Rocked By Rape

The Evolution Control Committee lays some choice Dan Rather samples over the opening riff to AC/DC's Back In Black and the result is worth a listen.

The Hunt for al Qaeda

An overview of the successes over the past year in the war on al Qaeda.

In October, they found Nashiri, the mastermind of the USS Cole bombing, hiding in the United Arab Emirates, planning a series of naval strikes. Nashiri soon broke; he even let officials listen in as he called his associates. The result: A CIA Predator drone found the chief of his cell in Yemen, driving with four of his men on an isolated road. A Hellfire missile blasted apart their car, killing all.

Random Thoughts

How dumb were the Trojans? I mean you're in the middle of a war, your city is under siege and you open your gates because suddenly a giant wooden horse appears on your porch? Where did they think it came from and what did they think happend to the large army camped outside their walls? No wonder they lost that war.

An Interesting Day

What was our president doing when 3,000 Americans were being murdered in the space of an hour? Reading about pet goats to elementary schoolkids. (via Warfilter)

Just a Few of Us

Oligopolywatch is a blog which covers, surprise, Oligopolies. It's written pretty well and with a knowledge of business and economics. Pretty interesting if you're into that sort of thing. (via Gammatron)

Across the DMZ

An American ex-pat's journey through North Korea. (via Metafilter)