a thought on al-sadr
Filed in Politics, Religion 26 August 2004, 8:08Now, I’m by no means an expert on the sociopolitical situation in Iraq, but this is what occurred to me whilst watching the news this morning. Ayatollah al-Sistani has swooped in on the al-Sadr debacle, and it looks like he has a better than even chance of ending the standoff and bringing al-Sadr “into […]
thus saieth the lord
Filed in Random, Politics, Religion 13 August 2004, 15:08I don’t know if it’s just coincidence, or she’s gaining greater prominence, but the militant fundamentalist rantings (liberals and Islamists are taking over our schools! homosexuals are raping justice!) of Jen Shroder seem to be showing up more and more on blogs I read. I must say, it’s fun to see talented mockers like […]
watching keyes lose another election
Filed in Random, Politics 11 August 2004, 7:08Saw Bill Hemmer on CNN throwing softballs to Alan Keyes this morning. What follows is a paraphrase. Hemmer: Aren’t you a raging hypocrite? Keyes: Of course not! Hillary Clinton planned ahead, learned about the issues that affected her future constituency, and by all accounts has been a very effective […]
