February 28, 2006

Web Reconnaissance for 02/28/2006

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


Jay Tea at Wizbang writes There are none so deaf as those who will not hear “One of the great tragedies of World War II was its utter preventability. In Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler spelled out his objectives over a decade before Germany invaded Poland. The key elements of his rein -- the German conquest, the distrust of Communism and Democracy, the scapegoating of the Jews -- were all there in black and white for all to see, but not enough people bothered to read it, or take it seriously. Too many were convinced that Hitler could be reasoned with, appeased, that he was the sort folks could do business with.”

Hugh Hewitt writes The Wall Street Journal Takes on the Reiner Scandal and Prop 82
“Today's lead editorial in the Wall Street Journal takes on Rob Reiner, the scandal surrounding the misuse of Prop 10 funds and the lousy economics and education theory behind Prop 82.”

Ian of Expose the Left has Al Sharpton Calls President Bush a Terrorist (VIDEO) The “Rev” Al Sharpton appeared on FOX’s Hannity & Colmes tonight to discuss “The State of the Black Union” that occurred in Texas this past weekend. (SIDE NOTE: Ironically, in the civil rights era, blacks complained about separate but equal, yet they are separating from the rest of the “union” in this event) The SotBU is just an excuse for prominent figures in the Black community to bash President Bush and fellow Republicans. At the event, Harry Belafonte reiterated his hate for President Bush along with many of his friends. In early January, Harry Belafonte called President Bush, “the greatest terrorist in the world“.

Victor Davis Hanson writes The Other Iraq “Screaming Iraqis and mangled body parts still dominate Americans' nightly two minutes of news from Iraq. And, indeed, Iraq is still a scary place within the Sunni Triangle. Opposition politicians in the United States charge that our troops don't have enough body protection or heavily armored Humvees - suggesting that our fighters have been almost criminally ignored. On CNN, a journalist laments that a prominent news colleague severely wounded near Taji is emblematic of the mess of the entire American effort.”

Captain Z of From My Position…On The Way! writes Sad News “I've often felt (both prior to deploying and since getting hurt) that I just don't give a damn about Iraq--they should all just be lined up and shot. Regardless of all the good things we did, and are doing; regardless of the good iraqis I met and worked with; regardless of how much I, and for the most part, all service members feel about what we're doing.”

Blackfive writes The Reverse Crusades “That's what some of my friends still in the Special Ops community have been calling the War on Terror since 9/11 (and maybe since Khobar - I just may not have been paying attention). We're fighting the crusaders this time - crusaders that want us either converted to their religion or dead.”

Captain Ed of Captain’s Quarters writes Did The Germans Aid The War Effort? “The Guardian (UK) reports that a classified US military report states categorically that German intelligence provided the Coalition with vital information on Saddam Hussein's plans for the defense of Baghdad. This has long been rumored to be true, and the additional evidence has the Germans backpedaling at home:”

Mohammed of Iraq The Model writes The shrine crisis…words that need to be said. “Life is coming back to normal in Baghdad and marketplaces and offices are open again after being shut for 4 days. Although there were a few security incidents today people are mostly looking at these as part of the usual daily situation and not related to the latest shrine crisis. But, what can we learn from this lesson and how can we make benefit from it in avoiding similar problems in the future.”

Cassandra of Villainous Company writes NY TimesWatch: A Case About Nothing “More evidence that L'Affaire Plame is, as the half-vast editorial staff observed many moons ago, A Case About Nothing: “

Andi of Andi’s World writes Bogus Numbers “Scott Whitlock at NewsBusters reports that Chris Matthews recently misrepresented the number of dead OIF Veterans, in effect, fast-forwarding to that milestone that some are waiting for - the 3,000th dead American…I hope we never have to find out what the reaction to 3,000 dead Americans might be, but if we look back at the reaction to the 2,000th death, I'm sure the media and other leftists will be trolling in the swamps of depravity, using a well-rounded number in the most disgusting manner simply to further their own political agendas.”

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