To win the terror war, it is crucial that we NOT withdraw from Iraq as soon as possible. Our troops in Iraq are perfectly positioned to carry the fight to Iran and Syrian, and eventually, to take down Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. To commit to withdrawal is to commit to making Iraq our last action [...]
Posted on November 15th, 2005 by pwyll
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Stick a microphone in some people’s faces and they will say the most amazing things. Here (via Powerline) is Senator Jay Rockefeller being interviewed by Chris Wallace:
SEN. ROCKEFELLER: Because that – first of all, that National Intelligence Estimate was not called for by the Administration. It was called for by former Senator Bob Graham, Chairman [...]
Posted on November 15th, 2005 by pwyll
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The DoJ is threatening to sue Southern Illinois University, alleging its fellowship programs for minority and female students violate federal civil rights laws by discriminating against whites, men and others. Whatever could have given the Feds such an idea?
Pat McNeil, an assistant dean and administrator of the Underrepresented Fellowships Office, said she knows of [...]
Posted on November 13th, 2005 by pwyll
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The post immediately beneath this one features a picture of Alex and his droogs. Let’s run with that. Here is a comment on the situation in France from a Brit perspective
THE RIOTS in France have been greeted here with something uncomfortably close to a national sneer. So much for la grande civilisation, we [...]
Posted on November 13th, 2005 by pwyll
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I have been following the riots/intifada in France with some interest. This article from the Affordable Housing Institute is the one of the more provocative I have read.
I have found no shortage of theories concerning the riots, but have no particular insight to offer. I’ll hold off on taking cheap shots at France, though [...]
Posted on November 7th, 2005 by pwyll
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I ran across this in Samizdata; the topic is the riots in Paris. The quote is taken from the comments; the author is Verity.
Jonathan writes: “… just how grimy and cheerless the environ developments are. These are not places a sane person should spend a lot of time in, given the choice. ”
But, Jonathan - [...]
Posted on November 3rd, 2005 by pwyll
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