In Maysan, Water Abounds, but Can't be Consumed

post from IraqSlogger.com on 19 September 2007 07:27:53 PM. © IraqSlogger.com

A lack of potable water has become one of the most pressing issues in the southern Iraqi province of Maysan, where nearly 35% of the population do not have running water in their homes, VOI writes.

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Thank you

post from Jesus' General on 19 September 2007 07:25:00 PM. © Jesus' General

Thanks for everyone's help with the computer. My email has been spotty for the last week or so, but I'm trying to write everyone individually to thank you personally.

A friend of mine is going to build it for me. He says it will be kick ass. I've asked him for the specs so I can post them here for all of you who know about those things. I'll put it up when I get it.

Sorry Mac people, I'm not going to take the plunge. I understand Second Life doesn't run well on it and I'm trying to expand the militias influence there.

Thanks again. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your help and concern. The French are the best people in the world.

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Submitted without Comment

post from Librocrats - Designed Intelligent on 19 September 2007 07:24:00 PM. © Librocrats - Designed Intelligent

University of Florida Student Gets Tased at John Kerry Speech.Submitted with comment - this quote by a student at UF:"I was startled by the noise, considering what was happening in front of me. And after they Tasered him there was a stench that was not[...]

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Christina's Picks: Quotables and Notables

post from IraqSlogger.com on 19 September 2007 07:18:51 PM. © IraqSlogger.com

During a recent high-powered Washington dinner party attended by 18 people, Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft squared off across the table over whether President Bush will bomb Iran.

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Iraq's Top Oil Adviser Forecasts Export Nation

post from IraqSlogger.com on 19 September 2007 07:18:05 PM. © IraqSlogger.com

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Sept.

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The Courage Campaign Targets Blackwater in
California

post from Crooks and Liars on 19 September 2007 07:15:30 PM. © Crooks and Liars

Courage Campaign:Blackwater was a ticking timebomb ready to explode. Unfortunately, it appears that civilians had to die for somebody to take action against this shadowy Iraq security contractor.Just a few days ago, Blackwater security guards fired at and killed somewhere between eight and thirteen civilians. And this time the Blackwater boys were not protecting [...]

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Norman Hsu Waives Extradition, May Have Boarded
Wrong Train

post from TalkLeft on 19 September 2007 07:15:00 PM. © TalkLeft

Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu waived extradition to California today. He's expected to be returned tomorrow.

According to one news report, a spokesman for his lawyer's office says Hsu may have boarded the wrong train:

Jason Booth says Hsu was “sick and confused” and may have thought he was boarding a Bay Area Rapid Transit Train when he instead caught an Amtrak train to Colorado.

But according to the first article linked above, Booth had no comment on that explanation.

Jason Booth, a friend of Hsu's and a spokesman for the San Francisco law firm representing him, would not comment on an Associated Press story that reported Hsu was disoriented and ill and got on Amtrak train thinking he was boarding San Francisco's rapid-transit system.

Did James Brosnahan's office hire a friend of Hsu's as their spokesman? I tend to doubt it. I'm also having a little trouble crediting the wrong train scenario. His English reportedly isn't perfect, but still, he bought a sleeper ticket. And one would think after an hour or so on the train, he might have noticed, asked, or called someone.

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Um.... What

post from Librocrats - Designed Intelligent on 19 September 2007 07:09:00 PM. © Librocrats - Designed Intelligent

From NYT (creepy Lieberman picture submitted without comment):Vet Extracts Toy Lizard From Real LizardJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Seven-year-old Finley Collins thought her pet 12-inch bearded dragon might be giving birth when she noticed an unusual[...]

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Veco Paid Employee For Stevens Renovations And
Fundraisers

A newly-identified key player in the investigations of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) and Rep. Don Young (R-AK), construction worker Robert Williams, told the AP about the testimony he gave a federal grand...

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It's a Question, You See, of Priorities

K-Lo over at National Review took a quick break from her gush-crush on Mitt today to join "a small group of conservative journalists" for an audience with the Decider in the Roosevelt Room. Breathlessly readers awaited word of what was of highest concern to the President of the United States on the second day of a U.S. civilian lockdown after a Blackwater shooting spree in Iraq, and on the very day when the Webb Amendment--allowing our troops rest between deployments—was coming to a vote.

Tell us, K-Lo: What was uppermost in the mind of the commander-in-chief today?

President Bush may have been most emphatic though when it came to the topic of "those left wing ads" attacking General Petraeus. The president brought the infamous New York Times MoveOn ad up without prompting, saying of his reaction to it: "I was incredulous at first and then became mad."

"It is one thing to attack me — which is fine," the president said. But the president's view the attack on Petraeus as "an attack on men and women in uniform."

Yes, you read that right. To quote Markos: There was an ad! In a newspaper!

Instead of searching for the right words to express astonishment, let’s just hand it off to Andrew Sullivan: