Persistent reports from Waziristan indicate that American forces may have new rules of engagement in Afghanistan.
Good. I think. We’ll have to see how all this washes out.
Interesting news from Radio Australia:
Pakistani officials say 12 people have been killed in a US missile strike in the country’s tribal area.
A Pakistani official from the North Waziristan district […]
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New ROE for American Forces in Afghanistan
Published September 12th, 2008 in Effluent Rants and International. 0 Comments
Let the Latin American Special Olympics Begin!
Published September 12th, 2008 in Effluent Rants and International. 0 CommentsFrom Fox News:
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez ordered the U.S. ambassador to leave Venezuela within 72 hours on Thursday, accusing the diplomat of conspiring against his government and saying he would also withdraw his own envoy from Washington immediately.
Chavez made the move in solidarity with Bolivia after his Andean ally expelled the U.S. diplomat […]
Russians, Eurotrash Favor Obama
Published September 11th, 2008 in Effluent Rants, International and Politics. 0 CommentsGo figure. I’ve mentioned before that he’s either a NAZI, a socialist or an outright communist and, well….
From Reuters via Drudge:
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin would triumph over President Dmitry Medvedev if presidential polls were held this weekend, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday.
A separate survey showed that if Russians were allowed […]
NK Strongman Missing in Action
Published September 9th, 2008 in Effluent Rants and International. 0 CommentsAnother Update: I asked my brother via E-mail what he thinks is going on in the minds of the NK power elite right now. Here’s his answer:
They know the gig is up and and are wondering who is going to have to face trial at The Hague.
Could be….
Update: Meanwhile, back at the ranch….
Joshua Stanton at […]
I have assembled a small photographic chronicle of Pope Benedict’s visit here in the United States. (Naturally, these are pictures the Vatican, the U.S. government, and the mainstream media don’t want you to see.)
So without further ado:
First, here’s a photo of the Pontiff addressing a crowd of Italian well-wishers in St. Peter’s Square the day […]
From Little Green Footballs:
More than 25,000 raging Muslims turned out in Pakistan today, burning effigies and flags and screaming for blood, to show how much they resent being portrayed as uncontrollable violent madmen.
Poetry about the religion of peace.
Technorati Tags: Little Green Footballs, raging Muslims, Pakistan, burning effigies, screaming for blood, uncontrollable violent madmen, religion of […]
More “In An Absolut World” Hilarity
Published April 6th, 2008 in Effluent Rants, International and Media. 2 CommentsRemember that “edgy” advertisement that recently came out from the good folks at Absolut Vodka that redrew the map of América del Norte and gave a good chunk of the Estados Unidos back to the Mexicans? You know: the one they ran in Mexico thinking that 300 million “dumbass gringos and gringas” would never see […]
Will Lee Myung-Bak Pass His First Pragmatism Test?
Published April 5th, 2008 in Effluent Rants and International. 0 CommentsNow here’s something I can really sink my teeth into.
On the 1st of April, Bruce Klingner of the Heritage Foundation published a background piece called “New South Korean President Brings Conservative Policy Change.” (The entire piece can be downloaded in PDF form here.)
After years of depressing developments and even setbacks in U.S.-South Korean relations, the […]








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