chagos takes a stupid ditto-head premise & manages to weave it into a nifty little fairy tale:

"Here are some "glaring truths" Greenwald conveniently ignores:

1993: First attack on WTC. We had not yet "invaded" any Muslim country but had expended considerable blood and treasure to liberate an Muslim country (Kuwait) that had been invaded by another Muslim country."

Iran was most certainly NOT a Muslim country, but if that works for you . . .

"1996: Bombing of Khabar Towers. Ditto."

Ditto? Ditto what? This was an attack by a Mooslim nation??

"1998: Bombing of US embassies in Kenya and Tansania. Ditto, plus we were at that time expending blood and treasure in protecting Muslims in Bosnia and Kosovo."

Again ditto what? Pappy Bush & his cronies knew for years and years that ethnic cleansing was going on in Bosnia & Kosovo and they did NOTHING. They sat on their hands. Pappy Bush because he was worried about getting reelected and he knew the American public could give a flying Fernando about some Mooslims in some Baltic nation, and Colin Powell because he knew it would be another Vietnam -- ie, the U.S. getting its ass handed to it.

"2000: Bombing of USS Cole. Ditto."

While making a call at the Port, it was attacked by terrorists -- not by a Mooslim nation. Ditto indeed.

"2001: 9/11. Ditto."

Jaysus, I feel like slapping my forehead in exasperation.

"In fact, jihadis were attacking us multiple time before we ever "invaded" a Muslim country."

Repeat, Iran, Afghanistan -- not Mooslim countries any more than America is a Christian country. Not matter what you loonies may believe (I won't use the phrase 'no matter what you loonies think', because you don't . . . )

"Yet Greenwald so gullibly accepts the word of Iranians (why the silence on their constant reneging on promises so hailed by Greenwald, by the way?) and various jihadis.

It would be funny if not so stupendously stupid--and dangerous."

Where do you people go when the lights come on?? For the life of me, the ignorance is mind-boggling. I'm sure of it now. Palin in 2012.

Anything with Sly & Robbie is on my favorites list . . .

LOB writes: "Is this on your favorites list?

Bob Dylan: Neighborhood Bully"

You may actually want to listen to the lyrics -- they aren't anti-Israeli as you seem to imply . . .

LowOrbitBoy writes: "Do you think that Salon's continual posting of the Abu Grhaib torture photos helps in the recruitment of terrorists?"

Umm, why would any self-respecting, non-English speaking Mooslim in a foreign country be reading Salon in the first place? Doh.

"Do you think that our policies should be driven by what does or does not entice one to become a terrorist?"

How about if the polcies were driven by intelligent thought rather than bellicose belligerence and the desire to put the hurt on people?

"Are you wiling to live under sharia law? (and finally make these vermin happy)"

If you actually knew anything about sharia law, except the extreme parts where they apply capital execution (hmmm, do thye still do that stuff in 'Murica?), you'd find most of it is based on, something uncommon in lala land, commonsense and, you know, justice.

"Despite whatever these ex-terrorists now proclaim, I for one would not rely on their word to influence my actions. . . I'm surprised you would."

Well, I don't feel real good knowing there are damaged, untreated ex-military out there in the 'hood either.

"btw, our judicial system was incompetent with regard to the handling of the Terri Schiavo case, Elian Gonzalez (eric holder included), and OJ Simpson."

You would . . . .

"I have no faith in their ability to obtain a death sentence for KSM."

Sheesh, only in America . . . .

Don't

Not sure if Davie is drunk or not, but aye, the man does grovel. And try to ingratiate even whilst twisting the knife in your back.

davie sugarman aka catamite writes: "Yes, LondonLad, I hadn't realized that - we three, you, me and Zorkna have the honor of being banned."

Actually what we watched were three people spiraling down in flames and then crashing. And it was Be-bop that went first. It's an ugly thing to watch as somebody, even as despicable as you, descend into a howling, shameless f***** poncy wanker (as LL would put it). Biting and scratching all the way out. It's a thin line, but somehow you've all managed to drop from passion to obsession to, well, quite frankly, insanity. If you want to roll in your own shit, fine, but I'm glad someone has the sense to at least keep you out of sight. And isn't it strange that the only one with the sense and decency not to pop back up was good old Bebop??

Oy, You F****** Birk You.

Richard Dawson on steroids? "You sodden pratt, oy, I'm f**** alkin' to you, you little c***. Yeah, you. You right little peasant f*** swine, you. Oi, you'll be sorry, you f***** colonial c***, ye. You wouldn't know bugger all about bugger all. Faster than gravity, awk, faster than gravity. Tell that to f******* Newton, you wanker. Genius is f****** pain!!"

One man's passion is another man's obsession.

And I guess Zorkna has a weekend pass, too . . .