Professor Cole has an interesting post touching on the oil component of our tension with Iran.
A theory posits that we have a short window of opportunity to deal with the Iranian problem (with its oil) before it goes nuclear. Is it just a coincidence that the Project for the New American Century crowd (and its mouthpieces) has recently ramped up the “World War III” rhetoric?
“Wikiality”
Already has a website.
UPDATE: The reference is to this.
Somewhat related, The Atlantic has a good read on the history of Wikipedia. One quote:
In June 2001, only six months after Wikipedia was founded, a Polish Wikipedian named Krzysztof Jasiutowicz made an arresting and remarkably forward-looking observation. The Internet, he mused, was nothing but a “global Wikipedia without the end-user editing facility.”
Good point.
Mel Madness
There was enough irony in the Mel Gibson arrest story to last one or two days on TV news. But we certainly didn’t need what’s shaping up to be a whole week of wall to wall coverage. And that was true before I saw Scarborough Country’s little experiment last night of having a producer simulate Mel’s intoxication.
We’ve now entered hysteria territory.
Iraqis Ready To Take Over Security This Year
Good:
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Wednesday said Iraqi forces will take over security in all 18 Iraqi provinces by the end of the year, a presidential aide told CNN.
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“We are highly optimistic that we will terminate terrorism in this year… the multinational forces’ role is a supportive one and the Iraqi forces will take over security in all Iraqi provinces by the end of this year gradually and God’s will, we will take the lead,” The Associated Press reported Talabani as saying.
Uh, oh. Doesn’t the Iraqi president realize that time tables only embolden the terrorists? I don’t know how he’s going to “terminate terrorism” in this manner.
Commander Stay-The-Course probably intends to have 100,000 troops in Iraq through 2009. But hopefully this will add some sanity to the debate and embolden the Democrats to show a little resolve of their own. A hopeful development.
Antarctic Clouds
A meteorologist got some pictures of a rare cloud formation over Antartica.
“Manufactured Outrage” On Qana
Michelle “why does she continue to get airtime” Malkin’s latest gem:
Because the manufactured outrage that Qana is not really about the deaths at Qana; it is something about much larger. It is about the jihad du jour that these — that members of the religion of perpetual outrage are always ginning up. I mean, if it’s not Qana, it’s something else.
I’m bet Ms. Malkin doesn’t even get the irony of someone discussing a “religion of perpetual outrage” on Fox News.