Category: long story short

The CounterRevolutionary suggests an ulterior motive for the takeover of the Iraqi embassy in Berlin: That leaves us with an intriguing possibility — that the raid was an intelligence gathering mission. Let’s assume that the Iraqis were a group of dissidents trained by the CIA or the German Intelligence to infiltrate the embassy. … I’m…

Reading about Bill Clinton’s negotiations with a major network for a daily talk show sent shivers down my spine. This must be some kind of Phil Donohue wet dream. I once said that Slick Willie would be the first ex-president to appear in a porn film (Nixon must have been the first to be portrayed…

We are re-branding this column of Mediajunkie, from Junk Mail to Bite Media. This column appears to work best as the king’s taster (you’re the king). If it is poison, we spit it out lest it kill us. I also like the hip-hop sample response to media barrage: bite off some for yourself and spit…

Toby’s Political Diary – ‘Let it Begin Here’ has a great dialogue imagining the scene as messaging is worked out: Dubya: Karl, we got to say something about some damn hostages in an embassy or something….?? Karl: Yessir. There is an evil way to attack Iraq and a good way. We’ll say these hostage takers…

Just when I think I’ve become too cynical or pessimistic, something comes along that makes me wonder if I’m not too accepting of the general drift (warning to sensitive readers: contains anti-American sentiments): Today, you excoriate, ridicule and ostracize the brave and true among you. Your best investigative journalists are fired from their jobs and…

Well, it’s not like the New York Times needs a pointer from me, but maybe this article will reduce intonations of “they gassed their own people” (at least without “and we helped” attached): A covert American program during the Reagan administration provided Iraq with critical battle planning assistance at a time when American intelligence agencies…