Daily Archives: March 14th, 2006 «

 

Photo of the week

Posted by: ST on March 14, 2006 at 9:27 pm » 15 Comments

It was meant to be a speech on how “dangerously incompetent” the Bush administration allegedly is, but this screencap (featuring Senator Debbie Stabenow D-MI) standing on its own tells quite a different story Hat tip: Michelle Malkin

 

ST reader blogs – what are ya’ll up to?

Posted by: ST on March 14, 2006 at 1:55 pm » 18 Comments

Here’s a quick rundown of some posts from your fellow ST readers at their blogs which you may find of interest: Kevin/blogagog has embraced vegetarianism. Find out why and how. Ryan has some musical recommendations (btw, time to update your site with some more of those “Brown Liquor Thoughts, friend! ) New blog recommendation: ST [...]

 

As if a study was needed to confirm this

Posted by: ST on March 14, 2006 at 1:16 pm » 20 Comments

Heh: LONDON (AFP) – British male drivers waste nearly six million hours a year lost on the road because they are reluctant to ask for directions. Men who are lost wait an average of 20 minutes before giving up and asking for directions, while women only wait 10 minutes before seeking help, according to a [...]

 

Today’s must read: Myths of Iraq

Posted by: ST on March 14, 2006 at 12:50 pm » 14 Comments

Retired U.S. Army officer Ralph Peters has a must read article up today at Real Clear Politics which addresses the various claims made by, ahem, the usual suspects regarding the state of Iraq. Here’s a preview: During a recent visit to Baghdad, I saw an enormous failure. On the part of our media. The reality [...]

 

Hooded Iraqi detainee – did the NYT get duped?

Posted by: ST on March 14, 2006 at 12:37 pm » 23 Comments

This past weekend, the NYT ran an interview with a man who claimed to be the hooded person standing atop the box in the series of Abu Ghraib photos that first caught the nation’s attention last year. The AP is reporting today that there are questions coming out as to whether or not this man [...]

 

Former WaPo exec. editor Ben Bradlee: Woodward’s source may be Armitage

Posted by: ST on March 14, 2006 at 9:36 am » 19 Comments

The speculation over the ‘leaker’ of Valerie Plame’s name continues, this time with former Washington Post executive editor Bill Bradlee saying it’s a “fair assumption” that former deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage was Bob Woodward’s source on Valerie Plame: Vanity Fair is reporting that former Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee says it is [...]