June 15, 2006

Web Reconnaissance for 06/15/2006

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

Kobayashi Maru writes Partying With the Willfully Ignorant “I don't know what life is like for liberals living in overwhelmingly 'red' states - much less zip codes that vote 10:1 for the other side - but its mirror image is exhausting in its relentless, earnest encroachment on the fabric of everyday life. Some provide fodder for amusement (e.g., this and this and this). Most don't. And so it was this past weekend.” (read more)

Expose the Left has Hackett Hesitant To Hope For Win In Iraq (VIDEO) “Paul Hackett faced the fire and appeared on The O’Reilly Factor Tuesday night to discuss Iraq. However, it took O’Reilly several minutes for Hackett to say some type of answer that he wants us to win in Iraq.” (read more)

Tom the Redhunter writes Inconvenient Quotes IV: Pelosi Then, Pelosi Now “We've all come to accept the fact that most Democrats are completely inconsistent with regard to the war in Iraq; they were for it when it looked good for them politically, now they're against it when they see that it doesn't poll so well.
I've even gathered a few collections of "inconvenient quotes" from prominent Democrats swearing up and down before our March 2003 invasion that they believed that Saddam had stockpiles of WMD:” (read more)

Jeff Jacoby writing at Townhall.com writes Signs of success in Iraq “When Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced last week that a US air strike had killed terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Iraqi reporters burst into cheers. It was a heartwarming -- and to American eyes, unnatural -- show of joy. Most American journalists would think it unseemly to cheer anything said at a press conference, including the news that a sadistic mass murderer had finally met his end.” (read more)

Captain Ed writes Government Has Broad Powers To Detain Non-Citizens Indefinitely: Federal Court “In a ruling that affirms executive branch power in wartime, a federal judge ruled yesterday that the government has broad powers under immigration law to detain non-citizens indefinitely, and to do so on a wide variety of criteria. This ruling deals a strong blow to a class-action effort by Muslims rounded up after the 9/11 attacks, who claimed that the US violated their rights to due process:” (read more)

Mohammed at Iraq the Model writes Forward Together! “Baghdad looked tense today as the city witnessed the launch of the new massive security operation "Forward Together".
The feeling here ranges from anxiety to hope which I saw clear in the voice and looks of the people I met; in addition to the understandable anxiety that accompanies every new military operation I saw a lot about hope that this new operation may be able to stop or even reverse the deterioration of security in the capital.” (read more)

Michelle Malkin writes MILITARY MUSICAL DOUBLE STANDARD “The witch hunt against the Marine who performed "Hadji Girl" continues. Military lawyers are scouring their books for a reason to punish Cpl. Joshua Belile:” (read more)

Captain Z writes My Flag Day Ceremony Speech “I was invited by the Elk's Lodge in Blairsville, PA to be the guest speaker at their Flag Day ceremony in the Blairsville Cemetary Veteran's circle. Below is the complete text of my speech. (You may want to go pee and get a coke first, it's a bit lengthy, but you shouldn't need any screen cleaner.)—Chuck” (read more)

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