Joshua Micah Marshall asks — or rather, answers s…

Joshua Micah Marshall asks — or rather, answers someone who asks — why nobody makes fun of Larry King. Which is weird, because I make fun of Larry King all the time. So do a lot of people I know. I think Josh has been inside the Beltway too long.

Yahoo Faces Trial in France Free speech? Who n…

Yahoo Faces Trial in France

Free speech? Who needs it! Not the French, who are putting Yahoo on trial for selling Nazi memorabilia. Timothy Koogle would face up to five years in prison if found guilty, not that he’s going to actually serve that, I’m sure. He’ll just stay out of France. The French continue to amaze. The simplest of human rights seem to mean nothing to them.

USAF Parts Turn Up on EBay Not as bad as it sou…

USAF Parts Turn Up on EBay

Not as bad as it sounds; the parts were marked for destruction, but somebody decided to sell them instead, I guess. They’re described as “sensitive communications equipment,” though; I expect they were obsolete but would be worth a lot to the right country. Iran, for example. Newsweek “pointed out that rogue nations such as Iran routinely seek replacement parts for their U.S.-manufactured military planes. “

Max Power can be streaky, and he’s on fire this we…

Max Power can be streaky, and he’s on fire this weekend. He’s been doing a great job on the creationists all week, and he’s still at it. And he demolishes a ridiculous Slate article that argues that Jose Canseco belongs in the Hall of Fame because he was better than Mark McGwire. I was going to rip it myself, but Max does everything I could and more. I think Canseco does belong in the Hall, but his best wasn’t as good as McGwire’s best, and his career was far less impressive. Jose is a borderline case; McGwire is a no-brainer.

Musharraf Suggests Russian Mediation That’s int…

Musharraf Suggests Russian Mediation

That’s interesting. Soviet Russia, at least, was tight with India and unfriendly with Pakistan. While India I think is still willing to go to war, from the events of the last 24 hours (the apparent “back down” order to the terrorists, for example) it really looks like Musharraf is trying to find a way out. Hopefully it won’t be too late.

Kashmir infiltrations halted, say terrorists - [2/…

Kashmir infiltrations halted, say terrorists - [2/06/2002] - Hindustantimes.com

And if you can’t trust a terrorist, who can you trust?

Massachusetts Democrats Endorse O’Brien (washingto…

Massachusetts Democrats Endorse O’Brien (washingtonpost.com)

Hey, does the election go to a run-off if nobody gets fifty percent? Because in a five-way race, I’d think that’s pretty likely.

Reich, who did not enter the race until December and had little institutional support, has a celebrity stature that none of the others can match.

Hee, stature. Make your own short joke.

BBC News | SOUTH ASIA | Pakistan bus crash kills 4…

BBC News | SOUTH ASIA | Pakistan bus crash kills 40

Pakistan and India, always competing. India has a couple of massive bus accidents, and Pakistan just has to join in. Really, what is going on over there? Do they even license bus drivers?

U.S. told to get ready for another attack Actua…

U.S. told to get ready for another attack

Actually, al-Qaeda is being very polite here. Not only are they warning about their upcoming attack, they’re even giving friendly advice: “So beware, America. Get ready. Get prepared. Put on the safety belt.”

Bruce Hill notes that former New Zealand PM David …

Bruce Hill notes that former New Zealand PM David “Dan Quayle Is Trying To Kill Me!” Lange is taking a vacation in India. Now. Bruce calls the possibility of Lange being vaporized “One possible upside to a nuclear war”.