Everyone is talking about "How a ’Good War’ in Afghanistan Went Bad" in yesterday's NYT - but what stands out for me is that in a 7-page article on Afghanistan, there's not one mention of heroin, opium, or even poppies. As a companion piece to the NYT article about losing the 'good war,' I strongly suggest that you read this recent article by former UK Ambassador to Uzebekistan, Craig Murray from late last month. Murray explains that Afghanistan is run by drug lords. Former FBI translator...

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She is said to be recovering well.

Via Eric.

Okay folks, this one’s simple: Among Shia in Iraq, the U.S. backs the same folks as the Iranians do: The Da’wa Party and the Supreme Islamic Council. The Shi’ites who are fighting our guys are nationalists, down with the Sunni Arab nationalists (to some degree) and opposed to Iran. Well Michael R. Gordon of the New York Times keeps pushing — while providing no evidence — the Vice-President’s propaganda line that the new, improved EFP bombs must be coming from Iran. For those who listen to...

If you happen to live in Iowa, please do me and my liberty a favor and turn out for Ron Paul M.D. at the straw poll tomorrow in Ames. I'd really appreciate it. Best, Scott Update: Way to go Ron Paulians! 1st Mitt Romney: 4516 votes 2nd Mike Huckabee: 2587 votes 3rd Sam Brownback: 2192 votes 4th Tom Tancredo: 1961 votes 5th Ron Paul: 1305 votes 6th Tommy Thompson: 1039 votes 7th Fred Thompson: 203 votes 8th Rudy Giuliani: 183 votes 9th Duncan Hunter: 174 votes 10th John McCain: 101 votes 11th...

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Phil Giraldi in the Huffington Post.

This is a special kind of Hell. Billy Corgan, leader of the Smashing Pumpkins, writing on his blog a couple of years ago about what his life was like in 1997, after the Mellon Collie tour ended and he got back home: I really have become a ’rat in the cage’’¦fans sit outside my house and wait for me at all hours of the day’¦sometimes people sneak up on me from behind bushes’¦I have 3 stalkers, one who rights letters about how he dreams at night of me raping him (we have to call the...

For months we have been trying to get Henry Waxman to hold hearings into the case of former FBI translator Sibel Edmonds but we have been met with a stony silence. Until now! The Hollywood Liberal snagged an interview with Henry Waxman and asked about Sibel's case. The full interview is 25 mins long. I've posted the relevant 3-minute audio snippet here. Transcript: Hollywood Liberal: From what I understand Ms. Edmonds was a translator and an FBI whistleblower and uncovered a case that involved...

An article appeared today on IBM's website concerning the new elements available in HTML5 - currently under development. To put it mildly, I find this exciting. These elements allow for simplification of page layout - while the advancements in CSS3, which has been under development for years, allow for more complex and dynamic page design. Within a couple of years, with any luck, CSS3 and HTML5 will be in wide use. I intend for this site to be one of the first to be redesigned to take...

#10 actually, but that seems pretty good to me. Congratulations to Eric, Justin, Matt, Jeremy, Jason, Margaret, Michael and me. And Ron, Alan, Gordon, David, Phil, Doug, Sascha, Nebojsa, Praful, Ivan, Gareth, etc., etc. Thanks to Eric Garris for the link.

Look what I just came across this morning. Can you believe this shit?  Looks like the goons actually demanded to see IDs on private property and without a warrant and without being invited in...