NEW YORK - An explosive device caused minor damage to an empty military recruiting station in Times Square early Thursday, shaking guests in hotel rooms high above “the crossroads of the world.”
Police blocked off the area to investigate the explosion, which occurred at about 3:45 a.m.. No one was injured. The blast left a [...]
Posted on March 6th, 2008 by pwyll
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Here’s a joke I’ve told before.
I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump off. So I ran over and said “Stop! Don’t do it!”
“Why shouldn’t I?” he said.
“Well, there’s so much to live for!”
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Posted on May 3rd, 2007 by pwyll
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I wholeheartedly agree with Jules Crittenden:
Iran has been meddling with murderous results in Iraq and Lebanon, two countries it prefers to see wracked with war and instable. Iran has declined to cease and desist. Iran wants to force us out of Iraq in the most humiliating way possible. Iran wants to dominate Iraq and Lebanon. [...]
Posted on April 1st, 2007 by pwyll
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The pictures above were taken at a Peace rally in San Francisco on 3/18/2007. The one below was taken at a Peace rally in Portland on the same day.
Nothing quite says peace like burning the effigy of a soldier, or calling for the murder of the President. Well, almost nothing. There was this [...]
Posted on March 24th, 2007 by pwyll
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Marx quipped that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce. If only. History does repeat itself, first as tragedy, then as tragedy, followed by more tragedy. Real Clear Politics:
“…[Y]ou have my assurance of continued assistance in the post-settlement period and that we will respond with full force should the settlement be violated by [...]
Posted on December 10th, 2006 by pwyll
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CR: Today’s guest is a new player, a rising star over the Gaza Strip, let’s welcome the Just Sword of Islam.
JSOI: Thank you, it’s a pleasure to be here.
CR: As the readers know, it is my task to guess the invited guest’s occupation, using as no more than ten ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions. Let’s begin. [...]
Posted on December 3rd, 2006 by pwyll
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