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Monthly Archives: July 2007
Metternich-ing the Middle East
And Egypt too: The United States on Monday announced military aid packages worth more than $43 billion for Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states in an effort to bolster Mideast allies against Iran and others. The United States … Continue reading
Fisher House Wrapup
I just checked my e-mail after days of ignoring it. I have been moving onto my new house (yes, I am stoked) and I have sworn off doing more than checking in on what my blogging mates have been up … Continue reading
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Zinger Of The Day
“Hmm – if you have been wondering who’s a nerd for twelve years, your research might well be conducted with a bathroom mirror (works for me!).” Tom Maguire
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Gonzales Goes Down
Well maybe not as fast as some of us would like. I’ve not been a big fan of Gonzales, but neither have I been a huge detractor. He strikes me as politically tone deaf, which is the primary cause of … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Law, MichaelW's Page
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What Was Beauchamp’s Point?
Scott Thomas Beauchamp (“STB”) may be to the future of the GWOT what Gavrilo Princip was to the future of Europe. By that I mean that a relatively minor opportunist may serve to ignite and focus an underlying battle that … Continue reading
Beauchamp’s Honor
For those of you who have been following the ‘Scott Thomas’ debacle, there is an interesting discussion going on over at QandO about the actions of Mr. Beauchamp: The post yesterday about the revelation of “Scott Thomas’” identity (Howard Kurtz … Continue reading
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The Chronicles of Spitzer
I’ve opined before about how NY Governor Elliot Spitzer is a perfect example of a modern day tyrant, judging solely by the intimidation tactics he used as Attorney General (quoting Prof. Bainbridge):
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News Brief, Work Is Crazy So This Is It for a Week Edition
(For those who wonder where I find the time for these daily news roundups, it’s usually during slow moments during the day. Because of my job, I have had none of those for a few weeks. And I’m sick of … Continue reading
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Propaganda And Insurgency
The London Times reported Monday that al Qaeda is experiencing some internal discord over the gruesome tactics employed by the group: Fed up with being part of a group that cuts off a person’s face with piano wire to teach … Continue reading
News Brief, Space Oddity Edition
Cross-posted on The Conjecturer. Defense Actually, I think it is perfectly natural, even laudable, for Christians to assist in the defense of soldiers who plead not-guilty to war crimes. That would seem perfectly in line with that whole “innocent until … Continue reading
News Brief, 7/4 (Shoreline) Edition
Cross-posted on The Conjecturer. Defense Ms. Boyd takes a look at President Bush’s self-declared power to confiscate the property of anyone who aids the Iraq insurgency. She asks a very cogent question: what about Afghanistan? In fact, one could be … Continue reading
More Economic Incoherence
As I’m sure I’ve mentioned on more than one occasion, my morning and evening commutes are usually accompanied by NPR news programming. The leftist bent is grating at times, but the production values are quite high, and I do enjoy … Continue reading
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Poisoning Petraeus’ Well
You can predict the future. Really, you can. Maybe not next week’s lottery numbers, but some things are as amenable to prognostication “as the flowers is in May.” You just need to read the signs. Some signs are easily evident, … Continue reading
News Brief, ASHC Hates My Cyrillic Edition
Cross-posted at The Conjecturer Defense Doug Bandow has a pair of great pieces up, on how the GWoT and Iraq are actually opposed to a free society, and more precisely just how badly the Iraq War has distorted us as … Continue reading
Guerrillas In Our Midst (Updated)
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the … Continue reading
The Crucifixion of Petraeus
McQ beat me to it on the campaign to discredit General Petraeus as an Bush administration hack. This is doubly ironic considering Petraeus’ long standing and cogent criticism of the way the war was being fought. A man so devoted … Continue reading
News Brief, Our Love to Admire Edition
Cross-posted on The Conjecturer Defense Hans Kristensen, who runs the Strategic Security Blog for FAS, keeps churning out essential reading after essential reading, this time on how Russia is really just playing the same ABM game it played in the … Continue reading
More on the Price of Abandonment
Thanks to McQ, I find this interview with the generally excellent John Burns of the NYT: BURNS: “[T]he one thing I think that virtually all of us who work here or have worked here for any length of time agree … Continue reading
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Stunningly morally and intellectually obtuse
Senator and former presidential flop John Kerry astounds us with his ability for self deception. From Don Surber I find this: Breitbart TV has video of Democratic Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts telling a whopper on C-Span. Sen. John Kerry … Continue reading
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News Brief, The Devil’s Territory
Cross-posted at The Conjecturer Defense & the War My respect for Kilcullen continues to rise. I hope he can affect some sort of change in the Army. But, I won’t be surprised if he doesn’t. His thoughts on how our … Continue reading
Senator “War’s Lost” Reid Wont Give Enemy Any Tips
Senator Reid, fresh from staying up all night (or not), in order to debate (or is that close debate) the redeployment/withdrawal/retreat/surrender from Iraq, will not give the enemy tips on his strategy… Reid declined to say when he might bring … Continue reading
The Iranian Regime is Getting Squirrely
The Iranian security apparatus is on the job, They have found out our secret. The CIA has called in the squirrels.
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Another One Bites the Dust!
Well, figuratively, since this al Qaeda in Iraq leader was taken alive and has been providing information to the coalition. So, how many foreign agents do people need to see to be reminded that al Qaeda in Iraq is not … Continue reading
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Moments in Bloody-Mindedness
Sometimes we all just want to make a point so badly that we read self-justifying points into the arguments of those whom we oppose. Case in point, John Cole takes aim at John Hinderaker, but completely confuses the point being … Continue reading
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News Brief, Absolute Beginners Edition
Cross-posted on The Conjecturer Defense “I honestly don’t think it will be apocalyptic, but it will be ugly.” So says retired Col. Gary Anderson, after concluding a series of wargames about a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. I wish he weren’t … Continue reading
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The Price of Abandonment
In the New York Times we hear the rather blunt assessment of the commander of the 3rd ID of why he feels we need to stay. The Iraqi civilians are taking huge risks to work with us, and those civilians … Continue reading
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News Brief, Iowa Backroads Edition
Cross-posted on The Conjecturer. Defense The nasty business of involving yourself with the Sunni militias. And 85 people were killed after a bomb exploded in Kirkuk. But there weren’t Coalition casualties, so clearly THE SURGE is working. Much like with … Continue reading
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Bio-Fuel Increases Price of Ice Cream
The increase in the amount of bio-fuel production, specifically ethanol, is driving up the costs of anything that feeds or is produced with grain. This is leading to higher prices for milk, ice cream, cereal, and a host of other … Continue reading
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News Brief, Jean Genie Edition
Cross-posted on The Conjecturer. The War Iraq has failed to meet most of its benchmarks for five years (in a very real way, they’re 0-18), yet the pro-war types keep begging the other 70% of the country to give diplomacy … Continue reading
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Mmmm good chili
Here I present for the world, my award winning chili. Granted, the award is only for our company’s annual cook-off. But I have won it 4 out of the last 4 cook-offs (the latest being today…) Keith’s Chunky Chili Ingredients: … Continue reading
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Much Ado about Nothing
Boy oh boy! Were the headlines in the media and blogosphere ever more hyperbolic and littered with ignorance than they were today? Actually, they probably have been, but today’s gaggle of garbage certainly has to rank up in the top … Continue reading
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Supporting carbon creds means no street cred
Since the entire concept of carbon credits emerged a few years ago, I’ve constantly found myself questioning not only the actual effectiveness, but also the underlying motivation behind them. Donating or purchasing carbon credits basically seemed, to me at least, … Continue reading
Fred! – Shrewd Strategy???
Today we have conflicting reports, as we have for the past couple of months, of Fred! intending to announce in August, or is that September??? So, why, oh why, isn’t he just coming out and declaring what is obvious to … Continue reading
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Some Economists Who Don’t Believe in “Econ 101″
MichaelW was wondering the other day if there were Economists Who Didn’t Take “Econ 101.? Well, it looks like the New York Times has found a few…
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Fred Thompson Interview
For those amongst you looking for more from Fred Thompson RedState has a series of interviews for you to listen to. Fred starts with a discussion of his potential candidacy and Scooter Libby. He follows with his views on Iraq … Continue reading
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Cool Maps
Of Iran. Layer upon layer of info at your fingertips.
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Louisiana, tops in the nation for all the wrong things… again
Once again, Louisiana leads the nation in the “bad” categories. In this case, it’s per capita number of national level elected officials involved in scandals. While Representative William Jefferson winds his way toward what I can only hope will be … Continue reading
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al Qaeda Making Enemies Everywhere and Increased US Chatter
Hmmm, al Qaeda in Iraq wants to wage war against Iran. And now AQ proper wants to wage war against Pakistan, you know the country where they most likely reside… Al-Qaida’s deputy leader issued a video Wednesday calling for Pakistanis … Continue reading
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African History in Ten Seconds
An interesting graph showing Africa’s slide from colonialism to democracy, and everything in between…
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Economists Who Didn’t Take “Econ 101″
Following a link from Insty to read about the latest misery in Zimbabwe, I encountered this jaw-dropping line: Most economists say Mr Mugabe’s policies are to blame for ruining the economy. Most economists? Most? Really? Praytell, who is holding themselves … Continue reading
News Brief, Reckless Victory Edition
Cross-posted at The Conjecturer. I hope you all survived a few days last week without my daily aggravations; I was on travel. Defense I call it “Reckless Victory Mongering.” I’m really quite annoyed reading the illusion that there is victory … Continue reading
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One Year and 1,001 Posts
It seems that we rather quietly passed our first anniversary, and reached our 1,000th post, all without the requisite kudos and fanfare. Over the past year, ASHC has grown from just Lance (with a few posts from Robby), to a … Continue reading
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As long as we are on the topic
Of media laziness, incompetency, bias, or sheer mendacity, I suggest this, from Hot Air, on NBC’s misreporting on the body armor that our military uses. Of particular interest is that all the evidence that the military provided was ignored. They … Continue reading
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The Media Narrative
Any thought that is passed on to the subconscious often enough and convincingly enough is finally accepted. – Robert Collier The power to mould the future of the Republic will be in the hands of the journalists of future generations. … Continue reading
Aid vs Investment in Africa
Perhaps the old saying “If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a life time” should be revised to include “invest in the man … Continue reading
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News Brief, All the Trees of the Field Edition
Cross-posted at The Conjecturer. Defense There goes Bob Gates, recklessly fear-mongering and not supporting the troops again. An example of the general malaise facing the military: the San Antonio-class amphibious ship, $840 million over budget and two years behind schedule, … Continue reading
Iraq to Start Debate on Oil Law
So, does this mean the Iraqis will get an Energy Bill signed into law before we do???
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News Brief, Handshake Drugs Edition
Cross-posted on The Conjecturer. Defense Luckily, terrorists appear to be idiots. Anyone else remember the motion tracker from Aliens (note: that movie had some of the coolest, most realistic-looking sci-fi gear I’ve ever seen). Well, we’re working on that. “Private … Continue reading