Category Archives: The War on Terra

17 seconds to moral clarity with Christopher Hitchens

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Sabina Becker

If you haven’t seen this video yet, you simply must. In the space of five minutes, you get to see how Christopher Hitchens saw the light on waterboarding in an undisclosed location somewhere in North Carolina. Not only does he … Continue reading →

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I wonder if he uses it for Cuban cigars

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Ha ha, Boris Johnson cracks me up. First that undead haystack cancels the London public transit system’s cheap-fuel deal with Venezuela, out of some idiotic desire to punish the poor with fare hikes. Now, get a load of what he … Continue reading →

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CTV reports a death in Afghanistan…

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…with a rare dose of honesty: A B.C. father says the loss of his soldier son to a freak accident in Afghanistan will haunt him forever.“Of course I grieve,” David Snyder told CTV News from his home in Penticton on … Continue reading →

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Bugliosi makes the case against Dubya

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Sabina Becker

The California prosecutor (and author of Helter Skelter) who brought the Manson Family to justice has a new book out:…in which he makes the case for prosecuting Dubya as a war criminal. I think it has merit.

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You can’t tell the truth–there’s a war on!

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Sabina Becker

See, this is why I call CNN the Chicken Noodle Network: Anderson Cooper is shocked, SHOCKED to learn that his fellow CNNer, Jessica Yellin, who worked for a time at ABC, was pressured by network execs during her ABC days … Continue reading →

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This is what I call a hearing

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Generals Petraeus and Odierno were confirmed, but so was something else:…the spirit of brave women speaking out for peace. They got THEIR hearing, too.

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The aptly named Ambassador CROCK-er

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…has issued some rosy forecasts for total pie in the Iraqi sky. Behold: The U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Saturday that al-Qaida’s network in the country has never been closer to defeat, and he praised Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for … Continue reading →

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Violating Godwin’s law, with chutzpah

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Ohmygawds, don’t you just love what Dubya said about Barack Obama in the Israeli Knesset today? “Some seem to believe that we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals,” said Mr Bush in his speech.“We have heard this foolish delusion … Continue reading →

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Real terrorism in a nutshell

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Sabina Becker

But of course, the US has the adults in charge of the government, so none of this would EVER happen. Right? RIGHT???

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KBR = Kid Buggering Rapists

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From the color-me-SO-not-surprised files, a little something on the kind of people who are eligible not only for hiring, but RE-hiring by Kellogg, Brown & Root… In 2006, while working in Iraq for the U.S. military contractor now known as … Continue reading →

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