“Iraq hasn’t even begun”: Writing in the LA Times, Timothy Garton Ash, a professor of European studies at Oxford University, examines the long-term consequences of the debacle in Iraq, and concludes, “Looking back over a quarter of a century of chronicling current affairs, I cannot recall a more comprehensive and avoidable man-made disaster.”
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Roundup: Picketing Flamingo Edition
Posted by Ocelopotamus on July 23rd, 2007 at 5:17 am
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Roundup: Solar-Powered Wi-Fi Turtle Edition
Posted by Ocelopotamus on July 5th, 2007 at 5:18 am
Nicole at Crooks and Liars puts it well: It’s ironic to be celebrating Independence Day during a time when we have a virtual King who defies the law with impunity, and is not held accountable to the people he governs. Revolution? What revolution?
Also at C&L, what a TV newscast looked like on July 4, 1972. […]
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Roundup: Still Life with Salmon Edition
Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 28th, 2007 at 4:33 am
POLITICS: The Washington Post brings us the fascinating story of how Cheney’s quest to undermine environmental science for political purposes led to a humongous pile of rotting dead fish. “… Because of Cheney’s intervention, the government reversed itself and let the water flow in time to save the 2002 growing season, declaring that there was […]
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Introducing the New Meerkat-Enabled T. Rex, or Tiny Arms No More!
Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 19th, 2007 at 11:24 am
Go look at what Eli made.
Just go look.
When you get there, be sure to click on the thumbnail to look at the large version of the image.
The wonderfulness of it is hardly to be fathomed.
Illustration: Detail from “Tyrannosaurus M.E.” by Hob, aka my pal Eli. I also highly recommend his mini-book of drawings […]
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