On The Lawn at the University of Virginia, copies of the flyer depicted above were posted on the door of each residence. The Lawn is the most prestigious housing at the University of Virginia, located at the heart of Grounds in front of the Rotunda. Some of these were signed by residents of […]

How the Press felt about Saddam back in 1997 when Clinton was in office:

“Conventional Wisdom,” Newsweek, Nov. 17: “Take him down.” (next to a photo of Hussein and a downward-plunging arrow)
Thomas Friedman, foreign affairs columnist, New York Times, Nov. 6: “Saddam Hussein is the reason God created cruise missiles. …So if and when Saddam pushes […]

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) — New Orleans braced for a catastrophic
blow from Hurricane Katrina overnight, as forecasters predicted the
Category 5 storm could drive a wall of water over the city’s levees.
The huge storm, packing 160 mph winds, is expected to hit the
northern Gulf Coast in the next 12 hours and make landfall as a
Category 4 […]

Image by SacredCow

National Security: After first denying that it knew about pre-9-11
intelligence naming Mohammed Atta as an al-Qaida operative, the 9-11
commission now admits it did know. Just who failed to connect dots –
and why?
Al
Felzenberg, spokesman for the commission’s follow-up program, the 9-11
Public Discourse Project, said earlier last week the panel was unaware
of pre-9-11 intelligence […]

Cindy Sheehan, a.k.a. Mother Sheehan and Peace Mom,
has been a long time critic of the war in Iraq. Her son, Casey, who was
killed in Iraq, re-enlisted knowing that his unit would be sent to Iraq.
My
condolences to her (and to all his family and friends) for their loss.
By all accounts, Casey seems to have been a […]

Richard Sternberg PhD. was harrassed for allowing an article critical of Darwinism to be peer reviewed and published. This is now confirmed by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. They found evidence of discrimination and retaliation by the Smithsonian Instutition and the National Museum of Natural History against Sternberg for allowing an article […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court on Monday became the first in the nation to grant full parenting rights and obligations to gays and lesbians who have children.
In three closely watched cases, the justices set rules in an area where changes in family structure and advances in technology have outpaced the evolution […]

Many have criticized the Iraqi Draft Constitution because they see a disconnect between a state that is supposed to be democratic and free, yet also be heavily influenced by Islam.

Chapter I, Article II
The political system is republican, parliamentary, democratic and federal.
1. Islam is a main source for legislation.
– a. No law may contradict Islamic standards.
– […]

There is an interesting article, “Brain Waves,” by David Honigmann at the Financial Times. He talks about the rise of professional amateurs, “A recent Demos report entitled The Pro-Am Revolution hails the rise of ‘innovative, committed and networked amateurs working to professional standards’. They are helped by tumbling prices of technology in all fields.” […]

SANUR, West Bank (AP) - Israeli forces armed with riot gear, saws and wire cutters evicted militant holdouts from two Jewish settlements Tuesday, completing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s historic withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and a corner of the West Bank.

Gaza City is full with green Hamas banners proclaiming, “Resistance wins, so let’s go on.” […]

From the author of “Ignoring the Positive”, a behind the scenes piece on how MSM journalists got shown up by a “member of the Pajamahadeen.”
Mike Silverman, managing editor of the Associated Press, cited the dangers in Iraq as one of the reasons reporters were not getting more of the good news from Iraq. […]

Washington radio station WMAL-AM fired talk show host Michael Graham yesterday after he refused to soften his description of Islam as “a terrorist organization” on the air last month.

Graham had been suspended without pay from his daily three-hour show since making his comments July 25. The station had conditioned his return to the midmorning shift […]

Robin Mullins Boyd has a great piece on the news out of Iraq that the MSM has to a great extent ignored.
Here is her itemized list. The whole article is well worth the read.

-As of June 22, 2005, construction was underway on 145 new primary healthcare facilities. Over 110 primary […]

The 9/11 Commission Report failed to make any mention of Iraqi operations in Germany that might have been connected to al Qaeda. by Ed Morrisey
“far from missing the terrorist cell before the 9/11 attacks, military intelligence had identified them with plenty of time to act.”
Declassified State Dept. Documents Destroy Clinton Terror Facade
“What remains of the […]

Dana has a very interesting and substantive post over at Common Sense Political Thought on an interview between Sean Hannity and his radio guests, J. D. Hayworth and Governor Bill Richardson.
The title of the post is White men speak with forked toungues.

Many news outlets (e.g. Newsday, Chicago Tribune, The Desert Sun, Feminist Daily Newswire, The New York Sun) are characterizing Judge Roberts as saying in a 1984 memo that equal pay for women was a radical idea or that he criticized the idea of pay equity.

John Roberts scoffed at the notion that men and women should […]

GRAMMATIKO, Greece (Reuters) - A Cypriot airliner carrying 121 people slammed into a mountainous area north of Athens on Sunday after apparently suffering a loss of cabin pressure or oxygen minutes before it was due to land.
“The pilot has turned blue,” a passenger said in a mobile text message to his cousin. “Cousin farewell, we’re […]

Very interesting post, “Defend Free Speech, Not Treason - Some Advice to the West”, over at the Lebanese Political Journal.
I believe that the last sentence of the post, “To stop a man who wants to oppress you is not a case of you oppressing him” is right on the money. It is because much […]

BAGHDAD, Aug. 13 — U.S. troops raiding a warehouse in the northern city of Mosul uncovered a suspected chemical-weapons factory containing 1,500 gallons of chemicals believed destined for attacks on U.S. and Iraqi forces and civilians, military officials said Saturday.
Monday’s early morning raid found 11 precursor agents, “some of them quite dangerous by themselves,” a […]

The anchor of “World News Tonight” died today at his home in New York City. In April, he announced he had been diagnosed with lung cancer.
He is survived by his wife Kayce Freed, his two children, Elizabeth, 25, and Christopher, 23, and his sister Sarah Jennings.
Condolences to his family and friends.
The network’s “World News […]