A recon of what’s out there today that might draw your attention.
Average Gay Joe writing at Gay Patriot writes Un-American, untruthful and a lie? “I’m a little confused by comments from Brian Melendez, chairman of the Minnesota Democratic Party, that ads supporting efforts in Iraq are somehow ‘un-American, untruthful and a lie.’ How exactly does he arrive at this?”
Victor Davis Hanson writes Appeasement 101: “It is easy to damn the 1930s appeasers of Hitler — such as Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain in England and Edouard Daladier in France — given what the Nazis ultimately did when unleashed. But history demands not merely recognizing the truth post facto, but also trying to reconstruct the rationale of something that now in hindsight seems inexplicable.”
Crazy Politico writes Facts on the Port Takeover: The Washington Post has a very good article on the ports fiasco this morning, that lays out a lot of the details of who runs the ports, and how, regardless of the management company. It points out a lot of what the folks who are supporting Dubai Ports World have been saying all along, that security, and hiring practices aren't going to change. Those are all controlled through collective bargaining with the long shoreman and other federal agencies.
Some Soldier’s Mom writes An Unnatural Order: “I believe that the saddest thing that can happen to someone in this life is to have a child die. It upsets the natural order of life. Our children should outlive us. They should have 100 years to experience all the good that life has to offer. Sometimes, it doesn't happen that way.”
Buck Sargent of American Citizen Soldier writes BETWEEN IRAQ AND A HARD PLACE - IRAQI CITIZEN SOUNDBOARD: PART I OF III A CONVERSATION WITH A CITIZEN OF MOSUL: “A self-described 58-year-old medical doctor, husband and father of three daughters, this Iraqi blogger who writes under the name "Truth Teller" has been posting his opinions and observations about his home country of Iraq since January 2005. He recently agreed to be interviewed by email for the first in a planned three-part series of ACS interviews with local Iraqis.”
Captain Ed of Captain’s Quarters writes Prophet Cartoons Polarizing Muslims: “The New York Times reports that the cartoons that dared to criticize Islam and Mohammed have created a polarization not just between Islam and the West, but within Islam itself as well. More and more, moderate Muslims have noticed the damage done to the image of their faith by the crowds of lunatics burning embassies and killing people around the world, and they struggle to hold a mirror to the faithful:”
Confederate Yankee writes Color Blind: “George Bush will never be half as eloquent as the late Dr. King, but the sentiment remains the same: judge people by what they do, and not because of cultural stereotypes or the color of their skin”
Andi of Andi’s World writes Democrats Attempt to Develop a Plan for Iraq: “I'm certainly no military strategist, but with a husband deployed, I know enough to know that "redeploying" forces to other countries and assuming they'll be in a good position to come back and strike quickly if the need arises is, at best, a weak plan. Have any idea how hard it is to mobilize forces, other than small elite units, for a mission? It's a challenge even when they're already on the ground.”
Michelle Malkin writes GOD ‘DOESN'T LIKE PEOPLE TO DRAW’ “But some depictions of humans--for example, effigies and caricatures, are apparently acceptable: Go Figure.”
Cassandra of Villainous Company writes Tiger By The Tail: “The other day I talked about how American society is becoming increasingly polarized. A similar phenomenon is taking place on a global level. In today's Washington Post, David Ignatius writes about how the world is divided into two parts: orderly, modern, mostly democratic nations and chaotic, tribalized societies that continue to lag behind the times. This is nothing new, but high speed communications, the Internet, and lightning-quick travel and international trade now make it impossible for those two worlds to ignore each other:”
Pamela of Atlas Shrugs writes Dezinformatsiya: By contrast, ideological and memetic warfare has been a favored tactic for all of America’s three great adversaries of the last hundred years — Nazis, Communists, and Islamists. All three put substantial effort into cultivating American proxies to influence U.S. domestic policy and foreign policy in favorable directions. Yes, the Nazis did this, through organizations like the “German-American Bund” that was outlawed when World War II went hot. Today, the Islamists are having some success at manipulating our politics through fairly transparent front organizations like the Council on American-Islamic Relations.”
Wonder Woman of A North American Patriot writes File under: Cryin' Shame!: “Chalk up a small victory for the few of us left, who balk at the bitter irony of this -- the proponents of a culture, who's defining activities of late have been the murdering of infidels, filing a complaint with the Human Rights Commission under hate crimes legislation, because a magazine reprinted a cartoon which suggested perhaps Muslims had a propensity for violence...and they rioted!"
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