Bias Rampant in Berkeley

The article is here. First, you will notice that about three-quarters of the quotes in support of the numerically-inferior Code Pink. My primary objection is not to the predictable bias of the reporter, however. Pay particular attention to this: “Pete Salvatore, age unavailable, of Rocklin near Sacramento, was arrested shortly after 1 p.m. on suspicion …

From Neo-Neocon’s Blog

My apologies for the length of the post; I am combining several short replies to items that came in while I was away. This is what I’m getting at – this is either meant seriously, which indicates a really messed-up view of people who disagree with you politically, or its a really bad joke that…well, …

SF Gate

The city council of Berkeley recently passed a resolution naming the United States Marine Corps “unwanted invaders” (which, I believe, constitutes an act of secession), and granting a weekly parking spot and exemption from noise permits for anti-military protesters. Yesterday, three persons (alleged in the article to be “Code Pink,” but not wearing normal Code …

Study: False statements preceded war

…And are still being made. The “two non-profit organizations” named as participating in this study are actually composed of essentially the same people, and the “false statements” made are regarding things such as Iraq’s possession of weapons of mass destruction… which was the position of all major intelligence agencies at the time.A quote from the …

Randi Rhodes

I’ve been doing a little research on Randi Rhodes, the Air America talk show host who recently fell down while walking her dog and couldn’t be bothered to correct the rumors that ran rampant for three days that her injuries came about as a result of vicious “right wingers” mugging her. On her website is …

Changing Insurgent Hearts

USMC Major General Doug Stone, who is in charge of detainees in Iraq, is trying something new. Through a combination of education, religious classes, vocational training and even sports, the General is gradually reforming the moderate Muslim population of Iraq.Not only has the rate of re-capture (the percent of detainees released that make it back …

Petraeus and Congress

I’ve been watching General Petraeus report to Congress on Fox News. The anti-victory congressmen seem to keep harping on the lack of political progress as compared to military progress. My question is, why don’t the politicians leave the military planning to the generals, and take care of the political arena themselves? Perhaps some visits to …