The Age of (un)Reason

Not even Keystone Cops fucked up this much.

According to Taylor Marsh, Amir Taheri was invited to the White House to give his opinion on the situation with Iraq.  Who is Amir Taheri?  Remember that news story claiming that Iran was going to make its religious minorities (Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians) wear colored "badges", ala the yellow badges of Nazi Germany.  This story turned out to be untrue, despite what he says (he still stands behind the truthiness of it).

So the Bush Adminstration is relying on the opinions of an A-class bullshitter.

Reuters.

Jesus.Fucking.Christ.on.a.pogo.stick.  What the hell is going on over there!?

I guess this war finally has its own My Lai.  Lovely.

ABC News.

The only suspect to survive the Beslan school siege was convicted in the deaths of 331 people many of them children and sentenced to life in prison Friday, touching off an emotional scene in which the mothers of some victims tried to attack the defendant in court.

Why exactly did he get life and not a bullet to the head?  This seems very un-Russian. 

Turns out that "gun shot" heard in the Rayburn building was just two construction workers, who were using a machine or something that made the sound.  Laaaaaaaaaaaaame.

Link.

Yahoo/Reuters.

Well, the Senate has been busy today.

Yahoo/AP.

It was heard at about 10:30am and they still haven’t given the all clear.  Oh well, this stuff happens from time to time. 

Yahoo/AP.

Nothing much to say.  His confirmation really wasn’t a shocker.  I will be surprised though if he can stay independent of the Pentagon and still wear the uniform. 

Prices are displayed at a gasoline station in Manhattan Beach, California May 22, 2006, mocking at the rising cost of driving. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)

Cripes, a bike would be preferable at that point. :P

Well not really, but that probably would’ve miffed them.

By the way, why exactly is the FBI spending money trying to find the body of a man missing for over thirty years, when they could be using the same money to find someone who is alive, like a child?  Hoffa was a corrupt union leader.  A man who was killed because of his dirty dealing.  Is his body really worth the money? 

And the world goes "WTF?"

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he will call a national referendum on accepting a Palestinian state alongside
Israel if Hamas does not agree to the idea within 10 days.

Wow, just wow.  I honestly didn’t expect this.  No one did, I’d imagine.  Well, atleast Abbas is working towards resolving this conflict with Israel.  Bully for him!

Then, it gets odder.  Israeli PM Olmert and Defense Minister Peretz are going to allow the transfer of weapons to Abbas’ security forces.  Nothing major it seems, just some weapons and ammo to protect the Palestinian President.  But of course, the question is raise: Why?  Apparently because its believed that he’s in danger and might be a target for assassination.

Thats right folks, Israel is helping to protect a Palestinian leader.  I bet hell just got colder.