This blog is now read by more machines than humans: RSS robots, spam-laying insectopoids, echoes of blog-gathering .edu projects. This essentially is the state of affairs that all human activities w
Cleaning Up the Nation
Austin Bay:
If Air America were a conservative radio network its corrupt funding trail and cynical abuse of a poverty program would be front page news at the NY Times and full-time mega-scandal at
Rank Materialism
Freedom. I am now the proud new owner of a Gateway 6020GZ laptop, perfect for students and others with limited means. I can now go into a Starbucks or a Barnes & Noble and look like I'm doing some
Fallujah Fonda
Uh-oh. From the Telegraph comes this exciting news:
Jane Fonda is returning to anti-war activism and embarking on a cross-country tour to call for an end to US military operations in Iraq.
Acros
John Pilger: Partner in Terrorism
In an outrageous piece of terrorist propaganda appearing on the cover of today's New Statesman, John Pilger puts the blame for the 7/7 London attacks not on the terrorists, but rather on Tony Blair:
Month 5/2004
Wily Al-Qaeda 'Militants'
The damned BBC reports:
Figures in the Saudi royal family say they are confident that they are winning the battle against al-Qaeda.
At least 22 civilians, including foreigners, were killed in a
No Milk for Oil
Message to all those who support electric cars:
I've had a similar change in heart, and have already instituted the following earth-friendly policy in my homestead. I will no longer get my milk fro
Behind Enemy Lines
Nick Berg's dad Michael about his son's killers:
I am sure, knowing my son, that somewhere during their association with him these men became aware of what an extraordinary man my son was. I take
Palme d'Or Or Let's Pretend
To no one's surprise, Fahrenheit 9/11 won the Palme d'Or prize at Cannes. This BBC article says "Michael Moore's film was originally set to be released in the US through Disney subsidiary Miramax, bef
Freedom Rings
We're number 4! We're number 4!
City clerks began handing out marriage-licence applications to gay couples just after mid
It's a Strange, Skewed Perspective
Until Fahrenheit 9/11 comes out, we'll have to make do with making fun of the reviews. Well that's rather close-minded of me, isn't it?
Peter Bradshaw reviewed the film for the Guardian. Throughout
Report Quashed
I'm beginning to see that criticizing articles from the likes of Reuters and AP could become my life's work, or at least put a really big dent in my day. Reuters has a report whose title, Pentagon See
12 Steps for AP, Maybe?
OK. Here's Arafat:
Find what strength you have to terrorize your enemy and the enemy of God. And if they want peace, then let's have peace.
The terrorist enablers over at AP explain that Arafat
Meanwhile, In Havana
In non-Iraq news, there was a protest in Cuba today against the new US sanctions. Reuters has an even-handed take on the matter.
Oh, wait. I don't mean "even-handed". I meant to say that the Reuter
The Berg Video
Like other sites, I'm being deluged with hits from people using search engines to find "the video". This phenomenon in itself deserves some attention. And I'm sure it'll get it. But not by me right no
Even More Liberal Media
The new David Brock site, Media Matters, has an article attempting to rebuff claims made on Fox News Watch.
On May 1, two panelists on FOX News Watch asserted that Senator John Kerry has a "credibi
Praise and Reward
How to train a dog:
Keep your dog's lessons short, and break lessons down into small sub-tasks. Dogs learn in very small steps, and they have short attention spans for formal training.
Be sure y
12 Steps for AP, Maybe?
OK. Here's Arafat:
Find what strength you have to terrorize your enemy and the enemy of God. And if they want peace, then let's have peace.
The terrorist enablers over at AP explain that Arafat couldn't really have meant that. Sayeth the Associated Press:
Arafat, whom Israel accuses of supporting militant groups, did not appear to be calling for new attacks on Israel. The passage in the Quran refers to the early Muslims' wars against pagans and is frequently invoked by Islamic leaders today to encourage strength in times of conflict.
Arafat's a good man. He didn't mean it. He just gets a little angry now and again and lashes out, but it's mostly my fault. I shouldn't have made him mad by leaving all those dirty dishes in the sink. He works hard all day. He didn't mean those things he said and he definitely didn't want to hurt me that time he socked me in the eye when I embarrassed him in the Beer Bucket in front of all his friends. He was drunk and it wasn't his fault. It was my fault really. He doesn't mean the things he says. No, mama, I can't leave him... I... love... him.
(Via LGF.)
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Wow...someone more cynical about Arafat and the media than I am! Amazing what one learns on the web.
I blogged about this article as well and two things stood out to me. First, the AP's feeble attempt to soft-peddle Arafat ends up begging the question: if Arafat's Quranic reference to "terror" doesn't actually mean terror, then doesn't his Quranic reference to "peace" not actually mean peace?
Secondly, notice how the AP correspondent sandwiches the middle reference to "Israeli occupation" with the phrases in paragrphs 1 and 6, "Israel's establishment" and "Israel's independence?" It's a fiendishly subtle way of suggesting that Israel's very existence is the occupation.
If Arafat quoted it from the Koran, it must be OK. I wonder if AP refers to Arafat as a "terrorist" instead of a terrorist without the scare quotes.
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