Tracing "Jamil Hussein's" footsteps and ignoring anti-blog hatred  —  After receiving initial reports from a Civilian Police Advisory Training Team (CPATT) source two days ago and investigating further, here's what I can tell you:  —  According to two CPATT officials—one in the U.S …

The Blog Mob  —  "Written by fools to be read by imbeciles."  —  Blogs are very important these days.  Even Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has one.  The invention of the Web log, we are told, is as transformative as Gutenberg's press, and has shoved journalism into a reformation, perhaps a revolution.

AP: Pentagon wants $99.7B more for wars  —  WASHINGTON - The Pentagon wants the White House to seek an additional $99.7 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to information provided to The Associated Press.  —  The military's request, if embraced by President Bush …

Report Says Berger Hid Archive Documents  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - Former national security adviser Sandy Berger removed classified documents from the National Archives in 2003 and hid them under a construction trailer, the Archives inspector general reported Wednesday.

'SANTA CLAUS DOES NOT EXIST' SCHOOL TELLS STUNNED KIDS  —  A primary school has been accused of spoiling Christmas for pupils after a lesson telling them that Santa Claus does not exist.  —  Children as young as nine were told that only 'small children believe in Father Christmas'.

Dear Santa  —  Last year I asked my readers to put a little change in the kitty if they had it to spare and many of you did.  It was a wonderful affirmation of what I do and I'm still basking in its glow.  Well, it's that time of the year again, and while we are all counting our blessings …

Republic or Empire?  —  This morning I read the first paragraph of this article by Peter Baker in today's Washington Post: … After which enough alarm bells went off in my head to wake the dead.  —  The January 2007 issue of Harper's (the cover art is a photograph of a rubber duckie) …

Schlussel: Should Barack Hussein Obama be president "when we are fighting the war of our lives against Islam"?  —  In a December 18 column headlined "Barack Hussein Obama: Once a Muslim, Always A Muslim" and posted on her website, right-wing pundit Debbie Schlussel argued that because Sen. Barack Obama's …

Lamont camp cleared in hacking of Lieberman Web site  —  The U.S. attorney's office and state attorney general have cleared former U.S. Senate candidate Ned Lamont and his supporters of any role in the crash of U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman's campaign Web site hours before last summer's Democratic primary.

VA Rep Asked to Apologize for Anti-Muslim Remarks  —  In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful  —  VA REP ASKED TO APOLOGIZE FOR ANTI-MUSLIM REMARKS  —  Rep. Goode slams Quran, election of Muslims, growth of U.S. Islamic community  —  (WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/19/06) …

Press Conference by the President  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all.  Good morning.  This week I went to the Pentagon for the swearing-in of our nation's new Secretary of Defense, Bob Gates.  Secretary Gates is going to bring a fresh perspective to the Pentagon, and America is fortunate …

2006: The year of perpetual outrage  —  ***update and bumped to the top: Zawahiri rings in the new year with a call to jihad for the Religion of Perpetual Outrage***  —  It began with the Danish cartoons.  It ended with the flying imams.  2006 was a banner year for the Religion of Perpetual Outrage.

Coleman opposes surge in U.S. troops in Iraq  —  The Minnesota senator says more troops translates into more targets.  —  Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., said today after a two-day trip to Iraq that he would not support an increase in the number of soldiers in Baghdad.