As the whole world knows by now, France has been buffeted by nightly riots American coverage began with one of the most stupid editorials I have ever seen. Mark Steyn suggested that what was happening in the Parisian suburbs was akin to war and After four somnolent years, it turns out finally that there really is an explosive ”Arab street,” but it’s in Clichy-sous-Bois…For half a decade, French Arabs have been carrying on a low-level intifada against synagogues, kosher butchers, Jewish schools, etc….Unlike America’s Europhiles, France’s Arab street correctly identified Chirac’s opposition to the Iraq war for what it was: a sign of weakness.
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The Carpetbagger Report » Blog Archive » Move over James Buchanan: Time to declare Bush worst…president…ever?: Sorry guys, you are giving Bush too much credit here as the president…. Having bent the rules of civilised discourse and political behaviour so far, there really isn’t a safety net underneath them anymore.They have made enough enemies (Paul O’Neill, Colin Powell, Joe Wilson, Lawrence Wilkerson, John McCain – to name just a few) on their own team that they are in real danger right now.
1 CommentIt looks like the world is finally starting to sort itself out across the ocean. Mid-term elections are scaring the hell out of the Republican members of Congress and some of the Senate.
Leave a CommentTo anyone who has lived in the world and followed world history, the whole event has a false aura to it…. There are any number of paranoid and weird websites which talk about no plane flying into the Pentagon, kidnapped citizens, etc…
3 CommentsPresident Bush’s Walkabout – New York Times: The place to begin is with Dick Cheney, the dark force behind many of the administration’s most disastrous policies, like the Iraq invasion and the stubborn resistance to energy conservation…. This is truly a remarkable set of priorities: his former chief aide was indicted, Mr. Cheney’s back is against the wall, and he’s declared war on the Geneva Conventions.
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You fit in with:Spiritualism Your ideals are mostly spiritual, but in an individualistic way. While spirituality is very important in your life, organized religion itself may not be for you.
Leave a CommentWandered out to do some grocery shopping. While comparing prices in the supermarket, I was thinking about code.
Leave a CommentGoogle has just gone through a very elaborate update which has seen some of my clients sites drop dramatically and others rise to the top of some very difficult categories. For the past several months, they have offered webmasters and siteowners a sitemap system where you tell them what web pages to scan yourself.
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