Two top aides to Saddam Hussein were hanged before dawn today, and the head of one of them — the former Iraqi dictator’s half brother Barzan Ibrahim — was severed from his body during the execution, a government official said.
Ooops! That works too, and it couldn’t have made any difference to Barzan under the circumstances.
Two weeks and two days after Saddam was executed in an unruly scene that has drawn worldwide criticism, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh stressed that all laws and rules were respected during today’s hanging of Ibrahim, the former intelligence chief, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, head of Iraq’s Revolutionary Court.
What’s the environmental impact? More oxygen available for those who deserve it.
Far-right European leaders expect today to declare their official status as a publicly funded parliamentary group dedicated to the defense of “Christian values, the family and European civilization.” The group, calling itself “Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty,” includes Jean-Marie Le Pen, the French National Front leader, and will seek recognition at the opening session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
This is some evidence that all Euros are not willing to passively allow themselves to slip into a Brave New World of political correctness and Dhimmitude. This can be a good thing, overall, but there is always the caveat…will the old Euro tendancy to anti-Jewish attitudes become the fly that contaminates the ointment? Time will tell.
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro is in “very grave” condition after three failed operations and complications from an intestinal infection, a Spanish newspaper said Tuesday.
The Chief has full confidence that a warm reception for the Cuban despot is prepared and waiting when he completes his final undertaking. No sympathy from the Chief!
Donk Cong Dennis Kucinich has proclaimed his intention to re-address the so-called “Fairness Doctrine”, with the end in mind to render illegal talk radio as we know it.
Apparently this Ohio Donk urgently needs remedial language instruction so he is able to comprehend plain English, like this: “CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW…ABRIDGING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, OR OF THE PRESS…” – Constitution of the United States, Amendment I
The Chief attended a meeting in D.C. a number of yuears ago. Donk Kucinich was a speaker at the meeting, and I have never heard anyone speak who was a better example of a histrionic demagogue. A scary dude for sure.
This shouldn’t get very far, at least at this time, but in the future? What to do? Keep your powder dry!
The Chief hasn’t “cheated” and watched the downloads of 24 that are out on the web – but judging from the first two hours – this looks to be a primo season! 22 hours to go.
Well, things have been happening here…but obviously not much blogging. What to say? Too much stuff to bore you with, but the highlight is the start of the 2007 building period (6 weeks) for the F.I.R.S.T. robotics team that I coach at our school.
This is an indescribable experience, the flavor of which can be pointed to by considering the slogan from another team’s T-shirts at one of the competition events: “DON’T EAT. DON’T SLEEP. BUILD THE ROBOT!”
So, while blogging will be continuing, there may be sporadic pauses until the machine is in the crate and on the truck February 20th.
SO…who should be surprised…Speaker Pelosi is already waffling away from procedural changes and legislation that were part of the integral structure of the promised new order that would be implemented if in fact the Donks gained control of the House.
House Democratic leaders had hardly finished celebrating their election victory when they began backing away from parts of their 2006 campaign agenda to move the country in a new direction. Two major proposals in their election year agenda were shredded last month by Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi – a signal that her party may not be able to deliver on all their promises to voters.
Now that they’re there…the prospect of doing ANYTHING that might cede any part of their accustomed privileges and powers is suddenly anathema…and anyway, whoever is STUPID enough to actually take election promises seriously? Suckers!
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