Lawyer: Accused Man Knew of Attacks Oh boy… …

Lawyer: Accused Man Knew of Attacks

Oh boy… There’s been speculation that some in the financial community knew of 9-11 beforehand and took advantage. Now a federal prosecutor has accused a Californian financial analyst, born in Egypt, of just that.

Salon.com News | Soccer may be the world’s sport, …

Salon.com News | Soccer may be the world’s sport, but it will never be America’s

The world will never truly be free until the iron sneaker of soccer has finally been removed from the necks of those who haven’t realized yet that it’s incredibly boring.

The Second-generation Instapundit Effect Lookin…

The Second-generation Instapundit Effect

Looking at my Counter Stats, I notice a number of hits all coming from Travelling Shoes; most of them from the archives rather than the main site. That’s funny, I think. Then I see the Professor linked to that archive page. Oh. Also explains the big push I’ve gotten from Matthew Yglesias the last few days.

5/24/02 — Copperfield’s Come Undone… Claudia…

5/24/02 — Copperfield’s Come Undone…

Claudia Schiffer’s marriage plans lead to Episode III in Omar Gallaga’s epic David Copperfield series.

The Baseball News Blog’s permalinks are apparently…

The Baseball News Blog’s permalinks are apparently nonexistent, but I wanted to point out their Friday entry. The AL West is the classic “The Opposite” episode of Seinfeld, and the Athletics have become the Angels.

OK, here’s the situation. I have to work Monday. …

OK, here’s the situation. I have to work Monday. Well, I have to come to work Monday. Should I take one of my at-the-desk vacations? I mean, it’s Memorial Day!

Gene-Altered Mosquito May Aid Malaria Fight (washi…

Gene-Altered Mosquito May Aid Malaria Fight (washingtonpost.com)

It’s Benedict Mosquito! Well, sort of. They want to release a GM skeeter that has a lessened ability to transmit malaria. But it would still be possible, I think, even if the unmodified version doesn’t outcompete it.

New Scientist Three million would die in "limited…

New Scientist

Three million would die in “limited” nuclear war over Kashmir

That’s just the direct count. It doesn’t count the starvation and cancer that would surely follow, or the loss of life following from the disruption of normal services. Or the civil war in Pakistan. And it’s an optimistic figure anyway in my opinion. They’re working off of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki data, and I think the weapons used will probably be more effective than the scientists expect. We don’t really know how good the Indian and Pakistani nukes are.

Military Bids to Postpone Iraq Invasion (washingto…

Military Bids to Postpone Iraq Invasion (washingtonpost.com)

I’m not particularly surprised. The military doesn’t really like to fight; I think they’re much more aware than the civilian leadership that in a war, people are going to be killed.

Joint Chiefs of Staff… have repeatedly emphasized the lengthy buildup that would be required, concerns about Hussein’s possible use of biological and chemical weapons and the possible casualties, officials said.

What the civilian leadership seems more aware of, however, is that we are going to have to fight Saddam sometime. And that those biological and chemical weapons aren’t going to go away, and eventually (if we do nothing) will be joined by nuclear weapons. The military is pushing the use of covert ops to cause a regime change. In my opinion, this is a waste of time. Ignoring that we’ve been trying that off and on for a decade, do you really think Saddam’s successor will disassemble his chemical and biological weaponry, or end the nuclear program? Or that he’s going to be some sweetness-and-light type who will never be involved in an attack on the US or its interests?

Bomber Killed in a Bid to Drive Car Into a Tel Avi…

Bomber Killed in a Bid to Drive Car Into a Tel Aviv Nightclub

Eli Federman is a hero tonight. He shot and killed a driver whose car — the Times leaves this out of the headline — was loaded with explosives into a nightclub packed with teenagers. Al Aksa took responsibility for “the remarkable, heroic martyrdom operation in the heart of Tel Aviv.” They sure are proud of their utter failure. And Yasser Arafat sure is a reasonable man who will talk peace and only wants what’s best for his people. Right.