First Cup 07.07.06 »

The first cup is for the guest, the second for enjoyment, the third for the sword. ~ An old Arabic saying
The Jawa Report (Howie) Remembering the 7/7 London Bombing — “Though the birth of the United States caused great pains on both sides, we and the British are one. The bond between our peoples [...]

First Cup 06.09.06 »

Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love. ~ Talleyrand
ScrappleFace (Scott Ott) Democrats Vow to Fight On After Zarqawi Loss — “As Blackberry devices and cell phones on Capitol Hill hummed with news of the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi yesterday, Congressional Democrats vowed that despite the [...]

Ehren Watada Roundup »

Here is a roundup of blog reaction to this story:
An Army officer who was born and raised in Honolulu is refusing to go with his unit to Iraq because he says the basis of the war is illegal and immoral.
First Lt. Ehren Watada, 27, is with the Stryker unit out of Fort Lewis, Wash. Watada [...]