What If Israel Strikes Iran? - WSJ.com

aux.link.: What If Israel Strikes Iran? - WSJ.com

Mickey Rourke: Smartest Actor In Hollywood

aux.link.: Daily Express Showbiz :: Rourke: 'Bush was in the wrong place at the wrong time'

Must read. Welcome back, Mickey.

Young, Stupid Liberals Think Iraq Still An Enemy

aux.link: Poll: Iran, Iraq, China Top US Enemies

Well this is pretty telling even if it's of no real surprise to you and I... excellent.

"Gallup first asked the question in early 2001, before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. At the time, Iraq was seen as the biggest foe, followed by China and Iran.

Iraq has remained one of the most frequently named ever since, even though Saddam Hussein was overthrown and the current Baghdad government is backed by the U.S.

Republicans are more than twice as likely as Democrats to see Iran as the top U.S. enemy, while Democrats are likelier to name Iraq. Older people and those who say they closely follow world news are less likely to cite Iraq than the younger and less informed."

'Fitna' Film Getting Banned Across The Web!

aux.link: Video: Fitna the Movie: Geert Wilders' film about the Quran (English) - Google Video

Except from Google Video, though they won't recognize it in their 'Movers and Shakers' rankings.



But even highly-credited LiveLink.com, four days early than the anticipated launch date, gives this in return:

"Following threats to our staff of a very serious nature, and some ill informed reports from certain corners of the British media that could directly lead to the harm of some of our staff, Liveleak.com has been left with no other choice but to remove Fitna from our servers. This is a sad day for freedom of speech on the net but we have to place the safety and well being of our staff above all else. We would like to thank the thousands of people, from all backgrounds and religions, who gave us their support. They realised LiveLeak.com is a vehicle for many opinions and not just for the support of one. Perhaps there is still hope that this situation may produce a discussion that could benefit and educate all of us as to how we can accept one anothers culture.We stood for what we believe in, the ability to be heard, but in the end the price was too high."

Proves the point- I hope this catches on like wildfire this weekend.

Seven Reasons To Support The GOP Nominee

aux.link: Seven Reasons To Support The GOP's Nominee - Townhall.com::Blog

"There are seven reasons for anyone to support the eventual nominee no matter who it is: The war and six Supreme Court justices over the age of 68."

"The GOP as well is the party committed to victory in Iraq and the wider war. A four year time-out would be a disaster, a period of time in which al Qaeda and its jihadist off-shoots would regroup in some places and continue to spread in others. Iran, even if punished in the months before November, would certainly continue and accelerate its plans under the soft pleadings of a President Obama or Clinton 2.0."

"But it is very possible to play full contact politics without the threat of going home if your team loses. The stakes in the fall are far too high for that."

Indeed- take heed.

Louisiana Takes The Iraq Admin Approach?

Further extrapolating on this article... are officials and lawmakers in Lousiana simply sitting back and expecting the Feds exclusively to mop up the mess (just as the current Iraqi administration expects of US forces in their country)?

It certainly seems like it. Get off your ass, Nagin.

Tancredo slams Katrina spending

Democrat Brings Iraq Politics To Greensburg

I'm not sure if I'm shocked or not surprised. Only a Democrat - Kansas' own governor even - could walk into a town obliterated by an F5 tornado that killed ten citizens and talk with the shaken survivors... only to blame the cleanup efforts on the war in Iraq. Unbelievable.

'Shame' is a word you could start with. Other words I'm trying not to say on here anymore.

Iraq war hampers tornado recovery

Tense Survival: Five Days In Baghdad

In what was supposed to be a documentary covering an up-and-coming heavy metal band out of Baghdad, two reporters from VBS.tv travel from NYC to catch life in the throws of newfound freedom. Where even metal guitarists can thrash around in public performing... or can they?

Take a total of 25 minutes out of your day and watch these interesting clips on surviving a week on the streets of hell. Now.

Heavy Metal Baghdad - 1 of 5
Heavy Metal Baghdad - 2 of 5
Heavy Metal Baghdad - 3 of 5
Heavy Metal Baghdad - 4 of 5
Heavy Metal Baghdad - 5 of 5

Traitor Extraordinaire!

You'd expect this kind of talk from some idiot protester resident of the Bay Area, but not from your congressman. The Yuppie Horror Picture Show calls for the resignation of this blasphemer who's helping run the country he hates.

MIAMI — American presence in Iraq is more dangerous to world peace than nuclear threats from North Korea or Iran, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., said to an audience of more than 200 in North Miami Saturday afternoon.

Murtha was the guest speaker at a town hall meeting organized by Rep. Kendrick B. Meek, D-Miami, at Florida International University's Biscayne Bay Campus. Meek's mother, former Rep. Carrie Meek, D-Miami, was also on the panel.

War veterans, local mayors, university students and faculty were in the Mary Ann Wolfe Theatre to listen to the three panelists discuss the war in Iraq for an hour.

A former Marine and a prominent critic of the Bush administration's policies in Iraq, Murtha reiterated his views that the war cannot be won militarily and needs political solutions. He said the more than 100,000 troops in Iraq should be pulled out immediately, and deployed to peripheral countries like Kuwait.

"We do not want permanent bases in Iraq," Murtha told the audience. "We want as many Americans out of there as possible."

Murtha also has publicly said that the shooting of 24 Iraqis in November at Haditha, a city in the Anbar province of western Iraq that has been plagued by insurgents, was wrongfully covered up.

The killings, which sparked an investigation into the deadly encounter and another into whether they were the subject of a cover-up, could undermine U.S. efforts in Iraq more than the prison abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib in 2004, Murtha said.

"(The United States) became the target when Abu Ghraib came along," Murtha said.

Murtha says U.S. poses top threat to world peace

Iraqi WMDs Found, Dems To Eat Crow

Not just one or five, but hundreds of WMDs have in fact been found since 2003 according to a document declassified Wednesday. But because of "mindless resistance" from left-wing critics, the matter was simply not discussed for fear of never-ending debate. The Bush Administration, in a very modest performance, decided that fact was fact for the record, classified their findings, and made a PR focus on installing a stable Iraqi government instead. That's a pretty balsy and confident move! They've got huge findings in the bag but aren't bragging about it. It's just there if people want to know.

[On my mark, cue Nanci Pelosi bitch smacks]

Granted, the WMDs found do not show a weapons program of proliferation throughout the 1990s as most of them pre-date the first Gulf War - those have yet to be found - but the now unclassified findings do show several key things of equal importance regardless. A sampling:

1) Saddam lied about destroying all chemical weapons. [whu-pish!]
2) United Nations weapon inspections do not work, further discrediting the UN's capacity for real change. [whu-pish!]
3) Democrats who actually fell for Saddam's promise and based much of their campaigns and rallies around a "Where's WMD?" concept must now eat crow and figure out how to mend the deepening divides that seperate them. [whu-pish!]
4) The WMDs found were nonetheless equally lethal as they were not found in secure areas, and could have easily been procured by insurgents to use against coalition forces or sold on the black market to other terrorists states, such as Palestine to attack Israelis. [whu-pish!]

It will be interesting to see what the left-wing sympathizers say about this in the coming days. But so far for some reason, more than 12 hours later after the press release when the Internet has been abuzz all day with the news, CNN.com is mum into the wee hours of the next morning with not a single word about the findings. Just the typical military doom and gloom bias with a side of terroist videos to scare its viewership. How frickin' surprising.

DECLASSIFIED Iraq WMD memo PDF white paper
FOXNews.com - Report: Hundreds of WMDs Found in Iraq

Eureka! Kicking Ass And Taking Names

The dems are reeling from all this great news... whatever will they do?! It's stuff like this (and even more of it we all hope) that will boost poll numbers and keep the GOP in power this year.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's national security adviser said Thursday a "huge treasure" of documents and computer records was seized after the raid on terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's hideout, giving the Iraqi government the upper hand in its fight against al-Qaida in Iraq.

National Security Adviser Mouwafak al-Rubaie also said he believed the security situation in the country would improve enough to allow a large number of U.S.-led forces to leave Iraq by the end of this year, and a majority to depart by the end of next year. "And maybe the last soldier will leave Iraq by mid-2008," he said.

Al-Rubaie said a laptop, flashdrive and other documents were found in the debris after the airstrike that killed the al-Qaida in Iraq leader last week outside Baqouba, and more information has been uncovered in raids of other insurgent hideouts since then. He called it a "huge treasure ... a huge amount of information."

When asked how he could be sure the information was authentic, al-Rubaie said "there is nothing more authentic than finding a thumbdrive in his pocket."

"We believe that this is the beginning of the end of al-Qaida in Iraq," al-Rubaie said, adding that the documents showed al-Qaida is in "pretty bad shape," politically and in terms of training, weapons and media.

Iraq Announces Info From Al-Zarqawi Raid
Post-al-Zarqawi Raids Kill 104 Insurgents
***Text of al-Zarqawi Safe-House Document***

Press Report From Bush's Secret Iraq Trip

Lengthy, but very cool behind-the-scenes account of how the Bush entourage makes a secret visit to Iraq in broad daylight for a few hours to check up on things. Limited time availability via DRUDGE.

DRUDGE REPORT - POOL REPORT: BUSH IN IRAQ

Throw 'Em Back

FLASHBACK:
This post was lifted from my now un-political personal weblog and may be dated.

And now for something completely disturbing... peace activists who were kidnapped in Iraq, taken hostage by insurgents, then rescued by Coalition forces whom saved their lives from likely beheadings, rape and torture. I'd be pretty happy toward my rescuers. But what was these stupid hippies' response?

"We believe that the illegal occupation of Iraq by Multinational Forces is the root cause of the insecurity which led to this kidnapping and so much pain and suffering in Iraq. The occupation must end."

http://www.pulse24.com/News/Top_Story/20060323-005/page.asp