Although posting has been light this weekend, there’s plenty of stuff going on:
The national news has been dominated by coverage of Hurricane Frances. Certainly no laughing matter for those in the storm’s path. But I continue to be amused by how the news channels cover the storm. It’s a sight watching some reporter standing in a parking lot attempting to shout out his or her insights through the howling rain. And I love it whenever the concerned anchor in a studio hundreds of miles away warns the brave reporter (and the audience) that he or she should seek shelter if things get too dangerous. Thank you for that.
Senator Graham’s new book sheds more light on the interaction between President Bush and Saudi Arabia:
Two of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers had a support network in the United States that included agents of the Saudi government, and the Bush administration and FBI blocked a congressional investigation into that relationship, Sen. Bob Graham wrote in a book to be released Tuesday.
The discovery of the financial backing of the two hijackers ”would draw a direct line between the terrorists and the government of Saudi Arabia, and trigger an attempted coverup by the Bush administration,” the Florida Democrat wrote.
I don’t think you have to venture into conspiracy land to reach the conclusion that there’s a lot going on in the Middle East–including Iraq–that isn’t being covered by the major media’s narrative.
The Osama watch continues.
A couple presidential polls have reported Bush with a double digit percentage point lead. According to Josh Marshall, both campaigns’ internal polls have Bush with a four point lead.
The terrorist school attack in Belsan, Russia is horrendous. At least with some of al Qaeda’s attacks you can see some degree of method to their madness by striking targets symbolic of America’s power. Attacking a school is just madness.