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Saturday, July 26, 2003

Rich Lowry opines on the Saudi connection to terrorism and our government's reluctance to take a hard line about it. He writes:

Saddam Hussein never got it. He didn't realize that personal schmoozing in Washington and spreading lots of money around to former and soon-to-be U.S. government officials were the keys to realizing his geopolitical ambitions...

Riyadh created a worldwide Islamic extremist network that provides the sea in which al-Qaida swims. Islamic expert Alex Alexiev has reported that the Saudi push for its extremist brand of Islam represents "the largest worldwide propaganda campaign ever mounted." Saudi "charities," nominally private but really controlled by the government, have pumped funds to terror groups. Saudi-funded Islamic schools promoted the radicalization of Islam in Pakistan and provided the recruits for the Taliban terror regime in Afghanistan.

According to a report in Newsweek, the 9-11 report documents how a Saudi who might have been a government agent had ties to two of the suicide hijackers living in San Diego prior to the attacks. But Saudi flack Prince Bandar has extensive personal relationships with top Washington policy-makers -- he used to play racquetball with Colin Powell -- and knows the way to official Washington's heart: cash.

As I mentioned a few weeks back, the Saudis are getting tougher on Wahabbi clerics due to the political pressure put on them by Washington. However, it would be nice to hear the Bush administration call a spade a spade and let the American public know what's going on, something like: We are fighting a war on terrorism. The Suadi government has a hand in promoting terrorism. Because they are our friends, we will try to come to a political solution. However, this is a major concern to our national security, and if negotiations are not fruitful, we will be forced reevaluate our relationship with them. Maybe after the election, when the President can afford to ignore partisan criticism for acting "unilaterally" and alienating our "regional allies."

posted by Nate on 4:08 PM link

Friday, July 25, 2003

It's Friday, so relax and enjoy some genetically modified fish.

Relaxing, aren't they?

Scientists combined jellyfish DNA with zebra fish to create them. I think there is a huge, untapped market here-- No, not pet lovers, but candy-flipping raver types. They keep the glowstick industry in business already, see? And remember those cool platform shoes from the 70's that had the goldfish in the heel? The fluorescent green zebra fish shoes would be the cat's pyjamas, Daddy-O-- the swankiest thing created by an American since Wayne Newton stopped having kids.

Nothing to do on a Friday night? Put on some Detroit House music, drop some ecstacy, and look at the fish. I just love those fish, man. I want to give them a great big hug.

posted by Nate on 9:03 PM link

Wednesday, July 23, 2003

The Washington Post has an article on our intelligence gathering in Iraq. We have shifted strategy, and now have quite a bit of info on former Baath party leaders and the still-active parts of the Iraqi military.

After weeks of difficult searching for the top targets on the U.S. government's list of most-wanted Iraqi fugitives, U.S. military commanders two weeks ago switched the emphasis of their operations, focusing on capturing and gathering intelligence from low-level members of former president Saddam Hussein's Baath Party who had been attacking American forces, according to military officials.

That shift produced a flood of new information about the location of the Iraqi fugitives, which came just before today's attack in which Hussein's two sons were killed by U.S. forces in the northern city of Mosul, the officials said.

Good deal; it sounds like we're making progress against the "Sunni Triangle" resisitance. Once the smack is laid down upon them, the movement toward a stable democratic republican Iraqi constitution is fast-tracked. Hang on a few more months, fellas-- Democracy, Whiskey, and Sexy are on their way!

posted by Nate on 7:44 PM link

Tuesday, July 22, 2003

The Top Eleven Minons of Skeletor. Matt rules.

Personally, I'm a Clawful kind of guy. For those of you who haven't checked out my Articles section yet, I have some He-Man releated stuff sprinkled in there; just grep for toy-related stuff and it's all good, Funkytown. Or something like that. Or not. Also enjoy my multimedia triumph Skeletor Folk Song. If Flying Underpants Assassins ever hit the big time, this will be why.

posted by Nate on 9:43 PM link

North Korea is extracting plutionium for to set up us the nuclear bomb. We can tell because of elevated levels of krypton-85 gas, a byproduct of making uranium into weapons-grade plutonium.

So not only will North Korea have nuclear weapons, but they'll also have Kryptonite. Not even Superman will be able to stop Lex Luthor's / Kim Jong Il's nefarious designs. Unless, of course, North Korea has Communist Superman on their side, and are trying to build up his Krytonite tolerance or something. Either way, that's bad-- and not in the 1980's way where bad meant good.

We should assemble a team of crack flying underpants assassins to take out the Dear Leader before it's too late. (And yes, though I repeat this joke far too often, Flying Underpants Assassins would be a great name for a rock band.)

posted by Nate on 9:18 PM link

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