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Archive for July, 2006

Israel To Occupy Security Zone In Lebanon

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 26th, 2006. Filed under Foreign Affairs, Israel, Lebanon

Israel has announced its short-term objective in the war against Hezbollah, to occupy a portion of Lebanon on the northern border large enough to guarantee security for its northern cities:
JERUSALEM, July 25 ? Almost two weeks into its military assault on Hezbollah, Israel said Tuesday that it would occupy a strip inside southern Lebanon with [...]

Babylon 5 On iTunes

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 26th, 2006. Filed under Babylon 5, iPod, iTunes

The video content available for download at the iTunes Music Store continues to grow, with Warner Brothers now joining the party:
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group on Tuesday became the latest division of a major Hollywood studio to offer television shows, including the hit sitcom “Friends,” for sale on Apple Computer Inc’s [...]

The United Nations: Wrong Again

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 26th, 2006. Filed under Foreign Affairs, Israel, Lebanon

The United Nations has spent the last 20-odd years “monitoring” the border between Israel and Lebanon. This mission has done nothing to stop Iran and Syria from building and arming a terrorist army that, during that time period, has killed innocent Lebanese, Israelis, and Americans. Clearly, the U.N. mission in Lebanon, to the extent it [...]

On The Block

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 26th, 2006. Filed under Baseball, Sports, Washington Nationals

The acquisition of left fielder Alfonsio Soriano was one of the biggest things to happen to the Washington Nationals since they moved to D.C. Now, with the Nationals floundering in the N.L. East and the trade deadline approaching, it’s looking increasingly likely that Soriano may leave:
The man in the middle of the market sat down [...]

Moonbats On Parade

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 26th, 2006. Filed under Moonbats

While the Israeli-Hezbollah war has generally drawn the support of Americans, there are those who feel otherwise, and they made themselves known yesterday in Washington:
Hundreds of protesters, many carrying antiwar signs and fake coffins, marched quietly in a mock funeral procession yesterday through upper Northwest Washington to the Israeli Embassy to protest the bombings in [...]

Man Of Honor

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, July 25th, 2006. Filed under History

When it was released in 2001, I went to see Men Of Honor the first weekend it was out. The main reason was because it starred Robert DeNiro, one of my favorite actors. When the movie was over, though, I came away amazed at the performance of Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Carl Brashear, the first [...]

Crazy Lawyer Stories

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, July 25th, 2006. Filed under Humor, Videos

I’ve been practicing law for 12 years now and I’ve got plenty of stories to tell (sadly, I can never tell any of them). I’ve been in bad depositions, though, but nothing quite as bad as this:

H/T: Andrew Sullivan

Scotty Headed For The Stars

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, July 25th, 2006. Filed under Star Trek

James Doohan, who played Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott on the original Star Trek, will finally make to the stars:
The mortal remains of actor James Doohan, best known for his portrayal of Star Trek’s miracle-working chief engineer “Scotty,” will take a rocket ride into space this October, Reuters reports. Capsules containing Doohan’s ashes — as well [...]

Babylon 5 Returning ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, July 25th, 2006. Filed under Babylon 5, Television

That certainly seems to be the rumor:
During last weekend’s San Diego Comic Con…at a panel that (evidently) didn’t enjoy the “in your face” notoriety of, say, TRANSFORMERS or SPIDERMAN 3… producer/writer/director J. Michael Straczynski (JMS, or “Joe”) made an announcement regarding the future of this little concept he has called BABYLON 5.
The thrust of the [...]

Are We Too Nice To Win ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, July 25th, 2006. Filed under Foreign Affairs, War On Terror

That’s the question John Podhoretz asks in this an excellent column in today’s New York Post.
WHAT if liberal democracies have now evolved to a point where they can no longer wage war effectively because they have achieved a level of humanitarian concern for others that dwarfs any really cold-eyed pursuit of their own national interests?
What [...]

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