Monday, August 18, 2003

A disturbing video. On the ITV Channel 4 news tonight I saw some of the more disturbing of news footage I have seen. A cameraman points his camera at a group of US soldiers by a tank or other armoured vehicle. A soldier by the vehicle raises his gun and fires. You hear the crackle of rounds and see the muzzle flashes. Then the camera drops to the ground. The cameraman was already dead.... [Samizdata.net] It's interesting to see this post and another post about a similar (although much less serious) incident from Dale Amon, a Crusader. Most of the Crusaders refuse to face the consquences of the policies they advocate (and indeed there are many comments attacking both the victims of these incidents, and even Dale Amon for posting them). 8:37:36 PM    comment () Justin on Irving. Justin Raimondo on the notorious Irving Kristol essay: "Yes, says Kristol, we neocons exist. Not only that, but we have the power ö and won't shrink from using it. So get with the program, buster, or get out. That is... [LewRockwell.com Blog] 12:58:45 PM    comment () 22 Die As Insurgents Battle Afghan Police [AP World News] The assault began shortly before midnight Saturday when about 400 guerrillas traveling in trucks drove across the border from Pakistan and attacked the police headquarters in the province's Barmal district, about 125 miles southeast of Kabul, said provincial Gov. Mohammed Ali Jalali. It wasn't clear how he knew the men came from Pakistan. This is a story to keep an eye on. If a force that large could make a successful attack and then get away clean, they're sure to be back for more. I think it's also significant that the guerillas went after sepoys instead of attacking American troops. 11:49:44 AM    comment () My questions for Presidential candidates. [Scripting News] There's a pretty good selection of questions--enough that if a candidate actually answered them all, you'd be able to get a pretty good idea of what his position would be on any other subject that's not mentioned. I doubt that it would be possible to get straight answers to these questions out of the candidates, though--unless you consider the third party candidates who are effectively excluded from the system anyway. 10:29:09 AM    comment ()

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