Hammers, Sickles, and Sicko

A twinkle in his eye?

Found at Townhall.com.

This one found at Michelle Malkin's Blog:

A Day of Milestones (Comments)

Our daily assault on the MSM is as fun as it is unfair! Those poor journalists are forced to come up with news when there is none, and all this extra time allows for their commie-instincts to morph their news-reporting into agenda-setting. It will be a never-ending phenomenon, as the job market for ex-journists is... a quagmire.

Today feels different. Did you notice too? We saw a few news items today that appear more like milestones in the project plan for a more peaceful world than empty news stories.

NPR Link - Britain Expels Four Russian Diplomats

They may not refer to terrorists as "muslims" anymore, but the Brits still hold a high standard for justice when it comes to espionage-related murder on their own soil. It appears they will also review their visa-approval process for Russian government officials.

AP Link - North Korea Shuts Down Reactor

We are not celebrating yet, but this major event shows that US policy is working. Does it signal N. Korea is buying the next set of US give-aways with this shutdown, buying time before turning the reactor back on, or responding to the new US pressure such as the recent funds seizure in Macao?

UPI Link - Fatah Terrorists Disarm

Most MSM'ers were calling this 'Israel to release 180 prisoners' today. Most didn't report the disarmament agreement. It suggests to me Israel has established a better negotiating position through respect of their targeting prowess against terrorist leaders in Gaza and the West Bank. While 'better' is good, we are tired of watching Israel re-unite murderers if innocents with their ilk, and we doubt these thugs will be disarmed for long.

Did we just wake up extra optimistic today, or did we wake up at all? Your thoughts?

Karl's Weekend Reading

"Unfriendly and Potentially Dangerous", Michael Barone at NRO. Mr. Barone compares China's collective leadership (predictive) with Russia's consolidated (unpredictable) leadership.

The Russian political system has come to resemble the political system of Mexico from 1929 to 2000, which was something of an absolute monarchy, with term limits. The candidate of the ruling PRI was always elected president, the legislature was a rubber stamp, and the incumbent president chose his successor.

Journalists(?) Killed in Iraq - New Facts

Namir Noor-Eldeen, a stringer for Reuters and for the New York Times, and his driver Saeed Chmagh, were killed by U.S. forces yesterday in Iraq.

A great July 13 write-up on the 'reporters' killed in Iraq. We'll post updates as they appear.

UT: The Jawa Report

Thursday Night Cigar

A CAO Brazillia met its demise as we put the finishing touches on our first video (coming soon to Ushanka.us...).

We were a bit rushed after a commie-pinko rabbit bit through our laptop power cord. Here is one of the suspects. She has "Guilty" written all over her face!

Hammers & Sickles, Oh My!

Found two more at Townhall.com:

Sunday Afternoon Cigar

Another Rocky Patel Edge (Natural) was burned in tribute to America's fighters.

Video - UT Mudville Gazette

A Step Back

Reminiscent of Soviet core values, Russia's State Duma redefined extremism last week with a 311-90 vote. They authorized domestic wiretapping (!), defined new crimes including 'public disturbances', and barred those labeled as 'extremists' from running for office.

Why not call this the Gary Kasparov bill?

We will stand by for the Mainstream Media's outrage over this attack on human rights. The New York Times alone is going to SLAM those heartless commies!

Links: Pravda, WSJ [$$]

Update 7.10: No outrage yet from NYT. Tomorrow for sure!

Weekend Reading

Brendan Miniter remembers the sacrifices of the Revolution in his WSJ article - Escape From New York: Even Gen. Washington didn't win every battle.

Today it seems that every soldier killed in action and every minor skirmish involving American troops is front-page news. But 231 years after the Declaration of Independence was ratified by the Continental Congress, we seem to have lost sight of the everyday heroics and sacrifices that made this republic possible. The Revolutionary War took eight years to win, with many defeats and setbacks along the way. We owe those who stuck with it and made those sacrifices more than we know.

Ted Nugent doesn't like hippies. Were the 60's about love, or drugs and irresponsibility? Ted shares his memories in his WSJ article "The Summer of Drugs".

...BUT... Debbie Schlussel nukes "Uncle Ted". We're disappointed to find out Ted Nugent does not fully practice what he preaches. Another UT to Debbie.

James Taranto was on a roll Thursday in his Best of the Web column at Opinion Journal. A nice two-page analysis effort, far more than necessary, to identify a common trait, a single common thread among the 8 London terror suspects. Our favorite: "Our son, the doctor. How quickly they blow up!" James also reviews the Clinton outrage over the Libby commuting.

Daniel Henninger suggests terrorism will be issue #1 in the 2008 elections in his WSJ opinion piece: "It's Not the Economy, Stupid." As you know we think taxes will be the top 2008 issue, but we'll gladly defer to Mr. Henninger as either issue will give the commies another four years to come up with an agenda.

AP Lies, People Die

It appears the AP reported a story about 20 bodies near Salman Pak wasn't completely accurate. Their sources, two anonymous police sources from Baghdad, 12 miles away. One of our Comrade Bloggers was suspicious, and discovered the story was fake. UT: Confederate Yankee

We found a couple more Hammers and Sickles at Townhall.com: