Rudy’s Commitments

rudy.jpgDuring a speech at the Old Bedford Town Hall in New Hampshire today, Mayor Rudy Giuliani announced Twelve Commitments to the American people, a bold vision aimed at moving America forward through change and reform, overcoming new challenges and increasing accountability in Washington.

Rudy’s Twelve Commitments are based on the principles of giving people more freedom, more power, and more responsibility over their own lives, while protecting our nation, strengthening our economy, and improving the quality of life.

I believe America solves its problems best from strength, not weakness, and from optimism, not pessimism, Giuliani said. My Twelve Commitments are a promise to this generation and generations to come that we will keep the American dream alive. I believe it’s the kind of leadership and common sense accountability the American people need in Washington.

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Bin Laden Dead or Alive

al-qaida-schism.jpgIf Osama Bin Laden is alive, he has deserted his cause or he has been captured.

At the Jamestown Foundation Global Terrorism Analysis site they document the desperate discussion going on in the Jihadi forums, with different groups floating different excuses and speculation on why he’s not been seen or heard from the past year and a half. Continue reading

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The Foggy Dew

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As down the glen one Easter morn
to a city fair rode I
There Armed lines of marching men
in squadrons passed me by
No fife did hum nor battle drum
did sound it’s dread tatoo
But the Angelus bell o’er the Liffey swell
rang out through the foggy dew

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The Vulture of the Gulf

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In a clear sign that Sunni States are noticing Iran’s interference and attempts at destabilization in neighboring states, this cartoon appeared in Arab News, Saudi Arabia, June 10, 2007; Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, June 10, 2007; Baztab, Iran, June 10, 2007. The Iranians are protesting at Baztab the use of Iranian “religious symbols” in cartoons. (The black turban, the Khomeimi beard on the buzzard.)

– courtesy Memri Blog

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Little Green Footballs is Back

UPDATE: Little Green Footballs is Back UP

Charles had some MDB2 errors earlier, and it looks like the he’s having a hard time rounding up the hamsters now. The usual Saturday night crowd is over at the fallback spot, here.

UPDATE: Charles posted this on his splash page overnight: Status: We’ve had a hard drive failure in our database server; it will need to be replaced.
Entropy at work. No ETA on the new hard drive yet, but we’ll update here as soon as we know more
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dead-hamster-copy.jpgOne of the hamsters died of age and overwork, does this mean PETA will be after Charles as well?

Update II: Charles stopped by Fallback LGF to post this comment:

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Pro Israel and Anti Israel Rallies

moonbat038.jpgYou can look at life from both sides now, courtesy This Ain’t Hell, and some great photography. Here’s a sample troothr, beer gut and all.

Ok after looking a couple of minutes… is it just me, or could this guy be Ed Asner’s astral twin?

The Age of Hooper has a couple more photos and some insight.

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Blasphemy or Theft?

Most of the papers in Pakistan have carried nothing but budget news and discussion the past two days, I wish the US paid as much attention to the budget as the Pakistanis do, we would not have a deficit in that case.

I did find a good article in the Daily Times that details the recent wave of blasphemy charges sweeping Pakistan against Christians, which also questions the motives of several of the complainants.

In some cases the complainer wants the person’s property, in other cases their postion. It’s a terrible thing to lie and use religion against people. It’s a faint step away from the medieval thinking of the Spanish Inquisition, and surely against freedom.

How weak is your faith if your god can stand no criticism even if in any of these cases words or deeds were real, which most doubt? These seem to be opportunistic use of bigotry against Christians.

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Atlantis Successfully Docks With Space Station

At 6:09 pm Eastern, Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully docked with the space station.

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Tribute to Nipper

hamsters-to-orion-copy.jpgAfter years of faithful service to the Lizard Legions, Nipper is sent to final rest among the stars of interstellar space, seen here as he heads towards Orion. Several touching eulogies were read by mourning Lizards as Nipper was sent to the depths of space from the secret railgun hidden beneath the Astrodome. (Who Knew?)

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3 Al Qaeda Arrested in Taftan

The Frontier Post is reporting that three suspected Al Qaeda members, one a German national, were arrested in Taftan yesterday, and Iran continues to expel Pakistanis attempting migration to Europe through Iran. Continue reading

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