CNN TV is reporting (not yet online) that a single U.S. soldier is suspected in the grenade attack on U.S. troops in Kuwait that left 13 wounded. It was an astonishing moment watching Aaron Brown receive this news on the air from the Financial Times' Charles Clover. Brown was incredulous and wore a pregnant expression, straining not to ask the obvious question: Was the soldier a member of the Religion of Peace?
UPDATE The answer is yes, the soldier is a member of the Religion of Peace. In a later CNN TV report (not online) the TIME magazine reporter embedded with the 101st Airborne said that the suspect (who confessed) had an "Arabic sounding last name" and apparently did it for political/religious motivations. CNN did not report the fact that the traitor was a Black Muslim
PeakTalk reports on the latest spotting of our old friend, Gretta [Regretta?] Duisenberg.
San Francisco Trifecta this story pushes all the right buttons in San Francisco, if nowhere else
About 500 lesbians used the occasion of their first public pride march Friday to protest the war in Iraq as opposition politicians blocked the U.S. Consulate in Acapulco and dozens of anti-war demonstrators camped out in front of the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City.Yeah, a story about lesbian Mexican Saddam supporters may be a non-sequitur, but it's also the essence of San Francisco.
Click here for the Cartoon of the Week. Erin O'Connor provides the context.
An astonishing tale of racial sensitivity and poltical correctness run amok
Spoiled brats: San Francisco Saddam supporters who were arrested for antisocial behavior are complaining about the lack of comforts in jail
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at March 22, 2003 10:58 PMOn the cartoon of the week...
That girl commited another version of suicide. assumtion can be a mistake, but to make it nad stand on your ground with it can become an overly "HEAVY" burden.
I saw that al-Chronicle story too. What a bunch of effin' whiners!
I did like Rob Morse's column, though, mentioning that it was costing the city of San Francisco $500K a day for extra police security for the protesters, and that it was money that couldn't be spent for the homeless or medical care for the poor. Those protesters get to show how much they "care" and build up their own self-esteem while taking food from the mouths of the poor. Yup, sounds about right to me.
Posted by: BarCodeKing on March 22, 2003 03:59 PMIt seems that all mention of the suspected GI being a Black Muslim has been removed from all of the reports.
Posted by: mbruce on March 22, 2003 07:27 PM