jonreese(or how i learned to stop worrying and love the blog)

eugene mirman videos

they are hilarious and they are here

american soldier kills little girl to win a bet

from the Iraqi Resistance Report:

US forces shot and killed a nine-year old Iraqi girl as she came out of her school following final exams in Baghdad. A medical specialist in Baghdad’s al-Yarmuk General Hospital told the correspondent for Mafkarat al-Islam that an American sniper opened fire on ‘A’ishah Ahmad ‘Umar, killing her.

For its part, the US military occupation forces announced that they had begun an investigation of the Marine who shot the little girl and promised to punish him if he is found guilty.

A source in the Iraqi puppet army told Mafkarat al-Islam that the American soldier was very drunk at the time of the killing and that he was withdrawn from his observation post after the incident.

The father of ‘A’ishah, who works for the Railroad Department said that residents in the area where his little daughter was killed told him that the American had been betting with his buddies whether he could hit the little girl who had come out of the school some 700 meters from the US observation post.

For its part the American propaganda TV station called “al-‘Iraqiyah” blamed what it called “terrorists” (by which they meant the Iraqi Resistance) for the shooting of the little girl, but statements by the US military and the Iraqi puppet forces exposed the “al-‘Iraqiyah” story to be a lie.

frontline online

saw an amazing episode of frontline the other night on PBS called "private warriors". it was about the contractors and mercenaries in iraq.

turns out you can watch the whole episode online here and watch 50 other episodes, including some amazing classics, here

open letter to kansas school board

"Let us remember that there are multiple theories of Intelligent Design. I and many others around the world are of the strong belief that the universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster. It was He who created all that we see and all that we feel. We feel strongly that the overwhelming scientific evidence pointing towards evolutionary processes is nothing but a coincidence, put in place by Him.

It is for this reason that I’m writing you today, to formally request that this alternative theory be taught in your schools, along with the other two theories. In fact, I will go so far as to say, if you do not agree to do this, we will be forced to proceed with legal action. I’m sure you see where we are coming from. If the Intelligent Design theory is not based on faith, but instead another scientific theory, as is claimed, then you must also allow our theory to be taught, as it is also based on science, not on faith."

please read the whole letter here, this is a very serious matter.

guinness is not irish

"And it is usually in pubs when people make the most misguided of decisions. That is because, in Irish pubs, many people across the world will drink a pint of Guinness Stout to celebrate Irish culture. But drinking Guinness does not connect one to Irish culture, because Guinness is not Irish. From the original brewer, Arthur Guinness, to the current owner, the Diageo Corporate group, to the policies that have affected the workforce, it is quite clear that Guinness is not, nor has it ever been, Irish."

love this article. i read it a couple years ago, but just tracked it down to pass onto a friend. check it out

g w bush a robot??

or just a criminal coke fiend, either way he's hiding plenty

"During our search for the truth about Dubya's past, we came across something very interesting indeed! Another George W. Bush, white male, blue eyes, brown hair, but born on Oct. 17, 1964! What called our attention to this person, since there are so many Bushes living in Texas, this person's record was deleted on Dec. 24, 1998."

http://www.onlinejournal.com/Media/Redux/redux.html

also

"Could legal fictions named "George W Bush" - close but no cigar to the original - have been created and entered into the system to take his rap, even post facto, vacuum up his messes, and then be made to disappear?"

http://rigorousintuition.blogspot.com/2005/06/doppelganger.html

Police: Lions free kidnapped girl

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Police say three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl kidnapped by men who wanted to force her into marriage, chasing off her abductors and guarding her until police and relatives tracked her down in a remote corner of Ethiopia.

crazy

let the book burning begin

Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries

so many important titles in this list. what's wrong with these people?

a lie

here's a 9/11 flash movie worth checking out

hard work

"Hard work is seeing your son's murder on CNN one Sunday evening while you're enjoying the last supper you'll ever truly enjoy again. Hard work is having three military officers come to your house a few hours later to confirm the aforementioned murder of your son, your first-born, your kind and gentle sweet baby. Hard work is burying your child 46 days before his 25th birthday. Hard work is holding your other three children as they lower the body of their big (brother) into the ground. Hard work is not jumping in the grave with him and having the earth cover you both,"

Since her son's death, Sheehan has made opposition to the Bush administration a full-time job.

"Beating a political stake in your black heart will be the fulfillment of my life ..."

Mother of dead soldier vilifies Bush over war