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  • Baghdad Bob Crashes Howell Raines Revival Meeting – NYT FREEP After Action Report

    05/14/2003 10:54:01 PM PDT · by Doctor Raoul · 182 replies · 1,487+ views
    RaoulGram | 5/15/03 | Doctor Raoul
    It was a last minute decision, but I launched for NYC soon after pulling up the Drudge Report and reading the New York Times email about Wednesday’s “all hands” meeting at the Astor Theater near Times Square. Freeping the Old Grey Lady and then Freeping Janeane Garofolo, a Middle Age Red Lazy (i.e., commie slacker), was just too big of a target of opportunity to pass up. Getting into Manhattan was fairly easy and I arrived at about 1:45 p.m., a half-hour before the doors were scheduled to open. Thanks to directions from the NYPD, the Astor was easy to...
  • ***Operation Infinite Freedom - Situation Room - 15 MAY 03/Day 57 - LIVE THREAD***

    05/14/2003 9:53:52 PM PDT · by null and void · 155 replies · 421+ views
    Everywhere! | 15 MAY 03 | null and void
    Bush vs Leahy: Operation Infinite Freedom Link to the previous thread Good Morning. This is the Daily Thread of Operation Infinite Freedom, formerly Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - LIVE THREAD. It is designed for general conversation about the ongoing war on terror, and the related events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information.
  • JAYSON T. BLAIR, SADDAM WANTS YOU!

    05/14/2003 6:29:51 AM PDT · by clintonbaiter · 4 replies · 267+ views
    ICONOCLAST ^ | May 14, 2003 | MARNI SOUPCOFF
    This week, we learned from the New York Times that one of its reporters has been committing journalistic fraud. According to an embarrassing revelation by none other than the Times itself, former Times reporter Jayson T. Blair was, shall we say, a little liberal with the imagination when it came to at least 36 of the 73 articles he wrote for the paper as a national reporter......
  • ***Operation Infinite Freedom - Situation Room - 14 MAY 03/Day 56 - LIVE THREAD***

    05/13/2003 9:14:28 PM PDT · by null and void · 174 replies · 524+ views
    Everywhere! | 14 MAY 03 | null and void
    Bush vs Leahy: Operation Infinite Freedom Link to the previous thread Good Morning. This is the Daily Thread of Operation Infinite Freedom, formerly Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - LIVE THREAD. It is designed for general conversation about the ongoing war on terror, and the related events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information.
  • A pic for all of you golf lovers...

    05/13/2003 3:52:31 PM PDT · by El Conservador · 8 replies · 153+ views
    Yahoo! News ^ | May 13, 2003 | David Gray
  • ***Operation Infinite Freedom - Situation Room - 13 MAY 03/Day 55 - LIVE THREAD***

    05/12/2003 9:19:00 PM PDT · by null and void · 259 replies · 466+ views
    Everywhere! | 13 MAY 03 | null and void
    Operation Infinite Freedom Link to the previous thread Good Morning. This is the Daily Thread of Operation Infinite Freedom, formerly Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - LIVE THREAD. It is designed for general conversation about the ongoing war on terror, and the related events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information.
  • ***Operation Infinite Freedom - Situation Room - 12 MAY 03/Day 54 - LIVE THREAD***

    05/11/2003 9:05:43 PM PDT · by null and void · 168 replies · 359+ views
    Everywhere! | 12 MAY 03 | null and void
    Operation Infinite Freedom Link to the previous thread Good Morning. This is the Daily Thread of Operation Infinite Freedom, formerly Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - LIVE THREAD. It is designed for general conversation about the ongoing war on terror, and the related events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information.
  • ***Operation Infinite Freedom - Situation Room - 11 MAY 03/Day 53 - LIVE THREAD***

    05/10/2003 10:38:10 PM PDT · by null and void · 182 replies · 371+ views
    Everywhere! | 11 MAY 03 - Mother's Day | null and void
    Operation Infinite Freedom Link to the previous thread Good Morning. This is the Daily Thread of Operation Infinite Freedom, formerly Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - LIVE THREAD. It is designed for general conversation about the ongoing war on terror, and the related events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information.
  • Terrorism Is Alien to Islam

    05/09/2003 8:21:43 PM PDT · by Lawrence of Arabia · 21 replies · 617+ views
    Arab News ^ | May 10, 2003 | P.K. Abdul Ghafour,
    JEDDAH, 10 May 2003 — The Shariah considers terrorism one of the most heinous crimes, says Dr. Abdullah Al-Turki, secretary-general of the Makkah-based Muslim World League. “Islam has nothing to do with terrorism and the two do not meet at any point,” he said. “We are saying this not to please anybody but out of our conviction that showing mercy and compassion to our fellow human beings is the hallmark of Islam,” he added. He said it was the duty of the Muslims to provide full support for the government in its fight against terror. Sheikh Saleh ibn Muhammad Al-Taleb,...
  • Beat Bush: But don't lose your sanity

    05/10/2003 1:18:15 AM PDT · by Cincinatus' Wife · 71 replies · 703+ views
    yahoo.com ^ | May 9, 2003 | Marc Cooper
    An American friend of mine visiting from South America walked away from one of last month's parties around the L.A. Times Books Festival rather shaken and bewildered. "I felt like I was in a loony bin," he said as we emerged from a chic book-launch party in the Hollywood Hills. "If one more crazy person came up to me with some crackpot theory, I swear I would have thrown him off the balcony," he said. I know what he meant. With the 2004 presidential campaign now under way, it seems clear that as whacked out as George W. Bush may...
  • ***Operation Infinite Freedom - Situation Room - 10 MAY 03/Day 52 - LIVE THREAD***

    05/09/2003 8:58:24 PM PDT · by null and void · 163 replies · 416+ views
    Everywhere! | 10 MAY 03 | null and void
    Operation Infinite Freedom Link to the previous thread Good Morning. This is the Daily Thread of Operation Infinite Freedom, formerly Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - LIVE THREAD. It is designed for general conversation about the ongoing war on terror, and the related events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information.
  • DNC's Terry McAuliffe Asks WH for Pledge Not to Use Carrier Footage in 2004 Campaign

    05/09/2003 10:34:27 AM PDT · by ewing · 439 replies · 2,460+ views
    Considering the expense to the American taxpayer and use of American men and women as 'extras' for this media stunt, President George W. Bush should pledge that his USS Lincoln landing not appear in any 2004 Presidential Campaign Commercials and Videos.Press release recieved at the National Journal May 9
  • Poll: "Who do you think of as the leader of the Democratic party?" 55% say No Opinion or No One

    05/09/2003 12:27:57 PM PDT · by Pyro7480 · 27 replies · 193+ views
    May 8, 2003 Dems' Top Leader: "No One/No Opinion" Undecided Ahead Of Kerry In New Hampshire For First Time In Recent Weeks NATIONWIDE 55% Of Americans Think No One Is Leading Democrat Party. The ABC News/Washington Post poll asked, "Who do you think of as the leader of the Democratic party?" No opinion 33% No one 22% Dick Gephardt 11% Joe Lieberman 9% Tom Daschle 5% John Kerry 4% Bill Clinton 3% Al Gore 3% Hillary Clinton 2% Ted Kennedy 2% John Edwards 1% Nancy Pelosi * Bob Graham * Other 4%(ABC News/Washington Post Poll, 1,105 Adults Nationwide, Conducted...
  • Clinton Flack Joe Lockhart-'Subpoenas Flying/Blood on Floor if Clinton Visited Aircraft Carrier'

    05/09/2003 8:57:24 AM PDT · by ewing · 109 replies · 565+ views
    Jackie Calmes of the Wall Street Journal weaves this seamlessly into her 'Washington Wire.''Top Gun' backfires but on Whom?Democrats demand probes follwing reports that President Georeg W. Bush didn't have to fly a jet aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, as the White House said, but was near enough to a helicopter, and that the troops could have come home a day earlier.'If that had been Bill Clinton,' says former [Presidential] spokesman Joe Lockhardt, the subpoeanas would have been flying, and there would be blood on the floor from Republicans fighting over who gets to investigate.'President Bush and his aides dismissed...
  • ***Operation Infinite Freedom - Situation Room - 9 MAY 03/Day 51 - LIVE THREAD***

    05/08/2003 8:58:32 PM PDT · by null and void · 351 replies · 402+ views
    Everywhere! | 9 MAY 03 | null and void
    Operation Infinite Freedom Link to the previous thread Good Morning. This is the Daily Thread of Operation Infinite Freedom, formerly Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - LIVE THREAD. It is designed for general conversation about the ongoing war on terror, and the related events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information.
  • ***Operation Infinite Freedom - Situation Room - 8 MAY 03/Day 50 - LIVE THREAD***

    05/07/2003 10:01:27 PM PDT · by null and void · 262 replies · 470+ views
    Everywhere! | 8 MAY 03 | null and void
    Operation Infinite Freedom Link to the previous thread Good Morning. This is the Daily Thread of Operation Infinite Freedom, formerly Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - LIVE THREAD. It is designed for general conversation about the ongoing war on terror, and the related events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information.
  • ***Operation Infinite Freedom - Situation Room - 7 MAY 03/Day 49 - LIVE THREAD***

    05/06/2003 9:34:23 PM PDT · by null and void · 282 replies · 392+ views
    Everywhere! | 7 MAY 03 | null and void
    Operation Infinite Freedom Link to the previous thread Good Morning. This is the Daily Thread of Operation Infinite Freedom, formerly Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - LIVE THREAD. It is designed for general conversation about the ongoing war on terror, and the related events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information.
  • Baghdad Bob (Comical Ali) seeks deal for exile

    05/06/2003 2:03:28 PM PDT · by 3AngelaD · 8 replies · 120+ views
    <p>BAGHDAD -- Saddam Hussein's faithful information minister, Mohammed Said Sahhaf, whose outrageous proclamations and denial of the obvious Iraqi setbacks during the war earned him an international following of sorts, is reported to be trying to strike a deal with the Americans that would allow him to go into exile in Egypt.</p>
  • 'Comical Ali' makes musical debut (Baghdad Bob Alert)

    05/06/2003 10:15:45 AM PDT · by WaveThatFlag · 6 replies · 87+ views
    CNN ^ | 5/6/3
    <p>Iraq's former information minister is set to cement the cult status he won during the recent military conflict by featuring on a dance track due to be released in Britain this month.</p> <p>Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf became known as "Comical Ali" by appearing each day -- with trademark beret and smile -- to emphatically deny events that viewers could see unfolding on their televisions.</p>
  • Iraq information minister strikes pop-culture chord

    05/05/2003 9:36:50 PM PDT · by nutmeg · 14 replies · 56+ views
    USA Today ^ | May 5, 2003 | Michael McCarthy
    <p>President Bush called him ''my man'' and told NBC's Tom Brokaw recently that he used to pop out of meetings just to watch his ''unbelievable'' press briefings on TV.</p> <p>The president has company as a fan of the reality-defying proclamations by now-missing Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, 63, Saddam Hussein's information minister. The beret-topped ''disinformation minister,'' dubbed ''Baghdad Bob'' and ''Comical Ali,'' has become a pop-culture hit and inspired a cottage industry online.</p>