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| Glenn Reynolds to head Iraqi reconstruction effort |
| 2003-05-12 |
| The Bush Administration today announced that Professor Glenn Reynolds, known on the Internet as the Instapundit, would replace Barbara Bodine as administrative head in Iraq. The surprising move was seen as an effort to counter perceptions that Iraqi reconstruction is sputtering, if not stalled. Reynolds, while clearly not the first choice of the Bush administration, is perceived as a credible and fair alternative to more senior diplomats, all of whom were seen as unacceptable to either the State Department or the Pentagon, bitterly at odds over policy in Iraq. Reynolds, whose ironic web log observations are read by hundreds of thousands every week, pledged that he would undertake his duties in accordance with the principles found on his weblog, or blog, as the Internet diaries are popularly known. âTransparency, honesty and equity before the law will be the guiding principles of my term here,â said Reynolds, adding ironically that he did not expect to become a permanent fixture in Iraq. Reached at his home in Tennessee, Professor Reynolds was packing for departure, primarily concerned with having his laptop loaded with functional audio and video blogging tools, as well as sound editing equipment. When asked if his wife, a documentary film producer, would accompany him, Reynolds said âIndeed.â However, he refused to say whether or not she would be filming in Iraq, or if in fact she would be staying for a prolonged period. Now there's some great news to start your Monday morning off with (or a good chuckle over your coffee, anyway). |
| Posted by:Bent Pyramid |
| #9 Reverse Jihad⢠is always an option, but I would categorize it as a last resort. We do not want to become our enemies, unless that is all we have left. We have to fight smarter then our enemies. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-05-12 13:25:20 |
| #8 Among the many problems with the 'death to all members of all terrorist groups' is that among the members are informers/agents/liaisons paid by the US, Israel, Egypt, etc. This reminds me of the saying, "to every problem there is a straight forward and simple solution that is also wrong". |
| Posted by: mhw 2003-05-12 11:12:12 |
| #7 Great minds do think alike. On February 17, I nominated Glenn for Pasha of Baghdad. Of, course, I wanted to be Grand Mufti. http://blog.simmins.org/2003_02_16_arch.html#89257035 For some reason, right now, the browser wants to try to add the Rantburg URL to any a href, so I'll not put the direct link. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-05-12 11:06:00 |
| #6 What is not funny is the fact that an overwhelming majority of blog operators and posters, are slavish supporters of a President who forced Americans to take an unnecessary trillion dollar economic hit, while he begged Muslims leaders to enable him to conduct limited war against select Islamofascists. Afghanistan and Iraq? Big deal. Those problems should have been handled by 9-21. The solution - pre-911 and today - has always been to force the liquidation of the entire jihadi movement on a global scale. Any mosque - including the (un)Holy Mosque, in Mecca and the (phony) Prophet's Mosque, Medina - which issues genocidal khutbah and fatwah should be turned into rubble. There shouldn't be one living supporter of HAMAS, Hizbollah, al-Fatah, al-Qaeda, Islamic Jihad, Muslim Brotherhood, etc in America. If that means shooting on sight, every member of the Islamic Society of North America and the Muslim Students Association, then that has to be done. TO HELL WITH AN ACCOMODATING PEACE. WAR ON ISLAM TODAY! http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010917-11.html |
| Posted by: Anonon 2003-05-12 11:02:18 |
| #5 "In other news, a certain Fred Pruitt has been placed in charge of the impending de-Ba'athification of Iraq. When asked what methods he would use, he replied, 'Mustachios and truncheons.'" |
| Posted by: Crescend 2003-05-12 08:02:55 |
| #4 *snickers* If only... |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-05-12 07:30:19 |
| #3 I wouldn't want to become my enemies, even if that *was* all that I had left. What would be the point? |
| Posted by: Aris Katsaris 2003-05-12 16:38:59 |
| #2 divisio et imperio has generally been a smart strategy - some people in their rage would like to unite all our opponents and potential opponents. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2003-05-12 13:59:47 |
| #1 If the Grand Mufti isn't wearing his burnoose and turban, is he "in mufti"? |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-05-12 13:52:11 |