Short term, tactical thinking:When Israel first encountered Islamists in Gaza in the 1970s and '80s, they seemed focused on studying the Quran, not on confrontation with Israel. The Israeli government officially recognized a precursor to Hamas called Mujama Al-Islamiya, registering the group as a charity....
Month: January 2009
CSI gone mad:The pilot reported the plane hit a flock of birds shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport which shut down both his jets.This engine and the right engine, which.
I simply do not understand how anyone could believe that the Israeli military operations in Gaza would result in the overthrow of Hamas:If there is any significant disenchantment with Hamas.
New York Senate ex-leadership edition.
Shorter Harvie Wilkinson: "President Obama should make sure that future appointments carry on our tribunal's tradition of civility and ideological moderation, as exemplified by Michael "Mini-Nino" Luttig." I really hope.
Via Chotiner, I think this post from the usually entertaining David Carr contains some classic fallacies:And what’s particularly clear this season is that the Academy will reward excellence, no matter.
Seriously:Illinois' embattled but defiant governor turned to the history books to describe the emotional strain on him and his family, comparing his arrest last month to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor."Dec. 9 to my family, to us, to me, is what Pearl Harbor Day was...
Yglesias says what needs to be said about Dirk Benedict's screed against the reimagined Battlestar Galactica. It takes some chutzpah to rant against a better actor taking a more richly.
Apparently, the extra days to deliberate didn't do Paterson much good, as he has apparently made a very poor selection to fill New York's vacant Senate seat. Her Republican dynastic.
For this Blog For Choice day, Kay has a good post summarizing what legislation would be desirable. Of the legislative changes, I think that the repeal of the Hyde Amendment would easily be the most important. Because it restricts funding based not on neutral criteria...
Thank God for those bunker busters:After shoveling sand from their tunnel Thursday, the smugglers hoisted the prized cargo out of the narrow shaft: bags of potato chips -- a minor.
Looks like Jim Bunning may be getting the hook:Some Republicans are privately urging Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) to step down at the end of his term amid growing concerns that.