Tag: "Iraq"
Christmas, and the Christ Child, Around the World
The Anchoress sent me this story a week ago, but I wanted to save it for today. It’s the story of 10 year old Namrata Nayak, a Christian who was attacked and disfigured by Hindus because of her faith. This is her witness: “Christmas is a time to thank the baby Jesus who saved me [...]
Billy Joel Needs to Stop Writing Songs
Let me stipulate that I consider Billy Joel an excellent musician, one of the best pure musicians ever to appear in rock and roll. On the other hand, he is only an average lyricist and his skills have gotten measurably worse since he took less insterest in writing songs and more interest in noodling around [...]
Are We Getting Another “Innocent Victim of Imperialist Aggressors” Line Run on Us Again?
I’m starting to smell a nasty little propaganda story building up around Muntadar al-Zaidi, the anti-Bush journalist for an Egyptian-based television station who chunked a couple shoes at the President. Al-Zaidi also had a curious run-in with “insurgents” a couple of years ago where he was kidnapped and released without ransom or incident. He’s not [...]
A Shoe is an Emblem but a Murder by an Islamist is an Isolated Event
The left side of the blogosphere is dancing around this AP article about the Iraqi shoe-throwing journalist and how he is being hailed as a hero and is emblematic of Bush-hatred in the Middle East. Which leads me to a question. When an Islamist kills a few people and screams “Allah Ackbar” when he does [...]
Iraqi Reporters Make Rookie Mistake, Treat President Bush with Respect
Helen Thomas and the entire reporting staff of MS-NBC were all accounted for at the time, so I’m pretty sure the identification of this man is correct. An Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes and an insult at George W. Bush, without hitting him, as the US president was shaking hands with the Iraqi premier at [...]
“I want a truck and my Daddy”
A little girl in North Carolina wanted just two things from Santa: a toy truck and her Daddy. Her Daddy is a Sergeant serving us in Iraq. She even learned a special song for Santa, to help convince him to grant her Christmas wish. And when she saw Santa, the jolly fat man delivered. What? [...]
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