By • Oct 27,2008

Simple, elegant and wrong

Sonny’s right about the applications of plausible deniability in the war on terrorism. The trouble is that “plausible” part. It’s one thing when a senior Syrian security official gets stabbed...

By • Oct 27,2008

Striking Syria

David points out that someone in the military has confirmed that the U.S. struck a site in Syria that appears to have been a safe haven/entry point for terrorists into...

By • Oct 26,2008

8 years later

Ordinarily, this would fall flat on its face, but these guys have accomplished a rare feat: repeating history first as farce, and second as tragedy:

By • Oct 26,2008

Hey Sarah Palin

Nothing like turning something you’d otherwise be inclined to urinate on into an original work of art. Duchamp would love YouTube… (Hat tip: JJ)

By • Oct 26,2008

U.S. strikes targets in Syria

The U.S. military confirms that it launched a special forces strike near the town of Abu Kamal, inside Syria, a few miles over the border from Iraq. I don’t know...

By • Oct 25,2008

Waiting for the Barbarians

Donadio’s fine post on the madness of Mr. Krauthammer put me in mind of the wonderful poem by Constantine Cavafy, “Waiting for the Barbarians”: What are we waiting for, assembled...