Michael J. Totten is still in Kurdistan and has an amazing photo essay.

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It's soft, it's more absorbant, It's lint free! More offensive than your ordinary T-Paper. Make your rectum happy! Buy a roll today.

Jeremy : wanted to let you know that I am going to be making some Mohammad toilet paper, so if you want to feature it on your site, or mention that would be sooper..

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To the tinfoil crowd, lack of evidence is always proof of a coverup. And, FYI: there is a major difference between reporting a crime to the police (eg, CHAPPAQUIDDICK) and notifying the media of an accident. The media, despite what many on the Left believe, are not the nation's police force.

Decision '08: Smearing Dick Cheney

Dan Riehl: Lawrence O'Donnell Is Scum

Radio Equalizer: Fact free zone.

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Interesting post at the A.M. blog on the future relationship between Islam and the West. Personally the notion that a culture must be utterly destroyed before they can be drastically reformed seems like an unpleasant truth and none of the alternatives seem that good. Sometimes, though, we must pick the least worst option. What that option is remains to be seen.

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Valentine's Day is over, so that make this surprise that much more delightful. Darling, I give you this message...

Hello to my darling wife. Happy Valentines Day. I want to apologize. I have not linked you in ages. Although I email you 10 times a day, I have sent daily links to this blog lately, and I want you to know this will stop. I will only link you with information of utmost importance such as breaking news, blogbursts, and Very important issues. Again, I apologize, Your loving husband, Vinnie.

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Ask yourselves, really.

Are the cartoons the Iranians going to publish really going to offend you?

Be honest.

Are any cartoons they publish more offensive than what really happened?

I hate to say this, but, I have to wonder about those who would take offense at holocaust denial cartoons. It makes me think that they might think that there's a grain of truth to the denial.

All the proof you need is right there in the reaction to the Mohammed cartoons.

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Palestine Media Watch reports on a video added to a Hamas website this week, that features the parting messages of two suicide bombers:

Each terrorist had a separate message for Jews. This first said,

"My message to the loathed Jews is that there is no god but Allah, we will chase you everywhere! We are a nation that drinks blood, and we know that there is no blood better than the blood of Jews. We will not leave you alone until we have quenched our thirst with your blood, and our children's thirst with your blood. We will not leave until you leave the Muslim countries."

The second terrorist said the following:

"In the name of Allah, we will destroy you, blow you up, take revenge against you, [and] purify the land of you, pigs that have defiled our country... This operation is revenge against the sons of monkeys and pigs."

Also posted at The Dread Pundit Bluto and Vince Aut Morire.

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1 Whoever writes their material has spend far too much time watching old sword & sorcery movies!

Posted by: hondo at February 15, 2006 01:31 AM (fyKFC)

2 Ah, aren't they banned from fighting with 'the people of the book' by their prophet. and 'the people of the book' are jews, christians, and any cult that uses the bible in any of its shapes.

Posted by: anon at February 15, 2006 03:49 AM (XhBbd)

3 That statement is just flat out lame. When it comes to war talk, the West has Patton and Churchill quotes. They have snicker-inducing prose like the example above. Yet one more thing we do so much better.

Posted by: Graeme at February 15, 2006 04:18 AM (X4Wbb)

4 So true Graeme. But Churchill and Patton were not Abdid or Mamoud... - Max

Posted by: Max at February 15, 2006 07:23 AM (+kFf8)

5 I think the second guy forgot something: "In the name of Allah, THE COMPASSIONATE AND MERCIFUL, we will destroy you, blow you up, take revenge against you..." You almost expect him to start talking about the holy hand grenade.

Posted by: John at February 15, 2006 07:37 AM (wg4FW)

6 And how many people from the ME have told us over the past few days how much they respect the religion of the Christians and Jews, and that is why we must respect theirs? More than a few, I suppose. That would make them all liars.

Posted by: jesusland joe at February 15, 2006 10:23 AM (rUyw4)

7 If they consider the JOOOOOOOOOOS as pigs, why in the name of Allah would they drink their blood? Couldn't they just take a bottle of it, each take a sip, pass it along and then burst into flames or something? So much more efficient that way don't ya think?

Posted by: memphis761 at February 15, 2006 10:33 AM (D3+20)

8 Unfortunately, it's not just fevered rhetoric. I once saw photos of an Palestinian kneeling down to joyfully lap the blood of a Jew who they had just murdered. So why not bury these animals with a stake through the heart?

Posted by: pst314 at February 15, 2006 01:09 PM (OA547)

9 Trying to understand muzzie logic: If we are what we eat, and the muzzies tell us that Jews are pigs, then are they not in fact damning themselves to hell for eating a pig? Inquiring minds want to know. /Pig piss be upon allah and his pervert "prophet".

Posted by: Princess Kimberley at February 15, 2006 01:41 PM (J2xFI)

10 What is with all this hostility and hatred directed at pigs! What's wrong with pigs? I love bacon, sausage, pork chops ..... RIBS! OH GOD! WHAT A JOY! I've even had friends who've had pigs as pets - and swear by them! I loved Porky Pig as a kid - even my grandkids do to this day! What's with all this pig shit? What did a pig ever do to Mo & his boys to deserve all this animosity? Now I once got into a fight with a 400lb boar (busted a Philly Rod over it's head - for all you engineers out there) - but I didn't take it personal and blame all pigs! since it was a German boar, I kinda figure it was a "German" thing. We got several pigs at the local zoo - in the petting section no less! Kids love'em! So - muslims - listen up - what is your problem with pigs! I want to know!

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11 brought to you by - The Porcine Anti-Deflamation Society Swine of the world unite!

Posted by: hondo at February 15, 2006 04:40 PM (fyKFC)

12 What do you get when you cross a pig with a Muslim. Nothing. There are some things a pig won't do.

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The trial for two Lodi, California, men who have extensive ties to terror supporters in Pakistan begins today. The Sacramento Bee, which has been following the case closely, is now the target of a FBI investigation over information it published from a sealed federal indictment.

Two Muslim religious leaders who attended the same California mosque as Hamid & Umer Hayat have already been deported. The son, Hamid, is charged with giving material support to terrorists and three minor counts of lying to investigators. The father, Umar, is charged with two counts of lying to the FBI.

Don't let this relatively minor charges fool you. They told federal investigators that they had no ties to terrorism when in fact the younger of the two, Hamid Hayat, had attended terrorist training camps in Pakistan. All this after they had become naturalized U.S. citizens and were widely seen as pillars of the community.

I believe we have a name for citizens of our country who give material support to our enemies and swear to wage war against us: treason.

Incidentally, the Lodi Muslim community was outraged at the allegations that any one of them could possibly have ties to terrorists. Because, as we all know, to suggest that the percentage of terror supporters in the Muslim community is probably much higher than the number of terror supporters among the Mennonites is not allowed. Who represented this group of victims? The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the ACLU.

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My first thought after hearing the Vice President Dick Cheney had shot some one was: OMG, I can finally stop blogging. Nothing in the world I write can ever be as funny as that.

My second thought after hearing that Vice President Dick Cheny had shot some one was: If only the VP would invite some huge pain in the asses for 'diplomatic talks' while hunting, that sure would solve a lot of problems.

Presenting the Jawa Report's guide to people we'd love to see go hunting with Vice President Dick Cheney. Feel free to leave your suggestions in the comments or by sending us a link.

Saddam goes hunting with Cheney, saves America billions and countless lives. Sorry Saddam, I mistook you for an eight point buck!

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1 I nominate myself to go hunting with Dick Cheney. That would be awesome - going hunting with such a bad ass. Even more awesome if Rumsfeld was there too. But getting back to the tone of the post, I'd like to see the United Nations go hunting with Cheney.

Posted by: Graeme at February 14, 2006 03:16 PM (JKLCS)

2 The doctor has said he was hit with "something less than 100 pellets" At 30 yards I amthinking "improved cylinder choke"

Posted by: john ryan at February 14, 2006 03:31 PM (TcoRJ)

3 Dick Cheney went a-huntin' 'Twas on a Saturday morn o' Course 'twas against better judgement But he took his gun along etc..

Posted by: Pat Cohee at February 14, 2006 03:33 PM (QE3Kl)

4 Rusty that's just funny :-))

Posted by: Javapuke at February 14, 2006 03:34 PM (pivtX)

5 call me silly, but i just don't find your post entertaining. calling michael moore a fag and other such names for various individuals is destructive. if you really wanted to be productive, maybe try not going for the joke, for what's easy. you have a site. use it for good.

Posted by: amy at February 14, 2006 03:44 PM (VEg84)

6 "Ooops, I thought you were a wild pig!" What do you mean 'thought'.

Posted by: slug at February 14, 2006 03:45 PM (wcNc2)

7 ok, SILLY....most of the names were right on, especially the michael moore one. if you cant joke about political 'mishaps' like this, then we have bigger problems then iraq!!

Posted by: JSO at February 14, 2006 03:50 PM (rhXvT)

8 As long as waterfowl are off the menu, you could take Insanetor Swimmer. He wouldn't be able to escape so easily this time. fugedabadit, Da guy on da grassy knoll

Posted by: forest hunter at February 14, 2006 04:11 PM (Fq6zR)

9 The new urban tattooing craze, shotgun pokesmanship.

Posted by: Smitty at February 14, 2006 05:04 PM (/40mF)

10 Senator Edward Kennedy accepted an invitation to go hunting with the Vice President. However since the Senator insisted on driving, the invitation has been withdrawn.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at February 14, 2006 05:57 PM (DdRjH)

11 Thats one of the funniest blog entries I've ever seen. Some blogs are criticising the MSM for their response, especially those hillarious looking journalists in their orange hats, but I reckon you've gotta cut a bit of slack when it comes to comedy.

Posted by: jonny at February 14, 2006 06:44 PM (nytWC)

12 PRESS CORPS MEDIA PIRANHAS, AND DEMOCRATS GO AFTER CHENEY. ________________________________________________________________________ The bloodlust was so thick in the room that you could almost cut it with a knife. White House spokesman Scott Mc Clellan, Spokesman for the White House, was veritably shred to pieces by the Press Corp “piranhas” ! Observers watched aghast as poor Mc Clellan was viciously set upon by the ravenous liberal predators mercilessly, and some of us were even concerned that the poor, besieged man might even loose his marbles, pull a gun out and start shooting at them all while frantically screaming: “ Oh my God! I can’t take it any more, I just can’t!!!” Had this happened it would have been, of course, a terrible National tragedy, since while they would take Mc Clellan away in a strait-jacket, finding someone to replace him to take such unrelenting, intense abuse would be nearly impossible, putting an end to White House Briefings! On the positive side though, his having “thinned” the ranks of the “piranhas” would have been beneficial to the ecology of Washington! The sight of the feeding frenzy was horrifying! The “piranhas” were venomously indignant that they were not immediately informed of an accident in which VP Cheney was involved while indulging in a personal recreational activity, on his own personal time, over the weekend. Imagine that! They claimed the failure as a vivid example of “how the Administration misleads the American people,” and cited a prior incident in which Cheney’s Office failed to notify the press that the VP had suffered a paper-cut while handling some documents, that required the medical application of a “band-aid.” The whole hooplah, naturally, is about why on a Saturday afternoon, and early Sunday morning, the whole Nation was not placed in a “State of Alert,” a curfew imposed upon those people planning to go out and enjoy their Saturday night, and Sunday Services were not interrupted the following morning, on account of the Press not having been “immediately informed” that while hunting in Texas VP Cheney had accidentally shot a fellow hunter, Harry Whittington, a personal friend of Cheney and of the family, whom Cheney accidentally sprayed with bird-shot when Mr. Whittington inadvertently failed to follow safety protocols for hunting. Of course, taking Mr. Whittington to the Hospital and attending to his wounds was secondary, and VP Cheney’s first and foremost priority should have been to have informed the Press, which he failed to do while “feigning” concern for his friend and taking him to the Hospital!!! Naturally this smacks of “cover-up” and many Democrats are outraged about the incident, and are calling for investigations into the matter by an “Independent Senate Panel Committee,”a “Federal Grand Jury Investigation,” the FBI, the CIA, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco (some accuse VP Cheney of having been smoking a cigar at the time of the accident) and Firearms, the Department of Game and Wildlife, the Texas Rangers, the Corpus Christi Police Department, Interpol, and the ever-eminent Inspector Clouseau!!! After the incident Mr. Whittington was taken to Corpus Christi Hospital were he was treated and was out of danger and recuperating in stable condition, and where several Democrats: Senators Kerry, Kennedy, Pelosi, Reid, Durbin, Boxer, Feinstein and others, were alleged to have been seen trying to snuff Mr. Whittington in his bed with a pillow, before Hospital Security ran them off, so that then VP Cheney could appropriately be charged with “manslaughter, and they could once more call to have him “impeached.” Subsequently, upon reading on the newspapers at breakfast how much the Liberal Press had scandalized and spinned his mistake on following safety protocols while hunting with Cheney to make the VP into nothing short of a murderer, Mr. Whittington was so shocked and horrified, that he suffered a minor heart attack, though fortunately he survived it, and is expected to leave the Hospital within a week, according to Doctors, further Democratic assaults on him notwithstanding! Upon having failed in the above attempt at snuffing Mr. Whittington in his hospital bed, Democrats proceeded to point out that VP Cheney’s Hunting License wasn’t properly stamped, which they say means that he was “hunting illegally,” and therefore called for his immediate resignation for having violated the Law, again calling for his impeachment for “Negligent Homicide!” While all this “ruckus” is going on throughout America’s newsrooms and in Washington, polls show that most Americans are rather amused by the incident so much reminiscent of so many jokes, though feeling sorry for Mr. Whittington, and that for the most part they dismiss the “antics” of the Democrats on the Hill and their pet “piranhas” as “politics as usual!” On the other hand, many Americans feel that since it is not a life-threatening wound, though painful, and most of all “highly embarrassing,” it might be a good thing if in the future VP Cheney, in an effort to “reach across the aisle,” invites some of these Democratic Senators we hear Filibustering on the floor day in and day out at the drop of a pin, in the hopes that some of these Democratic “demagogues” got some bird-shot in their butts; that way they could “nit pick” the pellets out of their arses the way they do with any and all proposals from the Administration no matter how commonsensical or beneficial to the Nation. Imagine Senator Kennedy screaming, running around the podium on the Floor of the Senate with some bird-shot in his behind! Ah! To finally see him screaming, hurling expletives, and whining with a reason to do so...for once! Precious!!! Althor

Posted by: Althor at February 14, 2006 09:01 PM (BJYNn)

13 Another right wing nut job with a site? Sounds like someone is all dressed up with no where to go. You know why the cowboys in "Brokeback Mountain" went fishing, right? Well, look what happens when a couple of them go hunting...maybe Cheney should take Jeff Gannon next time.

Posted by: Bob at February 14, 2006 09:24 PM (N2qs3)

14 Bob, just go back to your beloved at Brokeback. Althor

Posted by: Althor at February 14, 2006 09:53 PM (BJYNn)

15 Can you imagine the Cheney hunting trip if Bush had been along. They both would have shot the 250 pound Quail in the bright orange suit, then tried to skin it. Never hunt with Republicans wearing an orange suit, especially in Texas

Posted by: 0z at February 15, 2006 01:52 AM (CVRQp)

16 There is something about the way Mahmoud Ahmandinejad looks that makes me simply want to beat his face into something that looks like a plate of spagetti and meatballs with my bare hands. Save the sniper bullet...give me five minutes alone and some ice packs for after.

Posted by: Jack's Smirking Revenge at February 15, 2006 04:30 AM (CtVG6)

17 Oh yeah, and I'd stick that cell phone he is always talking on right up his gimpy ass...sideways.

Posted by: Jack's Smirking Revenge at February 15, 2006 04:32 AM (CtVG6)

18 Ahhhh.... another site where morons congolomerate. Like there isn't enough of these already. It's interesting to see comments like those from JacksHandj0bRevenge... talking shit from behind a keyboard. My bet is that you are no more than 150lbs soaking wet. Pussy. An Althor,... you're a half-wit. Coulter is funnier than you are, and she isn't funny. You are like millions of other half-bakes in this country that thrive on the love-hate abusive relationship thrust on you by this adminstration. Kick the wife and kids for me, eh? Pussy.

Posted by: ASDF at February 15, 2006 12:24 PM (U0lpz)

19 With all the media attention surrounding the Vice President's hunting accident it seems like everyone has an opinion, a theory, a speculation, an observation, or at least a joke.  You would think by now we would have heard it all ...but one voice has been strangely silent in this public debate ...and that brings us to Tonight's Word:  

"MISSING"

We have heard from comedians, shock jocks, network anchors both real AND fake.(Remind me, which is which?)

We've heard from the talking heads, the punditocracy, the man on the street, and assorted conspiracy nuts. (Seriously, which is which?)

We have heard from journalists, correspondents and of course the verbose denizens of the blogosphere (there really is more to journalism than keeping a journal).

But there is one voice that has been strangely silent (Cheney?), a voice that should have chimed in by now (Cheney??), a voice with gravitas (Cheney???), someone who can deliver the truth (Cheney?!?!?)  I'm talking about ... Stephen Colbert.  

He has been missing in action since this story broke.  This isn't just any old story. We're talking about a story that has captured the attention of the world (just like the Olympics, only interesting) yet he is nowhere to be seen (just like Whittington, only safer).

This is serious.  Without Colbert telling us what we need to know, this misadventure could easily become the metaphor by which Cheney's tenure will be remembered. (He tortured the guy before he shot him?) Imagine spending decades in public service only to have your whole career summed up by a momentary lapse in judgment.  How ironic is that? (Not as ironic as Cheney giving Whittington a heart attack).

Now I realize there are some out there who are still treating this like a joke.  To those callous comedians whose hearts are all aflutter with the prospect of easy punchlines I say this:  True comedy is about panning for humor in a river of tragedy. Counting on this for easy laughs is as sporting as a canned hunt. And speaking of hunting, humor has a cardinal rule as well. It's only funny until someone gets hurt (then it's "must see TV").  

Have you even considered the potential impact of Cheney's accident? What happens if he dies? (Bush will become president?)  If this continues to unravel, Cheney's problem could well become a problem for all Republicans (Republican donors: good   Organ donors: distant second).  

And finally what about the children? For better or for worse, our political leaders are still role models. What will young hunters think if Cheney gets to walk away from this? (He's been getting away with murder for years...)   We all saw how Clinton's nuanced definition of "sexual relations" led teenagers across the country to redefine oral sex as "not counting" (God I wish I was back in high school!).  What will happen to all those people who sell T-shirts and bumper stickers that say "Gun control means hitting your target"?

Regardless of your political persuasion (I'm right, you're wrong.) I think we can all agree (No we can't.)   this certainly looks like one time when missing was a good thing.(Ok...but just this once time.)

So while we send our heartfelt prayers to the Whittington family let me send a word of warning to the shameless sycophants who want to pretend there won't be any fallout (look out Iran!) ...Rest assured that dog won't hunt!

I've unilaterally decided I'm filling in for Stephen Colbert .... And that's the word.

Posted by: 8ackgr0und N015e at February 15, 2006 02:40 PM (K5Ko+)

20 ASDF, I am 6'6'', 230 lbs., well-armed, and if you would like to find out first hand just how much I don't like liberal fags like yourself, come to my little corner of the southeast and I'll show you first hand that I am not 150 soaking wet and I don't get my jollies via a keyboard only. I can walk the walk. If you don't like this website, stay the hell off of it. Matter of fact, why don't you go back to your pro-bono job as Ahmandinejad's fluffer you douchebag.

Posted by: Jack's Smirking Revenge at February 16, 2006 04:25 AM (CtVG6)

21 I would be honored to be shot by the vice president

Posted by: Johnny K at February 16, 2006 08:03 AM (OrqE/)

22 To JacksHandj0bRevenge... Well armed? If you're such a tough guy, why do you need weapons? The only people I've ever met that need weapons to backup themselves up are panty-wipes like yourself. Thin, weak, and paranoid to the core. And what are you going to do if you see me? Shoot me? BWAHAHAHAHAH!!!!! You *really* are a pussy! I could take you with one hand behind my back and both ankles shackled. What, didn't mummy or daddy give you enough love? Anyone who resorts to calling someone else a fag obviously has some issues relating to daddy's love. Let me guess... you drive a pickup with a gun rack, and you drink lite beer. "Git me the gunn maw, I need to kill some faggots!" What a fuckin' hick. People like you give the United States a bad name. Get a life, weasel-boy.

Posted by: ASDF at February 16, 2006 06:51 PM (U0lpz)

23 One more thing to JacksHandj0bRevenge... At 6'6" 230lbs you are one fat motherf*cker. Lay off the beer and potato chips, get your slovenly ass off the couch, and go run some laps. If you'd stop with the idle threats from behind a keyboard you might just snap to reality. I don't hold out much hope for you, though, because you just can't fix stupid. G'night loverboy! ;-*

Posted by: ASDF at February 16, 2006 07:00 PM (U0lpz)

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Vi is liveblogging the Able Danger hearings.

Weldon Press Conference on Able Danger.

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Danish Muslims want to say they're sorry. Sort of. Kinda like the abusive husband who says, I'm sorry for hitting you but you've got to admit you were being a bitch and provoked me. Yeah, exactly like that.

Agora:

he spokesman for the Danish Moslem group, 28-year-old Ahmed Akkari who claims to represent 27 Moslem organizations tells Jyllands-Posten that he is ready to accept "a third of the blame" for the escalating conflict if Jyllands-Posten and the Danish Government accepts that the rest is theirs. Ahmed Akkari explains that this is an attempt to get into a dialogue.

"With this concrete action we are attempting to show that we bear part of the blame in order to achieve resolution to this crisis. We want to show that we arenÂ’t running. In fact, we have been trying to do that for the last two weeks," says Ahmed Akkari.

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Could it possibly be true that somehow an idea rooted in moral and religious correctness does not always make good public policy? Hmm,could be. Who knows, it may even result in this! Posted by: Howie at 12:48 PM | Comments (3) | Add Comment
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The University of Washington, in response to a proposal to erect a monument for decorated WWII Marine pilot Col. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, decided that they didn't need "any more monuments to rich white men" and that they weren't too keen on the idea of putting up a monument that, you know, dealt with like, war and killing and stuff. Minutes of the meeting here: (http://senate.asuw.org/secretary/minutes/senate/12/02-07-2006.pdf))

(h/t Ace O' Spades).

Well, as it turns out the student senate (contact information here: http://www.asuw.org/directory.php) is having another senate meeting tonight, 2/14 at 5pm.

If you feel moved, drop them a line.

If you're alumni, feel free to tell them to go to hell.

Double that if you're a vet.

Just for reference, they wanted to have work started (not necessarily completed) by Jan 11, 2008 - the 20th anniversary of his death. Read through the minutes, fascinating stuff.

UPDATE:

This is the current response from the student council president, who I am sure, is getting deluged right now. I have to give the guy credit - it's a mature response in what must be a trying situation. He doesn't dodge or spin, he's taking responsibility - I think there are a number of DC denizens who would do well to heed his example.

The blog news and the draft minutes that were posted are inaccurate. First, Ashley Miller's statements were highlighting, as a point of information, that the majority of our statues are white males, which was an issue previously addressed last year, this is not in any way meant to go against Colonel Boyington. It was noted by the sponsor, Andrew Everett, about Boyington's heritage later. Jill Edwards made here statements as an individual, and it should not be assumed she speaks for all students. Karl Smith wanted to honor his service as a whole (he risked his life, endured 20 months in a POW Camp) in an effort to bring more support from a number of students who do not morally agree with war. These statements are in public discourse that has been and will always be at the University of Washington to educate on the questions and issues of our society.

I would also like to remind you that as ASUW President I cosponsored this bill to create a memorial, it failed by one vote, and a good majority of those who voted against it wanted more inclusion of other alumni who were combat veterans who earned the Medal of Honor. This week a new resolution to that effect is being drafted and introduced. In the meantime the ASUW supports veterans in other ways, currently we are supporting state legislation that will hopefully pass and guarantee veterans tuition waivers. In the end, the buck stops here, I would appreciate further comments to be made to me. Please do not participate or condone the hate-filled comments and phone calls made toward individuals in our student government. It has been appalling to see what is being said to people. I too am nauseated.

Thank you for you statements.
Sincerely,
Lee Dunbar

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While the world marvels at the grotesquely disproportionate spoiled-child reaction of Muslims to the Danish Mohammed cartoons, American journalists are staging their own tantrum.

The Washington Post angrily sulks in an editorial today about the delay in getting out information about Dick Cheney's shooting accident:

The shooting wasn't disclosed until Sunday morning, when Katharine Armstrong, a member of the family that owns the ranch, called the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and the paper posted the story on its Web site in the afternoon after confirming the account with Mr. Cheney's office. Until then, the White House and the vice president's office were mum. By every standard and by all accounts, the failure to promptly disclose the accident was wrong.

And the Secret Service reportedly notified the local sheriff's office of the incident on Saturday, according to the New York Times.

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Above: Cartoon comparing the existence of Israel to the Holocaust in Iranian newspaper.

Iran Holocaust Cartoons. The Israeli News agency is asking for your help in directing Google traffic away from the hate filled Islamic sites by linking them with the words Iran Holocaust Cartoons.

More at Politburo Diktat.

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The two ringleaders of the Bali 9 drug smuggling ring have been sentenced to death by an Indonesian court. Get that? In Indonesia they kill you for smuggling drugs.

Compare that sentence to this one. Abu Bakar Bashir is the head of Southeast Asia's al Qaeda affiliate, Jemaah Islamiyaah. He is the Osama bin Laden of Southeast Asia. It was Bashir's terrorist group that murdered 202 people at a night club in Bali. For that, Bashir was senteneced to 25.5 months in prison.

That's about 765 days.

That's 3.8 days per victim.

Drug dealers, though, are put in front of a firing squad. Our friends in the war on terror in a moderate Muslim country. Indeed.

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More followers of the most peaceful and tolerant religion on earth killed in protests over blasphemous cartoons. Apparently they thought the rhyme went:

With sticks and stones we'll break your bones,
whenever your words do hurt me.

As for destroying a KFC and burning Colonel Sanders in effigy, one member of the mob claims they did it as a protest against a secret additive, put in Original Recipe by Jews, which makes you crave it fortnightly.

Pakistan:

Two people were killed Tuesday in anti-cartoons rallies in Pakistan's eastern Lahore city after which protestors turned violent and set fire to an American food outlet, commercial buildings and parts of regional legislature building, officials and witnesses said.

Several thousand demonstrators went on a rampage when a security guard stationed outside a metropolitan bank allegedly fired and killed two people when they charged towards the building.

Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao confirmed the fatalities but said no one has so far been arrested.

After the shooting incident, enraged protesters set fire to the American food outlet KFC and three commercial buildings and also burned a few rooms of the Punjab Assembly building.

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The 'Ummah' in Islam is 'the nation' composed of believers. Pictured right: the only Uma I'd like to get in.

Al Gore, Jedi Knight? Oh, better make that 'Jeddah' knight. (sith high fives to Jim)

Isn't calling the Muhammed cartoons 'intellectual terrorism' kind of like women who say they are 'emotionally abused' as if to say 'sure my husband didn't hit me, cheat on me, didn't drink, and had a job-- but I'm a victim just like you Nicole Brown Simpson'.

Muhammed spotted in tortilla (or something like that).

If Iran was a fully owned subsidiary of NBC's Must See TV Thursday Night.

Why porn will help us win the war on terror. I'm seriously.

U.N. wants Gitmo, shut down and Palestine Jew free.

Oliver Stone's new film won't blame Jews for 9/11. Amazing.

Liberty in Montreal.

Ted Kennedy spotting.

Cindy Sheehan is soooooo funny.

Where do the Belgians keep their armies? Certainly not in their tanks.

Geena Davis to join editorial board for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, promises less Muhammed cartoons, more Aisha the nine year old bride/child-molestation victim of Muhammed cartoons.

UPDATE: Debbie Schlussel, you ignorant slut (must be said in Chevy Chase voice for full effect)

I got the same letter as Captain Ed. Since he published it first, I'll direct your attention to it here. It's a translation of a Danish article about how the Muhammed cartoon controversy was orchestrated by a few travelling imams.

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