this IS war

Mark Bowden profiles General David Petraeus in Vanity Fair.  Read it. Tip from NRO. Read more

Some doofus moseys on over to BAMC and tries to visit terrorist and mass murderer Major Nidal Malik Hasan.  The security folks rebuff him, and let him go. Are y’all stupid? Read more

More media dumbassery: Perhaps it’s becuase Sarah never made any public statements about cutting the Satanic Oprah’s head off…or vice-versa.Tip from the Rogue Blog at NRO. Read more

this is not a pipe this is not a terrorist Victor Davis Hanson lays out the disconnect between what we saw at Ft Hood and what we’re being told: At some point, if both these organized plots (see the most recent in Boston) and isolated acts of lone gunmen and homicidal drivers continue, and if Read more

The Religion of Peace needs to work on it’s marketing messages.  "Freedom can go to hell?"  Yours first, please.  Homework assignment:  interpret the quality of lettering on the signs. Tip from James Hudnall. Read more

Apparently the editor of the American Chemical Society’s Chemical and Engineering Reviews is a big global warming activist, who’s become a bit dogmatic.  In response, the ACS membership is proceeding to $hit all over him.  Some folks don’t like to lectured like they’re stupid. Read more

Hollywood always gets it wrong:  some people run towards the danger. Tip from Joanne Jacobs. Read more

Received this in the campus email last week: Sent: Wed Jul 01 XX:XX:XX 2009 Subject: Roth Sentencing FYI: So, if faculty ask, this is why we have an Export Control Office.  Ex-Prof Gets 4 Years for Passing Military Secrets By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: July 1, 2009 Filed at 1:11 p.m. ET KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Read more

Navy SEALs whack 3 pirates and rescue Capt Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama, and everyone starts with the crazy talk: One of the pirates told the Associated Press that, "In the future, America will be the one mourning and crying." Leave it to ABC News to find a Pirate Spokesman.  Baghdad Bob, meet Somali Read more

I received this in the email yesterday, outlining the University of Texas position on the Texas House and Senate bills [SB 1164 and HB 1893] requesting that concealed firearms be allowed on campuses of higher education. Campus Security The University of Texas System takes seriously its responsibility to ensure the safety and security of our Read more