That was an oxymoronic sign seen at a recent “peace” rally…
“A Million Mogadishus”
An Amerikkka-hating professor at Columbia University wants to see thousands of our troops die in Iraq. His audience applauded him. He hopes, however, that he won’t get “death threats.”
Words fail me.
[Update at 9:40 AM PST]
Here’s a first-hand account of the event from a Columbia student.
“A Million Mogadishus”
An Amerikkka-hating professor at Columbia University wants to see thousands of our troops die in Iraq. His audience applauded him. He hopes, however, that he won’t get “death threats.”
Words fail me.
[Update at 9:40 AM PST]
Here’s a first-hand account of the event from a Columbia student.
“A Million Mogadishus”
An Amerikkka-hating professor at Columbia University wants to see thousands of our troops die in Iraq. His audience applauded him. He hopes, however, that he won’t get “death threats.”
Words fail me.
[Update at 9:40 AM PST]
Here’s a first-hand account of the event from a Columbia student.
Arabic Question
OK, I don’t claim to be an expert in Arabic, or even a dilettante. But I’ve heard multiple pronounciations of “Umm Qasr.” Fox folks have been putting the accent on the second syllable. It seems to me that a syllable that doesn’t even have a vowel of its own doesn’t deserve an accent–the emphasis should be placed on the “Qas” part.
Am I right?
A New Blog
I just discovered, via a google of “Transterrestrial.”
It’s Betty Ragan‘s, a self described “insane science fiction fan” who, for what it’s worth, recently lost a stepfather, and it’s worth a look.
Ramesh On The Anglosphere
The Australian has an on-line shortened version of the piece that Ramesh Ponnuru wrote on the Anglosphere in this month’s print edition of The National Review. It’s worth a read for those who aren’t subscribers to TNR.
Sister Cities
Fox News just did a little segment at the end of Brit Hume’s show comparing and contrasting Bagdad, Kentucky with Baghdad, Iraq.
Here’s one other way that they’re similar.
Sorry Radley, But Saddam Really Is Like Hitler
My Fox News column is up, in which I make the case that the Hitler analogy for Saddam is not only not “extreme,” but appropriate.
Incoming!
Chicago was struck by a meteor shower. One of the fragments came through the roof of a house.