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May 02, 2006

Terrorist Mustafa Setmarian Nasar in US Custody

It seems the Pakistanis donÂ’t have him, gee I wonder where he could be? I imagine he is getting a free all expense paid trip to lovely tropical Cuba.

Yahoo News : KABUL, Afghanistan - A top al-Qaida leader whose links stretch from Afghan terror training camps to extremist networks operating throughout Europe has been detained in neighboring Pakistan and possibly handed over to American authorities, according to a U.S. law enforcement official.
Mustafa Setmarian Nasar, a Syrian who also holds Spanish citizenship, was captured in a November 2005 sting in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta that left one person dead, said the American official, who declined to be identified further because the matter is sensitive.
A senior Pakistani intelligence official told The AP from the capital, Islamabad, that Nasar had been flown out of Pakistan to an undisclosed destination "some time ago."
"I only know that he is not here. But, I do know that Syrian authorities had also requested to get him back," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of sensitive nature of his work.
A picture and short biography of the red-haired Nasar was recently removed from the U.S. government's Rewards for Justice Web site. Justice and State Department officials declined to say why Nasar was no longer profiled.

Nasar was captured in Pakistan last November. His primary function was writing jihadist propaganda.

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MSM Openly Sides With Illegals

Hundreds of thousands march for immigrant rights

Most employers support rallies
Immigrant-rights boycotts concentrated in industries with mainly Latino workforces

Thousands join rally for immigrant rights

Note what all of these headlines have in common: the conflation of legal and illegal immigrants, as indicated by the phrase "immigrant rights". That phrase, as it applies to legal immigrants, is meaningless in the context of yesterday's protest activities.

Legal immigrants have specific legal rights and obligations, which are clearly spelled out in immigration regulations. Once a person becomes a US citizen, he or she is no longer an "immigrant", but a citizen of the United States of America on an equal footing with the bluest Mayflower bloodline.

By choosing to propagate this deliberate and obvious lie, the mainstream media have picked a side, and it isn't America's side.

Cross-posted at The Dread Pundit Bluto, Stop the ACLU, and Vince Aut Morire.

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1 How the knee my man? Good to see you.

Posted by: Howie at May 02, 2006 07:51 AM (D3+20)

2 The coverage has been 100% pro illegal alien. The won't even use the term illegal alien. It's taboo. This is mind-controlled society Liberals have brought us to.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at May 02, 2006 07:54 AM (paKD6)

3 We basically have our own "palistinians" right here in the good ol' USA and it's all supported by the MSM. I love this quote: "In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people." Theodore Roosevelt 1907

Posted by: Richard at May 02, 2006 08:04 AM (7KF8r)

4 Can you imagine the coverage of a larcenists' protest? "Thousands of nation's less fortunate march for property and human rights" Add your own for pedophiles, etc.

Posted by: Allan at May 02, 2006 08:17 AM (NYNGR)

5 All the media could muster in Houston was "Hundreds protest". Hundreds... and this makes news? They are still illegals.

Posted by: RepJ at May 02, 2006 08:23 AM (Ffvoi)

6 Why don't we suggest that Mexico acts like a temp agency. They can provide us with cheap labor, we cut them a check each month, and they pay their workers that they send to the US. But the paychecks have to be picked up in and cashed in Mexico, not the US. That would guarantee that the workers were not hiding in the US. They would have to go through immigration check points with verified work papers from Mexico. If we were paying Mexico to supply workers I'm sure Mexico would crack down on the illegal's trying to sneak over the border and ruin their chance at larger profit.

Posted by: SPO at May 02, 2006 08:33 AM (OZn2O)

7 Excuse me, but weren't the 9/11 hijackers ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS?

Posted by: n.a. palm at May 02, 2006 08:47 AM (vz3mh)

8 Over the weekend, CNN was applying the same lie in the other direction too, referring to conservatives as "those who are opposed to immigrant rights."

Posted by: JavaMan at May 02, 2006 08:51 AM (lI7gX)

9 Has anyone seen the costs of giving amnesty to 15 million or more illegal aliens calculated anywhere? It seems to me that these people would be eligible to receive Supplemental Security Income(SSA), Medicaid, unemployment benefits, and a plethora of other programs too many to mention. How much will it cost, and who will pay for it? Two good questions that need to be asked and answered.

Posted by: jesusland joe at May 02, 2006 09:53 AM (rUyw4)

10 Enough is enough. Mexicans are filthy disease ridden cockroaches and we do not want them here in America. It is time a real border is erected and every illegal filthy mexican that attempts to cross is shot and killed by our National Guard border patrol.

Posted by: Unashamed Patriot at May 02, 2006 10:11 AM (p74Yq)

11 Unashamed Asshole and fraud - drop dead!

Posted by: hondo at May 02, 2006 10:25 AM (SeBrl)

12 Hondo, I probably will--along with many other real Americans due to all the disease and drugs that these filthy mexicans carry over with them in their illegal border crossings. They are infecting our children, communities, and nation and are a grave threat to our national security. It is better to have a hundred thousand dead mexicans than one precious American be subjected to and infected by their filth.

Posted by: Unashamed Patriot at May 02, 2006 10:59 AM (p74Yq)

13 Here comes that "Patriot" guy again, last month it was Arabs, this month Mexicans. Go back to DU, no one falls for attempts to discredit a site by calling for Genocide in a comments screed, then pointing it out on another site asking "why has no one removed it from comments, is it because everyone agrees?" anymore Jack, it's so 2002.

Posted by: davec at May 02, 2006 11:28 AM (CcXvt)

14 What position on this immigration issue have ther American indians taken ? I might guess that they would have some pretty strong feelings on the matter.

Posted by: john Ryan at May 02, 2006 11:39 AM (TcoRJ)

15 Davec point me to the "other site".

Posted by: Howie at May 02, 2006 11:44 AM (D3+20)

16 davec, you have me mistaken for someone else. i stand behind my comments 1000% because they are true and morally right. and for your information I am also completely against arabs and their culture of destruction. they have no place in this world because they do not wish to abide by laws or live in it peacefully.

Posted by: Unashamed Patriot at May 02, 2006 11:45 AM (p74Yq)

17 Howie: who knows, they use sock-puppet nicks, then post crap accusing the site of being racist bigots, or worse. Damn, it didn't take John "Moral Equivalency" Ryan long to weigh in, did it? let's also ask the Aborigine's too John?

Posted by: davec at May 02, 2006 11:51 AM (CcXvt)

18 I don't delete him becuase well why delete someone who's main goal is to make himself look so silly. I don't have all day to surf DU if you have the thread that's good enough. If what davec says pans out I'll ban him. I hate to because well frankly, he embarasses himself. Disclaimer: The Jawa Report, Dr. Rusty Shackleford and any of the guest posters neither condone or agree with Unashamed Patriot's calls for genocide. We do hovever belive in free speech and that means you have to take the good with the bad. If he wants to waste his speech being an idiot so be it.

Posted by: Howie at May 02, 2006 11:56 AM (D3+20)

19 Check the ip davec and howie. I do not frequent any other site, this is the site i read. Do not try to libel me.

Posted by: Unashamed Patriot at May 02, 2006 12:07 PM (p74Yq)

20 I can't check IP's on other sites. If you are trying to point out IM's stuff well at least he is an original and funny. You are neither. I'm glad you are are reader and if you want to contribute that's fine but we don't want others to think we agree with you on your one idea.

Posted by: Howie at May 02, 2006 12:13 PM (D3+20)

21 I have to say that the great non-American walkout went largely unnoticed by me. I did all of my regular Monday activities in the same amount of time.

Posted by: Budd at May 02, 2006 12:13 PM (T1bl8)

22 The employers supporting the rallies are supporting illegal immigration, not legal immigration, nor immigrants. The folly of their support is that should their lobbying gain citizen status for their illegal employees, they'll then be forced to pay legal wages, offer insurance, give them vacation time, allow them to join unions, etc. - and then where are they at? Looking for more illegals to hire to pay cheap wages to with no benefits or rights and so they can avoid matching SS and medicare taxes. They're shooting themselves in the foot.

Posted by: Oyster at May 02, 2006 01:18 PM (MKmyT)

23 Dose anyone ever expect anything less from these left-wing news agentcies?

Posted by: sandpiper at May 02, 2006 01:22 PM (U+eLg)

24 I'm with Robert Samuelson--if we do not control our border, we will lower the standard of living for all Americans over time. Immigration is necessary, but it must be legal, limited, and border control in the post 9-11 world is essential. It is a fantasy to think we will deport 13 million, or that they will all go home if we enforced at the workplace. We have to have a realistic solution for those here, and we have to stop more from coming. The border between the US and Mexico is the greatest disparity in income of ANY land border in the world. Nowhere else does a nation as rich as we are abut a nation as poor as Mexico. So we should expect a lot of pressure to immigrate, legal and illegal. We must have a policy that addresses that. If it takes a wall, fine. If that pisses off the Mexican government, that's too damn bad.

Posted by: jd at May 02, 2006 01:24 PM (aqTJB)

25 This AM on NPR they did one of thse stories of a nice family that had came here illegally. They are find people and doing well. Some had gooten legal status over the years and some did not. One girl when asked if it was unfair to all the others who came here legally even though here mom snuck in. She seemed confused. She said well we had and opprotunity and took it what is wrong with that? She never got it. If I see a car with keys in it that's and opportunity as well but it's stealing. It seems to be a moral problem they don't see breaking the rules as wrong.

Posted by: Howie at May 02, 2006 01:36 PM (D3+20)

26 The MSM is very socialist. They want bigger government, and more taxes. You can call it communism lite. Most of the world has it in one form, or another. In order for the New World Order to have a one world government, the United States has to be weakened. Jobs going over seas, one economic region, transfer of wealth. This has been going on now for over thirty years. You can include abortion as a form of birth control, gay marriage, NAMBLA, and whatever feels good is OK. This is what the MSM supports, and they will not show the other side. Like those pictures in LA. of Marxist signs. We are being destroyed as a nation state a little bit at a time. I feel like it is time to start kicking ass, and shooting those who are terrorist, and full of treason. Set an example.

Posted by: Leatherneck at May 02, 2006 01:53 PM (D2g/j)

27 Yup, the MSM supports NAMBLA...I remember when Katie Couric and Dan Rather were discussing how they could advance pedophilia the other day...because they HATE America...(quick--name the only major network star to spend thirty minutes interviewing a porn star in prime time....YUP--it's well known liberal Bill O'Reilly. Imagine any of the MSM guys giving a porn star 30 minutes?) And the MSM supports socialism. That's why the networks pay those guys such small, proletarian salaries.

Posted by: JD at May 03, 2006 06:07 AM (uT71O)

28 I was driving by World's Fair Park in Knoxville on Monday, where a few hundred had gathered, and while sitting at the light I heard on their PA system what was basically boilerplate communist propaganda about revolution and "social justice", etc.. I wish I'd had the time to go mill around and get some pics of the event, but unlike our new victim class, I don't have the convenience of taking a day off work. I did see lots of Hispanics working on Monday though, but they'll probably get stigmatized by the actions of the few leftards who seek to exploit them here as they did back home. Liberals, socialists, and communists should all be shot, because they don't do any good for anyone; they're just parasites.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at May 03, 2006 08:43 AM (0yYS2)

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Ninety Eight, Ninety Nine

One hundred! Plus add this pile of leftovers here.... OK, thatÂ’s more than 100. Oh, Hi there! YouÂ’ll have to excuse me. IÂ’m counting dead terrorists.

Reuters Via ABC.net (ThatÂ’s the Aussie ABC): US and Iraqi forces killed more than 100 insurgents last week in the town of Ramadi, the US military says.
In a written statement, the military has confirmed two Iraqi soldiers died in the fighting and no Americans were killed.

Ok now back to counting. LetÂ’s see add these thatÂ’s 121, 122, 123Â…Â….

Xinhua via English People : The U.S. military said on Friday that Iraqi security forces fought insurgents in Baquba, 65 km northeast of Baghdad, when militants waged a series of attacks on Thursday.
"Iraqi security forces quickly responded to a series of attacks on April 27 in Baquba in the eastern Diyala province, leaving 21 anti-Iraqi forces dead and capturing 43," the military said in a statement.

Someone commented yesterday on a sausage grinder. hmmhmmhmm. 124 125 126... hmmhmmmhmmm. more...

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Man, 33, Weds 104-Year-Old Woman

(Malaysia) Muhammad Noor Che Musa married Wook Kundor who is old enough to be his great-grandmother and has been married 20 times. Hot monkey love? I don't believe it's even possible. But, according to Muhammad, it's Allah's will.

From TheStar.com.my:

Muhammad admitted that many did not understand his decision to marry Wook and felt that their marriage was weird. Some even questioned his motive for marrying a woman old enough to be his great grandmother.
"But this is Allah's will. My intention towards Wook is very sincere. I am not after her money as she is poor. Her only asset is her deep religious knowledge.
"Through her, I can deepen my knowledge of the religion while at the same time help her master the Romanised script," he said, adding that their love was based on mutual respect and care.

Allah's will, eh? Frankly, whether it's suicide bombings or marrying someone three times one's age, I'm thinking that Allah's will is used as a catch-all excuse for any exceedingly stupid or harmful behavior. Nevertheless, I don't think Muhammad will be getting any nook from Wook. She's likely tapped out.

From Interested-Participant.

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May 01, 2006

Canadians Stomp Taliban

Ealier today I had this link saying coalition forces stomped 20 Taliban into the ground.

Guardian UK : KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Coalition forces killed between 15 and 20 militants in fighting over the weekend in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, the U.S. military said Monday.
A coalition patrol on Saturday attacked militants carrying assault rifles and grenade launchers, who were ``moving with the intent to set up an ambush'' in the province's Sangin district, a military statement said.
No coalition forces were hurt, it said.

This afternoon I have more detail, it was the Canadians who spotted and destroyed this Taliban unit.

Reuters :"Our convoy using night-vision optics on their vehicle were able to see three vehicles preparing for an ambush," Canadian spokesman Major Marc Theriault said of the Saturday night clash.
The convoy was travelling to a remote base in the Sangin district of Helmand province when the insurgents were spotted, he said.
Canadian forces attacked and destroyed the three vehicles which contained 15 to 20 insurgents, he said. No Canadians were hurt.

Go Canada and thanks for the help. Can you just imagine the Tailban commander. You mean Candians killed all our men? Surley Allah has forsaken us now. You bet he has Mullah Omar! May you eat hot Canadian lead very soon.

Updated : Canadians targeted by the enemy looking for revenge and thankfully none were injured. The terrorists did manage to murder one innocent old man though. Way to go Taliban murderers of helpless old men. Your cowardly method of attack reaps you shame.

Canada.com :KABUL (CP) - Three Canadian coalition members were hit by an improvised explosive device - or roadside bomb - near Kabul on Tuesday, but escaped without injury, the military said.
The unidentified attacker was driving a white car that exploded about 100 metres from the convoy, spraying shrapnel over a wide distance, Parwani said.

Several reports said Canadian soldiers were also involved in that attack, although none were injured.

Hey I'm not surprised the Canadians are tough. I used to watch the lumberjack competition on ABCWWS.

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1 More proof that the Northern country gets a bad rap most of the time. I'm told that in 'United 93', we are reminded that Canada also allowed planes bound for the U.S. to land in their country on 9/11, not knowing if they had terrorists on them or not. Go Canada!

Posted by: PoliticalCritic at May 01, 2006 04:26 PM (Mg1w+)

2 Its how Canadians used to be once upon a time before liberalism became the national mental disorder. We used to kick ass. I am one proud Canadian. I only wish they'd have their heads up on pikes.

Posted by: Darcey at May 01, 2006 05:44 PM (BVJ3o)

3 A little bit of Canadian bacon for our Islamist terroist friends.

Posted by: pka at May 01, 2006 05:58 PM (qFl/s)

4 Great news! Let's all sing the "Lumberjack Song"!

Posted by: hondo at May 01, 2006 07:40 PM (SeBrl)

5 Oh Canada, ...welcome back. We're so glad to see ya. Let's send the insurgents cases of SPAM- they'll love it.

Posted by: Seanmahair at May 01, 2006 07:48 PM (Pncyg)

6 As much as we Americans like to make fun of our weaker northern neighbor, we forget that they're not completely toothless yet. My understanding of the situation (from those who pay attention to these things) is that the Canadians still have some of the best infantry forces in the world (man for man). If I recall correctly, at one point the Canadians were training Israeli infantry.

Posted by: Civilis at May 01, 2006 07:56 PM (4UUFN)

7 Well, Darcey, you don't have to feel bad about it, we are getting a big dose of it ourselves. Liberalism is the death of all societies. It kills the will to defend what is good from what is evil.

Posted by: jesusland joe at May 01, 2006 08:09 PM (rUyw4)

8 Thats maybe becuase the candians voted to dump the liberals out of office

Posted by: sandpiper at May 01, 2006 09:54 PM (A09bm)

9 Since the liberals have been kicked out of office in Canada, wait patiently for things to improve guys, just wait and see, the islamists are losing their leftist supporters bit by bit.

Posted by: MathewK at May 01, 2006 10:26 PM (pVHqF)

10 Great!!! Even better if I could hear this from the MSM up here.

Posted by: Chris in Manitoba at May 02, 2006 12:29 AM (pMnhT)

11 "May you eat hot Canadian lead very soon." pka beat me to it. I was going to say "Or Canadian bacon!"

Posted by: Oyster at May 02, 2006 03:36 AM (YudAC)

12 Hmmm...where did all the Canada bashers go? It used to be pretty commonplace around here.

Posted by: Venom at May 02, 2006 08:38 AM (dbxVM)

13 Yeah, that damned Red Green and his duct tape. Oh wait I like that too.

Posted by: Howie at May 02, 2006 08:46 AM (D3+20)

14 "Where did all the Canada bashers go?" See how a change up there in Canada precipitated a change down here in the USA. No more Canada bashing from me, Canada rocks!

Posted by: jesusland joe at May 02, 2006 09:33 AM (rUyw4)

15 Canada has been fighting in Afghanistan since 2002. People just didn't head about it because Canada doesn't do the "shock and awe" thang.

Posted by: Venom at May 02, 2006 10:54 AM (dbxVM)

16 Canada still has its problems. While the Canadian military is in Afghanistan shootin' 'em up, Canada (at home) is busy enacting and spreading Sharia law.

Posted by: Oyster at May 02, 2006 01:25 PM (MKmyT)

17 Really? Which provinces have enacted that?

Posted by: Venom at May 03, 2006 08:30 AM (dbxVM)

18 I'm even going back to my favorite beer in the World, which is Moosehead, and pouring out that pee my wife buys me, which is Corona. In other words, Canada is in, Mexico is out!

Posted by: jesusland joe at May 03, 2006 09:17 AM (rUyw4)

19 Chris in Manitoba is right. It is not likely we are going to hear this sort of success reported in Canadian media. In related news: Why do I have to read TurkishPress to hear about this? http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=121573

Posted by: Flea at May 03, 2006 10:38 AM (B8Ea1)

20 Semonhair? I think I'm gonna be sick! spam will only make it worse ...

Posted by: Last gasp Larry at May 03, 2006 05:11 PM (FCC6c)

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Last Day of Classes Blues (London Calling!)

Actually, tomorrow is the last day of classes, but since most classes follow a M-W-F schedule, today is really the last day.

Seriously, I think my head might explode. Just one more paper on why drugs are bad, mmm-kay, and I think I might help my head along.

So, if I don't post today it's because I'm: a) dead--suicide b) dead--murdered by student c) in jail--for murdering student d) passed out--drunk

On that note let me remind my British friends that I'll be in London from the 14th - 20th and I'm trying to put together a wee shin dig. Contact me directly.

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Anna Nicole Smith Wins in SCOTUS

The Supreme Court has found in favor of AnnaÂ’s case allowing it to move forward.

CNN : Justices gave new legal impetus to Smith's bid to collect millions of dollars from the estate of J. Howard Marshall II. Her late husband's estate has been estimated at as much as $1.6 billionÂ….
Â…Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, writing for the court, said Smith should have a fresh chance to pursue claims in federal courtÂ…
Â…Dressed in all black, the former stripper wept in the courtroom in late February as justices discussed Marshall and whether he had intended to provide for her in death. When she arrived at the court, several photographers were knocked to the ground in a scuffle to photograph her.

Prior Jawa Report Coverage explaining Â“Good Anna NicoleÂ” and Â“Bad Anna NicoleÂ”.
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Al-Qeada Schmeada

Familiarity breeds contempt and I think we are all pretty familiar with al-Qaeda now.

MSNBC :Radical Islamic terror made big, violent and scary moves andÂ—whether you judge it by media coverage, stock-market movements or international responsesÂ—the world yawned.

He(Zarqawi) has crapped out using his own strengths against the Americans, and now he wants to play directly into American strength in a stand-up fight. He may think that this will frighten the US military and its leadership, but right now I'd bet dollars to donuts they're either (a) laughing themselves silly, (b) high-fiving all around Centcom for having forced Zarqawi into this desperation tactic, or (c) both.

Yahharrrahhhh! Al-Qaeda, pardon us if we trembled in yawning boredom rather than fear.

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Dutch Woman Evicted After Islamist Death Threats.

It seems that after their threats, Hirsi AliÂ’s cowardly neighbors supported the Islamists by filing suit to have her evicted. It seems they blamed her stand against Islamic intolerance for making the neighborhood unsafe. Rather than, you know, blame the murderous bastards themselves.

Brian at Hot Air: Hirsi Ali is the Somali-born Dutch parliamentarian whose outspokenness on the rights of women under Islam has made her a marked woman. Islamists have issued a fatwa calling for her death. And now sheÂ’s been evicted by court order at the request of her neighbors, who find her security concerns a nuisance.

It seems that the Dutch people are cowing to the attacks and threats by the Islamic militants there. DonÂ’t come crying to us when you reap the fruit of your cowardice. This will only embolden the Islamists and result in more attacks. The failure to take a stand will be seen as weakness, because it is.

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1 This is the result of not having a 2nd Amendment. People who are civilized and unarmed are always at a disadvantage to the uncivilized and violent, and in a way you can't blame these people. They are unarmed and have no police protection. What would you do?

Posted by: jesusland joe at May 01, 2006 08:44 AM (rUyw4)

2 Oh, never mind. The REAL threat to our freedoms is "Bush."

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at May 01, 2006 08:53 AM (8e/V4)

3 Hondo knows Euros - I've lived among them long enough to figure them out.

Posted by: hondo at May 01, 2006 09:01 AM (SeBrl)

4 I dunno jj It seems to me that several of these attacks have been stabbings or beatings so the Islamists are not packing. I agree that no arms is a problem. But there are other ways to win. If the neighborhood stood together and went shopping for Louisville sluggers and such I think they could at least make a good showing. Dogs too Islamists are scared shitless of em.

Posted by: Howie at May 01, 2006 10:15 AM (D3+20)

5 True, Howie, but you must remember that these people have not ever been responsible for their own security, so there is a feeling of helplessness here, but also, as you suggest, cowardice, as well. I wish hondo would comment on this, as he is our resident Euro expert. His insight on motivations would be valuable.

Posted by: jesusland joe at May 01, 2006 11:00 AM (rUyw4)

6 I can understand the neighbours' feelings - if I had a family, I wouldn't want them being put at unnescessary risk either. However, given the destructive path that the Netherlands is going down, it's time to make a stand. Unfortunately making a stand doesn't come without having to make some sacrifices. Kicking her out is just one more example of bowing to the islamists out of fear of what they might do. The fact is, a Somali immigrant is willing to risk her life to preserve the Dutch way of life. That makes her someone definitely worth protecting, regardless of the costs.

Posted by: Graeme at May 01, 2006 01:00 PM (8TfYA)

7 That's just pathetic. The cowardly aspect to humankind just makes me ill.

Posted by: Richard at May 01, 2006 01:50 PM (U+YqD)

8 I wish something like that would happen close to me. It would go as follows: Hey old lady, get out of that apartment, or we will push out, and worse allah be prasied. Oh hey, my name is Leatherneck, and that is my neighbor. Would you moon god worshipping POS like to have your asses handed to you? Your going to stab me, you say? Good, meet my friend Mosberg. End of story. Any moon god worshippers out there having a good communist May day? I am looking for you every Marine Corp day.

Posted by: Leatherneck at May 01, 2006 02:56 PM (D2g/j)

9 This is what we get for saving their sorry asses and protecting them for so long. I say screw Europe. Let the ragheads take over, then invade and kill them all; two problems solved at once, and a new continent to colonize.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at May 01, 2006 06:46 PM (0yYS2)

10 This is the same country that hid Anne Frank. The Gestapo was a much greater threat than these loonies and they are surrendering to them. Burkhas for all!

Posted by: fluffy at May 01, 2006 07:08 PM (ZB+tY)

11 Its is shameful that they chose to push this woman out, i guess joined together to fight this wretched enemy is too much to ask. A coward dies a thousand times, they have died the first time, a lot more will be asked by the Islamists, they are going to have to hand over a lot more in months and years to come.

Posted by: MathewK at May 01, 2006 10:31 PM (pVHqF)

12 One must not appease the barbarian,it will meerly lead to further concessions as they regard it as weakness,but i am sorry that you americans find England and europe , so "sorry assed", many of us wish to destroy islam , but while the tyrants are in power there is little that we can do but agitate, we find this just as nauseating as you do , but times change ,and things are building up pressure ,what we need is a fierce recession to wake up the ordinary man ,at the moment he is far too comfortable ,we need him to be angry.

Posted by: R CROSS at May 02, 2006 06:35 AM (66ZZi)

13 The only thing muslims can understand is a serious physical defeat, whether military or secular. This however, only slows them down, because they always run away to their holes and regroup to strike another day. They must be annihilated. Meanwhile, the Dutch wimps/pimps are history.

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April 30, 2006

Finish The Sentence

Since the much ballyhooed "Day without (illegal) immigrants" is now upon us, let's have some fun with it.

Finish this sentence:

A day without illegal immigrants is like a day without...

Related: Professor Chaos calls for Make Your Own Taco Day II.

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Afghani RPG Fishing: Blog Sabbath Video Caption Contest

Since Vinnie punted on the Blog Sabbath Caption Contest, I thought I'd share this video with you. Caption this video made by U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan of some of the locals using their Soviet made RPGs to do a little catfishing. That's a catfish, not a trout.

Winners get a shiny fatwa. Thanks to Imperial Minister of Culture, Ghost of a Flea for sending the link.

Yeah, and I know you can't exactly "caption" an entire video.....but say something about it!

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Mexican Lawmakers Pass Bill to Legalize Drugs

The federal legislature of Mexico has passed a bill to legalize "small amounts of cocaine, heroin, even ecstasy" for personal use. President Vicente Fox's signature is expected to be forthcoming since his office has voiced support for the measure.

From KFMB.com:

Currently, Mexican law leaves open the possibility of dropping charges against people caught with drugs if they can prove they are drug addicts and if an expert certifies they were caught with "the quantity necessary for personal use."
The new bill drops the "addict" requirement, allows "consumers" to have drugs, and sets out specific allowable quantities, which do not appear in the current law.

Specifically, the new law would allow a person to carry the following:

- Marijuana (5 gms),
- Heroin (25 mgms),
- Cocaine (0.5 gm),
- Peyote (2.2 lbs), and
- An array of other drugs, including:
- Methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA),
- Methylenedioxymethamphetamine/Ecstasy (MDMA),
- Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), and
- Amphetamines.

I am stunned! A person could be a legal walking pharmacy. More surprising is the fact that the measure is being pushed while drug addiction among Mexicans is increasing.

To be fair, though, the bill reportedly stiffens some penalties for trafficking and possession by government employees and near schools. In support of the bill, backers say it will free up police to go after major drug traffickers and avoid crowding jails with small-time offenders. Of course, using their logic, Mexico should legalize convenience store robberies to allow police to focus on bank heists. more...

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1 A couple of notes: May 1 is "Labor Day" in the rest of the world. It's primarily in the U.S. that the date was changed, so as to obscure its socialist origin. And I have to wonder if the illegal border traffic won't start flowing two ways, with certain Americans going down to Mexico to get high.

Posted by: Michael Hampton at April 30, 2006 06:00 AM (FVbj6)

2 I think the US should legalize some drugs, particularly marijuana. The war on drugs drains enormous amounts of money from the government and has not improved the overall situation. People can still get drugs at a reasonable price. The only thing the war on drugs is doing is filling our prisons with pot heads.

Posted by: Scott at April 30, 2006 07:11 AM (a7tCL)

3 the government admits that it is able to stop only about 10% of the drugs at the border. Take all that money and use it where it will do the most good, on prevention and treatment..

Posted by: john Ryan at April 30, 2006 07:39 AM (TcoRJ)

4 DOPE IS FOR DOPES and mexco is run by dopes

Posted by: sandpiper at April 30, 2006 08:08 AM (b1Fi6)

5 I think that Michael has it right. If a government is willing to unashamedly encourage its citizens to cross into a neighbouring country illegally, just for the revenue it brings, it's highly likely that decriminalising an array of drugs is a strategy to get young Americans to visit in larger numbers and spend more money. Particularly when rampant corruption and strong links to the drug trade are present at all levels of the government.

Posted by: Graeme at April 30, 2006 08:46 AM (IX6/9)

6 Great strategy on the part of Mexico! A country going nowhere plagued by crime, corruption and total lack of hope ... export significant segments of their population and keep much of the poor reminder stoned! Mexico will never change - build a wall 20' high - with a sufficent number of doors for the best, brightest, ambitious, and decent.

Posted by: hondo at April 30, 2006 11:25 AM (SeBrl)

7 Great opportunity for the tourist trade! A drug haven for affluent Americans and westerners - add an explosion in the sex trade (drugs help) and the Mexican government is gonna make some nice change! Local Mexican police aren't stupid! This will be a great opportunity for selective drug enforcement with tourists! Think of the blackmail and extortion opportunities! an affluent American will pay 10-20 thou easy to keep their pothead children out of a Mexican prision!

Posted by: hondo at April 30, 2006 11:33 AM (SeBrl)

8 Suppose another country had almost no drug problem. Suppose that country had less than a small fraction of one percent of our drug arrests. And suppose that country had almost no "drug-related crime" and that their robbery rate was a tiny fraction of our robbery rate. Do you think is might be wise and prudent to carefully observe that other country's drug policy and that we should model that other country's drug policy? Well, there is such a country: The Czech Republic. The Czech Republic is the only country in the world where adult citizens can legally use, possess and grow small quantities of marijuana. (In the Netherlands, marijuana is quasi-legal - not officially legal.) The Czech overall drug arrest rate is 1 per 100,000 population. The United States' overall drug arrest rate is 585 per 100,000 population. The Czech robbery rate is 2 per 100,000 population. The United States' robbery rate is 145.9 per 100,000 population, according to our FBI. According to our drug war cheerleaders, tolerant marijuana laws cause people to use other, much more dangerous drugs, like methamphetamine and heroin. Obviously, this doesn't happen in the Czech Republic. Why not? Could it be that when people can legally obtain marijuana at an affordable price, they tend not to use or desire any other recreational drugs? Could it be that marijuana legalization actually creates a roadblock to hard drug use - not a gateway? Could it be that the vast majority our so-called "drug-related crime" is caused by our marijuana prohibition policies? Could it be that if we keep doing what we have been doing, we will probably get the same results? Should we throw another trillion dollars down the drug war rat hole? Or should we do something different--dramatically different? Kirk Muse 1741 S. Clearview Ave. Mesa, 85209 (480) 396-3399 Thank you for considering this letter for publication. Source for the 145.9 robberies per 100,000 population statistic is from the FBI Uniform Crime Reports, 2002 final statistics. Source for the Czech Republic's marijuana legalization policy: "A Czech Toke on Freedom," by Jeffrey Fleishman in the Los Angeles Times, Jan. 24 2006. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-weed24jan24,0,7449540.story Source for Czech crime rate statistics: http://www.notebooktravel.co.uk/travellersguide/travellersguidepages/czechrepublic.htm (Scroll to bottom of the page).

Posted by: Kirk Muse at April 30, 2006 12:49 PM (/ZDpr)

9 http://profiles.emcdda.eu.int/index.cfm?fuseaction=public.Content&nNodeID=2348&sLanguageISO=EN If anyone's interested in the detailed realities of Czech/drugs .... which of course ... is totally lacking from the above.

Posted by: hondo at April 30, 2006 01:22 PM (SeBrl)

10 Wow! So cool! Two sources on Czech drug laws!!! One is an article for the LA Times (???) and the other is from a British Travel guide (???). What! No Czech sources???? Crime stats courtesy the FBI (????). Kirk's been toting the weed too long! Wanna compare/talk about Czech drug laws etc. ...... well ... duh! ... some Czech input would, like, be helpful ... or is that too much to absorb thru the haze?

Posted by: hondo at April 30, 2006 01:33 PM (SeBrl)

11 I was just in Acapulco yesterday, and ten days ago a drug gang decapitated two cops who had participated in a lethal drug raid, and left their bodies on the front steps of a police station, with a sign saying "so that you will learn respect". I don't know about decriminalizing small amounts as a way of getting bigger fish, but it seems worth a try. Hondo, the danger of cops going after tourists with phony charges exists much more under the current law--many tourists say the cops plant a small amount of drugs, then ask for a bribe in return for not arresting them. It is amazing how instructive travel is. I spoke to a lot of people down there about the upcoming elections, and the working assumption of many is that the PAN will steal the election, just as the PRI did in 88. By comparison, our own electoral system, for all its flaws, seems okay. Of course, they have several things we could learn from--like national voter registration and uniform election laws and a holiday for the election.

Posted by: jd at April 30, 2006 03:25 PM (uT71O)

12 JD: If decapitated people makes you want to offer criminals amnesty, when do we offer it to the Taliban / Al-Qaeda? I'm sure there is a lot of things we could learn from Mexico, like how to make a hut out of a sheet of plastic, and three sheets of corrugated steel or how to export poverty.

Posted by: davec at April 30, 2006 04:39 PM (CcXvt)

13 So wait, rather than try to help people overcome a drug addiction, it seems like a good idea to just legalize it so we don't have to chase after the drug dealers and addicts all the time. This will really boost moral in a country. Hey-maybe this will make people stay in Mexico, rather than come over to America...all our immigration problems are solved!

Posted by: crazy cat lady at April 30, 2006 04:45 PM (rjg51)

14 jd You miss the point friend ... you speak of planting drugs and phony charges ... new senario ... no need for planting and the charges are real ... tailor made for an increase in corruption reference tourists.

Posted by: hondo at April 30, 2006 05:07 PM (SeBrl)

15 When the police ARE the criminals, they're bound to get decapitated every so often.

Posted by: Michael Hampton at April 30, 2006 06:16 PM (FVbj6)

16 I don't think I was understood. I'm not suggesting the decapitaters should get amnesty. The stated purpose of the law is so the police can focus on the traffickers, the ones who did the decapitating. The decapitations show that the drug problems they are facing in Mexico are simply much larger than the ones we face. And yes, the Mexican police are badly corrupt. Some of the people I met down there said the attitude of most Mexicans is if your house gets robbed, don't call the police--they'll just case it for another robbery. Hondo, you may be right that as opposed to planting drugs in small amounts, the police can now arrest someone and exaggerate the amount he had. We'll see, I guess. One thing we ARE learning from Mexico, Dave, is to tolerate increasing gaps between the richest and the poorest. If current trends of exacerbating the share of national income held by the top 1% and top .1% continue, we may have to learn many things that Mexico has known for years about money and class and social rigidity. Hopefully, it won't come to learning about hut creation.

Posted by: jd at April 30, 2006 09:04 PM (uT71O)

17 " Dave's not here man! " " No, no, no! This is Dave! " " Dave's not here man! "

Posted by: Last gasp Larry at April 30, 2006 11:32 PM (h4PzP)

18 Ted Carpenter at Cato's new blog thinks criminalization only increases the profit potential of illegal drugs and gives them a more lucrative, coveted place on the market. Unfortunately, Mexican leaders show no willingness to legalize the manufacture or sale of marijuana, cocaine, and other drugs. Indeed, they have argued that the new law will enable law enforcement agencies to devote more resources to supressing trafficking. That means the huge potential profit in the drug trade will persistÂ—and so will the corruption and violence that is tearing MexicoÂ’s society apart.

Posted by: Anastasia at May 01, 2006 09:55 AM (lcebH)

19 At least one country has figured out the drug war is a COMPLETE waste of time, money, and resources.

Posted by: craig at May 01, 2006 08:13 PM (CMKoe)

20 As for Mikes "a person can be a legal walking pharmacy" comment, alot of people are walking pharmacys. Ever heard of the ghetto and drug dealers?

Posted by: craig at May 01, 2006 08:17 PM (CMKoe)

21 Thats awesome they should legalize marijuana its all for money

Posted by: josh at May 04, 2006 10:24 AM (2N1xj)

22 Thats awesome they should legalize marijuana a lot of people do it anyway and it would make it easier for everyone... drinking is worse for you so why not?

Posted by: josh at May 04, 2006 10:25 AM (2N1xj)

23 Not a good idea afterall, oh the mood swings ... pass that pipe ...

Posted by: Last gasp Larry at May 04, 2006 11:41 AM (FCC6c)

24 The drug war has failed. Consumers want drugs. Making drugs illegal only makes them more expensive and inconvienient to obtain. If you want to get drunk, you have to drive 5-10 minutes to the grocery store and spend about $10. If you want to get stoned, you have to drive 15-20 minutes to your buddy's house and spend about $40. The best solution is to legalize and educate. Policing, jailing, and court costs are large. Not only would legalization reduce the necessary sizes of our police forces, jails, and court systems; it would also make a very large market available for taxation. Young people should be educated that drugs are often harmful. Education has been the main influence in the sharp decline in teen tobacco consumption. Should a person find themselves with a problem, the facilities should exist to help them recover.

Posted by: Yummy at May 14, 2006 04:06 PM (r99Fg)

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The Blog Sabbath Caption Contest: Movie Review Edition

This isn't the normal BSCC.

If you saw United 93 this weekend, share your thoughts in the comments.

No fatwas will be issued.

I haven't seen the movie yet, but spoilers are not an issue. We all know how it ends.

Why make this a caption contest? The images are in your head and mine.

Just...vent. Let it all out.

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1 I haven't seen it yet, but hopefully the locals will violate international copyright law yet again, so that the US Military members here in good old IZ can watch and remember why we are here. I volunteered that sunny day back in 2001 to go back on active duty (from the USAR), and have thus far spent 3 years away from my lovely wife, 4 year old son and 10 month old daughter. Some might ask why....but I think I just answered that. I have had the privilege of serving with some great American and Iraqi patriots, and a few have fallen to the hands of our enemy. But we are all willing to continue to do what we MUST to insure that the enemy does not bring its primary goal of a pan-Islamic state to fruition. "We must all fear evil men, but there is one thing that we must fear more...the indifference of good men." Â– The Boondock Saints

Posted by: Moriarti at April 30, 2006 03:14 AM (bm/M7)

2 I saw it Friday night, and it was outstanding. I can't add much to the words of better writers than I. You can check out the reviews at rottentomatoes dot com. With a very few exceptions, the reviewers loved the film, as did I. Go see it.

Posted by: Ragnar Danneskjold at April 30, 2006 03:26 AM (Ym6kn)

3 I saw it yesterday late afternoon. The theater was nearly full, I would expect the evening showings were sold out. I hope so. I dreaded the beginning and I left the theater renewed in my belief that we must confront this enemy. If the film had been less objective in its presentation, I don't think it would have been so effective. From the reviews I've read, I don't think they've discussed how one sees the day unfold, not just the Hero Flight. I found that with the earlier hijackings and subsequent attacks presented from the perspective of ATC, FAA, Norad, there was a different type of horror than that I experienced that day. The director does not add to the 'reaction' rather one feels that it was videotaped in real time. On the Flight 93 in contrast, we 'see' and 'hear' the personal. We watch information come, decisions made. We see the post 9/11 America awaken on 9/11.

Posted by: Kathianne at April 30, 2006 03:55 AM (6bvSl)

4 I just saw the film and can only say it has reaffirmed my Faith and strengthened the resolve of the Patriot Brigade. Every arab man, woman, and child must be slaughtered and given the most violent and painful death possible. These are truly subhuman filth and of lesser value than a common cockroach. The extermination of the arab race must be the ultimate and final victory if we are to have justice for these brave American souls who lost their lives on 9/11.

Posted by: Unashamed Patriot at April 30, 2006 04:09 AM (y+196)

5 Patriot-I hope you do not mean what you have said about the extermination of the arab race. There are some fine people in the middle east who are fighting beside our troops who just want a better life. Yes there is a segment that must be destroyed so Islam can regain it's moral footing in the world. Those who use Islam for evil means must be destroyed. That is the only way there will be peace in the middle east and the world for that matter.

Posted by: bags75 at April 30, 2006 05:15 AM (j4izh)

6 My response to the film and the memorial (too much for a comment, sorry).

Posted by: rightwingprof at April 30, 2006 07:28 AM (hj1Wx)

7 I saw it last night and could not say a word to my wife for 20 minutes after it was over. I was so angry reliving what happened that day. We have to take the fight to them and this movie showed how they brought the fight to us. Thankfully people on that flight did not stand back and wait. They were the first warriors this country had fight back after the attacks on the Pentagon and WTC. The fighting spirit displayed over two hundred years before revealed itself again on that day. This movie depicts what happened on that flight in a way that should strengthen the resolve and shake the complacency of all our citizens. I feel everybody should see this movie and stay for the credits to see how many people played themself. Those characters in the movie will never land additional roles so they must have felt the importance to relive that day in this movie for everybody else.

Posted by: Stillmadashell at April 30, 2006 09:24 AM (rw9Aa)

8 My one word review: Gripping.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 30, 2006 11:37 AM (8e/V4)

9 I wish the hell the moonbats in NYC would decide to do something about the attack other than wondering why they hate us so much. Because you are an infidel, you dumn ass. Now, I've told you, so wake up and join the fight, and quit your stupid support of the very people who attacked you. While you march around acting stupid, the attackers are preparing worse for you. Wake up!

Posted by: jesusland joe at April 30, 2006 02:12 PM (rUyw4)

10 bagz75: you are very wrong. arabs are a subhuman filthy race. we should not be sending our soldiers to die trying to build a democracy for wretched evil people. they will only continue to send wave after wave of diseased filthy terrorists after us. our brave troops should be on a mission to eradicate every last arab man, woman, and child in every country and on every continent. they attacked us on 9/11 but we will not rest until the last filthy subhuman arab exists no more.

Posted by: Unashamed Patriot at April 30, 2006 02:41 PM (y+196)

11 UP - You sound more like someone who is spoofing conservative beliefs rather than someone who really believes them. If you really did believe them, you wouldn't leave them here at this site. Jawa readers don't believe in destroying everyone who doesn't agree with them. We want to get those who want to get us, and we don't believe every Arab wants to do that. Besides, there are Muslims of many races. Eradicating the Arabs will not destroy Islam nor the Islamist issue. it still infects those in Thailand, the Phillipines, India and other areas. What are realistic ways to stop the Islamists?

Posted by: eeyore at April 30, 2006 03:19 PM (0/sqo)

12 eradicating the arabs is just the first part of the final solution to global terrorism. the filth of islam eminates from the subhuman arab population. once that cancer has been eliminated we must root out all other followers of islam and liquidate them without delay. watching the film's final moments gave me great inspiration in one such method of defeating terrorism. tossing the infants and children of arabs into boiling water as their pitiful parents watch--then suffer the same fate. Praise Jesus and God Bless America

Posted by: Unashamed Patriot at April 30, 2006 04:03 PM (y+196)

13 I wince as I read the comments of a troll like Unashamed Patriot. Folks like him/her post here in order to tar true supporters of freedom and liberty. If Unashamed Patriit really believed in what he was advocating, he'd attempt to persuade rather than to post inflammatory and outrageous comments. Posts like this are part of the price of free speech. On the other side of the aisle, Daily Kos doesn't have the same problem. The reason is, they have an extremely efficient censorship system, so that divergent and wacked-out viewpoints can be effectively quashed in short order, so as to control the message. I certainly wouldn't advocate that system over here. I am convinced that the best answer to wrong speech is better speech. If you're trying to stir up unfocused anti-Arab sentiment, you won't get much traction here. Some of the very best Americans are Arabs. Some of the most devout Christians are Arabs. You think that Americans would turn on Arab Americans because some a groub of Saudi Arabian Muslims blew up a plane? Not likely. Not in these parts, anyways. Nice try, though.

Posted by: Ragnar Danneskjold at April 30, 2006 04:58 PM (Ym6kn)

14 By the way, if you knew anything about Christian philosophy, you'd know that Christians debate things like whether it is moral for the state to execute a man, even a man guilty of a heinous crime. They debate whether it can be moral to kill the unborn child. They debate whether a husband should be able to end the life of a debilitated wife. Unlike some other religions, Christianity is a religion of life and peace. Jesus unequivocally taught Christians to submit to authority, to eschew violence and to turn the other cheek. It is nonsensical to advocate slaughter and torture in the same post that you say "Praise Jesus" and "God bless America".

Posted by: Ragnar Danneskjold at April 30, 2006 05:07 PM (Ym6kn)

15 arabs have not been and never will be Americans. they are filthy subhuman animals who originate as the spawn of satan. Issac vs Ishmael--Satan begat Ishmael who spawned the arab race. Christ commands his true believers to eradicate the forces of Satan. Ragnar you are a traitor and deserve to be put in the gas chambers along with the filthy arabs. We will not allow you to tear away at the fabric of American Liberty.

Posted by: Unashamed Patriot at April 30, 2006 05:17 PM (y+196)

16 Just got back from seeing the movie, theater was only half full. At the end of the movie some one yelled out Islam is an evil religion another yelled out, any one still think we should not go after the terrorist? Many in the theater were weeping and saying God Bless America. Any one notice at end of movie the European who stood up to warn the terrorist and serveral people jumped on him? Wonder were that came from and if it is true?

Posted by: Patti at April 30, 2006 05:34 PM (2hEo4)

17 No fatwa, no comment. I am a fatwa-whore.

Posted by: Aaron's cc: at April 30, 2006 06:49 PM (ov6Vw)

18 Patti, Unabashed, go fuck yourselves.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 30, 2006 10:34 PM (8e/V4)

19 Wow! That movie sure brings the best out in people. You all should be tarred and feathered! Amen!

Posted by: Last gasp Larry at April 30, 2006 11:40 PM (h4PzP)

20 Anassnamed Patriot sez: Ragnar you are a traitor and deserve to be put in the gas chambers with the filthy arabs. Earth to Patriot: I'm a PIRATE. Of course I'm a TRAITOR. And of course I deserve to be put in a gas chamber. Who ever heard of a loyal pirate, anyway? BTW, if you wanna be an effective troll, you really oughtta pay attention to what actual conservatives say, rather than what the DKos & DU freaks spout when they try to mimic conservatives. Those kids really have no concept at all.

Posted by: Ragnar Danneskjold at May 01, 2006 03:55 AM (Ym6kn)

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April 29, 2006

Saudi Women Given Right to Sell Underwear

Currently in Saudi Arabia, only men are permitted to conduct retail business and the practice proves to be awkward when the items being sold are primarily female products. Therefore, whether purchasing panties, brassieres, see-through nighties, or lipstick and other cosmetics, women are helped by bearded and moustached male sales assistants. But times have changed and Saudi society is about to make a dramatic leap forward.

From Telegraph.co.uk:

It is hailed as a major step forward for women's emancipation in Saudi Arabia: in the coming weeks they will enjoy the right to buy lingerie from female shop assistants.
This may be a far cry from bra-burning feminism but in Saudi Arabia the notion of buying one's brassiere from a woman is nothing short of revolutionary.
A new decree requiring shop owners to hire female staff to sell undergarments illustrates the cautious liberalisation the kingdom is undergoing - and how far it has yet to travel.

The change will probably be quite welcome since most women are reluctant to discuss their unmentionables with men who are likely total strangers.

On the other hand, the lingerie shop owners are ambivalent. Some intend to darken their premises to hide the fact that women are working while others complain that business will be stunted since most customers for women's underwear are men. (As an aside, I'm astounded by the fact that Saudi men are buying most of the women's underwear in the Kingdom. There has to be a psychological angle here somewhere.)

King Abdallah is the impetus behind the recent liberalization of Saudi society. He's even hinted at lifting the prohibition on women driving. Naturally, traditionalists believe that the changes go too far and are "not compatible with Islam."

From Interested-Participant.

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April 28, 2006

Help me! (Updated/Sticky)

I've got nothing. Open thread. Leave a link.

UPDATE: Feel free to send TB pings. Fatwas are automatic. That way, people see your link without having to check comments.

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1 How can we post a link? Your forms don't allow some site links. I posted a link to a story about Saudi Arabia's new law about lingerie stores, but your site wouldn't permit the news source. The error message was: Original link fixed by Howie.

Posted by: Ansar-al-kufir at April 28, 2006 10:00 AM (y7gpG)

2 Here's another link to the same story I tried to post earlier about Saudi Arabia's new policy on lingerie stores: http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/hello_boys_lingerie_leads_the_fight_for_saudi_womens_rights/?source=rss

Posted by: Ansar-al-kufir at April 28, 2006 10:02 AM (y7gpG)

3 Can you send trackbacks? If so that's best? If a link will not post you can email me Howie with the link. Post the comment with a "place link here" placeholder and I'll get to it.

Posted by: Howie at April 28, 2006 10:10 AM (D3+20)

4 Many conservative blogs are suffering from a DoS attack. Hugh Hewitt Powerline JihadWatch Instapundit Captain's Quarters Hosting Matters is under attack, but I'm not sure if they carry all of these blogs.

Posted by: astuddis at April 28, 2006 10:10 AM (IaRGs)

5 Yes I can't get to Captains Quarters.

Posted by: Howie at April 28, 2006 10:12 AM (D3+20)

6 Some guy put up money last week to see JihadWatch hacked.

Posted by: astuddis at April 28, 2006 10:17 AM (IaRGs)

7 I posted at my own blog this morning on an alarming pandemic flu simulation that was conducted at the World Economic Forum in January; a report on it was just released yesterday - you may find it interesting: http://moondawgden.blogspot.com

Posted by: MoonDawg at April 28, 2006 10:21 AM (HJS3X)

8 I PhotoShopped a photo of Ms. Malkin yesterday I thought was humorous. It was variation on Allah Pundit's photo of Mr. Cheney as the terminator on HotAir.com.

Posted by: HD Wanderer at April 28, 2006 10:34 AM (nA9AR)

9 Guest workers, yay Guest voters, nay

Posted by: bill at April 28, 2006 11:01 AM (7evkT)

10 think gas is expensive. Try tolls: Price Gouging in Delaware

Posted by: Fred Fry at April 28, 2006 11:48 AM (JXdhy)

11 Actually Fred, I don't believe the price of Gasoline is the Government's problem to fix either, it lands squarely in the consumer to modify their consumption habits. I don't support removing the tax at the pump, we are at war, and have to pay for it, somehow.

Posted by: davec at April 28, 2006 12:09 PM (CcXvt)

12 Davec, Hard to say. It is their responsibility to maintain our society. What they should be doing is planning for the country's future energy needs. There is lots of flack given the oil companies that they are not spending enough on alternative energy. That's not their job. That is up to the Government to encourage research into those areas. On the bright side, the high price of gas now makes alternative energy more viable, especially wind. The Europeans are actually complaining because the US is buying up all the wind generation equipment on the market and they can't get their hands on as much as they want any longer.

Posted by: Fred Fry at April 28, 2006 01:55 PM (JXdhy)

13 If you have the stomach for it, here's more academic nuttiness.

Posted by: rightwingprof at April 28, 2006 02:27 PM (hj1Wx)

14 Well Joe, I guess itÂ’s a good thing Texas won the BCS championship. With this Reggie Bush housing thing, they would have had to take the title away from SC anyway. I knew those Trojans could not be that good without cheating. No one beats the vaunted Washington Huskies that many times by so many points without some monkey business going on.

Posted by: Brad at April 28, 2006 02:51 PM (3OPZt)

15 Fred: Has it not also made extraction of oil from the Canadian shale / sands profitable now? I remember they said in the past that extraction was much more expensive than drilling for oil, but that was back when it was less than a dollar for a gallon of Gasonline.

Posted by: davec at April 28, 2006 03:10 PM (CcXvt)

16 You zaney neocons! Now you're pissed-off because our national anthem is being sung in Spanish. Take a powder! I'll bet you wish there was a 1 billion person choir of Muslims singing it with heartfelt fervor. Such is the lunacy of the neocon. Rational conservatives, like me, welcome those who honor our country, regardless of the medium used. Damn Homer Sectionals!

Posted by: Greg at April 28, 2006 04:02 PM (q5wwn)

17 I sent rusty a zarqawi clip earlier today, I was busy at work so it was only a quick edit, was still pretty good I think, the first time he points his finger in the air a fly follows his finger, had to be quick to notice it so I slowed it down, I can only assume he had recently been jamming his finger up someones ass, whatever, he seems to attract flies a bit like Linus.

Posted by: dave clarke at April 28, 2006 04:07 PM (tHsPx)

18 This is a man who should be remembered. www.rickrescorla.com/ www.medaloffreedom.com/RickRescorla1.htm

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 28, 2006 04:20 PM (0yYS2)

19 Good call Improbulus. Richard's deeds are something we should all aspire to. Lets not forget him.

Posted by: dave clarke at April 28, 2006 04:27 PM (tHsPx)

20 Im: Have you read the book James B. Stewart wrote about him? Heart of a Soldier it was a very interesting read.

Posted by: davec at April 28, 2006 05:29 PM (CcXvt)

21 Rush Â“PillsÂ” Limbaugh, that self-righteous fat fuck, got popped again. What a hypocrite! Or is it Hippocrit?

Posted by: Greg at April 28, 2006 05:46 PM (q5wwn)

22 No I haven't Dave, but I will see if I can find it.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 28, 2006 05:52 PM (0yYS2)

23 I love Rush and listen to him every day. Not because I agree with him 100% though, but mainly because I know that just the knowledge that so many people listen to him causes leftards great pain. Squirm you little bitch, squirm.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 28, 2006 05:54 PM (0yYS2)

24 Well, Brad, to be serious I wish the Texas Aggies had won the national title and not the Longhorns. UT-Austin is a little people's republic of Seattle right in the heart of Texas. Those liberals in Austin make you sick, don't they Greg.

Posted by: jesusland joe at April 28, 2006 07:09 PM (rUyw4)

25 Keep Austin Weird! Go Horns! Go Vince!

Posted by: Greg at April 28, 2006 07:23 PM (q5wwn)

26 Blackberry Winter in Southern Appalachia, the Year of our Lord Two Thousand and Six. Late April brings late Spring showers and early Summer thunderstorms, and the Frost stops in to say goodbye as it heads to the Southern Hemisphere. Blackberrys are blooming right now, which means it's now okay to plant cold-sensitive crops, and too late to hang meat. And also, that in just a small eternity the briarpatches of high summer will

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 28, 2006 08:57 PM (0yYS2)

27 Oops. Let's try that again. Blackberry Winter in Southern Appalachia, the Year of our Lord Two Thousand and Six. Late April brings late Spring showers and early Summer thunderstorms, and the Frost stops in to say goodbye as it heads to the Southern Hemisphere. Blackberrys are blooming right now, which means it's now okay to plant cold-sensitive crops, and too late to hang meat. And also, that in just a small eternity the briarpatches of high summer, where a new generation of rabbits greet the world with wiggly noses, will yield manna from Heaven; ripe, wild mountain blackberries, from which Blackberry Cobbler and Wine will be made, and the best preserves ever.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 28, 2006 09:01 PM (0yYS2)

28 *Selfish plug that may be deleted because it is so very much a selfish plug* Need something to do? I'm starting a project (to be announced on my blog soon i.e. tomorrow) which will attempt to document all the places mentioned in the Bible by book. The hope is to tell via cartograms which areas were considered important and when. I'm hoping to get an article published about religious geography. I would greatly appreciate any division of labor help.

Posted by: Catholicgauze at April 28, 2006 09:28 PM (UA1kS)

29 IM - Nice. Very nice. did you write that?

Posted by: Heroic Dreamer at April 28, 2006 10:19 PM (aH6Zf)

30 Yep.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 28, 2006 10:34 PM (0yYS2)

31 Spring By the Ocean I was in my car when the rain began to fall. Large, unexpected drops hampering visibility and causing a small Mazda to swerve in front of me. I flicked on my windshield wipers and stared at the traffic in front of me. Like a swollen river, the freeway was suddenly clogged, unpredictable, and dangerous. I got off at Ocean, and unrolled my window. Wild blue waves crashed and churned the sand. The smell of the salty ocean spray mingled with the fresh rain.

Posted by: Heroic Dreamer at April 28, 2006 11:17 PM (aH6Zf)

32 Do we know if the Aztlan "take up arms against your European occupiers" letter is real yet? http://my.opera.com/cbjohnso/blog/show.dml/237169 Penis festival in Japan... http://my.opera.com/cbjohnso/blog/show.dml/235971

Posted by: Chris At Home at April 29, 2006 12:58 AM (5ve1C)

33 My response to United 93, and the flight 93 memorial.

Posted by: rightwingprof at April 29, 2006 07:29 AM (hj1Wx)

34 The Caption Jam is up at OTB. The Sabbath contest is usually too late to include, but while you wait for it there are plenty of other caption contest ongoing.

Posted by: Rodney Dill at April 29, 2006 08:59 AM (tGTSA)

35 So Bluto How's the knee? Those painkillers kick in yet? Moderation my friend -- in a few months you will be up and running about. Maybe we should all chip in and get you a copy of the Karma Sutra - exercises to look forward to. Rusty's probably got several copies - illustrated.

Posted by: hondo at April 29, 2006 09:19 AM (SeBrl)

36 New Jersey's attorney general participates in an illegal immigration support rally, even though she swore to uphold the law.

Posted by: Will at April 29, 2006 01:03 PM (6Dn6s)

37 IM's softer, touchy-feelie side

Posted by: Last gasp Larry at April 29, 2006 09:15 PM (h4PzP)

38 What did you think Larry, that I was a barbarian or something? Just because I want to decorate every highway overpass and lamp post in the country with the stinking corpses of muslims and liberals doesn't mean I'm not civilized. Indeed, it is my love of civilization that makes me want to preserve it by destroying its enemies. Civilization wasn't built by gutless wimps, but by men with blood on their hands. I really will pity liberals and muslims when TSHTF, because none are near as smart or as fierce as they believe themselves to be, and for all their violent demonstrations, I'm afraid they won't last long when it's time to start cutting throats.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 30, 2006 07:34 AM (0yYS2)

39 Sorry IM, I must have read you wrong ....

Posted by: Last gasp Larry at April 30, 2006 11:45 PM (h4PzP)

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Nice Jugs, Bad Brain

Hey, if Mike Pechar can get away with naughty teacher posts, it's only fair to see Pamela Anderson (ahem) deflated.

Expect Atrios to start an open thread titled "Chimpy McGoldstein" in response.

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April Is Jihadi Awareness Month

Or so it seems anyway. Now Zawahiri throws out another softball:

CAIRO, Egypt Â— Al Qaeda's No. 2 said the terror network's branch in Iraq had "broken the back" of the U.S. military with hundreds of homicide bombings, in a video posted Saturday that was the latest in a string of new messages by al Qaeda's leaders.

Well, forget the "it seems." In the grand tradition of organizations that seem not to realize we're already aware of the causes they ram down our throats in the name of "awareness," I am officially declaring April "Jihadi Awareness Month."

To be followed by "Illegal Immigrant Awareness Day" on May 1st. Which runs concurrent to "Vinnies Daughter Awareness Day." She turns five.

And remember, don't use your curling irons whilst sleeping.

thatisall.

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Cab Driver Beheaded by Taliban

(Angoor Ada, Pakistan) Here's a gruesome reminder that the Global War on Terror is far from over.

From DailyTimes.com.pk:

Suspected tribal militants beheaded a cab driver in South Waziristan for being a "US spy" and a frequent visitor to an American military base in Afghanistan, official sources told Daily Times on Wednesday.
The body of the man, identified as Khan Mati, was found on Tuesday near Angoor Ada, the last Pakistani town before the Afghan border in South Waziristan, sources said.
Mati, who had been missing since April 17, was believed to be a frequent traveller to the US military base in Macha Dadkot in Paktika province in Afghanistan. He is the second taxi driver to be abducted and killed in Angoor Ada over suspicion of being a US spy.
Sources said that Haji Omar, the Taliban chief in South Waziristan, said that "we do not waste bullet on such suspects and prefer beheading them."

In my mind, the Taliban terrorists are murdering scum with no chance of redemption. Those poor cabbies were likely only trying to go with the flow and put food on the table for their families. Instead, they're murdered by Taliban fanatics.

And, all the while, Sen. Dick Durbin claims the U.S. is the bad guy and Yale University recruits students from the Taliban. The leftists have turned America into bizarro world.

From Interested-Participant.

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1 IP you seem to overlook the most important thing about the ex(?) Taliban student. It Is not that he was accepted into one of the most prestigous institutions of higher learning in the entire country, it was that the Federal Government allowed him entry into the United States. I don't care if he was going to some no name community college, I DON'T WANT HIM HERE

Posted by: john Ryan at April 28, 2006 08:36 PM (TcoRJ)

2 John- It's even worse. Yale actively recruited him! This moron doesn't even have the equivalent of a GED. Furthermore, this SOB filled a slot that a MUCH more qualified student was denied. What crap.

Posted by: Mark at April 28, 2006 09:09 PM (VZyOx)

3 >>>The leftists have turned America into bizarro world. Indeed. But it's so gradual that folks hardly notice it happenning. Suddenly things are just fucked up and people wonder why. BECAUSE LIBERALISM IS A MENTAL DISORDER, THAT'S WHY.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 28, 2006 11:38 PM (M3nr/)

4 Mark- Yale says he's not in a degree program, so it's not clear that he's taking someone's slot. What Yale sees in him is anyone's guess, but for my part I'd guess they just want him on hand because he's an interesting specimen. They'd probably enroll a Thuggee too, if any were available. As to the the viciousness of the Taliban, you guys give them too much credit. The Afghans have been gut-spilling fiends before the Taliban was ever heard of. Or Islam, for that matter. Because our soldiers are among them we've just got a front-row seat to the same behavior the Sovs saw before us, and the Brits before them, and so on back to the days of Alexander.

Posted by: ShannonKW at April 29, 2006 01:58 AM (dT1MB)

5 john ryan: You can stop tooting that horn. We got it. It's of concern too. It's obviously not policy. Someone slipped him in under the radar and we all hope s/he gets caught. How do you know they're not looking for who got him in the US or that they haven't already found him/her and reprimanded them? The "real" problem is our educational institutions who compete to get these thugs. If they hadn't wanted him and if the guy out west hadn't lobbied to get him here, his name never would have appeared at the State Department for approval. Supply and demand. Senator John Cornyn is all over this. He wants to review Hashemi's visa. Let's wait and see if he's able to get to the bottom of it.

Posted by: Oyster at April 29, 2006 05:06 AM (YudAC)

6 Anyone have any ideas how many FBI agents are watching the Taliban man -- or how many taps are on his phone? Sometimes things aren't what they seem. Agree with the animals part, they warrant extinction as the final solution. The war goes on, at least for half of the country.

Posted by: bill at April 29, 2006 05:32 AM (7evkT)

7 Bill, given past performance, the odds of the FBI even knowing about his presence in the country are pretty slim. The entire Federal government needs to be dismantled.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 30, 2006 07:29 AM (0yYS2)

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Air America Losing New York

According to MediaWeek, Air America will lose its flagship station in New York City. The lease with WLIB-AM runs out as of August 31. As a network, Air America will no longer determine programming for the station. Instead, station owners are expected to offer liberal local programs.

A spokesperson for Air America, however, promised that the liberal radio network would "not grow silent on the New York City airwaves." It's not clear what that means. Maybe Air America has found another station that has no interest in accumulating an audience. Given enough seed money to prop it up, Air America will surely find a taker. Then, I think it will only be a matter of time before the backers back out.

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Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt to do Ayn Rand

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in Atlas Shrugged? That's what the Hollywood insiders are saying. I guess anything with Angelina Jolie is bound to attract some attention from me--on top of the fact that she is going to star in the screen adaptation of one of the Right's most beloved works of fiction.

Personally, I'm not a big fan. Hang around with enough libertarians (like I do) and you realize that there is a kind of cult of Ayn Rand among certain circles. So what I'm about to say is bound to offend.

In addition to being bad gay, I don't think Ayn Rand was that great of a theorist. I don't really get Objectivism--Ayn Rand's philosophy. I find it tired and boring in the same way that I do Marxism. I just don't have a lot of patience for any theory of absolutes--which is why I describe myself as a 'Burkean libertarian' when asked.

In my dealings with Obectivists, I always got the feeling that they were the Right's version of Scientologists. You know, like they couldn't let an hour go by without dropping Ayn Rand's name into a conversation, and that every time they walked into a book store they had to buy a copy of Atlas Shrugged. No wonder Allen Greenspan dropped out of their ranks years ago!

And it's not like I hated the books, I just didn't love them either. No epiphemy for me--but maybe that's because I've always had libertarian leanings? Just a good read. No big deal.

So, will I go see Atlas Shrugged? Sure will. The last time an Ayn Rand novel was put on to the silver screen it turned into an instant classic. But then again, we had Gary Cooper to convince us that one man could stand alone against the world. I just don't see Brad Pitt pulling the same thing off as tycoon John Galt.

But Angelina Jolie as Dagny Taggart? I'm so there.

And for my Objectivist friends, on a note of redemption, they will be glad that I passed on this news: Angelina Jolie is said to be a big Ayn Rand fan---and anything Angelina is into can't be all that bad, can it?.

Except Brad Pitt. And it turns out, Brad Pitt is into Ayn Rand, too. Go figure.

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1 Brad Pitt as a philosophically influenced physicist... sorry don't see it. He should stick to sitting on a couch smoking pot out of an empty honey container or simply not bathing.

Posted by: PMain at April 28, 2006 04:12 PM (Wi32/)

2 Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt to do Ayn Rand You said "do Ayn Rand." Your readers aren't the same as they used to be. They're like all serious and stuff.

Posted by: Leopold Stotch at April 28, 2006 07:25 PM (uvZMh)

3 Who wants to bet they spin this story into "Socialism is the solution" instead of "Socialism is the problem", or otherwise get the message completely spun into something the book did not intend? This was one of my favourite books, unfortunately I do not think this movie will do it justice. Not just because books that are turned into movies tend to lose things in translation but because the message the book was trying to convey seems to be the antithesis to the ideology that is dominant in Hollywood these days.

Posted by: LC CanForce 101 at April 28, 2006 08:24 PM (3smJS)

4 You are clearly an idiot, but maybe you'll have an EPIPHANY and figure that out.

Posted by: RR at April 28, 2006 08:29 PM (vxjLo)

5 Whateveeeerrrrrr!!!!!

Posted by: Brad at April 28, 2006 10:08 PM (BJYNn)

6 I'd bet a thousand on this: they're going to make a pass at keeping the plot intact, and they're going to rip the guts out of the philosophy. This movie will have as much of Rand's thought in it as the Starship Troopers movie kept of Heinlein's ideas (which I like better than Rand's.)

Posted by: ShannonKW at April 29, 2006 02:14 AM (dT1MB)

7 seni seviyorum abgelina jolie

Posted by: kadir at April 29, 2006 04:59 AM (9xsGY)

8 I really dread the thought of having the biggest leftist in Hollywood produce a remake of the antithesis of leftism. I mean really, after Munich what can we possibly expect? As I've said elsewhere, it's absolutely sacreligious (not to mention the hypocrisy) that someone like Pitt and Jolie would rail against "corporate greed" yet, find comfort in Rand's philosophy to justify their own greed and sense of entitlement. This is just a Hollywood fad. Most people who follow Rand believe that capitalism is good for everyone, not just themselves.

Posted by: Oyster at April 29, 2006 05:34 AM (YudAC)

9 Only time will reveal these two's real "motive". They are so self-involved it's sickening. To take advice and follow the lead of two such insensitive people would be the equivalent of listening to moral advice from Madonna. To viciously break up relationships and then justify it as it was already in trouble just fits right into their huge sense of entitlement, doesn't it? Anything with these two in it will end up in my rubbish bin where it belongs. I wouldn't let that woman anywhere near my kids.

Posted by: Diane Gillan at April 29, 2006 07:17 AM (/yM4k)

10 I predict Hollywood will massacre this book, not from any particular ideological reason but simply because thatÃ‚Â´s what they do to books of great length about ideas. There isnÃ‚Â´t all that much action in it, and thereÃ‚Â´s a speech that lasts almost 100 pages out of about 1000. Also, the narcissism of the author is extraordinary: all men desire the lead female, and are willing to sacrifice anything (except capitalism) to have her. She goes from Cisco to Hank to Galt as each proves himself to be a better thinker. Everyone good is smart and beautiful. Everyone bad is dumber and ugly (except Robert Stadler). Hollywood will be able to handle the narcissism, methinks, but have real trouble with the ideas. Any guesses to how long this movie will be? Rusty--Are you sure Ayn Rand was bad gay? Nothing about it in the biography of hers I read, which was very critical (written by a former follower, who was married to RandÃ‚Â´s adulterous lover, Nathaniel Branden--great read, incidentally, The Passion of Ayn Rand).

Posted by: jd at April 29, 2006 08:57 AM (e2/tI)

11 No idea what they'll do with the philosophy of the book, but Brad Pitt is more than capable of pulling off a brilliant John Galt. If I had the choice, I'd almost rather see him as Howard Roark in a remake of The Fountainhead. He's already pulled off the "genius vandal" role in 12 Monkeys and Fight Club, and done an exceptional job in both. (Christian Bale is another actor I could definitely see knocking that role out of the park.) If the standard for Brad Pitt to beat is Gary Cooper's role as Howard Roark, that's pretty much a walk. Cooper put in some great performances in his day, but his role as Howard Roark definitely wasn't one of them. Cooper's passionless closing argument at Roark's trial was nothing short of painful to watch. I'm not the biggest fan of Angelina Jolie, but she could do a good job as Dagny. I'm much more concerned with the storyline & philosophy than the actors, but the fact that there is a push to do this story tells me someone who understands the philosophy wants this movie to be made. There's definitely room for playing up an anti-corporate angle to the story, but I'm not sure that would necessarily be objectionable. The story of one group of industrialists teaming up with the government to squeeze out their competitors would play well across the political spectrum. Whatever the particular angle, it would seem to be impossible to tell anything even remotely resembling the story without including the message that the people should be very wary of government power in all its forms. If that message makes it through, I'll probably be pretty happy with the movie.

Posted by: Ragnar Danneskjold at April 29, 2006 02:37 PM (Gj4c3)

12 I'd much rather see the Fountainhead made, although didn't the Italian fascists do that one during the war? In any case, Fountainhead would be a much more compelling story, because it has the Nietzschean newspaper publisher, who is that rare thing in Randian fiction--a mixed type. Usually, people are either all good, or all bad, and the only time a good person is bad is when they are confused or misled. (Dagny when she struggles against Galt's plan until she sees the light, or Dagny's sister in law). I wonder how they'll handle her strange attitude towards violence and sex? Should hit Hollywood's sweet spot.

Posted by: jd at April 30, 2006 03:31 PM (uT71O)

13 JD, I always thought she was bad gay, but maybe I've just seen too many pics of her (shudder).

Posted by: Rusty at April 30, 2006 05:30 PM (JQjhA)

14 Your Comments Here Big Secret yes i know she be pregnancy in the married and living in San Francisco Fell/clay she tell after three month is dont be option for abortion good friend

Posted by: s at May 10, 2006 01:46 AM (XPFxU)

15 Brad Pitt could do a good Ragnar DanneskjÃƒÂ¶ld, but Galt needs to be a no name actor as not to destroy the mystery of the book.

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