Semi Truths A highly irregular weblog dedicated to Truth, Justice, and American Cheese…!

June 8, 2006

DING DONG, AL-ZARQAWI IS DEAD

Filed under: War and Peace — semi @ 4:21 pm

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been blown up. Great. The Administration apologists will be all over the talk shows insisting that this is a “turning point” in Iraq. (As The Washington Post pointed out, there have been at least nine other turning points in the last three years. If this is counted as the tenth turning point, one could argue that Iraq has turned so many times that it’s now heading back in the same direction from which it came).

The site of U.S. troops picking their way through a demolished shack looking for DNA samples isn’t exactly raising the flag at Iwo Jima, but it’ll do. I say this is an excellent opportunity for the White House to hang up a big “mission accomplished” sign and bring our troops home.

NYTIMES: All The Nudes That Fit To Print

Filed under: Media — semi @ 3:57 pm

Peter Brooks, UVA Professor in the department of English, published an intriguing article on Slate.com that begins with explaining just how it was that the venerable New York Times published a full-color (and full frontal) penis in its Art Section. But that’s just to get your interest. The true text of the piece is a fascinating look at literature and art history. I love this stuff!

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