Monday Open

Blogging will be light for a couple of days while I am out of town on business. — Nuke

A California Lawyer’s Perspective on Iraq War

The following essay is by a VietNam Vet, now writer and lawyer in Northern California. It is kind of long, but well worth the time. h/t smoothsailing (Free Republic)
A California Lawyer’s Perspective on Iraq War:
Sixty-three years ago, Nazi Germany had overrun almost all of Europe and hammered England to the verge of bankruptcy and [...]

Lebanon Maps Tell The Story

click on each image to enlarge

Known Terror Cells In The US

link h/t Carolyn (lgf)

Iran, Venezuela Strike Alliance

Calling President Ahmadinejad “my brother”, Chavez stated that several oil contracts would be signed between Iranian and Venezuelan companies during his visit. Ahmadinejad on the other hand hailed his Venezuelan counterpart’s decisive stance” against Washington, noting that having him in Iran was “like a meeting between two brothers and comrades.” On Sunday, Iranian President will [...]

Christmas In July — Sunday Open

Santas from around the world gather in Copenhagen, Denmark Wednesday July 26, 2006. Six months ahead of Christmas, more than 150 Santas gathered in Denmark for the annual World Santa Claus Congress. (AP Photo/John McConnico)

Bush Is A Saint

Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush appears at a news conference at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006. Bush agreed to a six-year deal with the New Orleans Saints on Saturday night, July 29, 2006, and the Heisman Trophy winner will report to training camp Sunday, The Associated Press has [...]

Suburban Warfare

From the Herald Sun,
“The images, obtained exclusively by the Sunday Herald Sun, show Hezbollah using high-density residential areas as launch pads for rockets and heavy-calibre weapons.
Dressed in civilian clothing so they can quickly disappear, the militants carrying automatic assault rifles and ride in on trucks mounted with cannon.
The photographs, from the Christian area of [...]

Are These The End Times?

Newsweek has a fascinating interview with the author of the best-selling Left Behind series, Tim LaHaye …

NEWSWEEK: How do you interpret what’s happening in the Middle East? Are you seeing signs that these are the end of days?
Tim LaHaye: Biblically speaking, the very nations that are mentioned in prophecy—and have been mentioned for 2,500 years [...]

Crab Fest 2006 - Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

Better Living Through Chemistry

World events in the past few weeks have been difficult to watch, even from the comfortable confines of my own private little corner of paradise.
So for a change of pace, here’s a recap of some great news from the corporate axis of eeeevil for you to ponder.
Dramatic results in treating Multiple [...]

NORAD Mountain: Going To Standby

A bus exits the NORAD Cheyenne Mountain Complex, on Cheyenne Mountain. The North American Aerospace Defense Command says it is virtually closing the secretive defense complex .

The Cheyenne Mountain complex was begun in 1961 and completed in 1966. It consists of 15 buildings (some resting on springs to minimize blast effects) in a 4 [...]

How do you say “Hutzpah” in Farsi?

from Instapundit :
THIS WOULD SEEM TO ARGUE AGAINST THE THEORY THAT HEZBOLLAH IS WINNING: “Hezbollah leader said to be hiding in Iranian Embassy.”
The Iranians are no doubt confident that no one would be so depraved as to disregard the sanctity of an embassy . . . .
And, if anyone needs reminding, the photo is of [...]

Botox Burqa Babes

“Malaysia’s highest Islamic authority has banned Muslims from using Botox injections for cosmetic purposes.
The National Fatwa Council ruled on Thursday that the injections were not to be allowed because they contained some substances that were banned.The council technically has no legal power, but Muslims who go against their rulings are said to be committing sins.
It [...]

Time To Crank Up Ol’ Sparky

It’s a Small World After All

“Like other rural residents of southern Mississippi, Jamie Lucenberg, 35, faced a huge cleanup job last fall in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. He needed a tractor fast to clear debris and trees from his 17-acre family farm, just 16 miles north of devastated Biloxi. “We literally had to cut our way up and down [...]

Katrinopoly

Here’s a great gift idea for your Trial Attorney, or for lawsuit fans everywhere.
And just in time for Christmas!
Different state editions of the ‘Hurricane Blame Game’ for each of the hurricane-prone states are offered, such as the Florida Edition(shown above). The players represent trial lawyers who compete to see whose law firm can collect the [...]

Atlas Live-blogs Bolton Hearings

Live-blogging the Bolton hearings.
here’s the link
Nuke
send your questions to dearnuke@myway.com
p.s.
some people think this may be a cynical attempt to drive up my traffic count by putting the picture of Atlas at the top.
(I’ll let you know when I check the sitemeter at the end of the day. Heh™)

A View of D Street

Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi
August 29, 2005

Operation Spotlight: “We Made A Difference Out There”

Marines from 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, rescued three hostages and uncovered a large weapons cache, including a fully-assembled vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, during Operation Spotlight.

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Although the spotlight of the media has been on the turmoil in Bagdhad and the fighting in Lebanon, the US Marines are making progress in Iraq. This report from Marine [...]

Americans: “Mindlessly Patriotic”

In a meeting that will go down in internet history, the United States government last night conceded that it can no longer expect to maintain its position as the ultimate authority over the internet.
Having been the internet’s instigator and, since 1998, its voluntary taskmaster, the US government finally agreed to transition its control over not-for-profit [...]

The Real Thing

Mississippi Gulf Coast
September 2005

War of the Ages

Interesting comments at Jihad Watch.

Joe Farah looks at the historical record and concludes that, from a chronological standpoint and with an eye toward the Islamic jihad imperative, this is actually World War I. From WND, with thanks to Clearsight:
I think we’ve mis-numbered the global wars so far.
I see this conflict – one that has defined [...]

The Bells of Christendom

To this day the bells of parish churches in Catholic countries toll at noon, and mark the hours of the day. But few know the origin….
A moving account of the story behind the struggle for independence and freedom from the muslim Turks in The Budapest Sun.

THE tolling of church bells at noon is a charming, [...]

Sensitivity

Leaders of American Muslim and Arab groups are urging the FBI to be sensitive when scrutinizing activities by the Islamic militant group Hezbollah on U.S. soil.
In a letter sent Wednesday, 25 groups, including the Islamic Society of North America and the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, urged FBI Director Robert Mueller instruct field offices and agents [...]