No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

A sobering view of Iraq from inside Iraq.
“I went to an emergency meeting for foreign correspondents with the military and embassy to discuss the kidnappings. We were somberly told our fate would largely depend on where we were in the kidnapping chain once it was determined we were missing. Here is how it goes: criminal [...]

This one’s playing in the car’s CD player a lot these days (Jamie likes 3 or 4 of the tracks - a nice break from ‘toon music). The Beautiful South’s latest, Gaze has plenty of irony and cutting lyrics. One of my faves is Let Go With the Flow:
The superfly guy that you’re courting now
Used [...]

I’d read this before, but now the press is starting to catch on to this strange story, at least in the UK.
George Bush’s grandfather, the late US senator Prescott Bush, was a director and shareholder of companies that profited from their involvement with the financial backers of Nazi Germany.
The Guardian has obtained confirmation from [...]

Working for the Texas Highway Department…

Worthwhile quotes Sir Paul McCartney on education versus inspiration.
You would think that if you studied for millions and millions of years at music, you would therefore be the finest musician in the world. But I don’t actually believe that. My most known song is called Yesterday , and I woke up having dreamed that song. [...]

Holy cow, this is funny. Vulgar, but funny. Ever had someone dodging your phone calls? This guy’s at the end of his rope.
I dare you to listen and not see a character from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
in your mind’s eye.
NOTE: HEAVY PROFANITY.

Dave’s wrong when he says that Iraq isn’t the front lines of the war on terror. It’s where most of the action is in that war now, thanks to George W. Bush. As someone who voted for him, I’m increasingly appalled by the lies, layers of which seem to keep coming at an increasing rate.
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