Only time will tell

The Bush administration has effectively abandoned its staunch Pakistani ally, President Pervez Musharraf.

Even before Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's resignation on Aug. 18, President Bush cut loose his old ally in hopes that Pakistan will end up a stable democratic ally like South Korea or the Philippines.

Let's take another look at history for a minute. The Shah of Iran was also very much a pro-American ally, even though most of the Iranian people were not. In 1979, U.S. President Jimmy Carter dropped his support for the Shah, which ultimately led to the Islamic Revolution, and gave birth to the militant Islam that we all know and love today. Surely we're not stupid enough to do this again? Right?

In June, the White House announced Mr. Bush had spoken on the phone with Mr. Musharraf and urged him to stay in the presidency. Last week, with his position crumbling, Mr. Musharraf tried to call Mr. Bush at least twice, according to Pakistani sources. Mr. Bush did not take the calls.

Uh oh. Maybe we are...

The stakes could not be higher. Pakistan already has nuclear weapons. It is a central front in the war on terror. And it is besieged by Islamic extremists who already have a secure operating base in the country.

Only time will tell. Maybe the next president will have enough foreign policy experience and foresight to handle what might happen.

Let's just hope.

He shoots! He scores! He dies!

I wonder what this guy was up to?

POSTED: 11:11 am MDT August 13, 2008
UPDATED: 8:06 pm MDT August 13, 2008

DENVER -- Police confirmed Wednesday that they found about a pound of sodium cyanide in a Denver hotel room where the body of a Canadian man was discovered earlier this week.
Police spokesman John White identified the white powder as sodium cyanide, the crystal form of cyanide. Fire officials say they found a bottle containing about a pound of the white powder, or between a pint and a quart by volume. An expert told the Denver Post that the amount of cyanide is enough to kill hundreds of people.

Canadian, eh? Maybe he was here to play ice hockey and drink Molsen.

The medical examiner's office said it is awaiting test results to determine whether cyanide killed 29-year-old Saleman Abdirahman Dirie, of Ottawa, Canada.

Something tells me he's not here to play ice hockey. In fact, I doubt they even have ice where he's originally from.

The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is assisting in the investigation but FBI spokeswoman Kathy Wright said the incident has no apparent connection to terrorism.

I guess all Canadians with Muslim names like to play with sodium cyanide in hotel rooms...enough sodium cyanide to kill a whole lotta people. But why Denver? What's happening in Denver that will bring a whole lotta people together?

The upscale Burnsley Hotel is about two miles away from the Pepsi Center, where the DNC will be held from Aug. 25-Aug. 27

Oh yeah. That's right. But wait, there's more.

An online threat posted in July by a man with a similar name warned of death.

"Having the bible in one hand, and a bread in the other hand, is not a correct thing! Kill Them , Kill them, Kill them, that is my massage (sic),!" read the posting by Abdirahman Dirie on the 'Solmali's for Jesus' Blog.

The link to the website is here. The comment is there. Look for comment #5. Sure, there's no proof these guys are the same person. But if it looks like a terrorist, smells like a terrorist, and acts like a terrorist...well, let's just say he probably wasn't playing with a pound of cyanide in a Denver hotel room two miles away from where the DNC will be held just because he's still sore that the Quebec Nordiques moved to Denver in 1995.

From urine and feces bombs, to cyanide bombs...the Dems seem to attract the cream of the crop. Wanna throw some piss on each other? Go right ahead. But its probably not a good idea to poison and kill hundreds of Democratic senators, and quite possibly the Chosen One himself. While the Party of Defeat may be on your side now, they certainly won't be afterwards. What would you actually accomplish, besides hardening our resolve even more to make sure every last one of you murdering asshole towel-head sandworms are wiped from the face of the earth?

Ahhhh...summer camp...

Remember back to the good old days of summer camp? For me, I remember it as a week of independence from my parents. I spent it swimming, horseback riding, meeting new people, making new friends, sleeping in dorms and eating meals in the mess hall.

I even remember making those dorky art-n-crafts, too. Remember painting those chalky ceramic molds and figurines? However, I don't remember making THESE arts-n-crafts...

A Palestinian girl holds a homemade model of a rocket that reads 'Israel' in Hebrew and Arabic on it during an Islamic Jihad rally in Gaza City, Wednesday, July 30, 2008. The rally was held for children who are part of summer camps run by Islamic Jihad funded organizations. Israel and Hamas are observing a cease-fire in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip since June 19, 2008.

While they may be observing a cease-fire, it doesn't mean they have stopped preparing their next generation of terrorists.