The Olympics may have come and gone, but their legacy lives on. I was over at Paul and Carl’s, and almost spat out my coffee when I saw this screen cap taken from the Channel 7 Australia broadcast: And in case you think it is a photoshop job, consider this. Perhaps his [...]
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the recently captured former deputy of Saddam Hussein, and Groundskeeper Willy: Definitely not an uncanny resemblance, but al-Douri does look more Scottish than Iraqi. Update: Troy has his own thoughts. Update: On the subject of Scottish, I heard something very funny on the way to work today. I [...]
Israeli democracy vs PLO Arab democracy (Photos courtesy of AFP and Reuters)
The BBC reports: A man said to have been a hostage-taker in the bloody school siege in the southern Russian town of Beslan has been shown on state television. His hands bound, the frightened-looking man was shown being led by two hooded commandos into a room, where he was interviewed for a short time. —- [...]
A few days ago, I reported how some Muslims worldwide were coming out against the atriocity in Russia. Of course, I expressed some skepticism, especially when these same Muslims are not condemning the atrocities being committed against Israelis. The Guardian have more on the Muslim reaction (hat tip: Imshin): Islamic leaders in the Middle [...]
