U.S. to cut and run

According to the New Exit Strategy (hot off the presses!), "Iraq is likely to struggle with some level of violence for many years to come." But can you provide us a timetable for that violence, sir? As usual, an erroneous sweeping statement is made ("No war has ever been won on a timetable and neither will this one") with no regard for military history or even his daddy's war, which was all about the timetables.

Furthermore, whilst you're concentrating on the "many upcoming challenges that remain" with the "multi-headed enemy", you may want to nicely ask Halliburton to restore the power, telephone, water and sewage supplies. Notice that one of the continuing objectives is "Neutralizing the actions of countries like Syria and Iran, which provide comfort and/or support to terrorists and the enemies of democracy in Iraq", so that's one flawed policy wrapped in illusion, two to go!

Evil-doers, freedom-haters and history rewriters

It was only a matter of time before Darth Cheney blamed the current state of quagmire not on their colossal war-planning failure, but on the critics, i.e. that group of folks who insist upon clinging to any remote form of objective reality. After all, it's the same tactic LBJ and Nixon used to disparage those opposed to escalation of the Vietnam War. I'd suppose Mr. Cheney actually believes the Ohio National Guard could have won Kent State if those protesters hadn't stood in the way of their bullets.

A flawed policy, wrapped in illusion

Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha's speechwriter has just come up with the most accurate description of the Iraq quagmire, in only six words. Can I get a Biggie fries with that illusion wrap?

My solution

GM is about to declare bankruptcy and France needs 8000 new vehicles. Ditch that Citroen and buy a 'vette!

Total recall

Sony has finally recalled their atrocious XCP CDs, though they are simulataneously releasing another shady DRM scheme, which infects Mac users too. Microsoft smelled blood and has agreed to kill XCP at the root level, while simultaneously kicking their market share with the new Xbox 360 release coming out months before the Playstation 3. Serves you right Sony, now get your ass to Mars!

Sony 180°

Last week Sony/BMG unveiled their horrific "XCP" copyright protection scheme, yesterday was it's first malicious hack, and today they've agreed to abandon it. Too late fools, your damage has been done. Now you must eat those lawsuits. Try thinking ahead just a bit next time...

White House builds time machine

Thanks to our wonderful 'merkin technology, we are now able to go back in time and alter transcripts of press conferences. Don't like what the press secretary said? No prob, just pretend he said the opposite.

new address

Hey I got a website - new blog address is:
http://stittdude.com/blog

All new posts will be there

Mixed signals

Cheney Fights for Detainee Policy
vs.
Bush Declares: 'We Do Not Torture'

Guess who's right...neither!

And now back to your regularly scheduled impeachment

The CIA is holding terror suspects in secret prisons. This policy is the direct result of a "finding" signed and authorized by Dubya himself.

The agency set up prisons under its covert action authority. Under U.S. law, only the president can authorize a covert action, by signing a document called a presidential finding. Findings must not break U.S. law and are reviewed and approved by CIA, Justice Department and White House legal advisers.

Six days after the Sept. 11 attacks, President Bush signed a sweeping finding that gave the CIA broad authorization to disrupt terrorist activity, including permission to kill, capture and detain members of al Qaeda anywhere in the world.

The rules stipulate that findings must not violate US law. This one does, since it disregards the U.S. ban on assassination (wartime or not, CIA agents are not considered legal combatants), thus Bush himself broke the law. And we all know what happens when folks violate the law.

A step too far

When Sony realized that their previous DRM scheme could be defeated with a magic marker, they decided to hire some wankers and cross the line. Now, when an unsuspecting user inserts a Sony/BMG CD to rip the tunes onto their iPod, they get seriously hacked. Yes, now would be a good time to boycott.