Wednesday, 23 Jan 2002- Mark Steyn has a lovely little rant in the Spectator about the British pundit take on the prisoners at Gitmo. I especially loved his little story about Germans in a POW camp in New Hampshire. If you don't read anything else, read that (right at the start of his article). Served them right!
- I got the link above at the NRO's new blog. The same one that Jonah Goldberg insists is not a blog. I sent them an e-mail with the subject "A rose by any other name..." and welcomed them to the Blogosphere. I hope it lasts, it looks like they are having a good time with it.
- Just what was in that man's mind? I was out painting house trim while listening to the news about the bus driver who ran off with a busload of kids -- then turned himself in. I can understand him turning himself in -- you try taking 13 kids on a 160 mile road trip and you'll understand what I mean. What I don't understand is why he did it in the first place? I assume he went crazy or something, but I'll be watching this one with interest.
- President Bush made an interesting speech today. Looks like they are finally going to get moving on homeland security. He did make a couple of comments that indicates he might have begun to realize that we 'the people' can help. Let's hope that message will trickle down to our local governments. I'll be waiting to hear the "State of the Union" address before commenting more. But I really don't think that supporting or volunteering for charities (though it is something that needs doing too...) is what I mean by involving us in homeland security. We'll see.
- Natalija on Samizdata has taken vengeance on Perry by posting a picture of him. You go, girl! And he's even wearing very skimpy clothing (or is that his lawyer in the tank-top?)!
- Samizdata also does a number on Pat Buchanan's latest nonsense spew. I saw that article of his this morning and just stared in speechless (and typeless) disbelief. Buchanan obviously has no earthly idea what Libertarians stand for.
- You know something? Johnny Walker has been all over the TV news today, and I cannot bring myself to care (either way) what happens to him. Sorry.
- Matt Welch has a friend with some interesting thoughts about past aid to Afghanistan.
Start or join a forum discussion!Short Stuff- So that's what they are called... I've got these vines that keep popping up in my backyard... seems they are called "air potatoes". Fair enough, since the 'seeds' look exactly like little potatoes. It's not just the Aussies who indulge in obvious names for things.
- So shut up, we explain. No, those are not prisoners of war that we are detaining in Guantanamo.
- Jonah Goldberg makes a good point about the screams from western Muslims about prisoners' being shaved for delousing purposes: "Muslim leaders, especially in the West, must choose. Is the extremism of Osama bin Laden a legitimate form of Islam or not? If it isn't, they should shut up. If it is, they should stop peddling this Islam means peace stuff."
- Michelle Malkin has some choice comments about Ramsey Clark. Sample: "Clark's agenda is neither peace nor justice. It is terrorist ambulance-chasing. He is far less concerned with freeing the innocent than with allying himself with America's enemies at every turn -- the gorier, the better."
- A majority of Americans think another terrorist attack is still very likely. I suppose that means the media should underplay attacks that have just happened (see previous post) a bit more. The American people aren't buying the "you are safe now, go shopping" slant.
- My thanks to the British military for their much-neededsupport.
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