The Other McCain

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

British Sending Military Advisers to Libya; Russia Says Aid Violates U.N. Mandate

It may be too early to call it a hopeless quagmire yet, but the situation is definitely getting squirrelly now: Britain said Tuesday it is expanding its presence in Libya with military advisers and the European Union said it is prepared to send troops for humanitarian assistance if requested by the United Nations. . . […]

‘Happy New Year’ Spam Text Message Accidentally Blows Up Moscow Terrorist

Innocent lives saved by spam: The unnamed woman, who is thought to be part of the same group that struck Moscow’s Domodedovo airport on Monday, intended to detonate a suicide belt on a busy square near Red Square on New Year’s Eve in an attack that could have killed hundreds. Security sources believe a spam […]

Suicide Bomb at Moscow Airport

Reuters: At least 31 people were killed and more than 100 injured on Monday in a suicide bombing at Russia’s biggest airport, Russian news agencies reported. Ace of Spades: Security is oriented towards keeping bombs off planes, but almost none at all is directed at keeping bombs out of the airports themselves, where all those […]

START II: Another GOP Cave-In?

The Lonely Conservative: Yesterday the Senate moved one step closer to approving the New START treaty President Obama has been pushing for. It is expected that full approval will pass the Senate today and the deal with the Russians will be ratified shortly. . . . Why don’t I feel any safer? . . . […]

Thank God: U.S. Dept. of Labor Will Only Purchase American-Made Pornography

Unlike the Bush administration, which allowed greedy offshore porn producers to compete for Labor Department contracts: Contractors must now prove that any Russian pornography used in fulfilling U.S. government orders was made without children. That’s the bizarre message that U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration sent out this week when its Labor Department placed Russian pornography on […]

Subversive Newspaper Columnist

No, not Paul Krugman or Dave Weigel. I’m talking about Vicky Pelaez, a columnist for the Spanish-language El Diario for more than 20 years, who was among the suspected Russian agents rounded up by the FBI yesterday. Patrick Ishmael at Hot Air Green Room: Dig around the Internet and you’ll find a few choice nuggets written by […]

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