I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
Same old song, second verse.
More xtian babies, mmmm.
Second verse, same as the first...
afternoon moonbats 
'if the Kurds sign off, Maliki would have 178, much more than the 138 he needs for a simple majority. Of course, he is then bound to do pretty much anything the Kurds say, since if they pulled out and the other parties remained unhappy with him, his government would immediately fall victim to a vote of no confidence.'
If the Kurds are half bright, they know this & will govern from under the desk.
Second verse, same as the first...
NTodd, Humpizzle™
no, my vrend. iz getting verse.
they know this & will govern from under the desk.
You mean like Monica?
Inside Iraq's hidden war
As a new 'national unity' government prepares to take power in Baghdad, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad reports from behind the lines of a vicious sectarian conflict rapidly spiralling towards civil war
Some men hold paper tissues under their noses; others wrap their kuffiya ends around their mouths. It is a hot and humid day at the city's main morgue where 20 men stand in a yard, their faces pressed with silent urgency against the bars of a window, next to a white plastic sign that baldly announces the location of "The Refrigerator".
Inside sits the clerk of the morgue, his computer monitor turned towards them. Faces flash on the screen: a man with his face blackened and bruised; another man, older, maybe in his 50s, with a white beard and an orange-sized hole in his forehead; and another on a green stretcher, his arms twisted unnaturally behind him.
Occasionally the silence of Baghdad's daily slideshow of death is broken by an appalled act of recognition, as one of the men mumbles "No god but the one God" or "God is great."
'You mean like Monica?
NTodd, Humpizzle™'
More like Joe.
Got the wrong link, I think.
Here's the one Atrios meant.
Threadapalooza!
Got the wrong link, I think.
Here's the one Atrios meant.
Yes. And I called it the Iraqi Incubator Story yesterday, so I demand Atrios give me credit.
Labourers killed in Baghdad blast
A bomb has exploded in a Shia district of Baghdad, killing at least 19 people and wounding up to 56.
Police Major Hashim al-Yasir said the blast occurred at about 6.30am near a food stand in Sadr City where men gather for jobs as day labourers. Such spots have been hit in the past.
Witnesses and police said the bomb appeared to have been planted in a spot where the attackers knew large crowds of men would gather shortly after dawn, hoping to be hired for a day's casual work.
One witness, Muhammad Hamid, who works in a bakery nearby, said: "It was a huge explosion. We carried many of the injured to ambulances and helped remove the bodies."
Many of the injured were taken to the Imam Ali hospital nearby, where hallways were filled with doctors and nurses treating the wounded.
Iraq is proof that devolution exists.
Oooh! Gotta go pick up Mex. I hope you all can carry on without me for a while.
Does that sound like I'm full of myself?
In case you missed it - Yesterday Cat Blogging 
Does that sound like I'm full of myself?
No more so than usual.
OT:
Passengers held to ransom by rail companies, MPs say
Britain's train operators were yesterday accused of charging absurdly high ticket prices and confusing customers with a bewildering choice of fares, in a withering report from a cross-party group of MPs.
The government also came under attack in the report from the Commons transport committee for failing to properly police the train companies that took over from British Rail after privatisation.
The report said train companies were running the rail network with a "singleminded" pursuit of profits that was putting standard open tickets out of reach for many people.
Got the wrong link, I think.
Here's the one Atrios meant.
Uncle Smokes
You're right I think, and I saw that yesterday what a disgusting spin.
I cannot imagine that FoxNews passed this up. They must be reporting these claims by now.
Atrios et al... OT -
Two days ago you said, "Hilarious" to Conyers and Sensenbrenner teaming up for internet freedom. Well, Sensenbrenner, never a friend of freedom, has some other plans for the internet too:
CNET: "A prominent Republican on Capitol Hill has prepared legislation that would rewrite Internet privacy rules by requiring that logs of Americans' online activities be stored, CNET News.com has learned.
The proposal comes just weeks after Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Internet service providers should retain records of user activities for a "reasonable amount of time," a move that represented a dramatic shift in the Bush administration's views on privacy.
What's new:
Legislation is being prepared that would rewrite Internet privacy rules by requiring that logs of Americans' online activities be stored.
Bottom line:
The legislation would create a federal felony targeted at bloggers, search engines, e-mail service providers and many other Web sites that might "facilitate" access to unlawful pornography.
Wisconsin Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is proposing that ISPs be required to record information about Americans' online activities so that police can more easily "conduct criminal investigations." Executives at companies that fail to comply would be fined and imprisoned for up to one year.
In addition, Sensenbrenner's legislation--expected to be announced as early as this week--also would create a federal felony targeted at bloggers, search engines, e-mail service providers and many other Web sites. It's aimed at any site that might have "reason to believe" it facilitates access to child pornography--through hyperlinks or a discussion forum, for instance."
I think this is what A-man is referring to, because I was puzzled about the reference.(I remember "babies in incubators" well because I remember how pissed off I was when I found out I'd been lied to) and it didn't seem to match up to Juan's blog post, so I went and found this:
Another Fraud on Iran: No Legislation on Dress of Religious Minorities
Maurice Motamed, the representative of the Iranian Jewish community in Iran's parliament, has strongly denied the rumors started by Canada's National Post that the Iranian legislature has passed a law requiring members of religious communities to wear identifying badges.
The report was also denied on Montreal radio by Meir Javedanfar, Middle East Analyst and the Director for the Middle East Economic and Political Analysis Company.
The National Post is owned by Conrad Black and is not a repository of expertise about Iran. it is typical of black psychological operations campaigns that they begin with a plant in an obscure newspaper that is then picked up by the mainstream press. Once the Jerusalem Post picks it up, then reporters can source it there, even though the Post has done no original reporting and has just depended on the National Post article, which is extremely vague in its own sourcing (to "human rights groups").
The actual legislation passed by the Iranian parliament regulates women's fashion, and urges the establishment of a national fashion house that would make Islamically appropriate clothing. "
more at this link: http://www.juancole.com/2006/05/
...egislation.html
So it actually looks like some yellow journalism on the part of accused felon Conrad Black's paper to whip up support for some sort of military action. Or at least that's what it looks like at 6:30 am before my first diet coke of the day.
LIKE FUCKING CLOCKWORK COMES THE DOUGHY PANTLOAD!!!!
Not A Law Yet [Jonah Goldberg]
That story about Iran forcing Jews and other minorities to wear badges seems to have overstated things. But it certainly sounds like something some Iranians were talking about.
Posted at 7:02 AM
Six hurt in violent clashes as Guantánamo Bay uprising is put down by US guards
· Rebellion by inmates armed with sticks and fans
· Activists say incident shows growing despair
Six detainees have been injured at Guantánamo Bay in the most violent uprising since the prison began holding suspected al-Qaida and Taliban supporters four years ago.
Clashes broke out on Thursday night as 10 detainees wielding improvised weapons made from lights, fans and pieces of metal, fought with 10 US military guards, according to the Pentagon. The revolt was suppressed with "non-lethal force", including rubber bullets and pepper spray. Six of the detainees were treated for minor injuries, while some of the guards suffered bruising.
The incident was the second organised protest by prisoners in less than a year, following last August's mass hunger strike; it was seen by human rights activists as a sign of growing despair among the prison's inmates.
wheres tori clarke & her colorful clown suits?
more sheets!
wheres tori clarke & her colorful clown suits?
don't remind me!
pre-emptive box turtles
NY Times had an article yesterday about the Middle Class leaving Iraq.
If that's the case, kiss it goodbye. A Democracy can't survive without a strong middle class.
Which is why ours is in danger too.
Proper lynk is referenced above and here, in case you don't wanna go upstream...
http://www.juancole.com/2006/05/
...egislation.html
So if they're only picking on women and regulating what women wear, hey! no problem. I don't want to bomb Iran on anyone else, but I hate the notion that somehow it's an internal matter when countries shit on their women. Human rights are human rights.
I thought the last paragraph of Riverbend's most recent post was very astute.
The big question is- what will the US do about Iran? There are the hints of the possibility of bombings, etc. While I hate the Iranian government, the people don’t deserve the chaos and damage of air strikes and war. I don’t really worry about that though, because if you live in Iraq- you know America’s hands are tied. Just as soon as Washington makes a move against Tehran, American troops inside Iraq will come under attack. It’s that simple- Washington has big guns and planes… But Iran has 150,000 American hostages.
Most of the Persians in LA really hate the Mullahs. They wanted a twofer with Saddam and the Mullahs removed by American arms.
Howvere this story is clearly a plant. This story will be cited in the future by the NYT or WAPO to justify a bombing run.
And additionally the Jewish minority in Iran is not being gassed or murdered as a far as a know, so as of now the Iranians are not interested in commiting genocide. They could easily do something evil if they were interested in so doing.
Look at it this way, when Bush attacks Iran, he won't last another three months as president. Iraq will explode and Bush will finally be forced to resign.
Can't do anything about it.
So just sit back and enjoy the show, folks.
I saw the headline yesterday. Knowing the National Post as I do, I was wondering what the ACTUAL story was.
Thanks for the link.
Dr. Cole notes that it is typical of black psychological operations to plant a story in a little-known out of the way newspaper and then have a larger, more credible paper pick it up, even though the legit paper hasn't established the truth of it.
May I point out that this is how such operations are also run within the United States -- you don't have to go much further than the Drudge Report to see it.
In the old days -- and even now -- supermarket publications such as the National Enquirer used to be great places to plant things. That Sunday newspaper supplement Parade helps plant things.
Where anthrax showed up -- at the Florida headquarters of such a publication -- is instructive.
So if they're only picking on women and regulating what women wear, hey! no problem. I don't want to bomb Iran on anyone else, but I hate the notion that somehow it's an internal matter when countries shit on their women. Human rights are human rights.
Hecate, Grammar Fag | Homepage | 05.20.06 - 10:35 am | #
Exactly what I was thinking. I mean I think the overall point of Atrios' post is probably that the yellow star lie is being put forward because the American public finds it esp. inflammatory, but... the truth is pretty bad too, and Cole's post comes across sorta "it's not religious minorities who are being regulated, it's only women." Just sayin'.
The St. Petersburg Times bought the false story hook, line, and sinker.
Dr. Cole notes that it is typical of black psychological operations to plant a story in a little-known out of the way newspaper and then have a larger, more credible paper pick it up, even though the legit paper hasn't established the truth of it.
Except that "little-known out of the way newspaper" is one of two national newspapers in your northern neighbour.
Alarms started going off in my head when I saw the Post attached to this story. Alarms continued going off when the AM 940 Montreal report included a refutation from an Iranian Jewish journalist, along with a claim, by someone supposedly backing the original story, that the law was passed two years ago, not this week. Can't even get the talking points straight...
All that business about using non-US papers to slip propaganda into US media through picking up of wire stories comes to mind.
the truth is pretty bad too
Correct.
The truth isn't what the people salivating for shocknaweinIran are interested in, though.
Much like an invasion of an oil state's southern neighbour doesn't seem as shocking as at first glance if you note that regime's attempts to invade its eastern neighbour barely a decade earlier, something unequivocally "evil" had to be cooked up to anger the populace, to encourage them to fall into line with the wishes of their rulers.
It's worth noting that there is a hardline religious fundamentalist element in the US that would probably also attempt to restrict what women wear given the opportunity, and they're at least allied with the people currently in power on this side of the Atlantic. It's the Iranian population's misfortune to actually be ruled by such punishment freaks. Belligerent remarks and badly-conceived agitprop easily refuted by anyone actually living in that country are probably not helping principled opponents of the religious regime in Iran who also oppose an invasion and occupation.
What a fuckup unfolding before us. We failed to stop the last war despite practically calling every last goddamned thing that happened in the aftermath. We'd sure as hell better stop this one, by any means necessary, lest our children be unable to forgive us for the future we allowed to happen.
Even if the story was true, would the solution be to bomb the hell out of Iran or to offer refuge to the 20,000 Jews that still live there?
The Christians in Iraq certainly aren't better off now than they were under Saddam.
It's cute how you guys are oh-so vigilant about protecting Iran's reputation, yet you propagate and pretend to believe so many vicious lies against your own country.
Shorter hat: "Drink the Kool-aid and shut up..."
So, hat: maintaining reputation is more important to you than getting to the truth? That explains quite a bit.
Speaking of lousy reputations, guess which neocon tabloid ran with this story in 400-point type this weekend...
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