For those of you who are visual learners, this site has some graphics showing where the dangerous parts of Iraq are. Contentions made by President Bush, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and Iraqi PM Ayad Allawi that elections could be held in most of the Iraqi provinces tomorrow are backed up by the graphic. Don't expect the […]
I just picked up Stephen Coonts' latest novel, "Saucer: The Conquest." It's a sequel, so read the first (simply entitled "Saucer") before starting this one. I'm not completely finished with the book yet, but a couple of items struck me as a blogger. First, the bad guy is French. Second, the bad guy's last name […]
I must confess that I'd abandoned watching "This Week" shortly after they changed the format and got rid of the roundtable segment. The only realy reason I tuned in most Sundays was to hear what George Will had to say. I don't know if the roundtable segment is back as a permanent feature, but they […]
Democrat Sen. Joe Biden -- a John Kerry supporter -- went on "Fox News Sunday" this morning and made an admirable attempt to defend one of Kerry's more outrageous flip-flops. Host Chris Wallace played two videos of dueling John Kerrys: (Caption: Monday) Sen. John Kerry: The satisfaction that we take in his [Saddam Hussein] downfall […]
During WWII the German Army's blitzkrieg dominated Europe. The German warrior culture was so feared that for decades the world kept the country divided into East and West. Today, one retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. can send the Germans into full retreat by suggesting that Germany only likes the U.S. troops for the money they […]
A colleague of mine, Union-Tribune photographer Earnie Grafton wrote an essay for today's paper remembering Marine PFC Nachez Washalanta II. Grafton was embedded with the Marines as they invaded Iraq last year, and Washalanta was the driver of the light armored vehicle in which Grafton rode. Washalanta died last month when the Humvee he was […]
The New York Times' resident conservative, David Brooks, points out one of President Bush's "flip-flops." Bowing to calls from the Democrat Party and American "allies" around the world, in at least one instance the President has eschewed his unilateral foreign policy -- to the delight of liberal elites. Confronted with the murder of 50,000 in […]
The New York Times reports that the "60 Minutes" segment that was bumped two weeks ago to make way for the infamous forged documents piece is being held until after the election. The Times cites a Newsweek report that claims CBS producers now feel they cannot criticize President Bush prior to the election because of […]
Have I ever mentioned that I was standing on the moon in my spacesuit as I watched Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon back in 1969? Some of you will say that I wasn't yet born, but that's such a trifle. OK, I confess. I wasn't on the moon that day. Heck, I wasn't […]
I just finished David Hackett Fischer's history of the winter campaign of 1776-77. Washington's famous crossing of the Delaware was but the start of this period that Hackett argues was key to the success of the Revolutionary War. I'm usually hesitant to "ruin" the ending of the book, but Fischer has something to say about […]