March 27, 2006

Web Reconnaissance for 03/27/2006

A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.

Ian at Expose the Left has Moonbats Deface Sign Honoring Green Beret “It is sad that the left has to turn to doing something this: But don’t you dare question their patriotism!”

Expose The Left also has Daily Kos’ Moulitsas Blame Liberals’ Problems On — The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy! (VIDEO) “…Moulitsas blames the problems liberals have on the conservative media. Liberals are so delusional that they think there is a conservatively biased media. Perhaps the problem is that they have no plans, no ideas, and no clear leader. They have to go ahead and blame their own problems on conservatives and this evil “conservative media” that has apparently taken over…”

Kobayashi Maru writes Brave New World: Why the Left Wishes North Korea Would Just Go Away “As we noted just over a year ago, the horrors of North Korea aren't going away. One day the veil will be lifted and the West forced to contend (as it did with the Nazi death camps) with its delay and vacillation. A flood of stomach-turning revelations will someday come pouring out. Until then, the dribs and drabs of defectors (this one breaking today) are sickening enough.”

Some Soldier’s Mom writes That Dang Pesky War in Iraq “Three years. Sigh. I have been watching the coverage of the 3rd anniversary of the start of the Iraq War. I’m already weary of the Democrats pummeling away that “72% of the soldiers think the troops should come home.” That’s really a misleading statement and the numbers are wrong. 100% of the soldiers think we should leave Iraq. And 100% of the wives, parents and friends of those that serve whether they are in Iraq now, have been there, might be going there, or will never serve in Iraq. We all -- they all -- want the soldiers home.”

Mrs. American Soldier writing for American Soldier posts More on the latest “AS is back in states. His injury has brought him home to recover. He is, for the moment, in a military hospital. He has run the gamet of testing to determine the outlook of things. And right now it’s a matter of time. He will be taking it slow for some time.”

Uncle Jimbo writing at Blackfive writes The mythical power of protest marches “When was the last time the right got all up in arms and flooded the streets with chanting protesters? I mean beside the 4th of July, seriously, why is this such a staple of the left? “

Captain Ed of Captain’s Quarters writes Strib: Let's Ignore The Constitution “The Minneapolis Star-Tribune once again demonstrates why it remains on the fringe of the newspaper industry. Their news section shows flashes of brilliance, but their editorial board continues to display the lunacy of the political outliers, and today's editorial gives a great example. The Strib today argues to allow a handful of states to hijack the Electoral College, defy the Constitution, and capture the presidency for the most populous states:”

Omar at Iraq The Model writes Know your enemies, dudes! “There are a few things that make me keep my optimism about a near end or at least a reduction of Iran's destructive game in Iraq. One and actually the most important is that we have an American ambassador who recognizes Iran's role in supporting both ends of violence in Iraq; that's the Shia militias, namely the notorious Mehdi Army of Muqtada al-Sadr and the extreme terror groups like al-Qaeda's Ansar al-Sunna.”

Andi of Andi’s World has this short but wonderful post Terrorizing the Locals “My husband and his fellow soldiers are at it again, terrorizing the locals.”

Yehudit at Winds of Change writes Our intrepid war correspondents “…Friday night, Time Baghdad bureau chief Michael Ware got drunk on camera for Bill Maher, live from a city where alcohol is frowned upon (to put it mildly), in front of a cheering laughing studio audience, made vague allegations about US soldiers "manhandling" Iraqi women (while Maher made sarcastic asides about "good news from Iraq"), and explained how hopeless everything is. You could almost see the insurgent's hand up his butt making his little arms wave…”

Tom The Redhunter writes Reprisal, not Civil War “…Words have meaning beyond saying them. They determine how we look at things, and influence public opinion. There are two meanings to every word; the connotative and the denotative. The first is the "dictionary meaning", the second the thoughts, images, and feelings that the term or word conjures up. So when some people say Iraq is in a "civil war", most people who hear that don't run to the dictionary, or a book on military terms. They relate the term civil war to other civil wars they know about; the American Civil war, the Spanish Civil war, etc. And what they think of is two armies fighting each other in a somewhat conventional fashion…”

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