The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Rep. Allen West: End Aid to Pakistan

Congress should cut off foreign aid to Pakistan “unless we get a clear explanation” of whether the Pakistani government “was harboring Osama bin Laden,” Rep. Allen West (R-Florida) said in a letter sent Tuesday to the chairwoman of the House subcommittee that oversees foreign aid programs. Click here to see a PDF of Rep. West’s […]

‘Renounce and Abjure’

“I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all […]

White House Can’t Get Its Story Straight on How Osama Bin Laden Was Killed

This is the kind of stuff that gives rise to conspiracy theories: The White House backed away Monday evening from key details in its narrative about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, including claims by senior U.S. officials that the Al Qaeda leader had a weapon and may have fired it during a gun […]

‘USA! USA! USA!’ (I’m Just Saying That Because It Bothers Liberals So Much)

It is unfortunately predictable that the success of the U.S. effort that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan would result in finger-pointing, one-upsmanship and needless politicization. For example, Nate Silver at the New York Times: To state the obvious, this is good news for Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. I can’t imagine a single, atomized piece […]

How Smitty Killed Osama bin Laden

By now, you’ve seen the headlines at Memeorandum: Osama bin Laden Killed by U.S. Strike Bin Laden Is Dead, Obama Says  Sources: Al-Qaida head bin Laden dead  BREAKING: BIN LADEN DEAD Osama Bin Ladin Loses Popularity and 30cc of Brain and Skull But Mostly 30cc of Brain and Skull Everyone was suspicious last year when […]

Obligatory Osama Post

by Smitty Expressed in image form, I’m weighing in somewhere around here: One suspects that this is The Real Deal. The political cost of Type II error, which would come in the form of a valid “Neener, neener, neener” tape from bin Laden, would be in the catastrophic range. This is good news, obviously. Let […]

BREAKING: Libya Spokesman Says NATO Strike Killed 3 of Qaddafi’s Grandsons UPDATE: Attack Also Reportedly Kills Qaddafi’s Youngest Son, Saif al-Arab, 29

An urgent dispatch from Reuters but no details yet. UPDATE: Al-Jazeera confirms and adds detail: Saif al-Arab, the youngest son of the Libyan leader, has been killed in a NATO air strike, a Libyan government spokesman said. The spokesman said Muammar Gaddafi was unharmed but three of his grandsons were also killed in the attack […]

How About Those Hats, Huh?

Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice — the daughters of Prince Andrew and Fergie — upstaged their cousin William at the royal wedding when they appeared in truly spectacular hats. Eugenie’s hat looked like a spotted owl feasting on plums, or perhaps a squirrel stuck in a rose bush, while Bea’s hat inspired comparisons to the Flying Spaghetti […]

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