Daily Dish
Much has been made of a Q&A held by the Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld where a soldier, apparently prompted by a reporter, asked about the lack of armor for Humvees. Some on the left use this as a jumping off point to criticize the Administration, but as Blackfive points out, there's plenty of blame to go around. Still it's a good question regardless of the source because, as Michelle notes, the Armor Gap is real. It's true the Administration can only spend the money Congress gives it under the rules Congress writes. It also true that the nation goes to war with the military it has, not the one it wishes it has, but it is quite time to stop the blame game and get this done as quickly as possible. It also time for the Press to cover the story as it is, and not just the story it wishes to tell.
After the US and Iraqi forces took Fallujah, much intelligence was collected. So was some evidence that Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun was a deserter, not an abductee. Michelle has more. And Smash gives a piece of his mind to another deserter.
Arthur Chrenkoff has posted a summary of the UN scandals for quick reference.
Powell again calls for NATO support in Iraq as strong political coalitions coalesce ahead of the elections. But it seems al Sadr, the scourge of Najaf, has been left behind. Meanwhile, Kerry decides to visit the troops in Iraq. As a side note, the Senator voted for the "Intelligence Reform" bill just as he voted for the Patriot Act.
Author Steven Barnes has some interesting thoughts about black leading men and love scenes
France will launch a global news network. Soon, CNN and the BBC will seem like Fox in comparison.
The Ohio General Assembly passed a sweeping bill to change the state's personal injury lawsuit system enacting caps on some forms of pain-and-suffering damages and punitive awards. The Washington State Supreme Court says eavesdropping on your children's telephone conversation is illegal and as a result, a robbery conviction was overturned. And the Boston Globe has a piece entitled Medical Marijuana: The Real Stakes.
Here's one way to shut up an annoying car alarm, though it's not the preferred way.
A Taiwan court has rejected a 70-year-old man's application to divorce his young Vietnamese wife for the second time, citing his absurd marriage record
The Ottawa International Airport Authority has spent the past six months measuring dozens of toilets, replacing some toilets and consulting a team of experts to determine how high toilets should be.
Hairy toes give away peeping Tom in the women's locker room at the YMCA
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