Blackwater: Is the State Dept Acting to Counter White House Policy?

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 —NY TIMES- State Department investigators offered Blackwater USA security guards immunity during an inquiry into last month’s deadly shooting of 17 Iraqis in Baghdad — a potentially serious investigative misstep that could complicate efforts to prosecute the

Oooh… interesting.

At least to a radio person.

I see Boortz is now on 1260/KGIL.

I wasn’t aware they’d gone News/Talk. Last I was out there, (early 97) they were running an all- Beatles format. No, I’m not kidding.  Hell,

Tony Snow has a firm grip on reality:

 On the newspaper business: “The newspapers have to realize that they are a niche market and the one thing they can do better than anyone else is analysis. As a guy who

JOINT STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR RYAN C. CROCKER AND GENERAL DAVID H. PETRAEUS ON THE TRANSFER OF SECURITY RESPONSIBILITY FOR KARBALA PROVINCE

Posted: 29 Oct 2007 06:52 AM CDT

JOINT STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR RYAN C. CROCKER AND GENERAL DAVID H. PETRAEUS

A reader writes:

Hello-I’m sending this as an email instead of a comment because, first of all I’m not positive I’m reading this right, and secondly, for God’s sake the last thing I want is to be misinterpreted as defending

They must be running out of stuff to throw at their competition… this one was already debunked.

BBCT: Memeorandum 

Hmmm. I’ve been busy most of today, and so didn’t see the follow on to the Greenwald nonsense of the week we were following last night… and later the same night
The Dread Pundit Bluto, however, HAS been

The New York Times Porter Wagoner, a country singer who mixed rhinestone suits, a towering pompadour and cornball jokes with direct, simple songs over a career best known for his partnership with Dolly Parton, died last night in Nashville.

The New York Post:

October 28, 2007 — Gov. Spitzer yesterday announced an indefinite delay in his heavily criticized plan to grant driver’s licenses to illegal aliens as the state develops a three-tiered licensing system that will be acceptable to

Heh… Steyn comes up with an instant classic...a quip… actually, a few of them, I wish I could have claimed as my own:

As far as I know, the movie Deliverance has featured in political discourse just the

AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY, COALITION FORCES KILL DOZENS OF TALIBAN FIGHTERS IN HELMAND PROVINCE

Posted: 28 Oct 2007 05:22 AM CDT

AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY, COALITION FORCES KILL DOZENS OF TALIBAN FIGHTERS IN HELMAND PROVINCE

COALITION FORCES DISRUPT TERRORIST NETWORKS, SIX SUSPECTS

Surber this morning says:

 It is the interview heard ’round the world. French president Nicolas Sarkozy walked out on Leslie Stahl because instead of asking the world leader about France, Europe, the War on Terrorism, etc., she kept bugging him

I’m looking for a copy of the 1950 version of Cyrano DeBergerac with Jose Ferrer in the lead role. VHS is fine. Personal project of mine. Feedback, if you’ve got it, and are willing to talk.

From the Daily Mail this morning, comes word we’ve heard before… and those pushing for the government to take over our healthcare system have disregarded:

 Record numbers of Britons are travelling abroad for medical treatment to escape the NHS –

An interesting set of conditions leads to some interesting mail to catch up on, this morning.

Last night, I took a healthy swipe at Glenn Greenwald. (I know… it’s a target that’s all too easy, but someone hadda do