Only his hairdresser knows for sure: I was happy to hear that Pakistan had captured Adam Gadahn, but I've learned to take any news from that murky part of the world with a grain of salt. Too many supposedly dead or captured Taliban have later shown up very much alive and free. Bill Roggio is the go to guy on this sort of stuff as he is very careful to confirm any news with his own sources before buying into the latest claims.
A bill sponsored by Democratic Sen. Tarryl Clark of St. Cloud could prohibit spending public dollars at in-state hotels or meeting facilities that provide their customers with pornographic materials that link sex with violence. Nonviolent adult movies would be OK.
I haven't stayed in hotels much lately and I'm not up on porn industry trends, but is this really an issue? What other types of movies should the state pressure hotels not to show? How about prohibiting state money from going to hotels that show movies that glorify motorcycle-riding, murderous, communist scumbags? I'm not defending violent porn, I'm not even sure exactly what they are talking about, but what business does the state have trying to censor through other means what is apparently legal behavior by adults?
Line of the Day. NFL free agency is making my head spin, so this one hit home:
These free agent rules are harder to figure out than a Lady Gaga song.
Always look on the dark side of life. Peter Beinart thinks that US troops will need to stay to keep Iraq from falling into civil war. Just look at all of the fundamental issues that have not been addressed! Well, there's truth there, and the formation of the next government will likely be fraught with drama and frustration. However, beware those who say that because of that messy process it means Iraq is falling apart. There is and has been a huge center mass of Iraqis that goes across sectarian and ethnic lines and that does not want to see that happen, and they will rise up against those who go down that path. As the rending of garments and gnashing of teeth commences in the media, have faith in those Iraqis and be patient. I think we're staying, but not because we are needed to deal with any internal threats.
Interesting. The link is to a blog/vlog of two USAF journalists who are traveling across Afghanistan and visiting every Regional Command in 30 days. They are almost done, but you can go back to the first entries and follow along. I'm doing that now. It's a perspective from two US military guys who support the mission, but it looks pretty straightforward to me and not just propaganda. It seems like a genuine effort to help people understand what is going on there and just how complex Afghanistan really is.
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