Tuesday, January 04, 2005

Miscellanea - A Most Unwelcome Guest Edition

O.J. Simpson plans to rear his ugly head at the Orange Bowl tonight. How would you like to be the poor soul that pays God knows how much money to see the national championship and winds up next to the world's most famous athlete / murderer?...

If the Iraqi insurgents are 'freedom fighters', does the same apply to the Ku Klux Klan post-Civil War? deacon at Power Line shares his thoughts...

The Diplomad reports
that the UN is hard pressed to find takers for its 'coordination' efforts on tsunami relief. More and more, it would appear that Annan and his backers plan to use this disaster to begin a PR effort to save his hide (hat tip to Arthur Chrenkoff)...

JustOneMinute skillfully parries Jared Diamond's worries about American collapse (didn't we already go through this with Paul Kennedy and 'The Rise and Fall of Great Powers'?)...

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