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Technicolor Iraq

Posted on May 20, 2007 | Comments Off on Technicolor Iraq

Teflon Don reports on the effects of a thunderstorm. Notice his blog is now part of Pajamas Media:

"Somewhere to the south, a bolt of lightning hit the power grid, and the horizon light up with the turquoise strobes of exploding transformers. Distant lights began to wink out and disappear- the oncoming tide of blackness washed ever closer as transformers continued to light up the sky. The blue light was joined by the steadily flashing golden pink glow of a downed power line. As we continued to roll towards Camp Falluja, we passed the power line still sparking and glowing on top of a concertina fence. The air smelled sharply of ozone- it also smelt cleaner than it has in weeks."

He doesn’t like what the new PJ ads do to his format. They are jarring. Hope it pays well. 

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Thought-control

Posted on May 10, 2007 | Comments Off on Thought-control

"Islam vs Islamists," a taxpayer-funded documentary told novelistically by moderate and radical imams, is being withheld from the public, says Roger L. Simon, one of the few who has seen it:

"PBS is operating here in the manner of similar institutions in the former Soviet Union and in modern day Iran – financing artists and then withholding distribution of their work when it is not deemed ideologically ‘correct’. It’s a form of thought-control…"

Well, they wouldn’t want Bush’s "scare tactics" to look justified, now would they? Read all of Simon’s take, and watch the trailer. Then read more about the doc and sign the petition to make it available. What we really need is a petition to dismantle PBS.

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Those Iranian weapons

Posted on May 8, 2007 | Comments Off on Those Iranian weapons

You know, the ones killing American troops in Iraq? The ones the politicians never want to talk about and the MSM seldom reports? Pajamas Media serves up a good video interview with an EOD officer who knows the troubling details.

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The surge

Posted on February 6, 2007 | Comments Off on The surge

"US says it is on. Maliki Government says it isn’t."

Not very inspiring, are they? Let’s hope the coordination, such as it is, gets better. I also hope the miscaptioned photo at the link, of the American troops of the 2nd ID, is a long lens effort that’s compressing them into each other. Because not spreading out is a sure way for all to get taken out with one RPG or even one grenade. 

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The Berger Report

Posted on December 22, 2006 | Comments Off on The Berger Report

If there ever was a clear demonstration that the political elite are different from you and me, this is it, the pdf of the Inspector General’s 41-page report on the theft of national security documents by Sandy Berger, Big Bill’s former national security adviser, for which Berger pled guilty. You and me would go to prison for doing something like that. But not ole Sandy.

Pajamas Media’s Richard Miniter says there yet may be undiscovered gold in the report. Check it out.

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Adding a granny knot to a square knot

Posted on December 6, 2006 | Comments Off on Adding a granny knot to a square knot

The Iraq Study Group’s recommendations for solving the problems in Iraq? Make them bigger by, among other things, offering to return the Golan Heights to Syria. Huh?

"The normal approach to a difficult problem would be to bound or simplify it. But the ISG recommendations try the exact opposite: it adds complexity to the already complex situation."

It will be interesting to see what the headline writers do with this one. Simplicity ain’t in it.

UPDATE  The Wall Street Journal dubs it "The Iraq Muddle Group," but notes it serves the useful purpose of denying any fast departure and underlines the stark consequences of a failure there. 

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Coup d’etat in Lebanon

Posted on December 1, 2006 | Comments Off on Coup d’etat in Lebanon

AP’s version is inside the crowd, with views of armed police and troops, but no Hez militia in sight.

"Hundreds of thousands of protesters from Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian allies massed Friday in downtown Beirut seeking to force the resignation of Western-backed Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, who was holed up in his office ringed by hundreds of police and combat troops."

Pajamas Media’s Michael J. Totten had no trouble finding the militia or other context.

"The Hizbullah militia has laid siege to the government building, trapping the prime minister and cabinet ministers inside. Roadblocks were set up by Hizbullah members in what can only be described as coup d’etat…Saudi King had to intervene through his ambassador, to ‘partially’ remove the siege.

"Hizbullah ‘tents’ are still on the roads, isolating the government building. The Saudi king phoned the cabinet and spoke to all ministers one by one, affirming his support. The only countries NOT supporting this government are Syria and Iran.’

AP gets one strategic point clear: Bush considers Lebanon a central front in the war. It is, indeed.

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