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April 14, 2006

Iran says Israel headed for Â“AnnihilationÂ”

More of the Same from Iran.

Yahoo News resident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Israel a "permanent threat" to the Middle East that will "soon" be liberated. He also appeared to again question whether the Holocaust really happened.
"Like it or not, the Zionist regime is heading toward annihilation," Ahmadinejad said at the opening of a conference in support of the Palestinians. "The Zionist regime is a rotten, dried tree that will be eliminated by one storm."

Also see California Conservative and Riehlworldview.

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Abu Muscab al-Zarqawi Flees From Iraq

Ok so if he really left I need a new name for him. Since he will be trying to hook up with other terror groups now that he is unemployed I like Muscab (short for mucous scab).

Washington Times : Al Qaeda in Iraq and its presumed leader, Abu Musab Zarqawi, have conceded strategic defeat and are on their way out of the country, a top U.S. military official contended yesterday.
The group's failure to disrupt national elections and a constitutional referendum last year "was a tactical admission by Zarqawi that their strategy had failed," said Lt. Gen. John R. Vines, who commands the XVIII Airborne Corps.
"They no longer view Iraq as fertile ground to establish a caliphate and as a place to conduct international terrorism," he said in an address at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Gen. Vines' statement came as news broke that coalition and Iraqi forces had killed an associate of Osama bin Laden's during an early morning raid near Abu Ghraib about two weeks ago.
Rafid Ibrahim Fattah aka Abu Umar al Kurdi served as a liaison between terrorist networks and was linked to Taliban members in Afghanistan, Pakistani-based extremists and other senior al Qaeda leaders
Gen. Vines said the foreign terrorists had made a strategic mistake when they tried to intimidate and deny Iraqis a way to vote.
"I believe Zarqawi discredited himself with the Iraqi people because of his willingness to slaughter Iraqi people," he said.

If this is true now is the time for the Sunni insurgency to call a cease fire and come to the table. Hey we Republicans may have to and have had to face loosing our majority. So have the Democrats. Get used to it. It does not mean you have lost all your power you just have to work a bit harder. In many respects is easier because you can cast blame when things donÂ’t go well. If the new kinder gentler insurgency really cares about Iraq and the Iraqi people you will start working for a peaceful future now. Iraq has suffered enough! If Saddam or maybe this man has any honor or any concern for the people of Iraq they will call for a stop to the violence now. I doubt they will and if so that just shows how little they care. Are Arabs willing to be less honorable and smart than the Kurds? WeÂ’ll see.

Hat Tip: Carlos.

Chad Evans Smells a rat on this one.

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Clinton W. Taylor Talks Trash

I say, I say trailer trash that is. What is an uneducated hillbilly like me doing linking a Yale grad? Is that not unusual, for the classes to mix like that? Well not when you have as much class as Clinton does. Plus IÂ’m a reading addict and he provides just the fix for that.

Clinton W Taylor Via The Spectator : Flash back to February 5, 2003, when Secretary of State Colin Powell addressed the U.N. General Assembly about Iraq's WMD program. He played audio of an intercepted phone call between an Iraqi Brigadier General and a Colonel, dated November 26, 2002, and showed slides of their transcribed conversation:
COL: About this committee that is coming...
GEN: Yeah, yeah...
COL: ...with Mohamed El Baradei [Director, International Atomic Energy Agency]
GEN: Yeah, yeah.
COL: Yeah.
GEN: Yeah?
COL: We have this modified vehicle.
GEN: Yeah.
COL: What do we say if one of them sees it?
GEN: You didn't get a modified...You don't have a modified...
COL: By God, I have one.
GEN: Which? From the workshop...?
COL: From the al-Kindi Company
GEN: What?
COL: From al-Kindi.
GEN: Yeah, yeah. I'll come to you in the morning. I have some comments. I'm worried you all have something left.
COL: We evacuated everything. We don't have anything left.
GEN: I will come to you tomorrow.
COL: Okay.
That sure got the General's attention, didn't it? There was something about the mention of a "modified vehicle" from the "al-Kindi Company" that made him want to visit this colonel's site, wherever it was, "in the morning." That would be November 27, the first day that IAEA and UNSCOM inspections resumed. And on the very first day of the inspections, this general was rushing out to tend to this particular vehicle.
Probably because of those darned hydrogen generators. Yeah? Yeah.

Plus my master, The Macktastic Rusty Wicked says, Â“Link him Howie or else!Â”

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1 In case no one has seen what i think they're talking about: Mobile weapon labs found in Iraq? These vehicles show components made by "Al-Naser Al-Adeem State Co." which is different to what the article talks about.

Posted by: davec at April 14, 2006 12:06 PM (CcXvt)

2 actually in the article it goes on to specify: Senior Iraqi officials of the al-Kindi Research, Testing, Development, and Engineering facility in Mosul were shown pictures of the mobile production trailers, and they claimed that the trailers were used to chemically produce hydrogen for artillery weather balloons. Hydrogen production would be a plausible cover story for the mobile production units. So it most likely is exactly the vehicles we're talking about.

Posted by: davec at April 14, 2006 12:14 PM (CcXvt)

3 Yeah, it all makes sense--except the mobile weapons lab were not for nukes, and nuke stuff is what this guy was investigating. General WMD was the broader interest of the UN weapons inspectors. Moreover, the mobile weapons crap has been entirely discredited. Nobody believes that who has expertise in intel. Nobody. Even the WH admits that was a pantload of crap. Remember when Bush said "We've found the WMD"? That was a mobile weapons lab. Turns out, it had nothing to do with WMD...oops.

Posted by: jd at April 14, 2006 12:16 PM (aqTJB)

4 uh Jd did you read the link I posted, the reason no one can prove these were weapon labs is because of "dual use", where they could have been used to produce B/W or even chemicals for agriculture / missile fuel. Problem is, they were never declared, they had been prepped for discovery -- tanks washed with caustic soda, and painted, they were in military colors, and no one has been able to explain the gas collection purpose. It's pretty easy to fall into the old no WMD line, but there are things that are not reported in the U.S press, like for example this: 1.7 tons of Enriched Uranium removed from Iraq in 2004, as it does not talk of the purity of enrichment, and doesn't discuss it's purpose you'd have to wonder what it was doing there after the U.N inspections in the first place.

Posted by: davec at April 14, 2006 01:01 PM (CcXvt)

5 Tried to go to your link, but it didn't open, whether the problem was your end or mine, I dunno. But my point is--they were hiding these from Baradei, who was investigating Nukes. But the mobile labs were for bio, if they were for anything. You wouldn't hid a bio from Baradei. And the idea of mobile centrifuges is ludicrous to anyone who knows crap about nuke processing. Remember, Cheney went before the country and said we believe he has a reconstituted nuclear weapon, later amended to weapons program. When the VP says "we believe" about something that was highly contentious in the intel community, that's a lie. If you present an uncertainty as a certainty, that's deception. Of course, coming from the guy who said the insurgency is in its 'last throes' (some last throes!), we shouldn't expect too much truth.

Posted by: jd at April 14, 2006 01:29 PM (aqTJB)

6 Link worked for me I must be special. (yes I'm wide open on that one go ahead)

Posted by: Howie at April 14, 2006 03:56 PM (D3+20)

7 Why wouldn't they hide a biological weapons from him? he is a U.N official, and biological/chemical weapons would obviously concern him enough to mention it to UNSCOM ? less you think because they work for different departments of the U.N they don't care about violations of any U.N rules, unless it concerns their field? and judging about their discussion that Baradei was visiting a facility where it was stored, not that they had a "nuclear" mobile lab, I don't believe anyone claimed such. Oh and 1.7 tons of enriched Uranium, was that declared?

Posted by: davec at April 14, 2006 05:06 PM (CcXvt)

8 You make a good point, Dave. My working assumption was that the alleged dual use trucks would fool a non-expert in bio like Baradei, but they may have also been concerned about his reporting their presence, or members of his team being cross-trained, or someone taking a picture. I think I was also affected by the fact that the entire dual use story has been thoroughly discredited. Most of Powell's testimony has been refuted, and he himself admits it. But, on the point that I raised, your counter argument is apt.

Posted by: jd at April 15, 2006 06:09 AM (uT71O)

9 http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/report/2003/iraq-mobile-bw-plant_cia28may2003.htm Just in case you could not read it the first time. As I said: Problem is, they were never declared, they had been prepped for discovery -- tanks washed with caustic soda, and painted, they were in military colors, and no one has been able to explain the gas collection purpose. The ability to put components/chemicals/equipment to "dual use" gave the U.N a headache during their inspections, and the Iraqi's were continually giving cover stories for their activities.

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Egypt & CNNjazeera Ivoke Moussoui Defense

Reading this CNN story you get the idea that anyone who runs around stabbing Coptic Christians is just nuts.

CNN : A police official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press, characterized the men as "insane" and said they were carrying tranquilizing medication.
One worshipper, Nushi Atta Girgis, 78, was killed, according to the semiofficial Middle East News Agency.
Father Augustinos, who heads a different Mar Girgis Church, said the attacks occurred just after Mass began at 9 a.m. (0700 GMT).
"They could be Islamic activists. They consider this as jihad," he said of the attackers, who broke through regularly stationed security barriers and police to enter the churches.

So now go read this same event as reported in Britain

Times Online UK :"The attacker stormed the church armed with a knife and shouted Â’There is no God but AllahÂ’ and Â’Allah is the greatestÂ’ before stabbing the worshippers," one of the Marie Girgis church employees told an AFP reporter at the scene.
"We closed the doors of the church as soon as he started attacking the worshippers and we fought back with sticks but he tried to flee through one of the churchÂ’s underground passages."
Father Augustinos, who heads a different Mari Girgis Church, said the attacks occurred just after Mass began at 9am (0700 GMT). "They could be Islamic activists. They consider this as jihad," he said of the attackers, who broke through regularly stationed security barriers and police to enter the churches.
The attack comes on what is Good Friday to many of the worldÂ’s Christians. However, EgyptÂ’s Coptic Christians and other followers of the Greek Orthodox church commemorate the holiday a week later.
But Abdullah Osman, an official with the ruling National Democratic Party, questioned the sanity of the attackers.

Well I question the sanity of the act too but it seems there is quite a bit of contagious insanity in the Middle East. So either Arabs are the most insane people on earth or there is some other factor. Seems to me that shouting, Â“There is no God but Allah!Â” right before you attack innocents could indicate there may be some Islamic angle to this. But thatÂ’s just me.

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Fingies

Could it be possible that the same personality traits that lead you to become a facist dictator can be easily detected by visual observation? Several Jawa Report regulars think so. Click the link for more finger pointing fascists.

Hat Tip : Improbulus Maximus and Oyster.

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Good Friday

Saw a news story this week where they interviewed children and asked them the meaning of Good Friday and Easter. The kid's didn't do very well. I'm not sure why, embarrasment, ignorance or both I suppose. Not the kids fault is it?

Bible Gateway book of John : 23Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
24They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.
25Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
26When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
27Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
28After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
29Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
30When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
31The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
32Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
33But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:
34But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
35And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
36For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
37And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

Bible gateway has added new translations including Arabic. Hint, hint.

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1 Howie, I'm not too bothered by kids not knowing the deeper meaning of religious holidays. Let them experience the joy and fun of the holidays as children first, then when they older they can experience and delve into the deeper meanings of these holy days.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 14, 2006 09:08 AM (8e/V4)

2 Agreed, some of them were rather young. I thought a couple of the older ones would have got it. But I felt I would observe it with a post. See Dubya got me all reflective this AM.

Posted by: Howie at April 14, 2006 09:15 AM (D3+20)

3 >>>But I felt I would observe it with a post. I agree. It's the least you could do. I wonder how many Liberal blogs will tip their hats to this christian holiday. My guess is zero. It's just an observation.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 14, 2006 09:26 AM (8e/V4)

4 Psalms: 104 24 In wisdom Thou hast made them all .... ...And leviathan which Thou hast formed to sport in it.

Posted by: Hailus at April 14, 2006 08:25 PM (FCC6c)

5 I'm going to watch Life of Brian, but that's about as close to church as I'll get.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 15, 2006 06:57 AM (0yYS2)

6 ItÂ’s not just the kids who have no clue. Good Friday is a day of fasting in our family. We attend the foot washing Mass on Thursday evening then fast until Saturday am. This is our small way to share in and show our appreciation for the sacrifice the Lord made for us. The day is a solemn one. I go into one of the back offices at work, stay caught up, but do some reflection and reading most of the day. Anyway, I go in to work on Friday and there is an email from a rep that markets her products to our company. I open the email and it is a bright yellow, blue with pink background message with Easter eggs and bunny pictures on it. The heading of the flyer is Â“Happy Good FridayÂ”

Posted by: Brad at April 15, 2006 07:27 AM (BJYNn)

7 Brad, I don't think it is about being clueless. Rather it is about succumbing to " political correctness " in denying Christ. Similar to supplanting " Harvest Day " for Halloween which is the flip side of this coin. Similar to disallowing the American flag at public schools so it doesn't stir up unrest. Similar to " family " being a no-no word because it offends single people. In the case of your client who artfully side-stepped the Easter issue, an opportunity has presented itself for you to be a witness and let her know of your love for Christ. Yep, the Devil is alive and well and working in these people, but there will be an end to it when God finally slays leviathan in the final 4 days of creation!

Posted by: Hailus at April 15, 2006 11:47 AM (FCC6c)

8 "an opportunity has presented itself for you to be a witness and let her know of your love for Christ" Something tells me did didn't make use of that opportunity.

Posted by: Wandering Wonder at April 15, 2006 12:16 PM (GjYuo)

9 It's not over yet!

Posted by: Last word Larry at April 15, 2006 06:48 PM (FCC6c)

10 If christ was crucified on good friday how can they call it good friday?

Posted by: sandpiper at April 16, 2006 03:51 PM (6rkkO)

11 Good for us, not so good for Jesus ... except He rose on the 3rd day to fulfill God's plan of salvation for whosoever believeth! And He get's to sit at the right hand of God throughout eternity. Must be nice, ... I guess. Better than a sharp stick in the eye!

Posted by: Last word Larry at April 16, 2006 09:42 PM (FCC6c)

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April 13, 2006

The Right and the Duty to Insult

DonÂ’t make me go back and find where IÂ’m getting this from, because I think it was a lot of places, but it may have been nowhere. ItÂ’s possible I am setting fire to a straw man completely of my own imagination here. But maybe this is worth saying anyway:

During the cartoon jihad, and now again with the South Park/Cowardly Central chickenout, thereÂ’s been a lot of discussion of the need to exercise our rights. One of the justifications for printing the offensive material is that if we donÂ’t exercise these particular free speech rights, weÂ’ll lose them.

Let me speak freely here: thatÂ’s crap. IÂ’ll grant, of course, that South Park or the Danish Cartoonists have the right to print and say what they like about whatever or whoever they like, even if it is offensive, without retaliation from private or public actors. But the tenor of the discussion as I am hearing it implies not only a right, but an obligation to insult things, in order to preserve the right to do so.

I have two problems with that. The first is that it confuses rights with customs. Customs donÂ’t necessarily give rise to rights. In fact, customs and traditions can infringe on rights (see, e.g. religion v. free speech, or slavery v. self-ownership). We donÂ’t enumerate our rights and make them a law because everyone agrees on them or because itÂ’s a widespread custom. We codify and delineate rights because they are potentially controversial, awkward, or inconvenient. The fundamental ones, like those in the Bill of Rights, donÂ’t go away just because customs change. The right to bear arms, although often regulated (and often illegally), endures even in places where guns arenÂ’t popular. And even when rights are violated regularly, it doesnÂ’t mean they no longer exist. (One exception to this is international law, which depends heavily on the practice of nations. Another is trademark law, which must be enforced and challenged against adverse use for the right to be recognized.)

But in everything else, rights and customs are independent of each other. Therefore itÂ’s not necessary to preserve a right to insult by establishing a custom of insulting people. It might make it more widely accepted (which IÂ’m not sure we want), but the right to insult Scientology or Islam or Presbyterianism wonÂ’t vanish just because it isnÂ’t done for a few years. Like an unused muscle, it may be a little sore when you exercise it again, but it is always a right.

On the other hand, insulting things just for the sake of insulting them is pernicious. ItÂ’s uncivil. ItÂ’s not a good small-r republican virtue. ItÂ’s my obligation to exercise my rights responsibly, sensibly, and respectfully, and I donÂ’t see any reason to insult or ridicule other peopleÂ’s deeply held beliefs for no other reason than that they are deeply held.

(Yes, thereÂ’s a Â“butÂ” coming up. DonÂ’t worry.)

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1 Yeah, you know this "setting fire to a strawman of your own imagination" thing? You got it right on.

Posted by: MiB at April 14, 2006 12:00 AM (Ra10h)

2 But what a pretty light it casts!

Posted by: See-Dubya at April 14, 2006 12:16 AM (zKRXM)

3 "Scientology, which hasnÂ’t killed anyone " Really? http://www.lisamcpherson.org/

Posted by: luvxenu at April 14, 2006 01:50 AM (989vR)

4 the wonders of Scientology: Lisa McPherson It is 2006, and it is my duty to insult.. Islam, muslimes, the Ummah, Andalusia, the Caliphate, Mahmoud with his in ass in the air pointing to Allah pounding forehead 5 times a day, the Mad Mullahs, Salilifists, Wahhabi's, SplodyDopes, Islammo Bammos, haji tramplings, the "moderate" muslims, the arab/islamic parallel universe Wudo assbites, and that fucking pedophile Muhammad. 9/11 never forget! they can't take a joke

Posted by: Rubin at April 14, 2006 03:49 AM (dFJpw)

5 Imagine how insulted they'll feel when their corpses start showing up with pig ears and snout tacked on.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 14, 2006 05:10 AM (0yYS2)

6 In a way, I disagree strongly, C-Dub. The right of free speech IS in fact disappearing in bits and pieces. As we all know, there are many here in the US who want to be like the Europeans and try to emulate even their worst faults. Multi-culturalism is one. Even our esteemed judges have begun consulting European law to help determine their decisions. In Europe, you can go to jail for denying the holocaust. And our media is setting a precedence here for such censorship. The major newspapers refuse to print the Mo cartoons and now Borders has pulled a publication which has the cartoons inside its covers. Our government even entertained passing a measure to ban flag burning. So yes, we DO have a problem. Once something, anything, becomes the norm it's on its way to becoming law. And even if it never becomes governmental law, fear is its own law. The fact is no one was worried about insulting all manner of people and customs and religions - until now. The attitude was always to "just get over it." Which is the right attitude. Notice how the piss Christ eventually blew over? They got over it. The very worst was an outcry to stop using our taxes to fund such insult. Was the display pulled from galleries? Hell no. Did anyone apologize? Hell no. Now I don't go around calling people a**holes just because I think they are. Do I feel I have a duty to insult? No. It's just not good manners. So I understand and respect that aspect of it. But I'll say right now that these people who ran around threatening everyone, burning buildings and wreaking death and destruction are a**holes of the first order. But this is not so much about insult or free speech as it is about capitulation to fear and threats; it's bigotry and hypocrisy. Would I be a coward for not showing the Mo cartoons on my blog? No. But I would be a liar and unworthy of any respect for saying that I was trying to be respectful if I had been insulting dozens of other groups before that. The fear and intimidation is working. Salman Rushdie, Hirsi Ali and Dr. Sultan are now all in hiding or under protection. And none of them ever printed a single cartoon. How long before bookstores start pulling their books too? It's the worry of "unwritten law" that is of the most concern right now.

Posted by: Oyster at April 14, 2006 05:19 AM (YudAC)

7 The pussification of America marches on. John Q. Vagisil '08

Posted by: yo at April 14, 2006 07:53 AM (Stkxb)

8 I have only one question?If Zarqawi is a psyops,as the washington post revealed,the most succesful "psyops"we had in Iraq,aimed at the "home"audience,then who,and I ask again,who killed Nick Berg?can any of you answer this?thank you.

Posted by: thomas at April 14, 2006 08:00 AM (05tFg)

9 Q) who killed Nick Berg? A) the used Tampax your mama dropped on the bathroom floor.

Posted by: Rubin at April 14, 2006 08:16 AM (W9+Rd)

10 yo, YO! Rubin, LOL!

Posted by: jesusland joe at April 14, 2006 09:17 AM (rUyw4)

11 See-Dubya, When people are afraid we will lose the right to satire Islam, I think they are thinking more along the lines of Sharia law being imposed on us through the back door if we don't, rather than somehow Western law changing, or court precedent changing. I think that when people imply that the media is under a sort of "obligation" to insult Islam, what they are saying is that the media has been doing this for years to Christianity and other benign religions, so they MUST do it now to Islam, not only because it is called for (to the nth degree), but because we will call them cowardly hypocrites forever afterward if they don't.

Posted by: Mark James at April 14, 2006 10:02 AM (d9zjj)

12 interesting. you seem to make a good case for what hugh hewitt has been saying on this issue.

Posted by: anon at April 14, 2006 02:39 PM (6i6O1)

13 It's no fun to insult those who can take it. Their reaction bred even more insult.

Posted by: Howie at April 14, 2006 06:30 PM (D3+20)

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MSM's South Park Hypocrisy

The story of the censored South Park episode has hit the mainstream media, after, of course, being exposed on blogs first (See Howie's post below). Wednesday's episode was supposed to contain a scene of the Muslim prophet Mohammed, in reference to the famous Danish Mohammed cartoons that caused Islamic zealots to indulge in rioting, arson, and murder throughout the Islamic world.

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1 Comedy Central /did/ allow a depiction of Mohammed to air, a few seasons ago. Screencap is up here: http://www.divus.org/

Posted by: Chris at April 14, 2006 12:19 AM (1s6Th)

2 Please, where can I see and get a copy of the cartoon of Jesus defecating on Bush????

Posted by: Mary Lou at April 14, 2006 12:41 AM (vbxlH)

3 You can get it at the whorehouse where your mom works, Mary Lou.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 14, 2006 05:11 AM (0yYS2)

4 The cartoons were published in the United States. I do not get obsession with these Mohammed cartoons. But Comedy Central should thank those of you who helped publicize the episode which was repeated last night. I watched it again and still found it very childish and unamusing (and I usually like SP). There is a reason it is on cable and Family Guy is on real TV

Posted by: Don Surber at April 14, 2006 06:30 AM (OIxNx)

5 Family Guy is on FOX because it isn't funny.

Posted by: Michael Hampton at April 14, 2006 06:51 AM (FVbj6)

6 Shenanigans! Why didn't somebody tell me! Where's my broom?

Posted by: Bentsteele at April 14, 2006 07:17 AM (CbxGk)

7 >>>When the cartoons were reprinted in newspapers worldwide in January and February, it sparked a wave of protests primarily in Islamic countries. An utter lie from the Liberal MSM. The STORY was reported worldwide, but the cartoons were printed in only a handful of papers. And that was all it took to send the Ummah hordes on a rampage. Guess what, Comedy Central. Christians consider what you do to our faith blasphemous too. Do you only "respect" people who chop your heads off? You Liberals are gutless snivelling cowards.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 14, 2006 08:20 AM (8e/V4)

8 Don Surber: I missed their publication, other than on the internet. As far as I know, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fox, and all major newspapers refused to carry them "out of respect for Islam", which made for some strange (and no doubt embarrassing) convolutions when they tried to report the story. I see no reason to gratuitously insult someone's religion, however, when the practitioners of that religion threaten violence to suppress freedom of speech and of the press, then the press has a moral duty to defy them. 99.99999% of the American press were derelict in their duty. Do you have a link?

Posted by: The Dread Pundit Bluto at April 14, 2006 08:29 AM (RHG+K)

9 Bluto I did see one, one time on FNS.

Posted by: Howie at April 14, 2006 08:32 AM (D3+20)

10 The TV news networds all pixelated out the pictures of Mohammed, out of "respect" I suppose (read fear of head chopping). No such respect for the christian faith. I guess we haven't "earned" it.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 14, 2006 08:50 AM (8e/V4)

11 The Philadelphia Inquirer did publish the cartoons. Mary Lou, i'm sure the part with jesus defecating on Bush will be on youtube soon.

Posted by: Gottayo at April 14, 2006 10:02 AM (B/KNF)

12 Jesusland Carlos- the cartoons in questions were only published in Dutch newspapers waaay back in November. When word of the cartoons, including photocopies of them, reached street-level Islam a couple of months ago, the riots/protests started. So it wasn't necessarily the images that sparked the violence -- but the IDEAS of the images. the way IDEAS are shaped by OPINIONS, CONTEXT, PROPAGNDA & PRESUMPTIONS. is this issue. Not who printed what, when.

Posted by: IM Mol at April 14, 2006 12:28 PM (xYJFV)

13 "It's inaccurate to say that the Mohammed cartoons were published "worldwide", unless "worldwide" has been redefined to exclude the United States." This is being pretty frickin picky. If "worldwide" is inaccurate when one country isn't included, then the word is inaccurate in nearly every use of the word. Also, inaccuracy is not hypocrisy. "MSM's South Park Inaccuracy" may not be a cool headline, but at least it isn't, well, inaccurate. Now criticizing you for being picky, then being complaining about using a word in the wrong context... THERE'S a true example of hypocrisy.

Posted by: vune at April 14, 2006 12:56 PM (5WejT)

14 Com Cen chickened out. They should have allowed the use of an image of the Prophet. The more people that "respect" that demand by Islamicists (which isn't even clear in the Koran--there are Muslim art works in history that depict Mohammed, it is depictions of GOD that are forbidden), the more those who defy it stand out for attack. But the biggest problem is that the episode wasn't funny. I love SP the movie, and they have often satirized religion to great effect, in the long tradition of Jonathan Swift, Mencken, and Richard Pryor. Their episode on Mormonism was priceless, and their skewering of the Passion of the Christ deft. They even nailed Osama with verve. But this episode was preachy, and simply not funny. And to the guy who blamed "liberals" for SP's rudeness to Christ--wrong. Stone and Parker are not liberals. Nobody skewered Jesse Jackson as well as these guys. They are equal opportunity satirists, and very often, their targets are those on the left. My guess is they are libertarians, not liberals. They have a deep abiding antipathy to organized religion, obviously, but they have problems with authority of all kinds (as well as an obsession with pedophilia, at least as shock-humor). They are hit-miss humorists. Sometimes they make me laugh out loud, as with the movie. Sometimes, they just gross me out. Other times, they are just offensive for the sake of being offensive, as with their scatalogical humor involving Jesus and Bush. What I found most offensive about it was that it wasn't funny.

Posted by: jd at April 14, 2006 01:54 PM (aqTJB)

15 jd, fine, Stone and Parker are equal opportunity offenders. But Liberals aren't. They have a long history of intentionally defiling christian symbols, but now suddenly call for "respect" for islam. I hope that little bit of blatant hypocrisy gives you an inkling into why Liberals are so despised.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 14, 2006 10:11 PM (8e/V4)

16 Yea Mr. Stone and Mr. Parker are not liberals. They didn't even make fun of George Bush, which everybody does and its old anyhow. I heard an interview those two strapping young lads did on the Drudge Report. The Drudge Report. They said they love The Drudge Report. I do not consider that show very liberal. Now Comedy Central brass ball bags, and Viacom, thatÂ’s liberal.. Its okay to have Jesus win a rigged boxing match against Satan but no Muhammad, who was a kid toucher just like L. Ron Hubbard by the way. Comedy Central sucks. They need to go to FOX. I am sure good old Rupert would allow it. HeÂ’s Australian and its a known fact that Australians hate middle eastern kid touchers that start religions.

Posted by: A Big American Cowboy with a Marlboro (not the gay one in that movie) at April 15, 2006 03:46 AM (ZKqFy)

17 We are in agreement that liberals who oppose offending Islam but celebrate and appreciate satires of Christianity are hypocrites of the first order. Viacom isn't liberal, in my view, but cowardly. We do well to call them on that. The majority of liberals who I have read on this topic take your position--that sacred cows should be exposed. The caricature of liberals as all agreeing to PC sensitivities is not the liberalism that I know. Are their liberals who think like that? Sure. Are they the majority? Again, not in my experience. If that is why you hate liberals, you should be aware there are many many liberals who agree with you on this point.

Posted by: jd at April 15, 2006 06:17 AM (uT71O)

18 As for the Prophet being a pedophile: within his own historical period, it was not that uncommon for weddings to be consumated at menarche, not only in his society, but in the Christian societies that led to our own. It was legal for a girl to be married as young as 12 with the permission of her parents in frontier texas. In colonial America, it was not uncommon for a woman of 16 to already have two children. Does this mean America was founded by "kid touchers"? I'd like to think not. Mohammed was married to a girl when she was 9, most historians don't think such weddings were consumated until menarche. Either way, the age at which sex was appropriate has been spiraling upward in the last two hundred years in the West, first among the wealthy, then among the hoi polloi. There are many reasons to disbelieve or dislike Islam, historically or currently. The Mohammed as pedophile meme is probably not one of them.

Posted by: jd at April 15, 2006 06:19 AM (uT71O)

19 Well, it seems that Muhammad and L. Ron Hubbard have gotten to you. Zoinks! Well if my crusade to stop Hillary Clinton, L. Ron Hubbard and Muhammad is going to work I suppose it won't be with you. You see in the year 622, when the Catholics tried to outlaw kid touching, the Arabs were al little upset, since they loved to fondle children. So a man from nowhere, stood up to their evil plans, That one man was, Muhammad. He stood up for the right to Marry your nine year old cousins. He really represented the people. Then one day the Catholics took it too far. They beheaded his beloved pig Francis and left it in his bed to try and scare him. So he then, in his little buddies memory gave a tearful, yet riveting speech to his people. It was hear in Medina, then around the globe. It was at that time, out of respect for Muhammad that pigs became sacred. He decided to start his own religion to show those Catholics who is boss. Muhammad, being the justified kid toucher he is would not allow the Catholics to get away with this dastardly deed! He then began his own religion in which he killed a bunch of people for no reason. He really showed those Catholics! So the torch of the true story behind the kind prophet Muhammad has been passed from generation to generation. Kid touchers from all over in elite positions know about this. I know about this, well, because I was married to Hillary Clinton when I was 5. I barley escaped from the Clinton Compound with my life. So listen up truth bearers. If something isn't defined by people do, but what people believe it to be, well, then Muhammad, was a great man. And liberals stand up for the rights of wonderful organizations that have roots in Islam. One of these many is called NAMBLA. SO I say if a cat barks it must be a turkey, and if a liberal is standing up for the rights of free speech of kid touchers, then, by golly who am I to say that liberals are not great folk! This is America. Girly liberals and red neck conservatives should be holding hands saying, We're not going to take it! Then and only then can the proper respect for Muhammad be shown. Only then can we all marry 9 year old cousins. Only then will this country be great.

Posted by: A Big American Cowboy with a Marlboro (not the gay one in that movie) at April 15, 2006 01:01 PM (ZKqFy)

20 I consider this attempt at satire self-refuting.

Posted by: jd at April 15, 2006 06:02 PM (uT71O)

21 Funny how everyone just takes the bait. If Christians were really that offended, they could put South Park out of business instantly by boycotting the products adevetised on any network that shows it. And you know what? It would be an act of free speech. Just as it was Comedy Central's choice what to air and what not to air on their own network. For all those whuining about how 'liberals' are more afraid of muslim reprisal that Christian outrage, I invide you to either organize said boycott and put your money where your mouth is, or admit that you are not THAT offended after all or are to lazy to actually exercise your right to vote with your dollars and your feet.

Posted by: Tim at April 16, 2006 10:30 PM (19a7L)

22 I seriously doubt that many Christians have South Park on their list of late-night entertainment choices.

Posted by: Last word Larry at April 17, 2006 05:25 PM (FCC6c)

23 "Im Jesus, would you like for me to a crap on you Mr Boosh?" haha one of the funniest things I have ever seen on television. And not offensive whatsoever. quit being so uptight you puritans, their not just being vulgar, they are proving a point.

Posted by: TommytheCat at April 21, 2006 04:10 AM (b1Dtu)

24 This single cartoon just shows how fragile and radical the islamic world is. All it takes is one simple cartoon and you are having riots and killings?? What kind of religion is this that sparks violence at any protest to it? The christian world has been under attack since the days of jesus, but you dont see us going out doing suicide bomb runs. I know not all muslims are radical and some are very true to their faith, but it makes you realize how insane the middle east is. And dont even try to connect this to iraq, cause it has nothing to do with it. We are in iraq as a staging point for resource dommination in that region, AKA oil. We will slowly pull out of iraq after establishing a few super bases in the country, which will be used to somewhat stabilize the flow of oil from the region. Yeah, and dont think oil isnt important, even if we do reduce our oil dependancy its only real effect will be in transportation. Oil is still a key ingrediant in pesticides, plastics, and most any other product that helps us have this american way of life. And also, fuck off global climate change people, sea levels will only rise another 24" in the next 100 years!!! plenty of time to accomodate and adjust, so our kids will be fine.

Posted by: the middle east at May 06, 2006 02:41 PM (Sq6o+)

25 your a fool seriously a simple cartoon lol what would you say if you saw a cartoon of jesus which you wont see because well jesus is a prophet in islam isa dont you see all religions are similar ? and man your a typical american the speech about oil thank god im in england lol and really the british people are not fond of bush the mother fucker could atleast speek of the guantanamo british detainees how insane the middle east is lol their actually the most educated people who without the worls would be nothing were did roman numerals come from? i wonder if we could count were did plastic surgery come from? were did chess come from? intelligence is needed for that game islam is connected to science the word islam means peace ok theirs some extremists bombing themselves in anger but dosent every religion have misunderstood ppl and is economic wealth of a country important if people in the otherside of the world are dieing how would one country survive if others end the worls revolves around each country no more croissants for you if you pick on the french lol bye bye fool

Posted by: middle east is a bush fuker at June 08, 2006 11:50 PM (u+Jtv)

26 Yo, Middle East is a bush fucker...before you go and start calling pther people stupid you should really check your own grammer and content...you make no god damn sense...and you're British?? Don't you wankers speak english hahahahaha GO USA!!!!!

Posted by: godisdead at June 11, 2006 01:22 AM (IBXq5)

27 u dumb american this is not a english exam slang is appropraite enogh when conversing with u fools

Posted by: middle east is a bush fuker at June 11, 2006 03:56 PM (u+Jtv)

28 usa is full of shit even the cars are shit you lot are jokes he dude rock on fuck sake homer simpson is the image of each american

Posted by: middle east is a bush fuker at June 11, 2006 04:00 PM (u+Jtv)

29 u stupidmother fukers dnt u get it bush is takin u 2 hell all he wants is ur mums fanny crack and ur dads balls dats the devil talking. nw here the truth there is 1 god believe it or not and i promise u im not hypocritical but there is proof and im not tellin u 2 change but there wil b a judgement day and every1 wil suffer.bk 2 the devil u stupid fukrs its not alwayz abt sex unless ur mum wants 2 fuk me ill make ur mums fanny sweaT LKE THE HOLY PISS DAT U DRINK BYE BYE

Posted by: ake at June 12, 2006 07:37 PM (mHX7T)

30 WE DO NO SEE christians running around the streets with AK-47s when we see jesus shunned on.... you muslims and arabs need ot buckle down or the US is going to kill every one of ya.. QUOTE ON QUOTE... YOU HAVE no right to kill and destroy stuff...((we know thats what arabs do best))... this cartoon is FUNNY as hell.. get us to the fact that we hate muslims in the United States of the america (hell ya)

Posted by: American Devoted at June 14, 2006 08:09 AM (tuSO1)

31 No I don't hate anyone. See they do that hating and the killing. We respond to that. they have decarled themselves our enemy. We oblidge by kicking their ass. Not hate, necessity.

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In another display of the Jihadi mindset, Zacarias said he expects he will be send back to Britain by the US before his term is up. Well, yes, you will be sent back. In a pine box! Now that will make my day.

CNN : Confessed al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui said it made his day to hear accounts of Americans' suffering from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Moussaoui also said on cross-examination that he is convinced President Bush will free him before the end of his term and that he will return to London.
Prosecutor Rob Spencer tried several times to get Moussaoui to say he didn't really believe that, but Moussaoui was insistent.
"I haven't doubted it for one single second," said Moussaoui, adding that the vision came to him in a dream just like his dream of flying a plane into the White House.

Dream on Alice

:Offering a lengthy explanation of why he hates Americans, Moussaoui criticized the United States' support for Israel. He said Muslims have been at war with Christians and Jews for centuries. Israel, he said, is "just a missing star in the American flag."
Moussaoui told jurors that Islam requires Muslims to be the world's superpower as he flipped through a copy of the Koran searching for verses to support his assertions. One he cited requires non-Muslim nations to pay a tribute to Muslim countries.
"We have to be the superpower. You have to be subdued. We have to be above you," Moussaoui said. "Because Americans, you are the superpower, you want to eradicate us."

Sounds crazy to western ears doesnÂ’t it? But no this man is sane. Faith is not a sign of insanity. Moussaoui is simply repeating the dogma of al-Qaeda. They believe that we are lesser beings, not human, and must be subdued. This is the doctrine of hate that al-Qaeda preaches. Of course no matter how many times western ears hear it they just canÂ’t quite digest it. No itÂ’s not crazy, itÂ’s real.

VOA News : Rosemary Dillard's husband Eddie was aboard the plane that smashed into the Pentagon on September 11. She has been watching Moussaoui in court.
"Witnesses would be up there pouring out their hearts and he is sitting there smirking," she said. "I mean, to have no concept of a what a life is worth, I just can't imagine a person being that way."

Also the bastard wants us to suffer more and has no regrets.

NEWSONE : Moussaoui said he had "no regret, no remorse" about the 9/11 attacks. Asked by prosecutor Rob Spencer if he would like to see it happen again, Moussaoui responded: "Every day until we get you."

IÂ’m counting the days until we get you Mr. Moussaoui. My only regret, the method of your execution will be far more humane than you afforded our people. Daisy Red Rider firing squad until dead might make me happy. It would take a while, but it should because you deserve it.

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1 >>>>adding that the vision came to him in a dream just like his dream of flying a plane into the White House. This may be news to Moussaouie, but a plane never flew into the White House.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 13, 2006 03:42 PM (8e/V4)

2 They should build a gallows at the WTC site, and let him hang til his sun-bleached bones fall to the ground.

Posted by: memphis761 at April 13, 2006 03:58 PM (D3+20)

3 Soak him in a mixture of pork fat and jet fuel, light him up until 90+ percent 3rd degree burns, then drop several tons of girders and masonry on him.

Posted by: Fry His @ss at April 13, 2006 04:01 PM (TOmmN)

4 Our tax dollers at work. Put a round into his head, and be done with it. Let's see, there are a few in Lodi that need a round too. lately, there have been quite a few moon god worshippers in the news who want to kill Americans, and or America. BZO or die!

Posted by: Leatherneck at April 13, 2006 04:25 PM (D2g/j)

5 >>> Moussaoui told jurors that Islam requires Muslims to be the world's superpower as he flipped through a copy of the Koran searching for verses to support his assertions. One he cited requires non-Muslim nations to pay a tribute to Muslim countries. But let's not forget.......It's all about the OIL!! Halliburton!! American hegemony!!

Posted by: Graeme at April 13, 2006 05:15 PM (ZlBDp)

6 Graeme, you are hurting the feelings of all my liberal friends by pointing out their hypocrisy. Oh, yeah, I don't have any liberal friends, so stick it to them! Haha! Oh, by the way, good point.

Posted by: jesusland joe at April 13, 2006 05:40 PM (rUyw4)

7 How about feeding him alive to a couple of huge wild pigs, collecting their droppings, and Fedexing them in a box back to his family? Just a thought......

Posted by: zipity at April 13, 2006 06:43 PM (svJ3A)

8 through out the whole trial Moussaoui has done every thing he possibly do to ensure that he will be executed including this latest statement that he expects that if imprisoned he will be released at sometime.

Posted by: john Ryan at April 13, 2006 06:53 PM (TcoRJ)

9 john ryan, do you think the usual gaggle of anti-death penalty activists will have the courage of their convictions to try and save him? I'm guessing no.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 13, 2006 06:59 PM (8e/V4)

10 I love the idea of the Daisy Red Rider firing squad. I hate to admit it, but I'd pay to see that. If the shooters were careful, they could drag that out for a couple days.

Posted by: Richard at April 13, 2006 09:47 PM (7KF8r)

11 JC, I'm guessing "yes". Maybe he'll be on death row long enough to write a children's book. With no depictions of Mohammed, of course.

Posted by: Oyster at April 14, 2006 05:26 AM (YudAC)

12 I vote for putting him in the super max lock up in Colorado and throwing away the key. No, you are not a martyr, you are a no one and, by the time you die no one will care about you... 23 hours in and one hour to walk the yard/day for the rest of your life! No letters out, phone calls, book contracts... Just sit there and rot. I'll pay for that.

Posted by: Babs at April 14, 2006 06:53 AM (iZZlp)

13 Oyster, that nobel prize "nominee" at least claimed to turn a new leaf. But I want to see these anti-death penalty Leftards defend the life of a homicidal maniac who wants more 9/11s and laughs at the pain of victim's families. That would show true courage of their convictions. I doubt they have it.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 14, 2006 08:14 AM (8e/V4)

14 All of the TV networks pixelated out the picture of Mohamed. Why don't they pixelate the picture of Jesus?

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 14, 2006 08:44 AM (8e/V4)

15 JC, my argument is that it took Tookie (that sounds dumb, doesn't it?) 12 years on death row to "turn over a new leaf". Prior to that he was just as evil as ever. Who's to say Moussaoui won't soften up after a dozen years on death row? I guarantee you if after that length of time he shows any signs of softening at all, the anti-death penalty crowd will canonize him. I will gleefully pay to feed and clothe him in prison for his natural life if I can get periodic updates on the size of his nether regions hole increasing to, oh say, five inches in diameter?

Posted by: Oyster at April 14, 2006 09:30 AM (frGxu)

16 Pretend to execute him (non-lethal injection, say). Have a fake doctor pronounce him. Whisk him off to some federal prison in the middle of the night. Tell him that the world thinks he's dead, then put him in solitary confinement, 24/7, incommunicado, until he dies. Offer him only bacon to eat.

Posted by: Chris of Dangerous Logic at April 14, 2006 12:17 PM (U3CzV)

17 solitary confinement? What about the age-old prescribed rectal tissue enlargement?

Posted by: Last word Larry at April 19, 2006 10:22 AM (FCC6c)

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Comedy Central Censors South Park

Michelle Malkin has the story. She includes a clip of the censorship as well as this link for feedback to Comedy Central. And Michelle has open comments on this post so go go and express your dismay.

Ok let me get this strait, Muhammad handing Peter a helmet = offensive enough to censor.

Jesus and Friends Crapping on George W Bush = not that bad.

Is the world a F*^&ed up place or what?

Others Volokh Conspiracy and In the Bullpen.

Add this Image from Republicanjen. Hat Tip: Dr. Rusty Shackleford.

I'm sooooo pissed off too!!

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1 Radical islam, not "Bush", is the greatest threat to our civil liberties today.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 13, 2006 12:13 PM (8e/V4)

2 They're gamblers man...they're playing the percentages Offending Christians =OK Zero percent chance they'll hunt you down and chop your head off. Offending Musliims =Not OK. 50/50 percent chance they'll hunt you down and chop your head off.

Posted by: mrclark at April 13, 2006 12:34 PM (S76hi)

3 It's a sorry day in America when even Comedy Central censors it's own programs... We should all thank them for giving in to Islamofacism!

Posted by: Drew at April 13, 2006 12:45 PM (5S/C1)

4 Comedy Central should be f'ed in the a for this. Im seriously!

Posted by: Good Lt at April 13, 2006 01:04 PM (jWYAe)

5 Comedy Central was more concerned about their income than sparking violent protests. CAIR most likely made it known to the network that they had their boycott threat form letters printed and ready to send to their sponsors.

Posted by: Graeme at April 13, 2006 01:30 PM (ZlBDp)

6 CAIR most likely made it known to the network that they had their boycott threat form letters printed and ready to send to their sponsors. Perhaps so, but in that case the best they could have done for business would be to write a snarky letter back reading "I don't 'CAIR' what you think. Get it? 'CAIR!' Get it? 'CAIR!' Get it?" Nope, I think it was the fatwahphobia.

Posted by: Xrlq at April 13, 2006 02:02 PM (IqF37)

7 Boycott? How about they just leave if they don't like it?

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 13, 2006 02:31 PM (0yYS2)

8 BOYCOTT COEMEDY CENTRAL

Posted by: sandpiper at April 13, 2006 02:46 PM (XnXsx)

9 how are we supposed to boycott comedy cnetral when South Park is only on comedy central!?

Posted by: anon at April 13, 2006 03:44 PM (9/8CT)

10 Today, I re-posted the Momeathead Cartoons entirely out of spite. I feel much better now.

Posted by: richj at April 13, 2006 04:31 PM (Qrjpn)

11 I predicted this last week. Do you really think the liberal assholes at Comedy Central really want to piss off their new found friends the Islamofascists? And these Muslims here in the US would do nothing. Nada, not a damn thing. But they are being encouraged by displays like this to see that violence and threats of violence gets results. I also predict this will encourage the bastards to ramp up the rhetoric.

Posted by: jesusland joe at April 13, 2006 04:35 PM (rUyw4)

12 Thanks for the link love, Rusty

Comedy Central totally pisses me off.

Posted by: RepJ at April 13, 2006 05:13 PM (Ffvoi)

13 I'm lovin' all this! As I said before, terror & violence does work with some people. Those that bend over can hummmmener hummmener all they want - they have effectively telegraphed how whoosy and gutless they really are. Laugh at 'em.

Posted by: hondo at April 13, 2006 08:59 PM (4mgfY)

14 I suppose they did it out of "respect" for islam.

Posted by: dcb at April 13, 2006 09:28 PM (8e/V4)

15 Seems reasonable to me.

Posted by: Richie at April 13, 2006 09:33 PM (E7ptS)

16 After viewing the video and thinking with all the hype- is this a huge advertising ploy to just get more hyped interest? who's being duped? makes me wonder which maybe exactly what- who wants?

Posted by: wu at April 13, 2006 09:41 PM (4SKHI)

17 I think some of you are missing the point. Matt and Trey knew CC would censor the Mohammed part, but would air, without reservation, the "Jesus and friends crapping" part. It was a direct dig at CC. Think about it... Cartoons of Mo cause Muslims to riot all over the world, and many people die. Jesus and friends crap all over Bush etc... no riots, no deaths... nothing.

Posted by: Ariya at April 13, 2006 11:00 PM (yHb0A)

18 >>>Seems reasonable to me. If it were true. But it was out of fear, not respect.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 14, 2006 08:08 AM (8e/V4)

19 >>>It was a direct dig at CC. I see your point. But christians still don't like their faith being dragged through the shit so atheists can make digs at each other. Show some "respect."

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 14, 2006 08:11 AM (8e/V4)

20 I think Christians have a right to be offended by depictions of Christ defecating on the president. And it is important to remember that they have made no threats of violence against any person or institution that has offended them. A Christian boycott of Viacom, Comedy Central or South Park would be in the best traditions of American democracy. By contrast, the threats and violent acts of some Muslims are outrageous, and must be condemned. However, Carlos, if you really want to see disrespect, look at atheists. More Americans say they would not vote for an atheist for political office, regardless of his positions, than any ethnic group, gender, or sexual orientation. Christians get state recognition of a key holiday. More than 70 parents have lost custody of their children in America simply because the judge thought they would be better off with their Christian parent. Imagine, for a moment, if 70 christians had lost their children because they were christian? I could go on--the point is, the broader society is far more "disrespectful" of atheists, who are a distrusted, disliked minority, than this fictional "war on christians" who make up the vast majority of Americans. There is disrespect directed at some fundamentalists, and yeah, as Medved's book points out, many Hollywood liberals are not fond of Christianity, but in the larger scheme of things, atheists get the worse deal.

Posted by: jd at April 16, 2006 06:50 AM (uT71O)

21 I think the cartoon was offensive and I dont blame Christians for their disgust. A much more realistic cartoon would have shown Bush crapping on Jesus and the flag...

Posted by: charlie at April 16, 2006 07:17 AM (6oaPd)

22 You got that right Charlie! Although I doubt South Park is on many Christians list of late-night entertainment.

Posted by: Last word Larry at April 17, 2006 02:29 PM (FCC6c)

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Operation Big Mean Ass Kitty

Er uh, I mean Mountain Lion. I know a lady who had several big cats and the cool thing is cougars purr, they really are a great big mean ass kitty. Actually they were very sweet and wanted to play with you. Play with you to death that is.

DEFENSELINK : This operation is helping the government of Afghanistan set the security conditions so democratic processes can take root," said Air Force Maj. Gen. Allen Peck, deputy air component commander for Combined Forces Command Afghanistan. "Our job is to bring airpower to bear on the anti-Afghan forces and support the coalition troops on the ground."
Operations today began with predawn air-and-ground assaults in the Pech River Valley, an area notorious for terrorist activity, Combined Force Command Afghanistan officials said.
Soldiers from 3rd Brigade of the Afghan National Army's 203rd Corps are fighting alongside servicemembers from the coalition's Task Force Spartan, made up of soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 10th Mountain Division and 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Marines from Task Force Lava.
More than 2,500 Afghan National Army and coalition forces are involved in the operation.
"We're taking the fight to the terrorists in their own backyard," said Army Command Sgt. Maj. James Redmore of Task Force Spartan. "They gave their victims no sanctuary. They'll receive none from us."

Amen, give em hell boys.

Also See Bill at The Fourth Rail.

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Poll Shows US Perception of Islam Lower than Bush

Hey now that takes some doing! But just above Scientology? So I reckon Tom Cruise is a bit nutty but I really thought he might rate as less nutty than say terrorists.

(CBSNEWS) : Although Americans believe they are better informed about Islam than they were five years ago, a new CBS News poll finds fewer than one in five say their impression of the religion is favorable.
Forty-five percent of respondents queried April 6 - 9 said they have an unfavorable view of Islam, a rise from 36 percent in February. And the publicÂ’s impression of Islam has diminished even more compared with four years ago. In February 2002 Â– less than six months after the terrorist attacks of September 11 Â– the country was evenly divided in its impression of Islam.
When compared with some other religions practiced in America, positive views of Islam rank below those for mainstream Protestantism, Catholicism, Judaism, and Christian fundamentalist faiths. Only Scientology, of all the religions asked about, ranked lower.

Also see Hyscience, USS Neverdock, Transterrestrial. I liked Danny Carlton of the Jack Lewis blog snarky statement best.

Boy, aren't you glad they did that poll! Because I would never have guessed that blowing up innocent women and children and sawing off the heads of innocent civilians on the internet could make you unpopular. That's such a handy thing to remember, isn't it. I'll have to make sure I make a note of that somewhere so I don't forget.

Good idea things like that tend to slip the mind some days. Right along with WTF are my keys.

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1 How could you even consider that poll to be legit ??? lol Why were the buddhists left out ? Was CBS pandering to the christians again ? Buddhists would have scored highest favorable rating. Everyone likes us except when we chant which some find annoying and also a few who still blame us for the ummmm unpleasantness which occurred in Vietnam.

Posted by: john Ryan at April 13, 2006 10:00 AM (TcoRJ)

2 I don't know about . Everyone likes us except when we chant which some find annoying but every time you fire up your keyboard here, I find it annoying.

Posted by: davec at April 13, 2006 10:18 AM (CcXvt)

3 I think John's trying to say he likes pie. Or that he doesn't. Or something. My head hurts.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 13, 2006 10:36 AM (0yYS2)

4 I love the opening sentence of the CBS article: "Although Americans believe they are better informed about Islam than they were five years ago, a new CBS News poll finds fewer than one in five say their impression of the religion is favorable." Bullshit. The sentence should read: "Because Americans are better informed about Islam..."

Posted by: Jimmy the Dhimmi at April 13, 2006 11:23 AM (TSzYw)

5 Hmm transterrestrial made that point in their post hmmm.

Posted by: Howie at April 13, 2006 11:32 AM (D3+20)

6 The interesting thing, to me at least, is that Islam and Mormonism are within the margin of error on favorableness (if that's a word).

Posted by: KG at April 13, 2006 11:50 AM (SZsz5)

7 >>>"polls show unfavorable opinion of Islam" Gee, I wonder why! I guess the Liberal attempts to indoctrinate us to the contrary hasn't paid off.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 13, 2006 11:53 AM (8e/V4)

8 Ya think?

Posted by: Princess Kimberley at April 13, 2006 11:54 AM (7b8BZ)

9 What is "The Catholic Religion"? What a stupid poll. Ignore it. We need a poll that accurately and professionally portrays religions in the US. We need good numbers on an issue as important as this.

Posted by: Asgerd at April 13, 2006 12:00 PM (lt1ax)

10 All you right wingers rely on is name-calling and broad-brushing. Yes, I'm sure all Muslims are terrorists who cut people's heads off. You know, I think Hitler was a Catholic too. So are all those pedo priests. I don't know how jew-hating pedophiles can be ranked higher than Muslims.

Posted by: Han Solo at April 13, 2006 12:10 PM (lBzgO)

11 >>>"All you right wingers rely on is name-calling and broad-brushing." Irony, thy name is Han Solo.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 13, 2006 12:12 PM (8e/V4)

12 Shut your mouth kid or you'll find yourself floating home.

Posted by: The Real Han Solo at April 13, 2006 12:18 PM (D3+20)

13 AAAAARRRRGGG!

Posted by: Chewy at April 13, 2006 12:31 PM (D3+20)

14 Any of you moon god worshippers touch me, I'll kill ya, any of you muslims touch my stuff, I'll kill ya, any of yous stinking homo muslims call me Frances, I'll kill ya. Settle down Frances.

Posted by: Leatherneck at April 13, 2006 04:39 PM (D2g/j)

15 I just knew when I read the original post that a stinking liberal would come in here and offer a defense of their friends the Islamofascists. Too easy!

Posted by: jesusland joe at April 13, 2006 04:53 PM (rUyw4)

16 I was shocked it took so many comments before some no-brain came in and started with the right-wingers remarks. He thinks Hitler was a Catholic too. lol. I fully expected someone right off the bat issuing fatwas. Dang. What a disappointment.

Posted by: Oyster at April 13, 2006 05:20 PM (YudAC)

17 sometimes i want to laugh on american's..they say they want democracy in world.. but anti-democratic terrorist website is up in america, they were the reason to bring up taliban ... now they cry why they have done that in cold war, anericans u r still not fully informed about islam... islam is not a religion its a cult, and this is full truth. oh those who belive no anti-democratic website is up in america, then check this.. http://www.dalitstan.org/mughalstan/azad/zindabad.html check the whois database, you will get to know... I only want to say, Americans plz Stop it, as we have enough of islamic shitt hanging in the world to be reprocessed to humanity.

Posted by: perfektm at April 14, 2006 04:08 AM (QbPl8)

18 Anyone who does not use capitalization writes things like "u r not fully informed" is not only illiterate, but also doesn't understand the concept of irony. Probably another turd-world subhuman worshipper of the child molester mo-HAM-med (pig's blood upon him). All muslims must be exterminated like the vermin they are.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 14, 2006 05:15 AM (0yYS2)

19 "I only want to say, Americans plz Stop it,..." So you'd prefer we cower in fear? Forget it, pal.

Posted by: Oyster at April 14, 2006 05:33 AM (YudAC)

20 So you'd prefer we cower in fear? Forget it, pal. so what do u want, indians also start kiling americans, we hav gujrat, if u hav a war... you can attack afgan, but u can't tackle problems inside america... even 9-11 case is a good example, if in india this happens... if we know they are using our human rights... we have other way to sort it out outside court then... if americans want to see that way, then say directly... it was a request, as indians belive in peace 1st. but i think you will not understand this approach of peace

Posted by: perfektm at April 14, 2006 06:21 AM (QbPl8)

21 >>>I only want to say, Americans plz Stop it, as we have enough of islamic shitt hanging in the world to be reprocessed to humanity. That's why it's called "democracy", bro. That means that any scumbag can have a website.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 14, 2006 08:34 AM (8e/V4)

22 I am sure 99.9% of the favorable 45% respondents are muslims

Posted by: infidHell at April 14, 2006 10:20 AM (pltah)

23 Carlos, it isn't democracy that allows anyone to have a website, it's liberty. Democracy is simply a tool to allow mob rule without the mess.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 15, 2006 06:58 AM (0yYS2)

24 And they actually believe that after their unspeakable acts of murder and mayhem against innocent human beings, which to them is a sacrament, that they will just go waltzing off into Paradise where they can engage in all sorts of debauchery with a bunch of virgins. If it wasn't so damned tragic I would be laughing my ass off at how utterly stupid and deprived are every single muslim. If mo-ham-mad was a holy man then so was charles manson. It'll take a coulple more 911's before America wakes up to the threat. When that day comes I wouldn't want to be caught wearing a towel on my head.

Posted by: the anti-mike at April 16, 2006 04:48 PM (PEx4W)

25 I usually wear a condom on mine .

Posted by: Last word Larry at April 19, 2006 10:16 AM (FCC6c)

26 "Although Americans believe they are better informed about Islam than they were five years ago, a new CBS News poll finds fewer than one in five say their impression of the religion is favorable." Typical multicultural bullshit - the assumption being that if you know more about a religion (except Christianity, of course), then you must like it more or have more respect for it. Jimmy had it right: We have less respect for it because we know more about it. If our knowledge of Islam ever becomes perfect, we'll probably start nuking them.

Posted by: Captain Rob at May 11, 2006 06:55 PM (uqgVn)

27 stupid low life idiots !!! jesus is a mortal, jesus is human.. you worship a human and call him as God [ gee, why don't you worship that bush thing, oww, i forgot, he's not dead yet ].. jew are those who would bring the end to this world and oppose all of the religions and the teaching of god buddha, his real name is sidharta gautama.. hey, you know what, he's human too you people should learn more, than just to babble out crap like that.. low life !!! US is a cry baby, the japan bombed your harbour, and you destroyed an entire city, both of them a plane destroyed your no good tower, and you annihalte an entire nation, even thinking that it's your nation [ cuz your thirst of oil ] vietnam did nothing to your country, but you invade them like you have a business there, you studied nuclear, and you would not let any country to study them too, what a cry baby there's more to say bout your stupid country n religions, but hey, we're to intelect to say such who are you ?? thinking you have the privilege to to so ?? talked as if you know a lot, in which you know nothing. shame !!! such a shame !!!! moslems beheaded your heads for you went too far, you think you're god, you people are just a crap hanging from my ass !! you should know something, no country likes your country.. some do it for money, and some are just idiots like you !!! aaa.. i forgot, the land are not yours, it's the indian's, you just invade them and thinking that it is yours, many has died for that.. i assume you never know that, cuz you know nothing carefull there !! your country won't last long !! watch it boy !!

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US Embassy Bombing Terrorist Dead

Still they have to scrape up enough of him to make a positive ID.

ABCNEWS :Multiple intelligence sources in Pakistan confirmed to ABC News that they believed Abu Mohsin Musa, also known as Abdul Rahman, had died in the overnight raid.
Rahman was one of the FBI's most wanted men with a $5 million bounty on his head. He was indicted in absentia in a New York court for his alleged involvement in the bombings of the United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug. 7, 1998.

Seems to me the thing to do would be after the attack you should secure the area with troops to stop the locals from carrying off the dead but that's just me. More here from Reuters

A Pakistani TV channel reported that an al Qaeda operative, wanted for the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa, was killed, but officials said there was no confirmation.
Cobra helicopter gunships armed with missiles struck just before midnight on Wednesday in Nagar village, six km (four miles) south of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan.
Neither Ahmed nor Pakistan's chief military spokesman, Major-General Shaukat Sultan, could confirm whether it was the same man, but a senior military official based in Peshawar said it was likely.
We received a tip that Abdur Rehman al-Misri was hiding there and we conducted the raid. But there is no confirmation as yet about whether he was killed or not," Ahmed said
"There is a strong possibility of him being one of those killed in action last night. But we have no confirmation of that as yet," the official said. "He used to frequent that place."

Atwah allegedly sat on the al Qaeda consultation council that approved the synchronized attacks on the U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam that killed 224 people.

So is he dead? We sure as hell hope so.

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New Zawahiri Video

Zawahiri says he just loves beheading terrorist bad gay boy Abu Musab Al-Zaqueery.

BBC : He describes Zarqawi, a Jordanian and the leading Jihadi militant in Iraq, as his "beloved brother" and calls on Muslims to support him. "I have lived with him up close and have seen nothing but good from him," Zawahiri says in the video.

Hat Tip: Chad Evans who adds...

Chad Evans at In The Bullpen : WhatÂ’s almost humorous is that Zawahiri sticks to the idea that nations want to negotiate with Al Qaida and put them on what we would see as a level playing field. In fact some people have advocated opening up negotiations with Zawahiri or Osama bin Laden in order to effectively move on. Even OBL has offered a truce to the West, though in reality OBL doesnÂ’t want a truce of any kind unless it involves the full submission of the West to Islam, but Zawahiri makes it clear Al Qaida would never abide by such a truce.

I reckon Chad is right as rain on that one.

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Build a Fence $#$%*&*!!!!

If you thought Howie was a bit slow this AM itÂ’s because well I am. We had a horse on the road last night. My neighbor too cheap to build a decent fence and for some reason traffic always stops at my place. She did bring me donuts once for herding (saving from certain splatter) her horses once. Next time IÂ’m charging her a C note otherwise why would they build it when they have a free shepherd right next door.

More Dopery From The Washington Post Via Ace :

Learn to imitate Richard Burton and you can Â“Get MoreÂ”.

Dean Esmay has the shocking truth that Iran is he leader of Islamic terror..

NASA owes Chuck bit time. Hey now that is tough! Must be that ultimate workout doohickey he is selling.

Politically correct BS of the day.

BBC : European governments should shun the phrase "Islamic terrorism" in favour of "terrorists who abusively invoke Islam", say guidelines from EU officials.

Online Jihadi dos and donÂ’ts via Interested Participant.

Recent Internet postings by terrorist groups indicate a heightened concern about security and privacy. Apparently, not all terrorists are communicating in a manner to avoid detection and surveillance.

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You're Out of Order, Sergeant

It's not often that I find anything to praise in the Washington Post, but today I give them kudos for running this piece by the executive director of Vets for Freedom.

Democratic representatives Jim Moran of Virginia and John Murtha from Pennsylvania organized a purported "townhall meeting", which was in reality a cheerleading session for anti-war activists, including Code Pink and MoveOn.org, who helped organize the event.

During the question and answer session a wounded veteran got up and violated the agenda: more...

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1 This was a good piece. Also today, CNN did a BRUTAL attack on Conyers for having his staff babysit and illegally work on campaigns. Seems like the liberal media is getting off message. Someone call the leaders of the conspiracy in LA and New York...

Posted by: jd at April 13, 2006 10:18 AM (uT71O)

2 >>>It was indeed a statement; a statement from both a constituent and a veteran that should have elicited something more than silence or a dismissive comment highlighting a supposed breach of protocol. Hey Liberals, if you really "support the troops", then why don't you give a flying frak what THEY think? Because you DON'T support the troops you frakking liars.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 13, 2006 10:20 AM (8e/V4)

3 Yeah, and I love all the discussion on conservative websites of all the generals now calling for Rummy's head because he's an incompetent and the war in Iraq has been a disaster. Lots of military opinions aren't listened to, by those on the right and the left.

Posted by: jd at April 13, 2006 01:29 PM (aqTJB)

4 And I love how liberals like jd show their respect for the troops by throwing out as many of their absentee ballots as they can.

Posted by: The Dread Pundit Bluto at April 13, 2006 01:41 PM (RHG+K)

5 jd, you Libs find about 3 retired generals who are against the war-- out of THOUSANDS who are for it-- and that's supposed to be news? It isn't. Yet the Left will ignore the vast MAJORITY of troops and highlight a few malcontents because that's what furthers their anti-American agenda. Liberalism is a mental disorder.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 13, 2006 01:46 PM (8e/V4)

6 Actually, I know some people in the Pentagon who know batiste. They are divided on how representative his opinion is of people at the top level. There is strong evidence that it is a minority view--ie, many of the commanding officers in Iraq are in their third or second rotations. They had the choices he had, and they chose to go. However,others I've talked to point out how unusual it is for ANY retired generals to criticize the Sec of Def, let alone ones as distinguished as these guys, and all together in timing. As for troop opinion, that's mostly anecdotal. I think it is a mixed bag, but that's an opinion based on little more than the MSM, so your mileage may vary. I know many people who have been to Iraq, some service, some not, and they say different things about troop morale (and surely that is a moving target, as well. It has to be trending down, though). My point was, if we are to express SHOCK that the WPost prints this, why is that the conservative blogs like this one are ignoring the drumbeat for Rummy's removal? These are not liberal wackos. These are career officers of great stature and direct knowledge of his competence. Did you hear calls like that from ANY generals during the tenure of ANY of Clinton's Sec of Defs? A little rumbling for Aspin, but nothing like this. This is new. This is different. It took a long time for generals, ANY generals, to criticize McNamara. We've got six and counting calling for Rummy to be fired for incompetence. This is news, unless you are a conservative blogger, burying his head in the sand like the idiots on South Park.

Posted by: jd at April 14, 2006 09:19 AM (aqTJB)

7 >>>My point was, if we are to express SHOCK that the WPost prints this, why is that the conservative blogs like this one are ignoring the drumbeat for Rummy's removal? I'll admit you do have a point there. Rummy is to this war what McNamara was to Viet Nam. I don't care what you Libs say about him, but when most generals hate him there's a real problem.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 14, 2006 12:44 PM (8e/V4)

8 I think Rusty called for Rummy to go several weeks ago. So we've not been ignoring it we were just too far ahead. I have not posted on that true so OK that's true. Bush is stubborn, probably the more times you say it the less likely he is to do it. I did have one idea I may use. Rather than say resign how about retire. I doubt he will things may turn around here PDQ I get that feeling.

Posted by: Howie at April 14, 2006 12:59 PM (D3+20)

9 what does it say about a leader who, the more someone is criticized for incompetence, the less likely he is to remove him? "Doing a heckuva job, Rummy" I guess it will take a crisp, clear, specific fiasco like Katrina to get Rummy out of there. Actually, I think Rummy should be out in two months. No way will the Repubs want to go into the midterms with this albatross. They have to show some change on Iraq or they'll lose the Senate and the House. Easiest way to do that is to boot Rummy.

Posted by: jd at April 14, 2006 01:33 PM (aqTJB)

10 but jd, you're against the Iraq war, period. So HOW we go about fighting it shouldn't really be your concern, now should it? This is just gotcha politics to you.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 14, 2006 03:49 PM (8e/V4)

11 True, Carolos, there is an element of "I saw this coming" in my attitude towards this. But regardless of how one feels about the Iraq war, any patriotic American would want it to be run competently. It's like people who oppose welfare on principle. I think most of them would still say--if we are going to have it, let's at least have a well-run program I disagree with. If the guy running it is incompetent, and top people in his org are starting to say fire the bastard, don't let the door hit your ass on the way out, would be their attitude, I think. Incidentally, unlike a lot of generals and pentagon folk, I was on Rummy's side on the military modernization. Rumsfeld was right to cancel or seek to cancel several weapons programs that were outdated and coldwar relics, and right to put money into new technologies. He was right, and many generals wrong, about the lean fighting force capabilities in taking afghanistan and iraq. He was wrong, and Shinseki right, about the force necessary to win the occupation, however. And it is his MANY failures as a leader in Iraq which demand his removal.

Posted by: jd at April 14, 2006 03:56 PM (aqTJB)

12 Man" is Keeping Rusty Down Ã‚Â» April 14, 2006 Fearsome Mujahadeen Vonski has obtained and published a new Jihadi Video. LMAO- A must see!. Posted by Howie at April 14, 2006 03:23 PM | TrackBack Comments I wonder if his rifle sounds like pocketa pocketa pocketa when he fires? Wa-hoo! I'm back on! Thanks to the powers that be! And a little prodding and begging! I know it couldn't be for my keen insight! Ya'll have a Happy Easter! And corncider this: Rumsfeld: " There are I don't know 3, 4, 5, 6,000 generals .... " Shouldn't the Secretary of Defense have a better idea how many generals there are? Let's see, he's been on the job now what 2, 3, 4, 5 years? That's cause enough to step down! But then again he has the backing of President Bush ... however much that is worth!?

Posted by: Hailus at April 14, 2006 08:35 PM (FCC6c)

13 Whoops! Sorry I copied and pasted and thought I had eliminated all comments but my own! My apologies!

Posted by: Hailus at April 14, 2006 08:37 PM (FCC6c)

14 Yeah, that's kind of a big howler. Remember when people jumped on Dean during his campaign for not knowing how many troops we had in our military? This is a much bigger mistake. He'll be fired soon. Sorry, he'll resign, and get a presidential medal of freedom, which is the sure sign of incompetence these days. Tenant gets one, Bremer gets one, how bad do you gotta screw up before you aren't eligible for that one?

Posted by: jd at April 14, 2006 10:05 PM (uT71O)

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April 12, 2006

Police Detective's Death Attributed to 9/11 Dust Cloud

From the Associated Press:

A coroner's report released Tuesday found James Zadroga's death after developing respiratory disease was "directly related" to the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. Zadroga, of Little Egg Harbor, N.J., died Jan. 5.
Researchers say it will take decades to determine which illnesses and deaths among ground zero workers were caused by their exposure to the asbestos-laden dust cloud.

Unfortunately, a few politicians took the opportunity of Zadroga's autopsy results to posture and shill for votes: more...

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1 See? This all proves it was nothing but a Bushitlerburton/Zionist/Neocon/JOOOOOOOish conspiracy to further enrich the pharmaceutical industry as well as the CIA owned military-industrial complex.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 13, 2006 07:03 AM (0yYS2)

2 Funny maxie. This lil' thing however has had me worried for some time. I too have been having breathing problems for the past couple of years - yes - I do smoke - but - I was right there too from hour 1 till Nov - then 6 months in an out on various details. I'm a lil' spooked about it.

Posted by: hondo at April 13, 2006 08:42 AM (4mgfY)

3 I knew it was bad news for their health when I saw all those people caked in dust on 9/11.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at April 13, 2006 09:17 AM (8e/V4)

4 Anyone wanna guess who'll end up getting sued over all the medical problems that may result of all this? I'm guessing it'll be the manufacturers of the materials, the contractors who built the buildings, and the government at all levels, but not the actual culpable party - islam.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 13, 2006 10:40 AM (0yYS2)

5 I see the moron is back.

Posted by: Oyster at April 13, 2006 05:31 PM (YudAC)

6 Yes, Oyster; it takes a special kind of person to disrespect a post about the death of a 9/11 first responder.

Posted by: The Dread Pundit Bluto at April 13, 2006 08:08 PM (RHG+K)

7 Nobody to sue maxie. We all knew the risks going in - only an idiot can claim ignorance. Just hoping that the various agencies involved do the right thing if complications arise.

Posted by: hondo at April 13, 2006 08:48 PM (4mgfY)

8 And I mean "special" as in "short bus special".

Posted by: The Dread Pundit Bluto at April 13, 2006 08:56 PM (RHG+K)

9 Hondo, don't hold your breath while waiting for any government agency to "do the right thing". The government treats us like chattel, and should be overthrown and reformed per the Constitution.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 14, 2006 05:30 AM (0yYS2)

10 At last Maxie and I agree on something! Well said Maxie!

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A.P. Stringer Bilal Hussein Said to be in U.S. Custody

Michelle Malkin has the scoop that AP stringer Bilal Hussein has been detained by U.S. troops in Ramadi. Yes, that Bilal Hussein. The same Bilal Hussein that we opened a dead pool on in November of 2004. You know the guy.

Are you thinking what I'm thinking? That maybe the recent footage out of Ramadi shown on CNN was taken by a certain AP stringer who just happnes to know when the terrorists are about to strike?

Bilal Hussein seems to be the Clark Kent or Peter Parker of Iraq.....only the alter ego I'm thinking of doesn't wear a cape, but a kafiyah.

And it turns out Bilal Hussein is even worse than I thought. Michelle found out that it was Bilal Hussein that took the photo of two terrorists standing over the body of murdered hostage Salvatore Santoro in December 2004. Just to remind you, Santoro was an Italian civilian working for a British NGO trying to help rebuild Iraq. A group calling itself The Islamic Movement of Iraqi Mujahidin took Bilal Hussein to the body of the murdered hostage just outside of....wait for it.....Ramadi---where Hussein was picked up today!

It's just too bad that American soldiers aren't 1/10th as murderous as Bilal Hussein has made them out to be in the past. If they were, Hussein would be dead.

Just read all of Michelle's post from start to finish.

And the next time you meet a soldier in a bar or restaurant, do us all a favor and pick up the tab.

Complete Bilal Hussein Archives Here

Bilal Hussein and the Continuing Saga of Insurgent Propaganda via the Media
When Journalilsts are the Enemy
The Pulitzer and Terrorist Embeds
Pulitzer Prize Given to Terrorists
Editor and Publisher Apologizes for Terrorist Embeds *shock*
Bilal Hussein dead pool.
Bilal Hussein, still anti-American

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Scientists Smell Cow Manure

(Hays, Kansas) Researchers at Fort Hays State University are studying cow manure to determine what makes it stink. To determine the cause of the odor, Professor Ed Olmstead, cattle scientist John Jaeger and two students plan to sample manure deposits at a variety of feedlots and analyze the constituents.

It's believed that specific unpleasant elements can be identified and possibly eliminated to make cow flop smell as enjoyable as Irish Spring. Notably, Jaeger said it might be something in what the cows eat. I'm not a scientist, but I think Jaeger may be on to something.

Presumably, the researchers will incorporate results from studies of animals known not to produce foul smells. For example, the in-depth statistical data derived by mainstream media analyses of people who produce no foul-smelling effluent could be most beneficial. Consequently, a close examination of the manure from Cindy Sheehan and Hillary Clinton could likely yield important results. The consensus of the media is that their stuff doesn't stink.

From Interested-Participant.

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Another Fake Ramadi Offensive

Last December we debunked a terrorist produced video claiming to show that al Qaeda controlled the streets of Ramadi. Today, Bill Rogio debunks another 'major' offensive in Ramadi over the weekend.

It's interesting how a 'major' offensive can be carried out by the exact number of terrorists that can fit into a Toyota Corolla. It's also interesting to note the similarities between the video produced by a CNN 'stringer' (linked by Bill) and the video I have produced by a 'stringer' for the Islamic Media Center from which the image shown below was captured.

For your enjoyment, here is an image from our earlier debunking:

Thanks to Michelle for the link to my post and for bringing Bill's discovery to my attention. I didn't think I was going to have time to post anything else today-- and I really dont-- but I couldn't resist.

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