Category Archives: War!

I Will Not Be Your Terror Monkey

Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 by Keith

John Rogers has a beautiful rant about how we should react to the recent capture of terrorists in London rather than the way we are acting: I am just not going to wet my pants every time some guys get … Continue reading →

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To “fill morgues of the future that have not yet been built”

Posted on Saturday, August 5, 2006 by Keith

The great Terry Jones has taken a stand for Armageddon: Those of us who have long been supporters of Armageddon have naturally been greatly cheered by way the president of the United States has been embracing our cause. Our desire … Continue reading →

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Shrapnal Sandwhich, Hold the Blood

Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 by Keith

Anthony Bourdain, my all time favorite food writer, was in Beirut when the bombs started falling: Anthony Bourdain, chef, author and host of Travel Channel’s “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations,” and his four-person crew were trapped in Beirut while filming the … Continue reading →

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Donkeys, Lions and How To Tell the Difference

Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 by Keith

John Rogers has a fantastic essay up, just ripe for Memorial Day reading: The point is by the broadest, most easily agreed-upon standards our side of the covenant with the troops is not being upheld. We are culpable, we are … Continue reading →

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Another Children’s Crusade

Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 by Keith

Today, I catalogued a glorious thing, a first edition of Slaughterhouse-Five. Being a bookish sort (a bookish Librarian? Do I repeat myself?) I couldn’t help read the first page or twenty. What struck me was the profound sense that here, … Continue reading →

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