So sue me: people who riot and kill and swear jihad against an entire country because some drooling gap-toothed Lynndie-type flushed a wad of paper that had religious stuff written on it down a toilet are A-N-I-M-A-L-S. I don't care if it was their holy book. I don't...
The Good War
Your Antiwar.com review of Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith: I liked it. Turns out wars are the death of republics, and the Emperor does a great Yushchenko impression. In other news, the U.S. Air Force is planning to build a Death Star.
Trouble in Paradise?
I can hardly wait for a certain DC liberventionist to explain this away:Ukraine's Orange Revolution was an exhilarating and joyful event. It was a classical liberal revolution for democracy and freedom and against corruption. Viktor Yushchenko became the...
US mock-executioners in Iraq
The Australian Daily Telegraph reports: Mock executions – in which a prisoner is made to believe his death is imminent – are expressly prohibited by the US army's interrogation policy. The details were described in documents sought by the American Civil Liberties...
Extra! Extra!
Glenn Reynolds actually has a worthwhile insight! (Sandwiched between two slabs of baloney, of course.) On the childlike chickenhawkery of Andrew "Second Thoughts" Sullivan:When Andrew was a champion of the war on terror, writing about martial spirit and fifth columns...
Play Stirs Memories of Falklands War
Oakland, CA: TheatreFIRST is producing a rare revival of playwright Robert Holman’s abstract portrait of the lingering effects of war, Making Noise Quietly. In three one-act plays, Holman gives playgoers a glimpse at war’s more rarely acknowledged consequences and...
Shortening the Kill Chain
The Rumsfeldian streamlining of the military continues. It will now be much, much easier to identify and destroy targets. Yay!
Galloway: A Pack of Lies
If you ever wanted to hear a bunch of US Senators get told off, here's your chance.George Galloway: Your case for war was a pack of lies.MP3 courtesy of Crooks and Liars (they have a Realplayer video version if you prefer)Are the documents implicating Galloway...
Manufacturing Consent
Glenn Reynolds writes: I want to add that I don't think there's anything immoral about flushing a Koran (or a Bible) down the toilet, assuming you've got a toilet that's up to that rather daunting task, and I think it's amusing to hear people who usually worry about...
They Won’t Even Need a Plunger
While debate rages in the blogosphere about the flushability of Korans, the warbots dream of sending a much smaller document to the goldfish graveyard. More links and must-read commentary here.


