Windtalkings, 2003-01-23

Here's some interesting stuff I've come across lately:

• Trent has written tons of great stuff on North Korea lately. If this is an area that interests you, Bargarz directs us to a fantastic wealth of background on North Korea. Analysis, history, even satellite photos!
  
  
• Blaster's Blog explains "Why Iraq? Why Now?" Lots of folks have done that, of course, but Blaster does it with an interesting "Why Iraq?" Chart.
  
  
• To give Blaster's chart even more oomph, please take a look at this Al-Qaeda nuclear threat on LGF. It comes with a picture from their video that is worth far more than 1,000 words. More like 1,000,000.
  
  
• Donald Sensing, whose predictions for the start of the Iraq war are looking more and more on target, points us at two great columns. Tom Friedman's latest is fantastic. (I have never seen a more inconsistent columnist than Friendman - he's either great or in la-la land, with no in-between, and on the same subjects no less.) Meanwhile, Michael Kelly explains in the Washington Post how the Left's psychoses have sunk them from dominance to their present state of raving irrelevance. DisgustedLiberal.com agrees, and says they're dragging liberals down with them.
  
  
• A Namby-Pamby Euro watches the war debate in Washington. No, really, that's how the author describes himself. He has some interesting observations, too. (courtesy of Sharkblog)
  
  
• Can't let the subject of namby-panby Euros go by without telling this story, courtesy of Bjorn Staerk. It's a great bit involving noted leftist Gunter Grass' telling rejoinder to a frothing crowd. Quiet, ironic, devastating.
  
  
• Right-wing blogger Rob Lyman is actually impressed by an affirmative action defense!
  
  
• While we're in the "isn't that unusual" category, how about an intelligent, reasoned post about the abortion debate from one of its partisans? Impossible, you say? Not for Pejmanpundit. With third trimester procedures under the microscope these days, it's a timely subject - and more to the point, an excellent example.
  
  
• India and Israel continue to strengthen their defense ties, and recently agreed to jointly market India's ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter). The ALH looks like a competitor to the UH-1 Huey, Westland Lynx, and Hughes 500. Wonder if Israel is also thinking that it might be better to have some light 'copters that can carry missiles, rockets or troops but didn't leave it open to U.S. pressure re: the way they're used.
  
  
• Always end on a cheery note. Thos one comes courtesy of Spleenville and Cold Fury. Would you believe that a doctor managed to reattach a kid's head that was almost entirely severed from his body? The kid is now up and playing basketball. On other health matters, Andrea has some tart comments for the fat kids who had their lawsuit against McDonalds thrown out the other day.