader was convicted Monday of conspiring to commit murder in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States, concluding ...

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LA Terror Attacks Averted

Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 8:26:05 am PDT

Here’s the latest on the apparent Islamic prison gang Jihad recently prevented in Los Angeles. According to an FBI affidavit unsealed recently, Levar H. Washington told authorities he was the leader of a “council” of Muslims who planned to carry out operations in Southern California as part of a jihad, or ...

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Inside the Antiwar Demo

Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 8:20:23 am PDT

The messages we heard from the “anti-war” crew this weekend ranged from “Stop the war!” to “Destroy Israel!” to “Bush is a Giggling Murderer!” Byron York has a good piece about the fractured politics on display. More mainstream critics of the war would undoubtedly argue that the single-cause protesters were relatively ...

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Sunday, September 25, 2005

Visualize Industrial Collapse

Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 9:24:06 pm PDT

At the Gates of Vienna, Baron Bodissey tells us about a truly insane new “movement,” taking self-loathing all the way to its absurd dead end: Visualize Industrial Collapse.

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What Media Bias?

Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 8:56:12 pm PDT

You think you’ve seen it all, but then al-Reuters creates another headline so biased it makes your jaw drop: Israel mounts new strikes, Hamas ends attacks. By al-Reuters Palestinian propagandist Nidal al-Mughrabi, of course. Hamas ends attacks? You mean, since yesterday? Hamas’s most senior leader, Mahmoud al-Zahar, announced his group’s decision to halt ...

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Poland Dumps the Left

Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 7:27:51 pm PDT

Polish voters have dumped their bankrupt leftist parties; the BBC thinks they’ve “veered” away from the party line: Poland veers to right at election. Conservative and centre-right parties in Poland have ousted the left in the general election, exit polls indicate. The polls put the Law and Justice Party (PiS) in the ...

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Cycle of Violence: You're Gonna Cry, 96 Miles

Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 5:54:03 pm PDT

Today’s ride: 54 miles, down to Palos Verdes and up a rather difficult climb through a peaceful residential area somewhere near the PV Country Club, keeping the pace at the upper end of aerobic, verging on anaerobic on some of the steepest sections, making it hurt. Then doubled back up ...

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Volcker Report: "Skewed and Incomplete"

Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 5:27:13 pm PDT

Roger L. Simon links to a Claudia Rosett piece on the Volcker Committee’s “skewed and incomplete” report on the United Nations Oil-For-Food scandal: The Name of the Rosett.

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Palestinian Car Swarm Watch Redux

Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 3:35:19 pm PDT

The leader of Islamic Jihad in Gaza went to meet Allah today: Airstrike Kills Islamic Jihad Militant. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - An Israeli aircraft fired missiles Sunday at a car driving along a coastal road in Gaza City, killing a top Islamic Jihad militant and wounding at least two other ...

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Lying in the Streets of London

Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 3:17:37 pm PDT

A very popular leftist tactic is to use the parents of dead soldiers to promote the “anti-war” cause. Anyone who criticizes the tactic, or the people involved, can simply be accused of brutish insensitivity and bam! the argument is shut down. Or at least that’s what they hope. Sortapundit highlights ...

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Rally to Honor Military Families

Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 8:58:24 am PDT

Coming up soon on C-SPAN, a pro-America rally in Washington DC sponsored by Move America Forward: C-SPAN: Watch LIVE.

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Sunday Morning Open Thread

Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 8:30:34 am PDT

Another Pleasant Valley Sunday...

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Saudis Buying Shares of Fox

Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 8:05:42 am PDT

Saudi prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, who offered Rudy Giuliani $10 million after the 9/11 attacks but tried to tie it to an anti-American statement, has bought a large piece of Fox News. (IsraelNN.com) Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal has purchased 5.46 percent of the Fox corporation, according to Gulf Daily News, ...

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Daily Kos: Half a Million Moonbats

Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 7:55:20 am PDT

Here’s the view of yesterday’s “anti-war” tantrums in DC from the altered reality-based community, where International ANSWER’s estimate of 300,000 people apparently wasn’t exaggerated enough—Daily “Screw Them” Kos acolyte Armando claims half a million moonbats attended: Daily Kos: My Photo Journal of the DC March. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) “Bush ...

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Saturday, September 24, 2005

Leftist Environmentalism

Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 8:32:14 pm PDT

Saving the planet, one discarded protest sign at a time. (Hat tip: IWuvLGF.)

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Cindy's Jealous of Rita

Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 8:06:33 pm PDT

Posted at Daily “Screw Them” Kos by Cindy Sheehan: Daily Kos :: Comments My Speech. (Hat tip: Ethel.) rita (4.00 / 2) i am watching cnn and it is 100 percent rita...even though it is a little wind and a little rain...it is bad, but there are other things going on in ...

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Mama Moonbat's Multitudes

Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 7:07:52 pm PDT

Courtesy of EU Rota, photographs of the enormous crowds at the National Mall, taken from a vantage point near the Washington Monument: The banner in the foreground of the first picture says, “Talk to Cindy.” UPDATE at 9/24/05 7:26:42 pm: More photos of the mammoth throng at Chris Christner’s Weblog - Anti-War Protest ...

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LGF News Expansions

Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 6:56:02 pm PDT

Recently added to the LGF News page: Israel’s New York Times, Ha'aretz, and the Lebanon Daily Star.

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Hurricane Rita: Open Thread 5

Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 5:47:11 pm PDT

Here’s another open thread for Hurricane Rita discussions, as the storm turns out to be less devastating than feared: 3M Rita Evacuees Urged to Delay Return. BEAUMONT, Texas - Hurricane Rita pummeled east Texas and the Louisiana coast Saturday, triggering floods and demolishing buildings, yet the dominant reaction was relief that ...

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Reuters Takes ANSWER's Word for It

Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 5:43:35 pm PDT

Al-Reuters reports more than 100,000 people at the “anti-war” tantrums in DC: Thousands protest Iraq war, globalization. The crowds swelled throughout the day, and by late afternoon organizers of the anti-war demonstration said 300,000 people had assembled — exceeding an anticipated 100,000. Washington police declined to comment on the size of ...

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Hamas Declares War

Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 4:52:48 pm PDT

DEBKAfile reports that Hamas has launched more missiles at the Israeli town of Sderot. (Hat tip: mpax.) Hamas launches more Qassam missiles at Sderot, injuring another 5 civilians, and declares a high emergency. Activists in Gaza and West Bank ordered to “strike at the Zionist enemy” everywhere. IDF reinforcements stream to ...

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Mother Sheehan's Moment

Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 4:30:13 pm PDT

The Political Teen has video of Mother Sheehan at the overblown, underattended “anti-war” rally in DC. A revealing moment comes when Sheehan has an uncharacteristic, relatively clear thought: Mama: We have to show the world that Americans don’t torture and it’s not OK for anybody to torture another human being. Audience: [Huge ...

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What If They Gave a Protest and Nobody Came?

Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 2:48:09 pm PDT

Getty Images has some interesting photos from today’s “anti-war” demonstration in Washington, DC, hosted by the peace-loving Stalinists of International ANSWER. The interesting part: no overall crowd shots so we can gauge the size. The only crowd shot I’ve seen so far is at Yahoo, where it looks like the turnout ...

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PJ Profile: John Cole

Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 2:34:22 pm PDT

Today’s featured profile at the Pajamas Media Information Site: John Cole of Balloon Juice. And his cat Tunch.

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Moronic Convergence in DC

Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 8:49:59 am PDT

Yes, they’re at it again, and you can watch live at C-SPAN. The Raging Grannies are currently being schtoopid and out of tune. Sounds like they’ve already got a drum circle going too.

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Chinese Bots Infest LGF

Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 8:32:56 am PDT

By the way, contrary to our counter in the left sidebar, we don’t really have more than 3,000 people on line right now. What we do have is a lot of web robots from China trying to download our entire site. I’m blocking them as I catch them.

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Palestinian Car Swarm Watch

Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 8:28:53 am PDT

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Saturday Morning Open Thread

Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 8:21:21 am PDT

Here’s an open thread for Saturday...

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MoveOn.org Ready for Rita

Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 8:10:42 am PDT

Hot off the Iowahawk news wire: MoveOn.org Says Ready For Rita Galveston, Texas - As Texas Gulf Coast braced for the worst, activist group MoveOn.org today began moving massive convoys of celebrities, civil rights rights spokesmen, reporters, conspiracy theorists and litigators into the region for the expected weekend landfall of Hurricane Rita. MoveOn ...

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C-SPAN Predicts Huge Moonbat Convergence

Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 7:50:07 am PDT

C-SPAN says hopefully: The ANSWER Coalition will hold the largest anti-war protest since the beginning of the War in Iraq. The scheduled speakers include actress Jessica Lange; former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark; Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA); Cindy Sheehan, mother of soldier killed in Iraq; Rev. Jesse Jackson, and others. UPDATE ...

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War in Gaza

Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 7:47:29 am PDT

The degraded dealth cult society may have overplayed its hand this time with a series of rocket attacks on Israeli towns: Missile Strike Kills 4 Hamas Militants. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israel killed four Hamas militants in a missile strike Saturday and moved artillery cannons to the Gaza border, launching ...

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Interpol Caves in to Iran

Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 7:41:18 am PDT

The latest act of appeasement from Europe: Iran wins bid to delist Argentine bomb suspects. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) BERLIN, – Iran succeeded Wednesday in getting Interpol to cancel international wanted notices for 12 Iranians sought by Argentina in connection with the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center, police sources ...

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Sen. Hillary Clinton Opposes IFC

Sat, Sep 24, 2005 at 7:39:29 am PDT

This spells the end of the America-bashing International Freedom Center at Ground Zero in Manhattan: Hillary Comes Out Against Freedom Center. (Hat tip: L.) WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday dealt a crushing blow to the International Freedom Center planned for Ground Zero, saying she wants the project canned for ...

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Friday, September 23, 2005

Hurricane Rita: Open Thread 4

Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 9:25:15 pm PDT

As Hurricane Rita approaches landfall, here’s another open thread. Check Bareknucklepolitics.com for lots of video links. UPDATE at 9/23/05 9:32:32 pm: And here’s a fascinating/terrifying page full of Rita Hurricane Images.

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NOLA Photos

Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 9:12:32 pm PDT

Here are some remarkable photographs taken by a National Guardsman who arrived in New Orleans at the beginning of the month: NOLA Photos at JeremyHall.Com.

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Democratic Underground: Rita's Timing is Bad

Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 8:59:38 pm PDT

Tonight’s mean-spirited feature from the center of mean-spiritedness on the web, Democratic Underground: I am worried Rita will overshadow the War Protest. (Hat tip: Baldy.) I am worried Rita will overshadow the War Protest This is just bad timing! Just look here on DU. Their are more threads about Rita than the ...

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PJ Media: Help Wanted

Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 6:18:42 pm PDT

If you’re an experienced system administrator interested in working for a new media startup company, or a college student interested in a part-time internship to gain experience, Pajamas Media is looking for you.

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Hurricane Rita: Open Thread 3

Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 6:03:23 pm PDT

Another open thread for Hurricane Rita, as New Orleans is inundated again. Here's the live RSS feed from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration:

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Hurricane Rita: Open Thread 2

Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 5:05:48 pm PDT

The latest information on Hurricane Rita is available at the National Hurricane Center; I’m embedding a live RSS feed from their site in this post:

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Zombie's Evening with Galloway

Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 4:38:09 pm PDT

LGF operative zombie returns with an account of an evening with George Galloway in San Francisco, September 21, 2005. Galloway really let ’er rip in this performance, and zombie procured photographs and audio recordings of the malevolent moonbat MP in his element. The usual gang of half-baked anarchists, blank-eyed socialists, Israel-haters and ...

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Palestinian Work Accident Watch

Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 9:50:17 am PDT

Blast at Hamas Rally Said to Kill 4. JEBALIYA, Gaza Strip - A large explosion went off Friday at a Hamas rally where group members paraded with homemade weapons and explosives, killing four Palestinians and wounding 25, hospital officials said. Seven of the wounded were in serious condition, they said. Witnesses pulled body ...

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VDH: Strategy, Strategy Everywhere

Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 9:26:27 am PDT

Victor Davis Hanson continues his outstanding work, providing the perspective sorely lacking from most coverage of the Iraq War: Strategy, Strategy Everywhere ...but not a drop of memory. In widespread public exasperation, everyone now has the answer for Iraq, but also a strange amnesia about why we are doing what we ...

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Hurricane Rita: Open Thread 1

Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 9:23:32 am PDT

Here’s another open thread, for information and links about Hurricane Rita...

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Friday Morning Open

Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 9:14:20 am PDT

Talking ’bout my F-F-F-Friday open thread...

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PJ Profiles: Laurence Simon

Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 9:01:34 am PDT

Today’s featured blogger profile at the Pajamas Media Information Site: madman Laurence Simon, who’s staying in Houston to blog Hurricane Rita.

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A Petition to Lose in Iraq

Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 8:14:16 am PDT

The lunatics of CODEPINK are running a petition: One Million Reasons to End the War in Iraq. They currently have a little over 6,000 signatures. UPDATE at 9/23/05 9:07:39 am: Please note: I have not posted anything at the site linked above; any comments with my name are fakes, planted by stalkers. ...

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Thursday, September 22, 2005

International ANSWER and Cindy Sheehan

Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 9:33:25 pm PDT

The creeps who are battening on Cindy Sheehan like starving vampires have spent more than a million dollars to promote their twisted agenda: War Protesters Seek to Put Heat on Bush. WASHINGTON - Anti-war groups are using a $1 million ad campaign and a demonstration they say will attract 100,000 people ...

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Dean, Kerry, and Clinton Shun Mama Moonbat

Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 9:18:45 pm PDT

Top Democrats will not be attending Cindy Sheehan’s pathetic “anti-war” rally in Washington DC this weekend. (Hat tip: Ethel.) WASHINGTON - (KRT) - As the anti-war movement arrives in Washington this weekend, many top Democrats are leaving. Nationally known Democratic war critics, including Howard Dean, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, ...

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IFC Poll at Newsday

Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 8:21:08 pm PDT

Newsday is running an online poll (standard caveats regarding online polls apply) about the IFC’s plan to create a Moonbat Disneyland at Ground Zero: Poll: Freedom Center debate: Freedom Center backers say it will help people understand 9/11 sacrifices. Victims’ families say controversy surrounding the museum will dishonor the dead. Do ...

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Police Union Opposes America-Bashing Ground Zero Memorial

Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 7:16:32 pm PDT

The New York Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association has joined the Uniformed Firefighters Association, and taken a strong stand against the leftist-controlled International Freedom Center: Police union wants Freedom Center busted. (Hat tip: Mudville Gazette.) Police-union leaders have joined the battle to scuttle plans for the controversial International Freedom Center at Ground Zero ...

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Hurricane Rita from Space

Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 6:26:59 pm PDT

Here’s the latest “false color” satellite image of Hurricane Rita, poised to smash into the Texas coast, from the NOAA web site:

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Hamas To Convert Synagogue to Weapons Museum

Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 6:11:14 pm PDT

Incredibly vile behavior from the terrorist gang the world is trying desperately to promote to a “political entity:” Hamas To Convert Synagogue to Weapons Museum. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) WASHINGTON - Emboldened by Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza and part of the West Bank, Hamas yesterday announced its plan to turn a ...

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"Flight Plan" Defames Air Marshals and Flight Attendants

Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 2:03:08 pm PDT

Debbie Schlussel has a post at her blog on the new Jodie Foster vehicle “Flight Plan,” a movie about an airplane hijacking in which we’re led to believe that the villains are four sinister-looking Arabs—only to discover that the real terrorists are ... wait for it ... the Air Marshal ...

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Chirac: Friend to Terrorists

Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 1:51:08 pm PDT

Featured on Palestinian Authority postage stamps: Jacques Chirac and his buddy Yasser Arafat. (Hat tip: Dhimmi Watch.)

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PJ Profile: Don Singleton

Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 9:00:20 am PDT

Today’s featured profile at the Pajamas Media Information Site: technologist and Bush supporter Don Singleton.

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Thursday, the Open Thread

Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 8:48:40 am PDT

Here’s an open thread for Thursday morning...

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Mama Moonbat, 30 Supporters Descend on Capitol

Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 8:27:41 am PDT

The Washington Post continues hyping Cindy Sheehan with another ridiculous article titled: Sheehan, Supporters Descend on The Capital [sic]. Gotta love it. “Descend on the Capitol.” All 30 of them. Three weeks after leaving their dusty outpost in Crawford, Tex., and touring the country, several dozen families brought their antiwar message to ...

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European Union Springs Into Action

Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 7:56:30 am PDT

Following Iran’s threats to build nuclear weapons if the EU and the UN didn’t stop plans to ask the Security Council for sanctions, the European Union shows their strength of will. By backing down: Europeans Drop Harsher Stance on Iran. VIENNA, Austria - The European Union on Thursday offered to delay its ...

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Wednesday, September 21, 2005

International Freedom Center Showdown

Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 7:59:54 pm PDT

A typically slanted article at the New York Times about the leftist-influenced and leftist-financed International Freedom Center at Ground Zero in Manhattan: Freedom Museum Is Headed for Showdown at Ground Zero. The International Freedom Center, a proposed museum that is facing expulsion from ground zero under pressure from angry relatives of ...

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What Media Bias?

Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 7:23:55 pm PDT

An absolutely amazing example of naked, unrestrained bias, in a photograph from the Vietnam War dug up and republished today by the Associated Press with this jaw-dropping caption: Two infantrymen sprint across the clearing in War Zone D where a U.S. battalion is trapped under automatic weapons fire from surrounding Viet ...

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Mama Moonbat and Her Multitudes

Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 6:51:53 pm PDT

The story of Cindy Sheehan’s march on Washington DC was all over the wires today, with the usual worshiping tone, accompanied by carefully cropped photos. So this march must have been gigantic for the mainstream media to devote so much time and energy and money to covering it, right? Wrong. Mrs Sheehan ...

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Jet Blue Lands Safely at LAX

Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 6:32:43 pm PDT

That Jet Blue airplane with its front wheels stuck in a sideways position has landed safely at LA Airport. LOS ANGELES - A JetBlue airliner with faulty landing gear touched down safely Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport after circling the region for three hours with its front wheels turned ...

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Waiting for Rita

Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 6:25:59 pm PDT

PrairiePundit is doing a lot of blogging about Hurricane Rita, now another Category 5 monster with winds up to 160 mph. UPDATE at 9/21/05 6:27:58 pm: Laurence Simon has a great list of info sources on the hurricane.

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Mama Moonbat Goes to Washington

Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 6:12:34 pm PDT

Sheehan’s Anti-War Campaign Now in DC. WASHINGTON — Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan pledged Wednesday to “force change to happen” during protest speeches outside the White House and Capitol. Sheehan arrived in Washington after a three-week cross-country bus tour that began near President Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas. She is expected to participate ...

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Loon Interviews Loon

Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 6:06:40 pm PDT

Oh brother. evolvetv.tv: reality-based broadcasting. On Sunday, September 25, 2005 watch Markos “Screw Them” Moulitsas of “Daily Kos: The State of the Nation” interview Professor Juan Cole of “Informed Comment: Thoughts on the Middle East, History, and Religion” on The Issue for EvolveTV.

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Terror Suspect Was MSA President

Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 12:22:28 pm PDT

The latest suspect arrested in Virginia’s “paintball jihad” case was the president of the Muslim Students Association (MSA) at Montgomery College: Terrorism suspect released on bond. (Hat tip: SoCalJustice.) A local Muslim elementary school teacher and University of Maryland, University College graduate accused of aiding two terrorist groups was released on ...

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Our Friends the Saudis

Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 11:31:07 am PDT

Saudi Arabia claims to be fighting terrorism. So why is their government-controlled Iqra TV still raising money for jihad? (Courtesy of MEMRI TV.) [Video] Organizer: As the Prophet Muhammad said, Jihad is the pinnacle of Islam. A person who cannot wage Jihad with his soul is required to wage Jihad with his money, ...

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Racists Use Katrina Disaster

Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 10:06:46 am PDT

White supremacists and neo-Nazis have fastened on the Hurricane Katrina disaster to promote their vile mental illness: Racists Blame Jews, Seek to Help Whites Only in Hurricane’s Aftermath. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) Within days of the destruction, white supremacists communicating to each other on the Internet had incorporated Hurricane Katrina into ...

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Leopard Claims Spot-Changing Possible

Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 9:51:45 am PDT

Go ahead. Pull my other leg. Hamas could one day change vow to destroy Israel. NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - Hamas could one day amend a charter calling for the destruction of Israel and hold negotiations with the Jewish state, a political leader of the Islamic militant group in the West Bank said. “The ...

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Wednesday Open Thread

Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 9:14:14 am PDT

Here’s an open thread for Wednesday morning...

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Gerhard Schroeder's Bizarre Behavior

Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 9:03:48 am PDT

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder showed his socialist teeth in a “bizarre” performance after the German elections: Belligerent Schroeder in TV talk show draws fire. (Hat tip: Eric Cartman’s Conscience.) BERLIN - A belligerent performance by Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in a TV talk show after German elections, which his party narrowly lost, ...

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Romney: "No Place for Political Correctness"

Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 8:58:07 am PDT

Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney suggested last week that some American mosques should be “wiretapped.” The usual Islamic supremacist front groups are predictably seething and whining, but Romney hasn’t backed down (yet): Romney stands by comments about Muslims. BOSTON — A coalition of Muslim and civil libertarian organizations Friday demanded that Gov. ...

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Rice Urges Israel to Cooperate with Terrorists

Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 8:15:50 am PDT

Very disturbing words from Condoleezza Rice, who appears to be lost in the same Foggy Bottom dreamland as all her predecessors: Israel reiterates Palestinian vote threat despite US plea. Asked in a news conference Tuesday about earlier Israeli threats to disrupt the polls in the West Bank if Hamas stands, US ...

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Abu Mazen Continues Dissembling

Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 8:10:34 am PDT

Palestinian “president” Abu Mazen has made it very clear that he won’t do anything about the terror gangs that control Palestinian society, and today he reiterated that position: Abbas dismisses mediators’ plea to disarm militants. RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday brushed aside an appeal from ...

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Muslim Violence Wrecking Southern Thailand Economy

Wed, Sep 21, 2005 at 7:57:00 am PDT

Islamic supremacists are destroying the economy in southern Thailand with a bombing and murder spree. (Hat tip: Jihad Watch.) PATTANI, Thailand – The open-air market in this southern Thai city falls eerily quiet on Fridays. Most vendors stay home, terrorized by leaflets threatening to kill or cut off the ears of ...

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Tuesday, September 20, 2005

"You Are Stuck on Stupid"

Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 9:54:25 pm PDT

General Honore has the line of the day (possibly the line of the year), and the Political Teen has video: “You are stuck on stupid.”

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Models Shift Hurricane Rita North

Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 9:47:03 pm PDT

StormTrack has important updates on the likely development of Hurricane Rita—and the prognosis is looking very troublesome indeed, as Rita has the potential to develop into another Category 4 (or even Category 5) storm.

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Cat Stevens: London Bombings Are the Result of Foreign Policy

Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 8:59:20 pm PDT

Yusuf Islam, the Islamic front man formerly known as pop star Cat Stevens, says we need lots more Islamic education in the West to combat the distortions and teach the true meaning of Islam. Oh, and by the way, the London bombings of last July that killed dozens of people are ...

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Tuesday Night Dock

Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 8:46:44 pm PDT

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Hanoi Jane Bails on Lord Hee Haw

Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 4:40:18 pm PDT

Jane Fonda bailed on George Galloway last night: Fonda Bows Out of Antiwar Event. (Hat tip: Ron.) CHICAGO — Jane Fonda couldn’t make it. But about 300 antiwar activists did show up Monday night at Thorne Auditorium on Northwestern University’s downtown Law School campus to attend the Chicago stop of British ...

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NY Times Lays Off 500

Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 4:38:24 pm PDT

NY Times Cutting 500 Jobs, 4 Percent Of Work Force. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) NEW YORK — The New York Times Co. said Tuesday it would cut about 500 jobs, or about 4 percent of its work force, as part of an ongoing effort to reduce costs. The reductions come atop ...

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Galloway on Medved

Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 2:09:53 pm PDT

Malevolent British political panderer George Galloway is now on the Michael Medved radio show; you can listen live over the web here: News Talk 870 KRLA.

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Iran and the Bomb: Visions and Lies

Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 10:52:21 am PDT

Here’s a great post on the similarity between Iran’s nuclear posturing and Hitler’s attempts to buy time before launching the blitzkrieg, at The Daily ’Cuz: Iran & the Bomb: Visions & Lies.

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NYT: Still Shilling for Sheehan

Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 10:34:37 am PDT

If you thought yesterday’s New York Times puff piece on Cindy Sheehan was ridiculous, wait until you read today’s, by Times hack Shadi Rahimi: An Antiwar Speech in Union Square Is Stopped by Police Citing Paperwork Rules. (Hat tip: Mediacrity.) The “paperwork” to which the Times refers so dismissively: the “anti-war” ...

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Tuesday Open Thread

Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 10:07:13 am PDT

I’m not sure what’s happening, but the sky is very dark and there’s water falling out of it. Is this that “rain” phenomenon I’ve heard about? Here’s an open thread for a wet Tuesday...

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RIP, Simon Wiesenthal

Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 9:57:50 am PDT

Holocaust survivor and determined Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal is dead today, at the age of 96.

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Rather Weeps, Speaks "Truth to Power"

Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 9:34:04 am PDT

And Dan Rather wept at the ‘new journalism order.’ NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather said Monday that there is a climate of fear running through newsrooms stronger than he has ever seen in his more than four-decade career. ... Addressing the Fordham University School of Law ...

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PJ Profile: Neo-Neocon

Tue, Sep 20, 2005 at 8:24:19 am PDT

Today at the Pajamas Media Information Site we’re featuring a profile of the blogger known as Neo-Neocon. Apple included.

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Monday, September 19, 2005

Monday Night Masts

Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 9:41:13 pm PDT

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The North Korean Catch

Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 9:00:39 pm PDT

Here’s the catch in North Korea’s agreement to give up their nuclear programs: they want us to give them a nuclear reactor first. (Hat tip: jlfintx.) WASHINGTON – North Korea pledged Monday to eliminate its nuclear weapons and nuclear programs in exchange for energy and security, but a day later it ...

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Muslim Council of Britain Fights Extremists

Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 8:04:22 pm PDT

Immediately following the July 7th terrorist bombings in Britain, the Muslim Council of Britain set up a web site to monitor extremists. “Islamophobic” extremists, that is. After the recent events the Muslim Community in Britain, has become extremely vulnerable. The MCB wants to ensure that the community receives the full support and protection ...

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The Heroes of Gaza

Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 6:59:59 pm PDT

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Emotional, Misunderstood, Dishonest

Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 6:26:25 pm PDT

The president of New Orleans’ Jefferson Parish apparently lied (and cried about the lie), but MSNBC can summon up no stronger opprobrium than “misunderstanding:” An emotional moment and a misunderstanding. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) WASHINGTON - The Jefferson Parish president’s emotional retelling of a mother’s desperate calls from a New Orleans ...

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Vitriolic Lefty Post of the Day

Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 4:58:06 pm PDT

It’s hard to pick the winner of this category; they’re all so cute and full of bile! But I think Jesse Taylor takes the prize for today’s defiantly ugly lefty post of the day, complete with the obligatory nasty smear against yours truly: Pandagon: In Defense Of Cursing. (Hat tip: ...

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Victims Less Angry Than Bush-haters

Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 4:40:14 pm PDT

Ruth Ann Dailey discovers that victims of Hurricane Katrina are less angry and less likely to lash out in blame than the hard-core Bush-haters. (Hat tip: JohnRG.)

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Dhimmitude in the UK

Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 11:33:28 am PDT

The Church of England wants to apologize to Muslim leaders for the Iraq war. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) LONDON (AFP) - The Church of England offered to take the lead in reconciling with Muslims by apologizing to their leaders for the US-led war in Iraq if the British government fails to ...

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Monday Morning Open

Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 10:11:59 am PDT

Thread #17,567 is now open...

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Islamic Schools Under Abuse Scrutiny

Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 9:33:03 am PDT

Widespread, systemic sexual abuse of children, finally beginning to be exposed to the light: Islamic schools under abuse scrutiny. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The accounts are disturbing: beatings, forced sex and imprisonment with shackles and leg irons. Abuse accusations from hundreds of children sent to study at Islamic schools are prompting ...

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Mama Moonbat vs. Senator Hillary

Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 9:15:56 am PDT

The New York Times continues to shill for Mother Sheehan, who’s now in New York calling out Senator Hillary Clinton: Mother Who Lost Son in Iraq Continues Fight Against War. Cindy Sheehan, the mother of an American soldier killed in Iraq, last night brought her campaign to end the war to ...

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NK Promises to Give Up Nukes, Reuters Unimpressed

Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 8:10:24 am PDT

Reuters can’t seem to believe that the cowboy in the Oval Office could pull off something like this: N.Korea accord reached, but so far just words. (Hat tip: stuiec.) BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea promised to give up its nuclear weapons program on Monday, defusing a high-stakes crisis, but skeptics said ...

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Sunday, September 18, 2005

PJ Editorial Board Profile: Michael Barone

Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 9:28:13 pm PDT

Tonight and tomorrow at the Pajamas Media Information Site, we’re featuring a profile of PJ Editorial Board Member Michael Barone, one of America’s most respected political journalists—and as you’ll see from his profile, he gets the blogosphere.

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Did Assad Threaten Hariri?

Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 8:55:24 pm PDT

Ynet News has a report that Syrian “president” Bashar Assad was caught on tape threatening murdered Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri: Did Assad threaten Hariri? (Hat tip: Alphabet City.) Syria President Bashar Assad made explicit threats on the life of late Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri during their last meeting, French ...

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Sunday Night Tunnel

Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 8:02:52 pm PDT

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Hanson Vs. Huffington, Video on Demand

Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 7:53:46 pm PDT

Video of the mismatched “debate” between Arianna Huffington and Victor Davis Hanson is now available at the GVSU web site: Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State. (Hat tip: VDH in ’08.)

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Cycle of Violence: A Century Over Two Days

Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 6:21:51 pm PDT

Here’s my front brake (the most important brake) after 106 miles of riding on Saturday and Sunday. Still looks pretty nicely toed-in, if I do say so myself. Saturday was the bigger day, 62.something miles south through the beach cities, past Palos Verdes, and into San Pedro. Didn’t do the ...

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Palestinian Child Abuse

Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 5:44:11 pm PDT

Click picture to expand. A Palestinian boy holds a toy gun during a Hamas celebration ceremony in Gaza city September 18, 2005. Thousands of armed Hamas militants marched through Gaza City on Sunday, defying efforts to remove unauthorised weapons from the streets just days after the Palestinian president vowed not ...

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RIP, Robert Pole

Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 5:11:59 pm PDT

QuickRob remembers a schoolmate who grew up to be a Marine sergeant, then a contractor in Iraq; Robert Pole, killed by an IED in Basra on his second tour of duty: R.I.P. Robert Pole.

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Religion of Silly Seething

Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 3:40:46 pm PDT

Here’s a followup to yesterday’s post about a Muslim Burger King employee who threatened a jihad over a design for an ice cream package that resembled the Arabic symbol for “Allah.” Burger King promptly capitulated and removed the product from their stores. Today The Sun published a picture of the dastardly ...

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Danish Artists Scared of Islam

Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 2:15:24 pm PDT

Danish artists are afraid that if they work on projects related to the Religion of Peace™, they will be murdered. (Hat tip: Filtrat.) Since the murder of the Islam critical Dutch film director Theo van Gogh, and the violent attack on a lecturer at the Danish Carsten Niebuhr Institute, Danish artists ...

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Sunday Open Thread

Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 9:55:25 am PDT

It’s Sunday, and this thing here is the Sunday open thread...

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"A Sweeping, Ominous Tide"

Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 9:02:37 am PDT

Here’s a shock: Some Arabs Condemn Closer Israel Ties. Former Lebanese Prime Minister Salim Hoss called for an Arab League meeting to take measures to “check this sweeping, ominous tide.” “I wonder how they can undertake such a step, forgetting a cause they espoused for more than half a century ... under ...

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Israel Will Not Stand for Hamas

Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 8:44:25 am PDT

It’s quite obvious that Hamas is in the ascendancy in Gaza. The Palestinian Authority is completely powerless to do anything about the Islamic supremacist terror gang—even if they wanted to. Today, Israel’s foreign minister warns, “We will not be taken as a nation of fools.” JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel said it was ...

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BDS at UWGB

Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 8:30:42 am PDT

Art students at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay are outraged that they won’t be able to display a degraded piece of “art” that shows a pistol pointed at George Bush’s head: UWGB students answer chancellor’s stamp act. A decision to pull a piece of art from a University of Wisconsin-Green Bay exhibit ...

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Hitchens: Staying on Galloway's Case

Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 8:18:28 am PDT

Christopher Hitchens has a piece at the Telegraph on his debate with George Galloway: ‘Galloway is a hot, blustering bully - but I’m staying on his case until the very end.’ Having quoted Mr Galloway’s recent speech in Damascus (“The Syrian people are fortunate in having Bashar al-Assad as their leader”) ...

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Belgian Hit Parade: Down with America

Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 8:05:24 am PDT

The Brussels Journal has a report on the latest eruption of anti-Americanism in the land of the chocolate poodles, being previewed on Belgian state radio before its release on EMI: Down with America: the Anti-American Dance. (Hat tip: Jonathan.) Hamburgers and coke, yes you already knew But do you also know ...

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Saturday, September 17, 2005

The Flight 17 Incident, Topic 2

Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 9:54:22 pm PDT

Earlier today, LGF broke the news of a possible surface-to-air missile attack against an America West plane departing from a New York airport. Michelle Malkin got some more information from America West, confirming that something did happen on America West Flight 17 from JFK International. I just got off the phone ...

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Did Reuters Fake the "Bathroom Break" Photo?

Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 9:12:06 pm PDT

Did Reuters fake that photograph of George Bush writing a memo asking for a “bathroom break?” Biased BBC thinks so, after locating a sample of Bush’s handwriting.

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Afghans Go to the Polls

Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 8:02:00 pm PDT

History is taking place in Afghanistan: Afghanistan holds landmark elections. (CNN) — Polls have opened in Afghanistan’s first parliamentary election in more than 30 years. Security was tight across the country Sunday as voters chose seats in a National Assembly and provisional councils. The nation’s 12 million registered voters are able to go ...

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TIME Interviews Iran Leader About Bush

Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 7:39:05 pm PDT

TIME Magazine asks the Islamic supremacist leader of Iran for his opinion about President Bush’s response to Hurricane Katrina. Asked if he had a “personal message” for President Bush concerning Hurricane Katarina, the Iranian leader said, “Wherever people are in a difficult situation, it causes a lot of pain for us. ...

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Iranian Terrorist President Rails Against US at UN

Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 6:17:55 pm PDT

The State Department granted this man a special exemption so he could get a visa to appear at the United Nations: Iranian rails against US over nuclear weapons. Iran’s new hardline president launched a blistering attack on America and its allies at the United Nations last night as he fiercely defended ...

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Breaking: Possible SAM Attack Against US Plane

Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 5:27:09 pm PDT

I’ve just received a credible tip from an LGF reader that an America West flight out of New York was fired upon by a surface to air missile yesterday, and that the pilot and passengers witnessed it and are now being questioned by the FAA and FBI. That’s the extent of ...

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PJ Editorial Board Profile: David Corn

Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 3:44:22 pm PDT

I have a funny feeling that some LGF readers will be, uh, a bit surprised at our first editorial board profile, now up at the Pajamas Media Information Site. No one can accuse us of building an “echo chamber,” that’s for sure.

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Hysterical Leftist Post of the Day

Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 3:23:07 pm PDT

The mind-numbingly ridiculous post of the day comes from Democratic Underground, once again: what the f*ck america? what the f*ck? mopaul (1000 posts) Sat Sep-17-05 06:40 AM what the f*ck america? what the f*ck? what’s keeping it from utterly collapsing? you can only put duct tape and lipstick on it for so long before ...

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JihadTV Operative Arrested in Spain

Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 8:18:22 am PDT

A reporter for JihadTV has been arrested (again) in Spain: Al-Jazeera reporter held in Spain. An Al-Jazeera television reporter accused of links with al-Qaeda has been re-arrested in Spain. Tayseer Alouni and a second suspect, Jamal Hussein, were ordered to be taken into custody on the grounds that they might flee. They had ...

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Saturday Morning Open

Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 8:12:21 am PDT

An open thread for a sunny Saturday morning...

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Why Do We Tolerate Intolerance?

Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 8:00:15 am PDT

At the Spectator, Rod Liddle asks, Why do we tolerate intolerance? (Hat tip: Beagle.) The answer, of course, is that we’re afraid of being accused of intolerance. I have heard no reports of Christian or Jewish combatants firing on Red Crescent vehicles. Our loathing of whatever enemy we are up against, it ...

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Muslims Enraged, Seething at Tasty Dessert

Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 7:50:11 am PDT

Cowardice, thy name is Burger King: Burger King recalls ‘sacrilegious’ desserts. (Hat tip: efuseakay.) THE fast-food chain, Burger King, is withdrawing its ice-cream cones after the lid of the dessert offended a Muslim. The man claimed the design resembled the Arabic inscription for Allah, and branded it sacrilegious, threatening a “jihad”. The ...

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The Democratic Levee Breaks

Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 7:46:41 am PDT

Donna Brazile, former manager of Al Gore’s presidential campaign, says I Will Rebuild With You, Mr. President. (Hat tip: FlyingTigress.) On Thursday night President Bush spoke to the nation from my city. I am not a Republican. I did not vote for George W. Bush — in fact, I worked pretty ...

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Friday, September 16, 2005

Friday Night Blues

Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 9:26:59 pm PDT

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Iranian TV: 9/11, Made By Mossad

Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 6:29:16 pm PDT

Broadcast on Iranian government-controlled television on September 11, 2005, while their “president” Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was on the way to Manhattan for an appearance at the United Nations: [Video] Courtesy of MEMRI TV.

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Egyptian Arrested with Aviation Materials

Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 4:13:17 pm PDT

Hmm. Student from Egypt, in the country illegally, found with a pilot’s uniform, a chart of Memphis International Airport and a DVD titled “How an Airline Captain Should Look and Act:” Student Arrested After Pilot Uniform Found. (Hat tip: Jheka.) I’m sure there’s a perfectly logical explanation. The FBI is investigating whether ...

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Breaking: Blast Rocks Beirut

Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 2:34:36 pm PDT

Explosion Shakes Beirut; Cause Not Known. BEIRUT, Lebanon - A powerful explosion shook Beirut late Friday. The cause was not immediately known, but an increased number of soldiers were seen in in an apparent response to the blast. The explosion came just before midnight, but it’s exact location was not immediately known. ...

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Mama Moonbat: "Occupied New Orleans"

Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 10:31:52 am PDT

Mother Sheehan jumps the shark, at (where else?) MichaelMoore.com. (Hat tip: protein wisdom.) I don’t care if a human being is black, brown, white, yellow or pink. I don’t care if a human being is Christian, Muslim, Jew, Buddhist, or pagan. I don’t care what flag a person salutes: if a ...

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VDH: Our Rock of Sisyphus

Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 9:36:58 am PDT

Victor Davis Hanson’s Friday column tries to pull together the disparate threads of the post-9/11 world: Our Rock of Sisyphus.

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Friday Morning Open

Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 9:27:26 am PDT

The open thread materializes...

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Crescent of Embrace

Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 8:13:10 am PDT

From Cox & Forkum Editorial Cartoons, referring to the planned Flight 93 memorial in the shape of the religious symbol of the hijackers. The architect of the Flight 93 project has offered to change it, but at Ground Zero in Manhattan there is another struggle underway; see Take Back The Memorial ...

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Thoughtcrime at UNC-Chapel Hill

Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 7:31:52 am PDT

A UNC-Chapel Hill student has been fired from the school newspaper, at the demand of the radical Islamic front group known as the Muslim Students Association: Daily Tar Heel Columnist Fired. (Hat tip: Daniel.) CHAPEL HILL – A UNC-Chapel Hill student was fired from The Daily Tar Heel, the school’s student ...

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Thursday, September 15, 2005

Michael Yon Interview

Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 9:31:38 pm PDT

Shawn Wasson at Bareknucklepolitics.com has an audio interview with Michael Yon.

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Chavez: Move the UN to Jerusalem

Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 9:13:54 pm PDT

At a United Nations summit meeting today, Venezuelan thug Hugo Chavez suggested (to “hearty” applause) that UN headquarters be moved to Jerusalem. Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez scolded evangelist Pat Robertson for calling for his assassination and also criticized the U.S. government. He suggested the United Nations headquarters be moved to Jerusalem. “The proposal ...

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Daily Kos Master Plan Scuttled

Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 9:05:39 pm PDT

Remember Markos “Screw Them” Moulitsas Zuniga’s top secret plan to make the Democratic Leadership Council “radioactive?” Well, never mind. (Hat tip: Decision ‘08.) And since people will ask again (4.00 / 2) I’ve laid off the DLC for the time being. The Katrina disaster has not only made this sort of intra-party fight ...

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Al-Reuters Explains

Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 7:46:22 pm PDT

Reuters Explains Photo Of Bush Bathroom Note. According to Hershorn, Wilking was one of several photographers covering the United Nations Security Council meeting between about 11 and noon yesterday. He was part of a pool stationed on a balcony that faced Bush’s back; a group of White House photographers was on ...

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CAIR Needs Better Photoshoppers

Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 6:34:32 pm PDT

Today’s weirdest story stars the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), who featured a photograph on their web site of “leaders of the interfaith community” in Washington DC on September 9, with the headline: “Muslim message decries terrorism.” Why is that weird? (And not “funny haha” weird, but seriously disturbing weird?) Because ...

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Bush Speech in New Orleans

Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 6:18:02 pm PDT

President Bush is giving a speech in New Orleans, LA, and you can watch over the web at C-SPAN: Watch LIVE. Note: the Bush speech is on C-SPAN3.

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Moonbats Converge on 9/11

Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 5:37:28 pm PDT

At the Freedom Walk in Washington DC on September 11, the Fred Phelps Ghoul Squad turned out to harass the families of victims; LGF reader ciaospirit has video of these bizarre organisms: ciaospirit video gallery. New York also had its share of freaks: 9-11 Conspiracists Invade Ground Zero. “These people weren’t killed ...

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Thursday Open Thread

Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 11:43:42 am PDT

Here’s an open thread for what’s left of Thursday...

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No Outcry Expected from EU, UN

Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 11:34:37 am PDT

Humiliating checkpoints have appeared once again in Gaza, oppressing peaceful Palestinians simply trying to go about their business. Palestinian Gunmen Set Up Gaza Checkpoints. (Hat tip: SoCalJustice.) KATIF, Gaza Strip - Armed militants set up checkpoints in Gaza’s evacuated Jewish settlements for a second day Thursday, doing the job of Palestinian security ...

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Bosnian Muslim Hamlet

Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 10:35:16 am PDT

Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him, Mohammed: Hamlet made a Muslim prince in post 9/11 adaptation. SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Hamlet has become a Muslim prince at the Ottoman court in an adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy which its Bosnian director says reflects the world after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the ...

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PJ Road Map

Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 10:13:48 am PDT

Here’s another roadmap—not to peace in the Middle East, but to PJ Media’s launch goals, now at the Pajamas Media Information Site.

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Iranian President Will Share Nukes with Islamic States

Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 8:29:03 am PDT

The terrorist “president” of Iran is currently at the United Nations (with a visa granted by the State Department in an exception to their own rules), and he’s promising to share Iran’s nuclear knowledge with the Islamic world. TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran is ready to share its nuclear technology, considered to ...

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Stalinism at CAIR

Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 8:01:32 am PDT

The Council on American Islamic Relations has been caught doctoring a photo at their web site, then hiding the evidence. A picture of a woman at a recent CAIR photo-op to promote the bogus “fatwa against terrorism” was crudely altered to add a hijab: Stalinism at CAIR: photo doctored for Islamic ...

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Wednesday, September 14, 2005

New Generation of Afghan Voters

Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 7:59:22 pm PDT

Young people in Afghanistan seem to understand that “democracy thing:” New Generation of Afghan Voters Is Finding Its Voice. KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 11 - Late in the afternoon here the streets are full of young men, pouring out of private classes that teach English and computer skills or that offer the ...

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Hitchens vs. Galloway, the Wrap-Up

Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 7:52:52 pm PDT

C-SPAN will broadcast the full Galloway/Hitchens debate on Saturday: C-SPAN: Schedule.

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Flight 93 Memorial Will Be Changed

Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 6:48:58 pm PDT

Michelle Malkin reports that the Flight 93 memorial will be changed in response to the storm of criticism: Architect offers to alter Flight 93 memorial to appease critics. WASHINGTON - The architect of the memorial to a plane downed in western Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001, said Wednesday he would work ...

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Hitchens Vs. Galloway, Main Event 2

Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 5:30:48 pm PDT

I see we’re going to need another thread for the Hitchens/Galloway circus, in which the crowd is beginning to get restless. See previous threads for links to audio streams...

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Al-Reuters, Still Digging

Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 5:25:54 pm PDT

Gotta almost hand it to the friendly folks at al-Reuters for this one: U.N. World Summit on Yahoo! News Photos. (Hat tip: NC.)

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Hanson Vs. Huffington, Pre-Show

Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 5:13:41 pm PDT

And now we have Arianna Huffington facing off with Victor Davis Hanson. A live video feed is here, but their servers are already starting to act a little flaky: Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State.

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Hitchens Vs. Galloway, Main Event

Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 4:25:34 pm PDT

Here’s another thread for live-blogging the debate between Christopher Hitchens and Lord Hee Haw, since the first one is filling up very quickly. See the preceding post for links to audio streams...

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Hitchens vs. Galloway Pre-Show

Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 3:10:44 pm PDT

Hitchens vs. Galloway is starting shortly; here’s a direct link to an MP3 stream that worked for me. Note: this is a wacky leftist Pacifica radio station. Right now, the hosts are ranting as usual, waiting for the debate to start. There are more links to listen here. They just announced ...

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Pallywood

Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 2:57:51 pm PDT

Pallywood, “According to Palestinian Sources...” a film by Richard Landes and Nidra Poller that exposes (with the help of outtakes and unused footage) Palestinian media manipulation and staged events, is now available online at The Second Draft. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) There’s a high-resolution DIVX version available for downloading.

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Pledge Ruled Heinous

Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 1:21:43 pm PDT

The Pledge of Allegiance has been declared unconstitutional. Here we go again. Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools was declared unconstitutional Wednesday by a federal judge ruling in the second attempt by an atheist to have the pledge removed from classrooms. The man lost his previous battle before the ...

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Blanco Incompetence on Camera

Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 11:27:00 am PDT

It’s must-see TV, at the Political Teen: Blanco Screws Up With Troops - Proof on Camera!

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Iowahawk: Every Little Bit Hurts

Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 10:01:32 am PDT

Iowahawk reaches out to the reality-based progressive movement today, allowing them to use his highly-regarded blog to post an appeal for help: Every Little Bit Hurts. Iowahawk Special Guest Commentary by Joshua Markos Mikos Atrios For the Angels of Indignation Two weeks ago, millions of Americans watched in horror as the city of New ...

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Globe Op-Ed: Time to Appease Al Qaeda?

Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 9:54:29 am PDT

Four years after the September 11 attacks, Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou has an op-ed in the Boston Globe asking: Time to talk to Al Qaeda? (Hat tip: Daily Pundit.) How can the war be brought to an end? Neither side can defeat the other. The United States will not be able to ...

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Wednesday Open Thread

Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 8:48:32 am PDT

This thread is now officially open...

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There Goes the Neighborhood

Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 8:19:19 am PDT

OK, Egypt. Now they’re your problem too: Hamas blows hole in Gaza border. Hamas militants have destroyed a section of a concrete barrier erected along the Gaza-Egypt border. Palestinian and Egyptian troops have been trying to shore up the barrier to stop Palestinians crossing into Egypt after the withdrawal of Israeli troops. ...

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 32

Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 8:11:43 am PDT

Here’s another open thread for news about the Katrina disaster, starting with the story of a politician with friends in high places: Amid Katrina Chaos, Congressman Used National Guard to Visit Home. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) Sept. 13, 3005 — Amid the chaos and confusion that engulfed New Orleans after Hurricane ...

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Hamas Vows Genocide

Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 7:57:41 am PDT

Islamic supremacism runs amok in Gaza: Hamas vow to bring down Israel. KFAR DAROM, Gaza Strip (AFP) - Officers from Hamas’s militia are vowing to turn Gaza into a huge armed camp devoted to digging Israel’s grave, with tunnels, rocket attacks and a free flow of weapons and militants from Egypt. “If ...

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Tuesday, September 13, 2005

CAIR: "Those Aboard a Plane That Crashed"

Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 8:26:34 pm PDT

Here is CAIR’s response to the controversy over the crescent-themed Flight 93 memorial; notice how they describe the Flight 93 passengers: WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today dismissed Rep. Tom Tancredo’s (R-CO) comments on the design of a memorial to those aboard a plane that crashed in ...

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Hanson vs. Huffington

Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 6:26:37 pm PDT

Hitchens vs. Galloway isn’t the only event worth watching tomorrow; another hopelessly mismatched debate is taking place between Victor Davis Hanson and Arianna Huffington. The link to a video webcast is here: Grand Valley State University. (Hat tip: VDH in ‘08.)

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Al Qaeda Has Drones

Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 6:03:23 pm PDT

Pakistan forces find spy drone, arrest militants. PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - Pakistani forces recovered an unmanned drone aircraft and seized 21 militants in a raid on suspected Al-Qaeda hideouts in the tribal areas near Afghanistan, a top commander said. Militants used the Chinese-made vehicle to spy on security forces in the rugged ...

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 31

Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 6:00:45 pm PDT

Sean LaFreniere has an up-to-date list of all international aid and assistance for the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

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Abu Mazen Says...

Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 5:25:24 pm PDT

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Hitchens vs. Galloway

Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 3:39:11 pm PDT

The debate between malevolent British politician George Galloway and Christopher Hitchens takes place tomorrow night, and Hitchens gives us a preview with this pointed taunt: George Galloway Is Gruesome, Not Gorgeous. Thanks in part to Eve and Jane, the “anti-war” movement has as its new star a man who is openly ...

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PJ Profile: Grim's Hall

Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 1:22:55 pm PDT

Today’s featured profile at the Pajamas Media Information Site: Grim’s Hall.

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 30

Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 12:42:32 pm PDT

Here’s an open thread for the Gulf Coast disaster, as news breaks that New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has bought a house in Dallas. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin greeted President Bush when he arrived in Louisiana last night, and was at his side as he fielded ...

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Steyn: Flight 93, Re-Hijacked

Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 10:53:03 am PDT

On the subject of the outrageously insulting Flight 93 memorial, Mark Steyn says it all : Flight 93, Re-Hijacked. Todd Beamer couldn’t get through to his wife, so the last conversation of his life was with the GTE telephone operator, who stayed on the line with him and overheard his final ...

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5,000 Suicide Bombers in Germany

Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 10:37:47 am PDT

5,000 suicide bombers in Germany. (Hat tip: Ringo.) BERLIN, Germany (AP) — Germany is home to between 3,000 and 5,000 potential Islamic suicide attackers, a senior security official touted as the country’s next interior minister has been quoted as saying. Guenther Beckstein, currently interior minister in the German state of Bavaria, said ...

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Red Crescents in the News

Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 9:58:36 am PDT

The International Committee of the Red Cross has decided to think about considering having a meeting to schedule a discussion on whether or not to admit Jews into their fraternity: Red Cross Nations Seek Emblem Resolution. GENEVA - Member countries of the international Red Cross movement met on Monday to investigate ...

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Tuesday Morning Open Thread

Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 9:38:43 am PDT

From out of the west, it’s the Tuesday open thread...

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Hundreds of Islamic Terrorists in UK

Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 9:20:19 am PDT

‘Hundreds of potential terrorists’ in the UK. Police are monitoring “hundreds” of potential terrorists in Britain, according to Charles Clarke, the Home Secretary. Mr Clarke, along with Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, was giving evidence to the all-party Home Affairs Select Committee looking into the aftermath of the July 7 ...

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Palestinians Loot, Burn, Destroy in Gaza

Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 8:22:22 am PDT

Anyone surprised by this animalistic behavior has not been paying attention: An orgy of looting and arson. Hours after the IDF rolled out, vans bristling with masked gunmen and blaring martial music rolled into this abandoned settlement, passing donkey carts laden with loot and families picnicking on yellowing lawns. OC Southern Command ...

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Monday, September 12, 2005

NYT Loves Nihilist Art

Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 9:09:23 pm PDT

Here’s a rave review from New York Times critic Caryn James for an anti-American, pro-Palestinian art exhibit by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council: Beyond Comforting the Afflicted. On the wall of a new exhibition called “A Knock at the Door ...” is a politically charged, eye-catching work: an American flag shaped ...

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Monday Night Beach

Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 8:27:15 pm PDT

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 29

Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 4:42:06 pm PDT

Here’s an open thread for the Hurricane Katrina disaster, starting off with the exhaustive Katrina response timeline put together by Rick Moran. UPDATE at 9/12/05 5:49:37 pm: Don’t miss Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La) as she spins like a dervish on Fox News Sunday; The Political Teen has video.

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Death Cult Hit Parade

Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 10:24:17 am PDT

Hamas makes music in Gaza celebration war. Seeking credit for the end of Israel’s 38-year occupation, the album, with a sinister masked man and an Israeli soldier’s boot in flames on the cover, boasts songs by the Yassin Band, named after the late Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. The songs are generally ...

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UK Tries to Arrest Israeli Officer

Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 10:02:31 am PDT

Europe’s descent into madness continues: Israeli evades arrest at Heathrow over army war crime allegations. (Hat tip: Daniel.) Scotland Yard was thwarted yesterday in its attempt to seize a former senior Israeli army officer at Heathrow airport for alleged war crimes in occupied Palestinian lands after a British judge had issued ...

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UK Tackles Extremism

Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 9:44:07 am PDT

Andrew C. McCarthy on Tony Blair’s bizarre panel of terrorism advisers, consisting of radical Muslims: This Is “Tackling Extremism”? After the 7/7 bombing attacks by Islamo-fascists that killed scores of Londoners, British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced with great fanfare that he would create a Home Office task force of committees ...

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Palestinians Joyously Swimming and Looting

Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 9:00:34 am PDT

The mood is festive in Gaza, as Palestinians swim, drown, loot, and destroy with abandon: Palestinians swim and loot on Gaza’s first day of freedom. NEVE DEKALIM, Gaza Strip (AFP) - Palestinans celebrated the first day of the “liberation” of Gaza, scavenging through abandoned settlements for booty and taking joyous dips ...

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Monday Morning Open

Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 8:56:36 am PDT

Here’s an open thread for Monday morning...

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Outrage of the Day

Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 8:53:40 am PDT

On September 11, both TNT and CNN Headline News chose to air a sick commercial for a moonbat conspiracy web site, claiming that the World Trade Center was blown up on purpose with controlled detonations: Why would TNT think this was a good day to air this?

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Yahoo Hires Kevin Sites

Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 8:23:46 am PDT

Kevin Sites, who filmed a Marine shooting a wounded terrorist in a Fallujah mosque, released it immediately without context, and ignited a storm of anti-American rage in the Arab world, has been hired by Yahoo to do what he does best. Mr. Sites said he hoped that Yahoo users understood that ...

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Degraded Art for September 11

Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 7:57:59 am PDT

Images of President Bush threatened with a pistol and self-refuting “artistic” complaints about the “death of civil liberties”—now featured just in time for September 11, near Ground Zero in Manhattan. (Hat tip: Soccer Dad.) An art exhibit that trashes the U.S. flag - and portrays images of terror on the streets ...

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Google: 9/11 Just Another Day

Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 7:14:18 am PDT

Google, which usually commemorates special days with little pictures or changes to their logo, decided not to do anything to mark September 11. (Hat tip: Son of the Godfather.) Perhaps they were afraid of offending Muslims?

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Sunday, September 11, 2005

Palestinians Preparing for a Peaceful State

Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 8:52:55 pm PDT

Palestinians set fire to shuls, yeshiva. As the last IDF soldiers were heading outside the Gaza Strip early Monday morning, thousands of celebrating Palestinians took to the streets and made their way to the abandoned Jewish settlements. In Neveh Dekalim – formerly Gush Katif’s urban center – Palestinians set fire to what ...

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Muslim Adviser to Blair: Sinister Jews and Freemasons

Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 6:22:34 pm PDT

You are not going to believe this. Or maybe you will. I do, but I read an awful lot of this stuff. Unfortunately, it isn’t rare. And now, a Muslim adviser to Tony Blair says, “Jews and Freemasons controlled the Iraq war.” Tony Blair decided to wage war on Iraq after coming ...

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The Ghost Train of New Orleans

Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 5:45:51 pm PDT

Here’s an example of how the mayor of a city threatened with total destruction should not act: The Steady Buildup to a City’s Chaos. (Hat tip: Brendan Loy.) Nagin did not tell everyone to leave immediately, because the regional plan called for the suburbs to empty out first, but he did ...

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Ontario Rejects Shari'a

Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 5:20:51 pm PDT

There will be no Shari’a law in Ontario. (Hat tip: Tim G.) Ontario will not become the first Western jurisdiction to allow the use of a set of centuries’ old religious rules called Sharia law to settle Muslim family disputes, and will ban all religious arbitrations in the province, Premier Dalton ...

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The Return of Adam Gadahn

Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 2:59:26 pm PDT

ABC News has an Al Qaeda tape they “obtained” in Pakistan, featuring Orange County Islamic convert Adam Gadahn delivering threats to Los Angeles and Melbourne: American al Qaeda Member Warns of Attacks. Sept. 11, 2005 — In an apparent Sept. 11 communiqué broadcast on ABC News, an al Qaeda operative threatens new ...

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Flight 93 Memorialized with Red Crescent

Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 2:04:24 pm PDT

It now looks as if both of the planned memorials for 9/11 (the International Freedom Center in Manhattan and the “Crescent of Embrace” in Pennsylvania) will be monumental insults: Design for Flight 93 memorial chosen. WASHINGTON (AP) — The heroic struggle by airline passengers who thwarted a terror attack on the nation’s capital ...

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Disgusting Story of the Day

Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 1:28:42 pm PDT

The European appeasement sickness reaches a new low: Ditch Holocaust day, advisers urge Blair. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) ADVISERS appointed by Tony Blair after the London bombings are proposing to scrap the Jewish Holocaust Memorial Day because it is regarded as offensive to Muslims. They want to replace it with a Genocide ...

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Open Thread for 9/11 Tributes

Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 9:10:07 am PDT

This is a Sunday morning open thread for LGF readers to remember the events of September 11, 2001. Here’s an MP3 recording of Congress on 9/11, singing together. UPDATE at 9/11/05 9:22:30 am: At the Pajamas Media site: Never Forget.

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FDNY, 9/11

Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 8:05:38 am PDT

From Cox & Forkum.

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Saturday, September 10, 2005

The Forbidden History

Sat, Sep 10, 2005 at 3:58:01 pm PDT

At Victor Davis Hanson’s site, Bruce Thornton reviews The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims, the new book of essays by Andrew Bostom: The Forbidden History. Four years after 9/11 the postmortem of that disaster continues to focus on the institutional failures of our intelligence agencies ...

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Five Days with Katrina

Sat, Sep 10, 2005 at 2:44:59 pm PDT

Here’s a great photo gallery from downtown New Orleans, showing the aftermath of the storm as streets start to fill with water: Five Days with Katrina - Alvaro, 9/1/05. (Hat tip: jason97m.)

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Saturday Morning Open

Sat, Sep 10, 2005 at 9:13:04 am PDT

Here’s an open thread for Saturday morning...

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CNN Sues to Show Bodies

Sat, Sep 10, 2005 at 9:04:45 am PDT

The mainstream media immediately imposed a ban on graphic images from the September 11 attacks, but now they demand to be allowed to film dead hurricane victims: US drops banning media from body hunt. HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) — Rather than fight a lawsuit by CNN, the federal government abandoned its effort Saturday to ...

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Death Toll of 10,000 Now Called Unlikely

Sat, Sep 10, 2005 at 8:25:43 am PDT

Too many have died, and too many have lost everything, but the number of deaths may be much lower than some had feared: Death Toll of 10,000 Now Called Unlikely. NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9 — City officials said Friday that the death toll from Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath may be ...

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Palestinian Civil War Watch

Sat, Sep 10, 2005 at 8:19:10 am PDT

Gunmen open fire at Palestinian ministry. GAZA CITY (AFP) - Gunmen opened fire in a drive-by shooting outside the Palestinian interior ministry offices in Gaza City although no one was injured. “A car drove past the interior ministry’s press centre and unidentified gunmen opened fire,” ministry spokesman Tawfiq Abu Hosa told AFP ...

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Friday, September 09, 2005

Friday Night Horizon

Fri, Sep 9, 2005 at 9:32:59 pm PDT

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Flight 93 Memorial Outrage

Fri, Sep 9, 2005 at 8:25:59 pm PDT

Here’s another topic for discussion of the planned Flight 93 memorial in Pennsylvania, which resembles a giant Islamic red crescent.

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All-Time Conspiracy Hit Parade

Fri, Sep 9, 2005 at 8:21:14 pm PDT

MEMRI TV has put together an amazing (and appalling) collection of video clips from Arab and Iranian media, an anthology of conspiracy mania that must be seen to be believed: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories on Arab and Iranian TV Channels 2004-2005. [Video]

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Mahathir: "Who Are the Terrorists?"

Fri, Sep 9, 2005 at 6:50:16 pm PDT

The openly Islamist, “retired” former prime minister of Malaysia is at it again, offending American and British diplomats at a “human rights” conference in Kuala Lumpur: UK and US diplomats walk out after ‘terrorists’ outburst. BRITISH and American diplomats walked out of a human rights conference in Malaysia today, after the ...

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Iraqi Soldiers Donate to Katrina Victims

Fri, Sep 9, 2005 at 6:30:21 pm PDT

A big LGF thank you to the Iraqi soldiers who contributed a month’s salary to help Katrina victims. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) TAJI, Iraq, Sept. 9, 2005 — Iraqi soldiers serving at Taji military base collected 1,000,000 Iraqi dinars for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Iraqi Col. Abbas Fadhil, Iraqi base commander, presented ...

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 28

Fri, Sep 9, 2005 at 3:39:52 pm PDT

The disaster on the Gulf Coast is not over by a long shot, so here’s another open thread starting with Glenn Reynolds’ monumental list of links to blog resources on the hurricane.

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Reality-Based Robots

Fri, Sep 9, 2005 at 2:43:30 pm PDT

Markos and his “reality-based” Koz Kidz are running a poll: The Daily Kos Poll. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) Overall, do you approve, disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President? The current results, from the party of progressive diversity:

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N. Va. Muslim Charged in Assassination Plot

Fri, Sep 9, 2005 at 2:03:05 pm PDT

Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, the North Virginia Muslim accused of plotting to assassinate President Bush, has also been charged with trying to bring an Al Qaeda cell into the US across the Mexican border: N.Va. Man Indicted in Plot Against Bush. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) An American student was charged yesterday ...

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Michael Brown Relieved of Katrina Command

Fri, Sep 9, 2005 at 11:43:47 am PDT

FEMA Chief Relieved of Katrina Command. WASHINGTON - Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown is being relieved of his command of the Bush administration’s Hurricane Katrina onsite relief efforts, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced Friday. He will be replaced by Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad W. Allen, who was overseeing ...

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 27

Fri, Sep 9, 2005 at 10:34:34 am PDT

Here’s an open thread for our ongoing discussion of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, and what we can do to help...

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Krauthammer: Assigning Blame

Fri, Sep 9, 2005 at 9:56:11 am PDT

Charles Krauthammer has a great piece on Assigning Blame. WASHINGTON — In less enlightened times, there was no catastrophe independent of human agency. When the plague or some other natural disaster struck, witches were burned, Jews were massacred and all felt better (except the witches and Jews). A few centuries later, ...

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Talabani Appeals to US Not to Quit

Fri, Sep 9, 2005 at 9:47:08 am PDT

The people calling to “bring the troops home now!” need to examine their cause carefully (not that they will), because as Iraqi President Jalal Talabani makes clear, the anti-war crowd is literally on the same side as the Dark Ages terrorists trying to destroy Iraq’s future: Iraq appeals to US ...

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Chickenbeavers

Fri, Sep 9, 2005 at 8:56:40 am PDT

Done With Mirrors turns the tables on the anti-war left’s rhetorical “stick in the spokes.” (Hat tip: NC.) So let’s keep playing chickenhawk; let’s apply it to another situation. “Don’t advocate government actions that will involve sacrifice unless you’re also putting yourself directly in the place of those who may be ...

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PJ Profile: William Quick

Fri, Sep 9, 2005 at 8:16:07 am PDT

The featured profile for today at the Pajamas Media Information Site is the DailyPundit, science fiction writer William T. Quick.

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Thursday, September 08, 2005

Moonbat Convergence in Los Angeles on 9/11

Thu, Sep 8, 2005 at 9:21:12 pm PDT

CODEPINK is in LA for September 11, and they’re planning a gala America-hating event. Moonbats welcome. Cash bar. CODEPINK LA. Join Cindy Sheehan & CODEPINK for the spirit of Camp Casey as we send Cindy off to the bus tour and send aid to Louisiana ... Friday, September 9 7:30-9pm Agape Spiritual Center 5700 ...

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Rathergate: One Year On

Thu, Sep 8, 2005 at 9:00:15 pm PDT

One year ago tonight the Rathergate scandal broke, as CBS News and Dan Rather used obviously faked documents to try to influence the course of a presidential election—and got caught red-handed. Here’s our CBS Killian Document Index, telling the story of LGF’s part in exposing this MSM episode of infamy, as ...

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Militant Neocon Pundits Are Smearing Islam

Thu, Sep 8, 2005 at 8:13:27 pm PDT

Islamic reverse-think at its most insane: Militant neocon pundits are smearing Islam! Three militant neocon pundits spoke vehemently against the Bush administration’s gesture to include American Muslim leaders in discussions on how to deal with the rising tide of anti-Americanism and to restore the level of trust and support the United ...

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HuffPo Skewered by Gutfeld

Thu, Sep 8, 2005 at 6:43:37 pm PDT

Gutfeld bites the hand that feeds him, and we can but laugh: HuffPo Emergency Bush Bash Blog Application for the Victims of All Disasters Everywhere! HELLO EVERYONE!!! Do you often find yourself fantasizing about becoming a Huffpo blogger? Do you love to read other blogs, digest their info, and then expel pre-chewed ...

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9/11 Anniversary Approaching

Thu, Sep 8, 2005 at 4:43:31 pm PDT

WCBS 880 in New York has a special page set up for the 9/11 Anniversary. And the Discovery Channel has a must-see documentary about United Airlines Flight 93, airing on September 11, titled The Flight That Fought Back.

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Thursday Open Thread

Thu, Sep 8, 2005 at 12:33:50 pm PDT

The open thread, better late than never...

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 26

Thu, Sep 8, 2005 at 10:19:15 am PDT

Army’s engineers spent millions on Louisiana projects labeled as pork. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Before Hurricane Katrina breached a levee on the New Orleans Industrial Canal, the Army Corps of Engineers had launched a $748 million construction project at that very location. But the project had nothing to ...

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Dems Go Simple

Thu, Sep 8, 2005 at 9:32:13 am PDT

An incredibly fatuous statement from Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid. “Katrina makes it clear this government has failed,” Reid said. “We must find out why immediately to make sure the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina never happens again.” While the emergency response could undoubtedly have been better (on many levels), I’d ...

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Nursing Home Didn't Evacuate

Thu, Sep 8, 2005 at 9:04:05 am PDT

A terrible scene caused by apparent criminal negligence at St. Rita’s Nursing Home. (Hat tip: jlfintx.) CHALMETTE, La. – When St. Bernard Parish officials realized last week that St. Rita’s Nursing Home had not evacuated as Hurricane Katrina bore down on the parish, they called to ask why. Their offer to ...

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Arafat Death Cover-Up

Thu, Sep 8, 2005 at 8:47:26 am PDT

At Israel Insider, a report on the death of Yasser Arafat suggests strongly that the cause was AIDS—but that the diagnosis has been covered up by French doctors: Arafat’s physician: French found AIDS; cover-up alleged on cause of death. The release of Yasser Arafat’s pathology report has reignited a heated debate ...

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MoveOn.org Hits Bottom, Digs

Thu, Sep 8, 2005 at 8:10:47 am PDT

The vultures of MoveOn.org are planning a television ad that uses images of New Orleans hurricane victims to attack John Roberts. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) The televised images of poverty-stricken evacuees from Hurricane Katrina are part of a provocative, last-minute effort by a liberal interest group to divert federal Judge John ...

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PJ Profiles: Ed Driscoll

Thu, Sep 8, 2005 at 7:54:04 am PDT

Today’s featured blogger at the Pajamas Media Information Site: the man with the blue hat, Ed Driscoll.

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Wednesday, September 07, 2005

The Red Cross and the Superdome

Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at 10:35:14 pm PDT

Did Louisiana state officials deliberately prevent Red Cross aid from getting into the Superdome? Radio Blogger has the transcript of an explosive interview on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show with Fox News’ Major Garrett. (Hat tip: LGF readers.)

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Why Arafish Went Belly-Up

Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at 9:05:00 pm PDT

Confidential medical report on PA leader’s death. An analysis of the confidential medical report on Yasser Arafat’s death reveals three main possibilities as to the cause: poisoning, AIDS, or an infection. Israel and foreign doctors who have seen the report say the details do not lead to a conclusive determination on what ...

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 25

Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at 8:53:27 pm PDT

NOLA View weblog continues to post communications from people trapped by the flood in New Orleans.

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Naked Anti-Americanism At Huffington Post

Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at 8:46:46 pm PDT

Incredibly ugly gloating at Huffington Post, from a member of the highly privileged class who clearly loathes the life he enjoys: Hooman Majd: The End of Empire. (Hat tip: Decision ‘08.) September 2005: the end of Empire. It matters not who or what is to blame other than nature’s ugly daughter ...

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A Funny Odor

Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at 6:15:26 pm PDT

A November 29, 2004 Press Release from the DOJ: Shreveport, Louisiana . . . A federal grand jury has returned two separate indictments charging three members of the State Military Department with offenses related to the obstruction of an audit of the use of federal funds for flood mitigation activities ...

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LGF Gear

Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at 6:09:33 pm PDT

That’s right, it’s the Official LGF Lizardoid Gear. Get yours now!

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 24

Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at 5:57:37 pm PDT

Another open thread for discussion of the Category 5 hurricane that destroyed so many people’s lives...

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Daily Kos: 17th Street Levee Bombed by the Army Corps of Engineers

Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at 5:54:32 pm PDT

Wow. Daily Kos: 17th street levee bombed by the Army Corps of Engineers. (Hat tip: NC.) Comments to this diary entry run the gamut from “highly skeptical” to “barking moonbat.” Cointelpro ravers mingle with the relative sane. It’s a depressing microcosm of what’s wrong with the modern left.

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Radical Islam Loses Again in Florida

Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at 4:31:02 pm PDT

In a victory for plain common sense, a Florida court has upheld a ruling that convicted child batterer Sultaana Freeman cannot wear a mask in her driver’s license photo: Florida court upholds veil ban. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (AP) — A Muslim woman who, for religious reasons, wanted ...

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Good News from Iraq

Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at 2:42:29 pm PDT

American hostage Roy Hallums, held captive since November 1, 2004, has been freed in Iraq.

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PA Gets $50M, Calls for More Terror

Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at 2:26:56 pm PDT

Palestinian Authority gets $50M in aid, then incites against US. But no one ever holds them responsible. A report published by Palestinian Media Watch revealed that after having signed a deal with the US for $50 million to help with housing and infrastructure, Palestinian Authority officials called to launch attacks against US ...

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Where Did the Debris from the Twin Towers Go?

Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at 2:21:56 pm PDT

The First Post has a moving story about the debris from the World Trade Center towers—and its connection to the disaster in New Orleans.

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London Mayor: Bomber Families Should Attend Memorial

Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at 9:44:50 am PDT

Red Ken Livingstone’s latest expression of multiculturalism: ‘Don’t turn away’ bomber families. Families of the 7 July suicide bombers should be allowed to attend the national memorial service for the victims, according to London’s mayor. Ken Livingstone said they should not be turned away from the 1 November mass at St Paul’s ...

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Religious Apartheid in Indonesia

Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at 9:17:48 am PDT

In the Islamic state of Indonesia, they have a “Child Protection Act,” and three women have been convicted of violating it, after a trial in which they were threatened with death by “extremists.” Their crime? Holding a “Happy Weekend” event. The Act protects Muslim children from Christianity: Three Christian women jailed for ...

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Wednesday Open

Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at 9:13:42 am PDT

Here is an open thread for Wednesday morning...

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Bush-Bashing Backfires Again

Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at 7:57:06 am PDT

From Drudge Report: A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll of 609 adults taken September 5-6 shows: Blame Game — 13% said George W. Bush is “most responsible for the problems in New Orleans after the hurricane”; 18% said “federal agencies”; 25% said “state and local officials”; 38% said “no one is to blame”; 6% ...

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Hanoi Jane, Mama Moonbat, and Lord Hee Haw

Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at 7:45:32 am PDT

Jane Fonda has canceled her anti-war bus tour, and chosen to team up with two of the most hateful, bigoted “progressives” on the modern scene—Mother Sheehan and George Galloway: Fonda Puts Brakes on Bus Tour. (Hat tip: Ethel.) Jane Fonda told me yesterday she’s scrapped plans for anti-war bus trip next ...

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 23

Wed, Sep 7, 2005 at 7:38:38 am PDT

Chuck Simmins has been keeping track of donations to the relief effort; the total as of this writing: $465,769,985. The New Editor has a very impressive list of corporations that have donated to the relief effort, just from last Friday: Companies Step Up In Relief Effort. The US Navy has a gallery ...

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Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Approaching the Two Millionth Comment

Tue, Sep 6, 2005 at 10:12:08 pm PDT

Sometime tonight, a member of the lizardoid army will post LGF’s two millionth comment. I’m somewhat amazed that my little home-brew blogging application is still chugging along as sprightly as ever, with such a massive database behind it. (And a flat file database, to boot, surviving two host changes, several ...

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Mayor Nagin Springs Into Action

Tue, Sep 6, 2005 at 9:33:56 pm PDT

New Orleans Mayor Orders Forced Evacuation. NEW ORLEANS - As flood waters receded inch by inch Tuesday, New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin authorized law enforcement officers and the U.S. military to force the evacuation of all residents who refuse to heed orders to leave the dark, dangerous city. Nagin’s emergency declaration ...

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PJ Profiles: Cathy Seipp

Tue, Sep 6, 2005 at 9:01:27 pm PDT

Tonight’s featured blogger at the Pajamas Media Information Site: the irascible yet endearing Cathy Seipp.

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Arafish's Cousin Terminated

Tue, Sep 6, 2005 at 8:18:57 pm PDT

The Palestinian thugocracy is trying to bury the evidence: Gaza gunmen kill ex-security chief Arafat -police. GAZA (Reuters) - Gunmen in Gaza shot dead former Palestinian security chief and local strongman Moussa Arafat, a cousin to late leader Yasser Arafat, after storming his home on Wednesday, police and medics said. The killing ...

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Greedy US Company Aids Chinese Fascists

Tue, Sep 6, 2005 at 8:10:10 pm PDT

A Chinese dissident who used Yahoo! email to send material critical of the Chinese government has been arrested, after Yahoo! apparently helped the Chinese secret police track him down; Roger L. Simon has the details: Do You Yahoo? - The Chinese Secret Police Evidently Do.

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Myth, Fact, and the Al-Dura Affair

Tue, Sep 6, 2005 at 6:51:51 pm PDT

Don’t miss Nidra Poller’s explosive exposé of one of the modern era’s biggest propaganda stories: Myth, Fact, and the al-Dura Affair. Read the whole thing, and prepare to be amazed at the depth of the duplicity, from the Palestinian Authority... and from France 2 television. UPDATE at 9/6/05 6:53:41 pm: Melanie Phillips has ...

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 22

Tue, Sep 6, 2005 at 3:38:00 pm PDT

Lots of information about the New Orleans emergency plan here, including many links to source documents: Why Didn’t Louisiana Follow its Required Emergency Plan?

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Iraqi President Says Saddam Confessed

Tue, Sep 6, 2005 at 3:04:59 pm PDT

Iraqi Leader: Saddam Confessed to Crimes. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq’s president said Tuesday that Saddam Hussein had confessed to killings and other “crimes” committed during his regime. President Jalal Talabani told Iraqi television that he had been informed by an investigating judge that “he was able to extract confessions from Saddam’s ...

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Daily Kos Master Plan Sinks

Tue, Sep 6, 2005 at 2:52:08 pm PDT

Markos “Screw Them” Moulitsas Zuniga was supposed to unveil his top secret plan to destroy the Democratic Leadership Council ... uh ...yesterday. Courtesy of master photoshopper Allah, we now know why the schedule has slipped: Some of the Kidz are starting to wonder whassup: Daily Kos: Kos—anti-DLC initiative?

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Islamic Fascists Control Iraqi Town

Tue, Sep 6, 2005 at 12:59:01 pm PDT

According to the Washington Post, a very bad situation has developed in the Iraqi town of Qaim, where we can see what sort of society the “insurgents” have planned for Iraq: Insurgents Assert Control Over Town Near Syrian Border. BAGHDAD, Sept. 5 — Fighters loyal to militant leader Abu Musab Zarqawi ...

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Terrorists Don't Exist for the MSM

Tue, Sep 6, 2005 at 12:33:08 pm PDT

Neo-neocon has an excellent post on the anniversary of the Beslan school massacre, and the bizarre reluctance of mainstream media to use the word “terrrorist:” Placing blame: thoughts on the first anniversary of Beslan. If you read the Globe AP article carefully, you’ll note something very strange. If ever people had ...

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 21

Tue, Sep 6, 2005 at 8:07:02 am PDT

Here’s another open thread for updates on the Hurricane Katrina disaster...

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Spielberg: Sensitive to Mass Murderers

Tue, Sep 6, 2005 at 8:06:02 am PDT

A terrorist mass murderer is whining that he’s afraid Steven Spielberg’s film about the Munich Olympics atrocity will portray him in a bad light. Spielberg says not to worry; his film will be sensitive to all sides. (Hat tip: Ryan.) Sensitive to the murderous savages of Black September? GAZA (Reuters) - The Palestinian ...

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The Vultures of the Venomous Left

Tue, Sep 6, 2005 at 7:55:47 am PDT

Wesley Pruden sums up the instant politicization of the Katrina disaster: Not much traction with the abuse. The vultures of the venomous left are attacking on two fronts, first that the president didn’t do what the incompetent mayor of New Orleans and the pouty governor of Louisiana should have done, and ...

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Nagin Rolls Over

Tue, Sep 6, 2005 at 7:49:15 am PDT

Here’s the video of New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin’s appearance on CNN, in which he shifts the blame to Governor Kathleen Blanco: CNN.com Video. (Hat tip: Bareknucklepolitics.)

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Spicoli the Hero

Tue, Sep 6, 2005 at 7:43:00 am PDT

Sean Penn, last seen trying to bail out his sinking boat with a horrible red plastic cup, tells a London paper this morning that he was pulling drowning people out of the water. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) And of course, he also blasts the Bush administration. The US government was accused of ...

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Monday, September 05, 2005

Prayer Returns to Public School

Mon, Sep 5, 2005 at 10:32:00 pm PDT

Prayer in public school? No problem, if you’re a Muslim: Muslim parents seek cooperation from schools. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) CLIFFSIDE PARK, New Jersey (AP) — Yasmeen Elsamra had a simple request: While her classmates were eating lunch, she wanted to go off by herself for a few moments to pray. The 14-year-old ...

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Cycle of Violence: And Miles to Go

Mon, Sep 5, 2005 at 10:20:02 pm PDT

Total distance over the holiday weekend: 136 miles ... 64 miles on Saturday, 37 on Sunday, and a quick 35 miles on Monday. Rode hard on Saturday, trying to purge the stress of the past week, taking the climb out of Malaga Cove at 13-14 mph and keeping the pace ...

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Nagin: "She Said She Needed 24 Hours"

Mon, Sep 5, 2005 at 8:44:19 pm PDT

An extraordinary interview with New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin, as he rolls over on Governor Kathleen Blanco: CNN.com - Transcripts. (Hat tip: dan.) NAGIN: Look, I’ll take whatever responsibility that I have to take. But let me ask you this question: When you have a city of 500,000 people, and you ...

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Steyn: Re-Primitivized Man

Mon, Sep 5, 2005 at 7:36:16 pm PDT

Proof that nothing changed after Sept. 11. In the Atlantic Monthly a few years back, Robert D. Kaplan went to Liberia, Sierra Leone, and other failed jurisdictions of West Africa and concluded that many of the “citizens” of these “states,” roaming the streets raping and killing, belonged to a phenomenon called ...

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Thousands Dead? Let's Send Our Police to Vegas!

Mon, Sep 5, 2005 at 6:14:08 pm PDT

I’m having a real problem understanding the reasoning behind this: City to Offer Free Trips to Las Vegas for Officers. NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 4 - A day after two police suicides and the abrupt resignations or desertions of up to 200 police officers, defiant city officials on Sunday began offering five-day ...

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Bill Whittle: Tribes

Mon, Sep 5, 2005 at 5:55:53 pm PDT

Here’s a treat for Labor Day—a new essay by Bill Whittle, at his righteously angry best: TRIBES.

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Cue the Drum Loop

Mon, Sep 5, 2005 at 4:18:05 pm PDT

Are you curious what FEMA’s been spending money on? Well, here’s one project: FEMA for Kids Rap. (Hat tip: Riding Sun.) Cue the drum loop. Unh. Disaster . . . it can happen anywhere, But we’ve got a few tips, so you can be prepared For floods, tornadoes, or even a ...

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 20

Mon, Sep 5, 2005 at 12:18:29 pm PDT

Here’s another Labor Day open thread, for the ongoing discussion of Hurricane Katrina and what we can do to help...

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Palestinian Work Accident Watch

Mon, Sep 5, 2005 at 12:12:00 pm PDT

4 Die in Gaza City House Explosion. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - An explosion destroyed a house after nightfall Monday in Gaza City, killing four people and injuring at least 30, residents and officials said. Three nearby buildings were reported on fire. Residents said the wrecked home in the Shajaiyeh neighborhood near ...

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NHC Director: Not a Surprise

Mon, Sep 5, 2005 at 9:11:43 am PDT

Official says feds warned of storm’s potential. BATON ROUGE, La. — Max Mayfield, director of the National Hurricane Center, said yesterday that officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security — including FEMA Director Mike Brown and Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff — listened in ...

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Daily Kos: Strategies for the Coming Weeks

Mon, Sep 5, 2005 at 8:36:40 am PDT

The Kos Kidz are doing what they do best—cold-bloodedly calculating how to squeeze political advantage out of the worst natural disaster ever to hit the United States, before the bodies are even counted: Daily Kos: The Perfect Storm: Strategies for the Coming Weeks. (Hat tip: Kilgore Trout.) The answer is found ...

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 19

Mon, Sep 5, 2005 at 8:24:12 am PDT

Here’s an open thread for Monday, Labor Day, as the grim job of dealing with Katrina’s aftermath continues: New Orleans Steps Up Evacuations. NOLA View weblog.

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Media Spreading Insanity

Mon, Sep 5, 2005 at 8:04:36 am PDT

Today, a female reporter at a press conference with George W. Bush and Bill Clinton asked whether the New Orleans levees were deliberately opened. (Hat tip: labrat.) Former presidents, Bush and Clinton gave a news conference today. Towards the end, as Bush and Clinton were walking off the stage, at about ...

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Karen Hughes Addresses Radical Islamic Front Group

Mon, Sep 5, 2005 at 7:49:58 am PDT

George W. Bush adviser Karen Hughes, amazingly, addressed the Islamic Society of North America’s convention in Chicago on Friday, and praised them for condemning terrorism. It’s amazing (and very depressing) because the ISNA is a notorious front for radical Islam, as Frank Gaffney points out in this article imploring Hughes to ...

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Flyer Calls for "Jihad" Against the LAPD

Mon, Sep 5, 2005 at 7:34:52 am PDT

Flyers have been appearing in South Los Angeles calling for the Bloods and Crips street gangs to unite with the Nation of Islam in jihad against the Los Angeles Police Department. (Hat tip: Avary.) KFI NEWS has obtained a copy of a flyer that’s been circulated in South Los Angeles, calling ...

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Sunday, September 04, 2005

Mobile Hospital Delayed By State Officials

Sun, Sep 4, 2005 at 10:33:38 pm PDT

Katrina medical help held up by red tape. The North Carolina mobile hospital stranded in Mississippi was developed through the Office of Homeland Security after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. With capacity for 113 beds, it is designed to handle disasters and mass casualties.Equipment includes ultrasound, digital radiology, satellite Internet, and ...

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RoP Strikes In West Bank

Sun, Sep 4, 2005 at 10:28:44 pm PDT

Muslims ransack Christian village. TAIBA — Efforts were under way on Sunday to calm the situation in this Christian village east of Ramallah after an attack by hundreds of Muslim men from nearby villages left many houses and vehicles torched. The incident began on Saturday night and lasted until early Sunday, when ...

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NOAA Hurricane Hunter Captures Katrina at Her Meanest

Sun, Sep 4, 2005 at 8:29:43 pm PDT

Lt. Mike Silah, a P-3 pilot for the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration, captured some amazing photographs from inside the eye of Hurricane Katrina when she was a Category Five monster bearing down on the Gulf Coast, on August 28, 2005: NOAA Hurricane Hunter Pilot Captures Katrina at Her Meanest. ...

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 18

Sun, Sep 4, 2005 at 6:38:48 pm PDT

Here’s another open thread for the Hurricane Katrina disaster... Gateway Pundit discovered a video of the hurricane and storm surge smashing into Gulfport, Mississippi, taken by storm-chasers who were right in the middle of it: Hurricane Katrina Barrels into Gulfport. Only two organizations were on the scene from day one as refugees ...

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Spicoli Springs into Action

Sun, Sep 4, 2005 at 5:37:09 pm PDT

When Sean Penn’s life is made into a film, do you think they’ll dramatize this ridiculous episode? (Hat tip: LGF readers.) EFFORTS by Hollywood actor Sean Penn to aid New Orleans victims stranded by Hurricane Katrina foundered badly overnight, when the boat he was piloting to launch a rescue attempt sprang ...

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Outrageous Reuters Bias

Sun, Sep 4, 2005 at 4:46:15 pm PDT

The first to email about the latest outrage from Reuters was Banagor, who noticed it in his RSS reader, and then saw Reuters do a quick edit job. But the story is still online at the Reuters web site, and you won’t believe the first paragraph (or maybe you will). Remember, ...

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Iran's Manhattan Project Speeds Ahead

Sun, Sep 4, 2005 at 3:07:58 pm PDT

Judging from their defiant rhetoric, Iran has entered a new phase in their nuclear weapons program—as they drop any pretense of caring about the European Union’s strongly-worded letters: Iran Rejects European Threat of Sanctions. TEHRAN, Iran - Iran will continue uranium reprocessing despite Europe’s threat to refer it to the ...

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Nagin: "If the CIA Slips Me Something..."

Sun, Sep 4, 2005 at 3:02:10 pm PDT

The Associated Press says New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin has stopped shouting and swearing and crying, and is now calm and optimistic after meeting with President Bush. Nagin also said he’s worried the CIA may try to take him out. “Today was a turning point, I think,” he said. “My philosophy is ...

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 17

Sun, Sep 4, 2005 at 9:30:55 am PDT

Here’s another open thread for discussion of the disaster in Mississippi and Louisiana, and what we can do to help. A comprehensive list of relief organizations. UPDATE at 9/4/05 10:12:37 am: People in New Orleans are communicating through the NOLA View weblog. UPDATE at 9/4/05 10:29:10 am: Michelle is organizing school supplies for children displaced ...

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Sunday Open Thread

Sun, Sep 4, 2005 at 9:08:00 am PDT

Here’s an open thread for Sunday morning...

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Muslims Aim to Silence Critics

Sun, Sep 4, 2005 at 9:03:11 am PDT

Yet another mainstream media article on the ISNA and CAIR that blatantly whitewashes their radical Islamic agenda, as the Indystar reports on another initiative by these “civil rights groups” to silence their critics: Muslims aim to challenge critics in America. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) As usual, there’s no mention here of ...

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NOPD Bails

Sun, Sep 4, 2005 at 8:47:07 am PDT

According to the New York Times, at least 200 New Orleans police have given up and walked away. NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 3 - Reeling from the chaos of this overwhelmed city, at least 200 New Orleans police officers have walked away from their jobs and two have committed suicide, police officials ...

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Progressives Show Sympathy for Rehnquist

Sun, Sep 4, 2005 at 8:42:04 am PDT

A moving tribute to Chief Justice Rehnquist, by Armando at Daily Kos: Chief Justice William Rehnquist has Died. (Hat tip: Soxblog.) Update [2005-9-3 23:27:39 by Armando]: By Armando. R.I.P. William Rehnquist. I won’t be a hypocrite and claim even an ounce of admiration for Rehnquist the Justice or Rehnquist the man. ...

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Dem Senator Threatens President

Sun, Sep 4, 2005 at 8:28:48 am PDT

Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) threatened to punch the President today on ABC’s “This Week:” I’ll Punch Bush, ‘Literally’. Sen. Mary Landrieu threatened the president of the United States with physical violence on Sunday, saying that if he or any other government official criticizes New Orleans police for failing to keep civil ...

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Ben Stein: Get Off His Back

Sun, Sep 4, 2005 at 8:23:38 am PDT

A few truths from Ben Stein, on the left’s predictable rush to judgment: Get Off His Back.

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Bush Derangement Syndrome in Dallas

Sun, Sep 4, 2005 at 7:51:25 am PDT

The left has found a way to help Katrina victims. (Hat tip: Baldy.) Evacuees also were housed at Reunion Arena in Dallas. As a few people smoked cigarettes outside, a plane emerged overhead trailing a sign that read, “Shame on You George Bush.”

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Saturday, September 03, 2005

The Ray Nagin Memorial Motor Pool

Sat, Sep 3, 2005 at 10:07:23 pm PDT

The Ray Nagin Memorial Motor Pool. Hundreds of buses, abandoned and unused during the evacuation, now leaking tons of diesel fuel and motor oil into the already toxic water.

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Blanco Refused to Act

Sat, Sep 3, 2005 at 9:50:29 pm PDT

At the Washington Post, in a story with a headline that gives no indication of the important information it contains, we discover that federal officials have been desperately trying to get Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco to do something about the disaster in New Orleans—but she refused to act: Thousands Remain ...

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Appeals for Help in New Orleans

Sat, Sep 3, 2005 at 9:02:35 pm PDT

People are still trapped in dangerous places in New Orleans, and appealing for help at the NOLA View weblog.

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Chief Justice Rehnquist: RIP

Sat, Sep 3, 2005 at 8:48:16 pm PDT

An era passes: Chief Justice Rehnquist Dies at His Home. WASHINGTON - Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist died Saturday evening at his home in suburban Virginia, said Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg. A statement from the spokeswoman said he was surrounded by his three children when he died in Arlington. “The Chief Justice ...

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List of Hurricane-Related Charities

Sat, Sep 3, 2005 at 6:51:03 pm PDT

The Network for Good site has an excellent list of charities and relief organizations: Hurricane Victims Need Your Help Today.

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Michael Moore Does What He Does

Sat, Sep 3, 2005 at 6:46:13 pm PDT

Michael Moore’s latest “open letter” to the President is a sarcasm-laced laundry list of every spurious charge we’ve been hearing for the past five days: Welcome to MichaelMoore.com! Friday, September 2nd, 2005 Dear Mr. Bush: Any idea where all our helicopters are? It’s Day 5 of Hurricane Katrina and thousands remain stranded in ...

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National Geographic Predicted Katrina

Sat, Sep 3, 2005 at 6:19:02 pm PDT

Here’s a prescient article published by National Geographic in 2004: Louisiana’s Wetlands. Thousands drowned in the murky brew that was soon contaminated by sewage and industrial waste. Thousands more who survived the flood later perished from dehydration and disease as they waited to be rescued. It took two months to pump ...

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Helping Refugees in Austin, TX

Sat, Sep 3, 2005 at 5:01:37 pm PDT

At Kesher Talk, Judith Weiss is listing relief efforts for refugees coming to Austin TX, including hotels, shelters, clothing, food, and support for nursing mothers: Helping hurricane refugees in Austin TX.

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Lizards on the Ground

Sat, Sep 3, 2005 at 4:56:59 pm PDT

Updates on the lizard-powered relief effort at punditeria.

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Supreme Mullah Calls for Murder

Sat, Sep 3, 2005 at 4:27:49 pm PDT

Iran’s leader calls for Jihad against Israel. TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran’s supreme leader hailed Palestinian militants for “expelling the Zionist regime from Gaza” and called for the “continuation and fortification of resistance and Jihad,” or holy struggle. “The only way to confront the Zionist enemy is the continuation and fortification of resistance ...

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How Dumb Can It Get?

Sat, Sep 3, 2005 at 4:22:53 pm PDT

If the left’s dumbest blogger didn’t already exist, the gods of schtoopidity would have to create him: Right Wing Utopia. As others have pointed out, the chaos and anarchy of Katrina, the lack of a central government that provides for its citizens ... is right-wing utopia. That is not the ...

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Galveston, September 1900

Sat, Sep 3, 2005 at 8:36:57 am PDT

An LGF reader forwarded these quotes about the Galveston Hurricane of 1900: *** Looters found despoiling the dead were stood against the nearest wall or pile of debris and shot without hindrance of a trial. The grisly work of collecting the dead continued by torchlight. The workers were issued generous rations of ...

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 16

Sat, Sep 3, 2005 at 8:19:21 am PDT

Here’s an open thread for Saturday morning, dedicated to the Katrina disaster and relief efforts...

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Remembering Beslan, the AFP Way

Sat, Sep 3, 2005 at 8:09:50 am PDT

Here’s an AFP story about the anniversary of the horrific slaughter of children in Beslan, Russia, by Islamic terrorists from Chechnya—in which the word “Islam” does not appear: Minute of silence marks anniversary of Beslan hostage bloodbath. BESLAN, Russia (AFP) - Stifling anguished cries, survivors of the Beslan tragedy and relatives ...

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Chrenkoff's Crazy Quotes, Part 2

Sat, Sep 3, 2005 at 7:59:57 am PDT

Chrenkoff is collecting quotes illustrating the almost unbelievable stupidity, arrogance, hatred, and calculated mendacity pouring from mainstream media, dim-witted rappers, and opportunistic politicians.

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When the Cat's Away

Sat, Sep 3, 2005 at 7:43:46 am PDT

The terrorist rats are coming out of their basements: Hamas’ Secretive Military Wing Emerges. JERUSALEM - Hamas’ secretive military wing emerged from hiding Saturday, naming commanders and detailing how they attacked Israelis as part of a competition with the Palestinian Authority over who will get credit for Israel’s pullout from Gaza. The ...

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Hurricane Katrina Data Collection

Sat, Sep 3, 2005 at 7:40:20 am PDT

Here’s an email I received this morning from a long-time LGF reader, who’s helping to organize another grass-roots effort to get information about those who have survived the disaster and are seeking to reunite with family, and/or let them know they are safe: *** Dear Friends, As with many of you, I have ...

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Friday, September 02, 2005

Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 15

Fri, Sep 2, 2005 at 9:48:43 pm PDT

From an AP release on August 28, we discover that President Bush appealed to the mayor of New Orleans and the governor of Louisiana to evacuate the city: Mandatory evacuation ordered for New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In the face of a catastrophic Hurricane Katrina, a mandatory evacuation was ordered ...

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Aerial Photos at NOAA

Fri, Sep 2, 2005 at 8:06:18 pm PDT

Stunning, horrifying aerial photographs of the devastation, at NOAA News Online. Those dotted lines in the lower part of the photo were formerly known as “bridges.”

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Every Little Bit Helps

Fri, Sep 2, 2005 at 6:49:56 pm PDT

The Pajamas Media Information Site is dedicated to the people of Louisiana and Mississippi over the Labor Day weekend.

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More Than 3 Dozen Countries Pledge Assistance

Fri, Sep 2, 2005 at 1:21:42 pm PDT

Australia, Japan, Germany Offer Relief. (Hat tip: realwest.) WASHINGTON - In an accelerating drive, more than three dozen countries have pledged assistance in connection with the Hurricane Katrina disaster. The offers blur political lines. Cuba and Venezuela, for instance, have offered to help despite political differences with Washington. Oil giant Saudi Arabia ...

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 14

Fri, Sep 2, 2005 at 12:32:09 pm PDT

The open threads for Hurricane Katrina seem to be filling up as fast as I can post them, so here’s another. Please keep posting messages about the disaster and how we can help.

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VDH: Our Dog Days

Fri, Sep 2, 2005 at 12:00:58 pm PDT

Victor Davis Hanson on the summer of our discontent: Our Dog Days. The Greeks believed that the rising of Sirius, the Dog Star, in August made the sun grow hot, and hence inaugurated a period when people acted a little crazy — as we ourselves all saw the past few weeks. But ...

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IAEA Springs Into Action

Fri, Sep 2, 2005 at 11:56:46 am PDT

UN: Iran Has Tons of Gas for Nuke Bomb. VIENNA, Austria - Iran has produced nearly seven tons of the gas used in uranium enrichment since last month, a U.N. report said Friday. Experts said that amount was enough to produce a nuclear bomb. In unusually strong language, the report also said ...

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Aliens Have Invaded the Earth

Fri, Sep 2, 2005 at 11:43:33 am PDT

Democratic Underground - I did not stop to help a * supporter today. (Hat tip: Kathryn Lopez.) demgurl (1000 posts) Fri Sep-02-05 01:01 PM Original message I did not stop to help a * supporter today. I had no idea how deeply my hate for that man ran. My lack of an interaction, with a * ...

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 13

Fri, Sep 2, 2005 at 9:26:28 am PDT

Here’s another open thread for the Katrina disaster; check out Instapundit for a huge list of links to sites where you can donate to aid and relief organizations.

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A Kick from Al-Reuters

Fri, Sep 2, 2005 at 8:30:44 am PDT

Feel the love: World stunned as US struggles with Katrina. LONDON (Reuters) - The world has watched amazed as the planet’s only superpower struggles with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with some saying the chaos has exposed flaws and deep divisions in American society. World leaders and ordinary citizens have expressed sympathy ...

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Messages from New Orleans

Fri, Sep 2, 2005 at 8:06:24 am PDT

Messages from people in New Orleans who desperately need help are being posted at the NOLA View weblog.

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Post of the Day

Fri, Sep 2, 2005 at 7:49:55 am PDT

Bloggers on Hurricane Katrina. This says it all. (Hat tip: NC.)

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Thursday, September 01, 2005

Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 12

Thu, Sep 1, 2005 at 11:16:46 pm PDT

Here’s another open thread for discussion of the Katrina disaster...

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"The Terrorist Katrina is One of the Soldiers of Allah"

Thu, Sep 1, 2005 at 9:50:19 pm PDT

High-ranking Kuwaiti official Muhammad Yousef Al-Mlaifi, director of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Endowment’s research center, published an article titled “The Terrorist Katrina is One of the Soldiers of Allah, But Not an Adherent of Al-Qaeda.” “The Terrorist Katrina is One of the Soldiers of Allah...” “...As I watched the horrible sights of ...

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Hope Springs Eternal in the Moonbat Heart

Thu, Sep 1, 2005 at 8:08:07 pm PDT

Daily Kos: CBS Poll: Bush at 41% (But gets Katrina bounce). Bush’s handling of Katrina disaster Approve: 54 Disapprove: 12 ... and Markos Moulitsas “Screw Them” Zuniga says... Given the coverage of the disaster the last two days, expect that disapproval rating to skyrocket. Bush isn’t coming out of this unscathed. (Hat tip: Soxblog.) ...

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Musicians Missing in New Orleans

Thu, Sep 1, 2005 at 6:12:33 pm PDT

‘Fats’ Domino is missing in New Orleans. And so is Irma Thomas. The Neville Brothers’ homes have been destroyed, but they’re all safe, according to this report. UPDATE at 9/1/05 6:48:54 pm: Fats Domino found OK in New Orleans. (CNN) — Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Fats Domino was among the thousands of New Orleans ...

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 11

Thu, Sep 1, 2005 at 5:42:03 pm PDT

Here’s another open thread for the Katrina disaster. I just finished an appearance on Hugh Hewitt’s show, and we discussed the amazing response from the blogosphere in these early days of the effort. Please continue posting links to aid and relief groups, news for people in the area, and anything ...

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London Bomber on Al Jazeera

Thu, Sep 1, 2005 at 5:02:08 pm PDT

Oddly enough, Arab satellite channel Al Jazeera is showing another “martyr” video, featuring a man who claims on tape to be one of the London bombers: Video: Al-Qaida Behind London Blasts. I’m sure it’s mere coincidence that videos featuring terrorists threatening mass murder always seem to have their premiers at Jihad ...

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Katrina and Kyoto

Thu, Sep 1, 2005 at 4:55:22 pm PDT

An LGF reader just emailed a serious smackdown of the Kyoto Protocol Chorus: *** There is a lot of hysterical posturing from the “reality-based community,” claiming that if the US had signed Kyoto, Hurricane Katrina would not have happened. But in the real real world, here’s what would have happened if the Kyoto ...

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Playing Politics with a Major Disaster

Thu, Sep 1, 2005 at 2:08:14 pm PDT

Yesterday on the liberal radio network Air America, host Randi Rhodes said that President Bush is happy to see dead Democrats. The Radio Equalizer has more. Here’s what Ms Rhodes said: “This President is never gonna do the right thing. I think somewhere deep down inside him he takes a lot of joy ...

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 10

Thu, Sep 1, 2005 at 1:33:22 pm PDT

I’m reposting this list of links to aid and relief organizations (partially courtesy of Instapundit), and opening another thread for discussion of the disaster... American Red Cross Catholic Charities is involved, and probably has lots of resources to draw on in the heavily Catholic New Orleans area. Austin Bay is recommending Episcopal Relief ...

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Bradblog: Don't Donate to Bush States

Thu, Sep 1, 2005 at 1:28:23 pm PDT

This is one of the more popular left wing blogs, and they’ve totally dropped the mask: Katrina: Yes, You CAN Blame Bush. (Hat tip: Ian.) This is where the left has ended up, on their journey into hatred. I’m not going to post the piece I started to write. My original reaction to ...

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Dispatch from New Orleans

Thu, Sep 1, 2005 at 12:12:45 pm PDT

Here’s an interesting e-mail from a Doctor in New Orleans to staff at UAMS, courtesy of LGF reader CoCo: *** This is a dispatch from New Orleans from Dr. Greg Henderson, a pathologist who recently moved from Wilmington: Thanks to all of you who have sent your notes of concern and your prayers. ...

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Thursday Morning Open

Thu, Sep 1, 2005 at 9:14:47 am PDT

Here’s an open thread for Thursday, the first day of September...

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Islamic Snuff Movies

Thu, Sep 1, 2005 at 9:04:02 am PDT

RoP members at the hate site known as ummah.com are trading snuff films and jihad videos—lots of them—and they’re using free file transfer services to do it: jihad videos download now.

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Why the Left Keeps Losing, Exhibit NYT

Thu, Sep 1, 2005 at 8:48:19 am PDT

An astoundingly vicious hit piece on President Bush, at (where else?) the New York Times: Waiting for a Leader. Once again, the leftist media is going way over the top, working every conceivable angle to damage the war effort and the Bush administration. Global warming, Kyoto Protocol, National Guard in Iraq, ...

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PJ Profiles: The Jawa Report

Thu, Sep 1, 2005 at 8:29:01 am PDT

Featured today at the Pajamas Media Information Site: the mysterious Dr. Rusty Shackleford.

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Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 9

Thu, Sep 1, 2005 at 7:52:17 am PDT

The Times-Picayune weblog is posting breaking news on the Hurricane Katrina disaster. (Hat tip: NY Nana.) Wal-Mart is opening their communications system to the public, to post messages to people affected by the disaster. S. T. Karnick explains why attempts to link the storm to global warming are at best misleading, and ...

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Los Angeles Terror Suspects Indicted

Thu, Sep 1, 2005 at 7:34:01 am PDT

Four Indicted in Alleged U.S. Terror Plot. LOS ANGELES - Four men, including the head of a radical Islamic prison gang, were indicted on federal charges of plotting terrorist attacks against military facilities, the Israeli Consulate and synagogues in Los Angeles. U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, in announcing the charges Wednesday in ...

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Outrage of the Month

Thu, Sep 1, 2005 at 7:22:55 am PDT

The State Department has ruled that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a terrorist. But they’re going to give him a visa to speak at the United Nations. In New York City. The day after September 11. Iranian President Gets Terror Law Exception. The State Department has issued a legal finding that Ahmadinejad ...

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Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Hurricane Katrina: Open Thread 8

Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 11:01:04 pm PDT

More links from LGF readers: KatrinaFinder.us - Helping People Find Each Other. The Truth Laid Bear: Hurricane Katrina: Blog Relief Day Begins. International Orthodox Christian Charities.

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