Slog - Comments on The Morning News http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/the_morning_news_122 The Bush administration believes Iranian agents are helping the insurgents in Iraq, and now U.S. forces have been given the go ahead to "take whatever actions are necessary" to combat them. President Bush says he’s still the decision-maker, and that his new plan for Iraq is the best one. A curfew has been lifted in Beirut after four were left dead and over 150 wounded in fighting between government supporters and non-supporters. The Senate has unanimously confirmed Army Lt. Gen. David Petraeus as chief commander of troops in Iraq. Iran is reportedly beefing up its space program. Meanwhile, the country... Copyright 2008 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:52:19 -0800 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:32:59 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Fnarf What on earth is Kim Jong-il going to survive now that he has to buy his luxury goods on the black market from our masters the Chinese instead of from us, which he didn't do in the first place?

This is the most powerful piece of trade theater since those congressmen smashed those radios on the lawn. Yawn.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/the_morning_news_122#c598770 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/the_morning_news_122#c598770 News Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:22:29 -0800 Comment by Gitai Only 996 more to die in Lebanon before it's officially a civil war. Again.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/the_morning_news_122#c598849 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/the_morning_news_122#c598849 News Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:53:18 -0800 Comment by Jake of 8bitjoystick.com Betcha North Korea can still buy Zunes.. since they are craptastic brown.

]]> Jake of 8bitjoystick.com http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/the_morning_news_122#c598973 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/the_morning_news_122#c598973 News Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:53:37 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Meanwhile even CNN is reporting that al-Qaeda is alive and well and protected by the Pakistan ISS in Pakistan, as some of us have been saying for, oh, I don't know, FOUR YEARS NOW!

Some talk.

Some do.

And then there's the Pres.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/the_morning_news_122#c599064 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/the_morning_news_122#c599064 News Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:10:05 -0800 Comment by elswinger If they would just let people grow up to a half dozen plants in their homes for personal use we would have a lot less stories like this. Weed should be free!

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/the_morning_news_122#c599133 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/the_morning_news_122#c599133 News Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:32:59 -0800