Random Selections - April Edition

I found a name for my occasional bookmark dumps. Enjoy.

The Army is forced to ship injured solders into combat since it is - you know - overstretched these days.

Incidentally, Colin Powell is sure Iraq is in a civil war. Too bad the currently employed Bushites can't see that.

Check it out: Republicans hypocrites are freaking out because a Democratic Senator owns a gun. Then again, they might be worried about a repeat of the Sumner-Brooks affair where a Republican was beaten senseless for being a loud-mouth jackass.

And yeah, a lot of those GOP types might have something to worry about on that front.

GOP poster boy Newt Gingrich took another step into the KKK Hall of Fame last week by calling for an end to bilingual education, calling Spanish the "language of the ghetto." Here's a nice Daily Illini take on it, plus a look at the advantages of speaking something other than Redneck English.

Bush is full of shit about the "we fight them there so we don't fight them here" meme. No big surprise.

Bush is also getting less than thrilling responses when he tries to pump up the troops lately.

Things that should concern you Mr. Chimp.

Here's a bunch of links on Iraq concerning the end of the fourth year and the anniversary of the fall of Baghdad. Recent numbers on the conflict and the regrets of the Iraqi wrestler who toppled Saddam's statue.

Conversations with Iraqis concerning the war and the future of Iraq, including the lives lived by those who have fled the country.

More on the mass deaths of bees.

Random enough for ya?