Check out a recent feminist complaint from Australia.

A beer advertisement championing females with large breasts and a small behind has been slammed as portraying Australians as "a bunch of crude, sexist yobbos." The Foster's beer ad has been seen extensively throughout the Russian Federation. It depicts a bikini with a small top and a large bottom above the caption "the law of life." Below that is a bikini with a large top and a small bottom captioned "the law of Foster's."

The ad has prompted an angry response from Australian women. Women's Electoral Lobby Australia chairwoman Eva Cox said: "It is bloody stupid. "Why would they bother antagonising a whole pile of women who could drink Foster's? "Companies have got to get a bit smarter about this sort of stuff." (more)

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According to a an unverified statement on an Islamist website, Al Qaeda in Iraq takes responsibility for the triple bomb attacks on Amman hotels.

From ABC News Online:

"A group of our best lions launched a new attack on some dens," the statement said.

"After casing the targets, some hotels were chosen which the Jordanian despot turned into a backyard for the enemies of the faith, the Jews and crusaders."

The admission comes as no surprise since al Qaeda was suspected from the very beginning. That said, it is odd that many hours transpired before they claimed responsibility.

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Scooter Libby, SCOTUS, off year elections...

Kristallnacht.

History has a bad habit of slapping us with the hand of reality, doesn't it?

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Some of you readers have expressed your irritation at a persistent troll in the comments section calling itself "Route Irish". The IP traces back to Seoul, just like another infamous lefty spamtard we used to have around here.

Such creatures never engage in debate, they just come in and leave links to "From the Wilderness" and droll asides like BUSHY McCHIMPHITLERBACON!!!.

Do other bloggers have this persistent problem of Kim-Jong-Illin' Commie-troll Nork-Porkers leaving anti-American scat in their comments? Or is the Jawa Report just unusually fortunate?

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I wonder whether the imminent attack that was foiled in Australia was planned to go down today. It would be consistent with Al Qaeda's M.O. to try to arrange simultaneous attacks--and quite ambitious to try it on different continents.

UPDATE: Commenter Patrick points out that it's 11-9.

Or as the English and many other countries would represent the date, it's 09/11/2005.

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(Amman, Jordan) Eighteen people are reported dead from explosions at three major Amman hotels about two hours ago. Suicide bombers are suspected. More than 120 injured.

From the JPost:

"The attacks carry the trademark of al-Qaida," one police official said on condition of anonymity in line with police regulations. "However it is not certain. We are investigating."

The explosions struck the Grand Hyatt, Radisson SAS and Days Inn hotels. A police officer at the Radisson site said it was caused "apparently by a bomb."

The hotels, in the commercial Jebel Amman district, are frequented by American and European businessmen and diplomats. The Radisson, in particular, is popular with Israeli tourists, and was a target of several foiled al-Qaida plots in the past.

[Update 1625 EST]

From Reuters, at least 23 people are now reported dead from three suspected suicide bombers in the three hotels.

The explosion at the Radisson Hotel occurred in a banquet room where 300 people were attending a wedding reception. The room was adjacent to a bar which security sources believe was the intended target.

The stone entrance to the Grand Hyatt was completely shattered. Hyatt General Manager Otto Steenbeek stated the explosion was in the bar area and caused many casualties.

The blasts came without warning or any hint from intelligence. Thus far, no claims of responsibility have been received.

Television news reports that suicide bombers are believed to have walked into the hotels. Videotape surveillance footage should be available. Similarities are being drawn to last month's bombings in Bali where suicide bombers walked into restaurants.

[Update 1640 EST]

Fox News reports that a Jordanian security force spokesman has confirmed that there are 53 dead. The explosions are believed to be the first organized simultaneous terrorist attacks in Jordan.

[Update 1700 EST]

From Lawhawk, it seems there may have been some warning that Jordan was a target for an imminent attack. Check out Hammorabi who posts an alert that Zarqawi has been planning an attack in Jordan. The source of the information is not clear.

[Update 1745 EST]

(via television newscasts) The Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister Marwan Muasher said there were two suicide bombers and a car bomb. The Hyatt and Radisson were attacked by suicide walk-ins, the Days Inn was attacked with a car bomb. The death toll has increased to 57.

The AP reports approximately 300 wounded. The borders of Jordan have been sealed and a search is underway for collaborators.

Jordan's King Abdullah blamed a "deviant and misled group" for the attacks. The Jordanian cabinet is in an emergency session.

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Sacre Bleu! A Frenchman actually displaying some stones.

Paris - Interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday issued orders for non-French rioters convicted in the wave of urban violence to be deported - a measure directed at youths of Arab and African background living in the high-immigrant neighbourhoods involved in the unrest.

Sarkozy told prefects, or regional governors, to apply the order to foreigners including those who have valid French residency visas.

He told parliament that "120 foreigners, not all of whom are here illegally, have been convicted" of taking part in the nightly rampages that have occurred since October 27.

"I have asked the prefects to deport them from our national territory without delay, including those who have a residency visa," he said.

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I was reading a story on CNN today that really got me to thinking. First off, we have this really wonderful title to the story: French riots erupt despite curfew. What, exactly, were they expecting to happen? Let's run over this concept one more time for the uninformed. If you have people who are already breaking the law, creating new laws is not a deterrant. I realize this is a hard concept for you to grasp, but the same people who are out there destroying cars and breaking windows and starting fights are not going to go "Gee! The government just imposed a curfew! I'd better stay inside or I might get in trouble!"

Now I just want to make sure I have this straight. France is one of the most socialist countries in the world without being outright communist. Right? Their workers, from what I understand, only have to work 32 hours a week. Now, if this great "socialist experiment" actually worked the way that liberals claim, why do they have a problem with poor minorities rioting? Heck, according to their theories, there shouldn't be any poor minorities! But, sometimes even the most hardcore liberal must wake up and face reality. And the reality in this case is that there are poor out there who have been left behind even by your wonderful socialist system and they are currently destroying your fair city.

And yet I have to wonder why President Chiraq isn't ordering his battalions of psychiatrists in to battle this problem? Isn't that the liberal approach? Aren't you supposed to talk with the aggressor? Attempt to understand his position and sympathize with his needs? Isn't that what we were supposed to do in France?

Well, I now call on Chiraq to stand behind his words. Withdraw your police forces, Jacques! These rioters are just misunderstood! Killing them, or even containing them, would be a violation of their civil rights. And it's clearly evident that they don't want your police force in their neighborhood. I call on you now to end your violent occupation of these streets! Continuing to attempt to stop these rioters will only cost innocent suburbanites their lives! It is time to bring forth your negotiators. Find out what the rioters want and appease them. Only through talk can you find the true path to peace!

And sadly, Jacques, if you cannot find it in your heart to pull out these occupying police forces, I must label you the biggest rioter of all!

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1 Nice.

Posted by: Laura at November 09, 2005 09:57 AM (ftixA)

2 Drew, You are absolutely right. This is exactly the way the liberals behave in our country as well. Rather than enforce the laws already on the books, they prefer, or insist in some cases, that new laws be passed. To do what you ask? Now you have an excellent question. The liberals are using the situation not to pass laws that they know will not be enforced on the people at hand, but to have these laws on the books to enforce them at a later date on someone else, you guessed it, conservatives. They have used this stealth strategy many times with gun control laws, with no intention to use them on criminals, but on the law abiding in an attempt to disarm America. The neo-liberal(new term, accurate, not fake) must be watched at all times, whether here in America or overseas.

Posted by: jesusland joe at November 09, 2005 10:08 AM (rUyw4)

3 Liberals the world over are cut from the same cloth and they all suffer from a lack of a charactersitic that a person in authority needs: good analytical skills. From their actions they are incapable of studying a problem fully. Most of the time they pledge to resolve the problem, but never are able to say how they intend to do so. "We'll balance the budget." Great, but HOW do you intend to do so? Furthermore, when they do present a solution, they don't think more than 2 days down the road about what effect that solution will have and whether the consequences will be good, bad or a wate of resources. JJ's mentioning of gun control is a good example. Yes guns can be dangerous and are used to commit crimes and accidents involving kids occur, so on the surface, getting rid of all guns seems like a good idea. But the fact is, it isn't and the global stats prove it - but the liberals keep fighting for it anyway. Until they learn that everything is not as simple as it appears, they will remain for the large part, a destructive element of society. I would have stuck hypocritical in there somewhere as well, but we all know that and I'm feeling lazy.

Posted by: Graeme at November 09, 2005 10:45 AM (+Cchv)

4 With the spread of rioting to almost 300 cities across France, its Government faces the biggest challenge to state authority since the student uprising in 1968. Whatever the grievances in the ghettos, the priority is clear: restore order and reclaim the angry streets of the suburbs. The decision to give mayors the right to impose curfews is suitable - though it is unclear how such a measure could be enforced when the police seem powerless to stop the nightly outbreaks of arson and violence. The Government, sensitive to the danger of escalation, has ruled out the use of troops, a move that could lead to shots, deaths and further confrontation. But unless there is a sudden cold spell, it may be some time before the flames of burning cars are doused. A period of relative calm could be followed quickly by further unrest. Already, the costs are evident. Not only has France suffered a terrible setback to what it had naively thought, at the height of World Cup (Soccer) euphoria in 1998, was a successful policy of intergrating its minorities as equal citizens; but President Chirac's own political legacy has been damaged severely. Critics have pointed to the irony of a man who came to power 12 years ago with a promise to heal France's "social fracture" having to invoke emergency measures dating back to the Algerian war. His failure to speak out early in clear support of his Interior Minister, Nicolas Sarkozy, is seen as a blunder inspired by feuding and rivalry within the Government. And his vigorous opposition to involvement in Iraq in an attempt to court the Arab and Muslims vote now seems like a profound misunderstanding of the real issues troubling France's six million Muslims. Neighbouring countries cannot feel smug about the riots, however. Already there have been some copycat incidents in Belgium. Although France has a tradition of confrontation and political violence, especially by farmers, students and striking trade unionists, many of the underlying tensions that have sustained the uprisings in the suburbs are common across Europe: high concentrations of ethnic minorities, very high unemployment - in some French ghettos up to 40 per cent - widespread grievances at discrimination and percieved racism, and the influence of criminal gangs, drug dealers and religious extremists. The Government has announced measures that are long overdue - and which have until now been championed mainly by M Sarkozy: funding to housing and education groups, recently cut, is to be restored, scholarships tripled and new apprenticeship schemes offered to troubled teenagers. But the most urgent need is for jobs. Unemployment is the single greatest cause of alienation, poverty and disaffection. The rigidities of the French labour market shut out the young and less qualified, deny jobs of temporary workers and protect institutionalised elites. In the essential rethinking of attitudes to citizenship, opportunity and the integration of minorities, a new approach to work, taxes and mobility must be a priority.

Posted by: Otocon at November 09, 2005 11:50 AM (PM/BC)

5 It's funny how people never expect the chickens they've so carefully hatched and fledged to come home to roost, and they're really shocked when the chickens are using molotov cocktails to burn down the coop. We reap what we have sown, as it were.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at November 09, 2005 12:11 PM (0yYS2)

6 Good one improbulus maximus,

Posted by: thirdee at November 09, 2005 12:50 PM (7uo45)

7 Actually if you see the CNN news coverage it explicitly states that in the 5 districts that imposed a curfew (penalty two months in jail) there were no riots. Riots did occur outside areas with the curfew. The reason riots occured is because some prefects were too much pussies to impose curfews.

Posted by: Maobi at November 09, 2005 02:34 PM (hTP4J)

8 And you implicitly take CNN's word for it, Maobi. I do not, nor would I take the French media's word for it, either. There are and have been attacks against churches in France that have never been memtioned in these riots. CNN hasn't mentioned that either, although they are certainly aware of the attacks. Wouldn't want to bring religion into any of this, now would we?

Posted by: jesusland joe at November 09, 2005 03:54 PM (rUyw4)

9 It's funny that you talk about Chirac being a liberal. He is actually right wing. The fact that he was against the Irak invasion doesn't make him a leftist. About every media available talked about the molotov coktails thrown against 2 churches so I don't understand why some people state the contrary. You just have to read. The church have been only slightly damaged not set ablaze as some media reported. So I guess it's not so important for news people. The french model of integration actually works much better with the girls of immigrant origin. You don't see any of them participating in the riot. Why ? because their parents watch their girls closely and don't let them hang out. These girls have understood that their only way to be free and independant (from parents and traditions) is to study at school and get a situation. These same parents let their boys do all what they want. A lot of them fail at school and are frustrated. That's why besides cars they mainly burn schools. Right now the riots are not religious minded. The main french muslim organisation has even issued a fatwa against the rioters. There is a possible threat that it could get recuperated by fondamentalists and that is the reason why police is showing some restraint (no deads yet) in order not to create "martyrs" that will fuel more serious trouble. Improbulus maximus hides behind a latin name but seems to me to be an ignorant jerk.

Posted by: Michel Meyer at November 09, 2005 05:11 PM (ZKAFj)

10 It doesn't matter how one defines Chirac, he is inept, incompetent, corrupt, and harmful to his nation. The French deserve what they're getting right now because they're the ones who elected the government.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at November 09, 2005 06:03 PM (0yYS2)

11 but the Communist hate the new law and stand shoulder to shoulder with the 'poor youths'. Islamo-fascism is Islamo-marxism too.

Posted by: here and there at November 09, 2005 10:00 PM (ywZa8)

12 Your guys are hopeless... Islamo-marxism ? For those who don't know or have short memory, marxism is a strickly atheist ideology incompatible with islam. When in the 80's the CIA choose to use the fondamentalist against marxist soviet aghfanistan even Osama was on the pay roll. At the time they were your best friends because they helped you got rid of the marxists ! The rioteers are more a by products of a certain thug culture (gangsta rap, ultraviolence and so on) that is partly imported from the US. They don't want charia rule but SUV's, nice clothes, gold chains and bitchy girls... as in rap music videos. Chirac may be inept, incompetent, corrupt and harmful to his nation as G.W. Bush is to the world.

Posted by: Michel Meyer at November 10, 2005 04:38 AM (ZKAFj)

13 You all have far too much time on your hands. Remember not to waken the sleeping giant.

Posted by: Jolly Green at November 10, 2005 10:13 AM (BtNfK)

14 Michael Meyer, Any relation to the Halloween guy?

Posted by: jesusland joe at November 10, 2005 10:23 AM (rUyw4)

15 Tomorrows headlines "French Fry" How would you like YOUR Muslims??

Posted by: couldbyomama at November 10, 2005 10:44 AM (IqOf7)

16 Tomorrows headlines "French Fry" How would you like YOUR Muslim Extremists

Posted by: couldbyomama at November 10, 2005 10:46 AM (IqOf7)

17 Okay Michael Meyer, how about "Islamo-Nazis"? You like that one better? I want to hear you deny that one. Chirac may be right-wing by France's standards, but over here he's considered "left". And the "liberals" in Australia are, by our standards, "centrists". So we can argue semantics all day and no one is really wrong. So quit acting like you're "educating" us. The rioters may be a product partly of the "thug culture", but the numerous accounts of their battle cry, "Allahu Akbar" while torching other people's property indicates that the male-dominant Islamic culture is part of it as well. You said yourself the girls were carefully constrained which, is also indicative of the culture.

Posted by: Oyster at November 10, 2005 10:50 AM (fl6E1)

18 Yer wrong Mikey boy, islam is perfectly compatible with Marxism, because Marxism's only aim is to destroy Western civilization and the free-market economy that it relies upon. Marxism isn't actually atheistic, it's a statist religion, and the way islam is structured, it fits hand in glove.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at November 10, 2005 01:33 PM (0yYS2)

19 No islamo marxists, no islamo nazis, just islam extremists or salafists. No need to tag another label on them. You just confuse everything and make a fun of yourself. About the riots. They scream "Allahu akbar" more to scare people and to provoque. Personnally I'm not afraid. It's a game to attract attention. Rioting is actually one aspect of french history : the revolution, the commune, may 68... If you are not happy with the government or society you go to the street... The real danger is about terrorists that stay at home nice and quiet waiting for the good moment to strike like in London.

Posted by: Michel Meyer at November 10, 2005 06:47 PM (ZKAFj)

20 Until you're willing to read a little history on Islam and the Nazis, I won't waste my time with you, MM.

Posted by: Oyster at November 11, 2005 06:25 AM (YudAC)

21 Provoque? Whatever, le dude. No islamo-nazis? So, I guess the fact that Mein Kampf is the best selling book in the muslim world is just for a mass book report, right?

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at November 12, 2005 09:26 PM (0yYS2)

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Paris prosecutors opened an inquiry Tuesday into two young bloggers who urged French youths to riot and revolt against the police, a judicial official said.

The bloggers are 16 and 18 years old. I can't tell from this description whether they are just suspected of inciting the riots or coordinating them. Either way they face up to five years in Le Hoosegow.

How come this kind of thing never happens in Iran or Syria?

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Prominent German anti-war guy is under investigation for Oil-for-Fraud ties. Not only is he an outspoken critic of the U.S., but he also actually worked in the U.N. Oil-for Food program under Benon Sevan, the head UN crook in charge of inspecting Saddam's oil deals and making sure they were kosher. Sevan himself is, of course, deeply implicated in the scandal as well.

Tip of the fez to Barcepundit.

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The Anchoress passes along the chilling testimony of Marianne, a scared, lonely Catholic writing in from France.

As much as I dislike French politics and relentlessly give them a hard time here, I pray for France's deliverance from these evil times.

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(Austin) With over 472 thousand votes counted, Texas voters have overwhelmingly passed a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Called Proposition 2, voters came out in favor by a 3 to 1 margin. Nobody should be surprised. For cryin' out loud, this is Texas we're talking about.

Although same-sex marriage is already prohibited by state law, supporters of Proposition 2 believed constitutional guidance was necessary to prevent political subdivisions from creating or recognizing any legal status identical to or similar to marriage. Also included are marriage-like legal status relationships created outside of Texas.

I believe 'created outside of Texas' means Massachusetts right now.

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There's still time to vote for prop 73, a very common sense initiative that begins to restore the proper balance of family authority over the state's in making moral decisions. And for Prop 74--tenure for public school teachers? Please. Given the discussions of academic freedom on this blog by our pseudonymous host, I don't think junior-high health teachers are in the same need of tenure that Rusty is.

XRLQ has a sensible guide if you're curious about this stuff.

Oh! There's still time to vote down San Fran's odious Preparation H, oh wait, Proposition H (One of them really chaps my hindquarters, the other relieves it...). Gun laws in California are draconian enough, thank you.

Polls are open till 8, I think, so do your duty.

UPDATE: Well, bugger that. I'm off to buy earthquake supplies.

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This is an outrage!!!!!!

Yahoo News : Carolina Panthers cheerleaders, Renee Thomas, left, and Angela Keathley, shown in these Hillsborough County, Fla., Sheriff's Office booking photos, were arrested early Sunday, Nov. 6, 2005 after a bar dispute that broke out after patrons complained the women were allegedly having sex in a bathroom stall. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)

All charges must be dropped immediately. In fact is there any way we can work this into the halftime or like maybe they all kiss after a Touchdown? I would appreciate it.

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Prove it. Take the Office Space quiz. I suck. I got a 65%.

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With Operation Steel Curtain underway, terrorist insurgents trapped by the operation are turning to desperate measures to avoid capture or death. Like dressing up as female and hiding among women and children.

From a CENTCOM press release:

Iraqi Army Soldiers shot and killed three terrorists dressed in womenÂ’s clothing near the entrance to the safety zone established for displaced persons. The trio brandished weapons as they neared the checkpoint the Iraqi Soldiers were manning, but were unable to use them before being killed by the Soldiers. Iraqi Soldiers identified the terrorists as foreign fighters. The three terrorists were trying to hide among the women and children and gain access to the area for residents temporarily displaced.

Armed terrorists used a similar tactic at a police checkpoint Nov. 5 in the town of Buhriz, 35 miles north of Baghdad. While the terrorists posed as women, they killed six police officers and wounded many civilians.

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I haven't commented on these riots in France (and most of Europe for that matter) because they are simply ludicrous. Why? You don't immigrate to a country to make it your own or to carve out your own enclave. Unless, of course, you're Muslim. It's a well known fact that if you're a non-Muslim in Muslim lands that you are required to do one of three things:

1) Convert to Islam
2) Pay a heavy fine or tax
3) Be put to death

If you're a Muslim and are offended by this dark spot in the Quaran I'm bringing up then maybe it's time to think about what your religion really stands for.

Let's put a few things together here. A Muslim in France immigrated there because of "opportunity". However, after a year or two of living in France the Muslim finds that the opportunity in socialist France is quite limited. The Muslims all start to recognize this and begin congregating in neighborhoods, mosques, and communities and start seeing that there are many more people like them. Eventually, a "just outside of mainstream" Muslim is going to recognize this. Then the pressure to further grow Allah's lands comes down from a handful of imams and Islamic religious leaders. At that point, all you need is a spark and apparently the Muslim rioters across Europe have found that spark and they won't be stopped until the land is Allah's or a ten year peace is established (read up on the significance of ten year peace agreements in a history of Islam).

The riots in France (the supposed leader of Europe) are well into their second week. The riots have spilled out of France and into other countries in Europe. So what should the French do? I would have dropped the hammer a while ago and stopped putting out the fires and started shooting the people starting them. But that's not the French's style. Instead, the French president Jacques Chirac is allowing curfews. Way to show that muscle France!

It's been said a few times before but Europe is the next battleground in the war on terror and the weakness of countries like France is evidence as to why.

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1 I hope you're happy President Bush!!! Look what you've done to those people and their country!!! Bring the troops home now!!! On the seriuos side, those are real soldiers; real heroes.

Posted by: Graeme at November 08, 2005 10:59 AM (L6IQW)

2 My post my rules eh finn. Off subject.

Posted by: Howie at November 08, 2005 11:08 AM (D3+20)

3 Feel free to remove everything I've ever said while your at it. None of it is about a subject.

Posted by: A Finn at November 08, 2005 11:17 AM (lGolT)

4 Nah interesting site. greg would love it at least let me get my point across for five minutes before you pollute. you jerk my chain I delete you just fun stuff you know. Post a positive image of Finns hard at work in the former Yugoslavia. I know I know nasty stuff is more fun but for this post positive is the theme.

Posted by: Howie at November 08, 2005 11:25 AM (D3+20)

5 I could, but it's not right to brag about things I didn't do myself. And UN has just 2% of all the Finns in warzones, the rest are doing mercenary jobs who knows where. So I'd have to find out what they're doing before bragging about how great the peace keepers are.

Posted by: A Finn at November 08, 2005 11:32 AM (lGolT)

6 Sounds like a good project though I'm sure Finland does great stuff too. No shame braggin on your country Finn. By the way hows the weather? Its sunny and 70 degrees here no not centigrade either. 2 % 20 % no matter you are helping and that is what counts.

Posted by: Howie at November 08, 2005 11:40 AM (D3+20)

7 Sometime back, I reported to you that the Americans used something like napalm in Fallujah, it's called "White Phosphorous". Go to: http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m10211&l=i&size=1&hd=0?to see the crispy Fallujan's who were the victims of American white phosphorous bombs. I'm sure you're very proud. Now, the mainstream media has picked this story up too. "The documentary begins with formerly classified footage of the Americans using napalm bombs during the Vietnam war. It then shows a series of photographs from Falluja of corpses with the flesh burnt off but clothes still intact - which it says is consistent with the effects of white phosphorus on humans. Jeff Englehart, described as a former US soldier who served in Falluja, tells of how he heard orders for white phosphorus to be deployed over military radio - and saw the results. "Burned bodies, burned women, burned children; white phosphorus kills indiscriminately... When it makes contact with skin, then it's absolutely irreversible damage, burning flesh to the bone," he says." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4417024.stm http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article325560.ece

Posted by: menenzes' ghost at November 08, 2005 12:15 PM (TVaWo)

8 Around 10 degrees Celsium, odd, moist, cloudy weather with a bit of warm rain 3-5 times a week... So very warm for this season, and I want SNOOOOOOOW! Good thing is the fish are spring active, worm, stick, hook and yarn, and you get a salmon in a minute if you know the good rivers.

Posted by: A Finn at November 08, 2005 12:32 PM (lGolT)

9 Oh the humanity!

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at November 08, 2005 01:10 PM (0yYS2)

10 You illegitimate criminal US imperialists who lord it over! Your sily posturing that mocks the pain and suffering of the world children you abuse wholesaledly cannot hide your brazen criminal nakedness in the eyes of world progressives. Your crimes against humanity, making their lives miserable, never cease. http://songun-blog.blogspot.com/2005/11/us-imperialist-war-crimes.html

Posted by: Banner Of Songun at November 08, 2005 01:17 PM (GIqXn)

11 Oooooo criminal nakedness in the eyes of world progressives......sounds kinky and kinda fun. Is that like flashing Diane Feinstein?

Posted by: Graeme at November 08, 2005 01:54 PM (Pc5Rr)

12 I'm typing this comment in my "brazen nakedness".

Posted by: Oyster at November 08, 2005 02:12 PM (fl6E1)

13 Hey Banner, I got yer "brazen criminal nakedness" right here!

Posted by: odrady at November 08, 2005 02:51 PM (FPlB1)

14 I love this site. I can vent my hatred of Islam and rejoice that the Western world is so great. Hooray for the USA!

Posted by: Jester at November 08, 2005 03:23 PM (QKZX5)

15 Who is that banner of songun? Oh, crap, I thought he said shogun! I was almost interested in looking at his dumn blog until I realized he didn't mean shogun. Darn! Flashing Dianne Feinstein? I thought she was one of those old Breasts not Bombs hags! Well, the name does sound familiar. Hmmm....I'll think about it and get back with you, Graeme. Haha!

Posted by: jesusland joe at November 08, 2005 03:54 PM (rUyw4)

16 Oh, yeah, go Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force! You do a fine job and receive not a portion of the recognition you deserve. Thanks, Howie, for letting us see what good work our men are doing.

Posted by: jesusland joe at November 08, 2005 03:59 PM (rUyw4)

17 I think that as far as progressives go, Diane Feinstein would have one of the funniest reactions. Flashing Ted Kennedy probably wouldn't be the best way to go.

Posted by: Graeme at November 08, 2005 04:36 PM (Pc5Rr)

18 Willie Pete in Iraq? A fire mission with WP? What morons the left! Why stop there - how about neuton hand granades or particle beam weapons. 27 years in service and I know munitions and when where if ever they are used. I could explain how stupid that sounds but I already know it wouldn't make any difference to the idiots that want to believe this crap. The left amazes me! Many of the claims they make are so outlandishly over-the-top and they are oblivious to it!

Posted by: hondo at November 08, 2005 05:54 PM (Jvmry)

19 nekkidddd!!!!!!.

Posted by: Howie at November 08, 2005 06:00 PM (D3+20)

20 They are just upset I made em look. I know cheap and ordinary but fun

Posted by: Howie at November 08, 2005 06:07 PM (olzGg)

21 dont froget the Bulgarian dude. I work with a lady from there and an East German lady. Night shift good workers.

Posted by: Howie at November 08, 2005 06:09 PM (olzGg)

22 Nah, Graeme, better not flash Teddy. He might get some weird ideas; well, weirder than he already has, if that is possible. HaHa! And I looked at the blog of the son of a gun, or was it son of a bitch? Well, whatever, he was breathing the, get this, North Korean party line. He was sucking up to the supreme leader, Kim Ilk Yilk, or whatever his name is. Son of Gun, or is it Bun, is lacky of unprogressive tool of repressive administration of war mongers. Ha!

Posted by: jesusland joe at November 08, 2005 07:04 PM (rUyw4)

23 I disrobed for the sole purpose of this post. My faux leather office chair is cold.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at November 08, 2005 07:27 PM (0yYS2)

24 Hondo:"The left amazes me! Many of the claims they make are so outlandishly over-the-top and they are oblivious to it!" Look at the fucking pics you little bitch. Read the BBC report. Pull yo head out sher aaahes. Your brain is so fried with Depleted Uranium, you can't reason any longer. Go ahead and bend over, all the way.

Posted by: menenzes' ghost at November 08, 2005 08:07 PM (TVaWo)

25 Greg you silly little traitorous faggot. Shut the fuck up. Only a piece of shit would post on a blog he has been voted off of. No pride. You are nothing but a lonely little shit. Get lost. Punk!

Posted by: greyrooster at November 08, 2005 08:14 PM (ZaAd/)

26 Greg yes several things we use can cause that. It's war people get blown the hell up that's what happens that's what it looks like. Now I've not noticed us fire bombing cities to ashes lately. Dead burnt bodies are ugly what do you think people look like after a car bomb? What did peoples bodies look like as New yorkers were breathing them for months after 9-11.

Posted by: Howie at November 08, 2005 08:19 PM (D3+20)

27 Rooster, you lazy fuck. Uncensor yourself by pulling your head out of yer ass. Howie, Dude. Come on man. You're better than that. Look at the people's clothes. They're not burned. Only the flesh burns with Willie Pie. Did you read the BBC report? The Independent report? Have you seen the Italian documentary? Or are you in your safe place?

Posted by: menenzes' ghost at November 08, 2005 08:26 PM (TVaWo)

28 Finn: Hey that's not too bad how long till it's dark all the time. deaybreak here is right now about 6:00 and sunset about 5:30 or so. Getting shorter yuck. Record high here today 80f. I'll go look at the thermometer here in a minute. Stays nice here till Dec or so. Some cold but mostly nice best time of year fall here. Not too hot not cold yet. I'll be lucky to see two or three snows. 20 inches avg per year. I like it. We do get a bit of fairly cold 0f or so once in a while.

Posted by: Howie at November 08, 2005 08:28 PM (D3+20)

29 I never got a vote. My name is Menezes' Ghost. You celebrated my death. I'm going to haunt you, you sick fucker, for the rest of your short life. Got it Dick, or is it Richard?

Posted by: menenzes' ghost at November 08, 2005 08:32 PM (TVaWo)

30 No I have no doubt it may or may not be used and bombs are pretty much nasty. But I don't think we are going around just fire bombing whole cities like WWII. The damage is just as nasty but more direct I'm sure errors are made and people get killed. Could be ours could be a secondary explosion from the enemy. It's not pretty, wrong place wrong time it's a shame war but that's what it is. But good happens as well and I'm just pointing that out. No one wants to look at the good side because well let's face it, boring. But that also leads to a tilted perception that all is bad just because the bad gets told over and over and good gets overlooked because it's boring. I have no illusion that war is a good thing it sucks but tell that to the other side.

Posted by: Howie at November 08, 2005 08:36 PM (D3+20)

31 Uh those were for fin and greg repectively. I gotta go men I was just catching up on some work. Have a good one.

Posted by: Howie at November 08, 2005 08:44 PM (D3+20)

32 Haven't seen the sun in weeks, Howie, it's just a tiny ray of light in the horizon at about 13:00 GMT+2, if the sky is clear. Midday now, and there's light of some sort, but it's similar to summer nights. I like this murky time between complete light and complete darkness. I'm used to having at least 1 foot of powder snow at this time, and 6 feet in powder snow(/ ~3 feet of stomped+frozen) in January, when the temperature goes to the greatest ice fishing weathers. Those are the best days of winter: completely still wind, freezing -45 Celsius (-49 Fahrenheit), so cold that the fish you pull up from the constantly freezing hole in the ice are deepfrozen fast enough to melt in hot water and put into your own pond alive and well...

Posted by: A Finn at November 09, 2005 03:33 AM (cWMi4)

33 Heh, it's funny watching greg clatter and foam. Wassa matta greggy poo? Your little moonbat world coming apart on you? Your beloved muslims are destroying your beautiful socialist EUtopia, and you're just mad because it's supposed to be America burning, and not France, right? I only have one question: What's your breaking point? What horrible event or combination of events will it take for you to snap? Will it be when all socialist countries finally collapse and expose your beloved ideology as the sham that it was? Or maybe it will be a free and prosperous Iraq and the defeat of al Qaeda? Will you kill yourself then? Why don't you embrace the inevitable, then embrace the toaster as you step into the tub...

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at November 09, 2005 05:15 AM (0yYS2)

34 Look at the people's clothes. They're not burned. Only the flesh burns with Willie Pie. I'm pretty sure that's wrong. Cotton ignites at 520C; white phosphorus burns at around 2800C. How does something 2280 degress above the ignition temperature not ignite cotton? Or maybe you're just repeating crap you don't understand?

Posted by: Robert Crawford at November 09, 2005 08:38 AM (n5eDP)

35 Finn: So you also get northern lights too I bet. Cool I can see em once in a blue moon and then it's mostly just a glow too far south for a good show. I would like to take a trip over there one winter and one summer. Just to look it over I hear it's really great. I may not make it over there but maybe Moosefactory Canada or Alsaka one of these days. For not Bumfuct Egypt is pretty awesome. So my intent of this thread was some positive picks should have known the comments would kind of go astray I mean this is the jawa and since the theme seems to be gross pics on comments, post your back if you like. Go with the flow eh, Im over my drunken with power binge. Now back to my loose green tea my cube mates wife brought back from Vietnam. Uh trust me the stuff we get here is nothing like this in fact I'm a bit worried about splaining it's freaking green tea stupid er I mean officer. It looks kind of unlawful hell maybe it is I feel damn good since I've been drinking it quite stimulating.

Posted by: Howie at November 09, 2005 10:54 AM (bvvMG)

36 Robert Crawford:"I'm pretty sure that's wrong. Cotton ignites at 520C; white phosphorus burns at around 2800C." Robert, Willlie Pie interacts with water. That is why it doesn't burn clothes. If you look at the pics, you'll see that melting occurs first at orifices and mucous membranes. See for yourself: http://www.uruk net.info/?p=m10211&l=i&size=1&hd=0 (Take Out Space)

Posted by: menenzes' ghost at November 09, 2005 12:49 PM (TVaWo)

37 Ghost -- you're wrong. WP's reactions in water is thousands times slower than that in air. In fact: The allotrope white phosphorus should be kept under water at all times and therefore presents a significant fire hazard due to its extreme reactivity to atmospheric oxygen The same source mentions that contact with the skin can cause severe burns, but also that ingestion causes a 'medical condition known as "Smoking Stool Syndrome"'. Now, if WP had a particular affinity for mucous membranes, then I suspect that ingesting it would cause a condition more serious than "smoking stool syndome". In fact, that name suggests that the WP doesn't react -- or reacts very, very slowly -- despite being IN CONTINUOUS CONTACT WITH MUCOUS MEMBRANES. It's only when it hits the air again -- mixed in with stool -- that it begins to burn. The "melting" you're talking about is almost certainly an effect of decomposition. Go read Daily Ablution, if you're truly interested in a contrary take on those photos.

Posted by: Robert Crawford at November 09, 2005 03:08 PM (n5eDP)

38 And here, from the CDC: Breathing white phosphorus for short periods may cause coughing and irritation of the throat and lungs. Breathing white phosphorus for long periods may cause a condition known as "phossy jaw" which involves poor wound healing of the mouth and breakdown of the jaw bone. Eating or drinking small amounts of white phosphorus may cause liver, heart, or kidney damage, vomiting, stomach cramps, drowsiness, or death. We do not know what the effects are from eating or drinking very small amounts of white phosphorus-containing substances over long periods of time. Skin contact with burning white phosphorus may burn skin or cause liver, heart, and kidney damage. The people who are telling you what you're repeating here are lying to you.

Posted by: Robert Crawford at November 09, 2005 03:11 PM (n5eDP)

39 Robert, Some agent was used that interacts with intracellular and extracellular fluids. Look at the mouths and the noses to see where the damage is most severe. Got any explanations?

Posted by: menenzes' ghost at November 09, 2005 05:45 PM (TVaWo)

40 Greg, do a little Googling™ and see for yourself. When a white phosphorous grenade detonates, the phosphorous is burning when it hits you. It's what gives tracer rounds their little flame trail, and yes, it will burn clothes. It will burn pretty much anything it touches. From the internet: A hard waxy substance, pure white when fresh but yellow as it ages and slowly converts to the red allotrope. White phosphorous glows in the dark if just a trace of oxygen is present and which if allowed to dry spontaneously bursts into flame producing prodigious amounts of white phosphorous pentoxide smoke. It is usually stored under water or mineral oil.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at November 09, 2005 06:23 PM (0yYS2)

41 Some agent was used that interacts with intracellular and extracellular fluids. Look at the mouths and the noses to see where the damage is most severe. Got any explanations? An agent that acts on bodily fluids, particularly around the openings of a corpse? I hope the answer is too obvious to require me to point it out. Since it's probably not, I'll say it: "DECAY". The decomposing tissues release green substances and gas which make the skin green/blue and blistered, starting on the abdomen. The front of the body swells, the tongue may protrude and fluid from the lungs oozes out of the mouth and nostrils. Source: BBC Health The build up of gas resulting from the intense activity of the multiplying bacteria, creates pressure within the body. This pressure inflates the body and forces fluids out of cells and blood vessels and into the body cavity. Source: Stage 3: Putrefaction (warning: graphic) The appearance of "leather" is another side effect of decomposition: The other [unembalmed] bodies were becoming a rich sienna brown, an earthen color—"scorched" as the tissues broke down and fatty acids ran off into the soil. (Soil under a decomposing body is another subject of study.) The appearance of "melting" is likely another effect of decomposition, but I can't find anything that mentions it. It could be drying out, or possibly the exact opposite -- fluids shifting to places we wouldn't expect.

Posted by: Robert Crawford at November 09, 2005 07:28 PM (Gn9tM)

42 Robert, I guess our allies, the Brits, are lying about us. Although, I note you also link BBC. http://news.bbc.co. uk/2/hi/middle_east/4417024.stm?http://news.independent.co. uk/world/middle_east/article325560.ece (TAKE OUT SPACES) I guess Jeff Englehart,lied too. "Jeff Englehart, described as a former US soldier who served in Falluja, tells of how he heard orders for white phosphorus to be deployed over military radio - and saw the results. "Burned bodies, burned women, burned children; white phosphorus kills indiscriminately... When it makes contact with skin, then it's absolutely irreversible damage, burning flesh to the bone," he says." I guess our allies, the Italians, are lying about us. Check out their new documentary. Apparently, we have also used MK 77, a new formulary of napalm, in Iraq. http://www.rainews24.rai.it/ran24/inchiesta/foto/documento_ministero.jpg Who are you going to believe, the government or your own lying eyes?

Posted by: menenzes' ghost at November 09, 2005 08:54 PM (TVaWo)

43 I linked to the BBC, sure. I linked to a non-political article about the decomposition of corpses. I backed that up with citations from sources that are pretty clearly non-political. And, no, I don't believe Englehart -- he's an activist who has cause to lie. Same with the reporters behind the Italian story, which is pretty much the same story the Independent picked up. But, basically, it comes down to this: I cited scientific evidence debunking the claims made about WP and explaining the appearance of the corpses in those photos. You've refused the evidence, circling your claims back around to your original sources. I've done pretty much all I can. You're not interested in subjecting the hysterical claims to challenge, apparently. You could at least apologize for wasting my time.

Posted by: Robert Crawford at November 09, 2005 09:17 PM (Gn9tM)

44 Jeff Englehart is a proven liar. Damn, Greg, are you drunk? Go the The Daily Ablution, read the post and comments, and you will learn something. The problem, Greg, is just what was described earliar. You liberals will believe anything, no matter how stupid, if it will make the military look bad.

Posted by: jesusland joe at November 09, 2005 09:21 PM (rUyw4)

45 Robert, What of this? Apparently, we have also used MK 77, a new formulary of napalm, in Iraq. http://www.rainews24.rai.it/ran24/inchiesta/foto/documento_ministero.jpg JJ, Go away.

Posted by: menenzes' ghost at November 09, 2005 09:33 PM (TVaWo)

46 So what if we did use napalm? No laws against it. Given the terrorists' habit of using civilians for cover, I wouldn't be surprised if innocent people were in the impact area. Go look up the laws of war; the people sheltering among civilians are the ones responsible for their deaths. Are you even going to apologize for wasting my time? I gotta agree with JJ: Liberals will believe anything that makes the US or the US military look bad. And they'll cling to that belief stronger than a fundamentalist clings to Genesis.

Posted by: Robert Crawford at November 09, 2005 09:47 PM (Gn9tM)

47 There are laws against napalm, but we are not a signatory.

Posted by: menenzes' ghost at November 10, 2005 08:08 AM (TVaWo)

48 We do use it against against certain targets. It is used to drive the enemy out of secure postions.

Posted by: Howie at November 10, 2005 08:55 AM (D3+20)

49 As we are not signatories, there is no law against using napalm. When are you going to apologize for wasting my time?

Posted by: Robert Crawford at November 10, 2005 09:11 AM (n5eDP)

50 Robert, How adorable, you want an apology.

Posted by: menenzes' ghost at November 10, 2005 12:42 PM (TVaWo)

51 Yes, because you were wasting my time. You had no interest in facts, because you had already made up your mind and had no intention of reconsidering. Now I realize you're just a troll, so no apology is necessary.

Posted by: Robert Crawford at November 10, 2005 02:24 PM (n5eDP)

52 I FUCK OF USA I´M FROM TURKAY AND A MOSLAM WELCOME IN THE REPUBLIC OF ISLAM!!! CHRIST MOTHERFUCKER

Posted by: SERVET at November 10, 2005 02:29 PM (zQH1J)

53 Hey thanks servet you just gave me and ever 50 comments so cool.

Posted by: Howie at November 10, 2005 02:31 PM (D3+20)

54 Brave servlet turkey from Turkey is too chicken to post his actual email. Darn.

Posted by: Howie at November 10, 2005 02:33 PM (D3+20)

55 Robert, Pure tender soul. I MADE you waste your time. I made you SLAVE. What would a real conservative say about that?

Posted by: menenzes' ghost at November 10, 2005 07:30 PM (TVaWo)

56 So, greg, found any good porn with little boys lately, or are you just going to take another sex tourism trip to Europe where you can bugger immigrant kids?

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at November 12, 2005 09:38 PM (0yYS2)

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