Monthly Archives: January 2006

Under the Radar Saturday

Several interesting stories being filed today. AP: A U.S. contractor was found mysteriously dead, his laptop stolen, and Ahmed Chalabi mentioned among others in the article. Dale Stoffel apparently complained — a big no-no. AFP: U.S. General John Abizaid states that forces have been cut by up to 20 percent in teh past couple [...]
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Two Op-Eds I Read

Saturday is always the bonus day for guest op-ed contributors at the nation’s finest rags. Today is no exception. I find little fault with historian Joseph J. Ellis’ “Finding a Place for 9/11 in American History.” In it, Ellis berates the Bush Administration for putting 9/11 on a pedestal (inherently satisfyingn the terrorists) although it hardly [...]
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State of the Union Preview

presented by the Upright Citizens Brigade, LA. funny stuff. (watch). UPDATE: From Radio Open Source, your invite to Blogs of the Union (If you don’t have a blog, feel free to write yours here): Write your State of the Union ? a paragraph, a post, your description of how America?s doing ? and include somewhere the acronym ?BOTU.? [...]
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