Archive for October 8th, 2006

The Barbers of Baghdad

Thanks to Islamic fundamentalists in Iraq, lopping off someone’s hair could result in a lopped off head.  The cleric’s young men fanned out across the neighborhood, moving from shop to shop, posting the new religious decrees. Printed neatly on white-and-green fliers, the edicts banned vices like “music-filled parties and all kinds of singing.” They proscribed [...]

Oct 08, 2006 | 2 comments | View Post

Nasrallah Goes Guevara

Now if only Nasrallah would become a dead terrorist like Che. Update: Speaking of dead terrorists.. Update: Here’s a possible reason why we are seeing pictures such as the above, and this one. Nasrallah‚Äôs Waning Popularity On the evidence of a massive demonstration of Hezbollah supporters in South Beirut on September 22, one might conclude [...]

Oct 08, 2006 | 2 comments | View Post