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February 06, 2006

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Posted by Bill

*** The Commissar is offended, and claims that he has no plans to burn down any embassies. But do I really believe him? Do you?

*** I'm surprised that the violence over the cartoons has shown up in Lebanon:

Thousands of Muslim protesters, enraged over the publication of caricatures of Islam's prophet Muhammad, set ablaze the Danish Embassy on Sunday and rampaged through a predominantly Christian neighborhood, escalating sectarian tensions in a country whose melange of faiths can sometimes serve as a microcosm of the world's religious divide.
The unrest, which involved as many as 20,000 protesters, was some of the worst in Lebanon in years, and leaders from across the political and religious spectrums appealed for calm. In vain, some Muslim clerics tried to step into the hours-long fray to end the clashes, which news agencies said left at least one demonstrator dead and 30 wounded.

To clarify this weekend's posts for those that did not fully appreciate my distinctions condemning the condemnation of Islam itself: nothing in my argument excuses or culturally infantilizes (a la much of the Western media) the ludicrously violent behavior by certain groups of Muslim protestors; the original post specifically advocates confrontation with extreme elements, as well as endorses the sanctity of a free press (though it's not an American press). Please note these overarching preconditions before debating me.

*** Arlen Specter drops a bombshell (to me, anyway):

Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says President George W. Bush's warrantless surveillance program appears to be illegal.
Appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press," Specter called the administration's legal reasoning "strained and unrealistic" and said the program appears to be "in flat violation" of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

Dorkafork came to a similar conclusion awhile back, but no one listened ... because who listens to a guy who calls himself "Dorkafork?"

Don't get too excited, lefties: despite the apparent illegality of the program, there will be little political fallout. With public support for the program's ends, the administration and legislature will move forward by working within the FISA to arrive at a similar solution.

*** Inside-Blog Rivalry Joke: You do realize that this means I need to join the intifadah.

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Comments

specter is an odd duck, he actually speaks his mind regardless of the consequences a bit often for a politician.

the scope of the program is not clear to me -- if it turns out that regular white americans are being spied on too, it might cause a ruckus. but democrats will flub it.

Posted by: milowent at February 6, 2006 01:00 AM

If I was an American and cared about this, I doubt it would be the programme itself that bothered me. Rather it would be whether or not the President broke the law.

Posted by: Kav at February 6, 2006 05:56 AM

Opinion polls have been kind to him on the issue, illegality or no.

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Strap on the explosive belt, Mr. Lindh.

You are so behind the times--we posted on that like last Tuesday or something.

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