Today's Buzz
What the war on terror really needs is a good glossary. So let's see...if an Iraqi blows things up in Baghdad, he's an insurgent or a terrorist. But when a Kurd blows things up, he's a saboteur.
And Muslims who commit acts of violence in other countries are terrorists. But when a Kurd commits acts of terrorism in Turkey, he's a separatist.
Got that?
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No matter where you go...no matter what you do...Google may be watching.
But you know, folks with nothing to hide will barely mind. They'll just turn the other cheek.
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Maybe we can use Google to find out what happened to the town of Jenin. Or the rest of the invisible Palestinians, for that matter.
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Say what you will about the ACLU, I admire them for standing up for American values when no one else will. Latest case in point – Stopping the Torture Flights.
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The administration claims it's none of the public's business who visits Vice Present Cheney at his official residence. You and I may disagree, but still, statements like this are an overreaction:
I want to know when the Prince of Darkness comes to visit Mr. Cheney.
I mean, c'mon. I thought Cheney was the Prince of Darkness.
Comments
If Monica Lewinsky visits the VP, is that none of our business too?
Posted by: Kathy | June 3, 2007 03:22 PM
I'm afraid that's what it would take to impeach the bastard.
Posted by: abi | June 3, 2007 05:10 PM
And the contras were freedom fighters!
Posted by: reality-based educator | June 7, 2007 06:09 AM
Oh, wait - and Osama and the mujahadeen were freedom fighters too - as long as they were fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan - now they're terrorists.
Posted by: reality-based educator | June 7, 2007 06:10 AM
Ummm, for some reason, the link to leave a comment on your post above won't open. Is it me (quite possible) or the dumb internet? ;-)
Posted by: Kathy | June 7, 2007 06:47 AM
You got it, rbe. And the folks who incinerated hundreds of thousands of civilians in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Tokyo, and other Japanese cities were - oh, wait, that was us. Never mind...
Neither you nor the Internet is to blame, Kathy. T'was I who messed up. Link's back in business now.
Posted by: abi | June 7, 2007 09:21 PM