Month: May 2005

Gold Star Mothers Reject Woman’s Application

I am very conflicted about writing this diary, but I feel that I must in light of the Memorial Day holiday. The Gold Star Mothers are a group of mothers who have lost a son or daughter in service to the United States.  They...

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Red Meat for the Sharks

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/27/AR2005052701618.html washingtonpost.com Analysts Behind Iraq Intelligence Were Rewarded By Walter Pincus Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, May 28, 2005; A01...

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The “New Rules” OPEN THREAD

New Rule:The people in America who are most in favor of the Iraq war must now go there and fight it. The Army missed its recruiting goal by 42% last month. More people joined the Michael Jackson Fan Club. “We’ve done...

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Summing Up the Newsweek Story

Two Arabs are sitting in a dentist’s office, perusing a stack of magazines spread out on a coffee table.  Mohammed: “Hey, Abdul, it says here in Newsweek that Americans flushed a Koran down the toilet.”...

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