Political news, yo.

[Tahoe]

The Dems allienate an ally, Columbia. Thats it, push them to Chavez.

[Uncle Mxy]

Hunh?!? That's not the dynamic. Chavez (radical left) and Uribe (radical right) can't stand each other. They only reestablished diplomatic relations a month ago. Their countries can cooperate, but they're not in any danger of being buddy-buddy.

The issue is -- when do unions turn into terrorists?

Uribe's paramilitary death squads have been involved in killing union leaders as part of establishing order in a chaotic place. Likewise, union leaders have been involved in terroristic activities, much as labor leaders in the U.S. did acts that would be considered terrorism. Who's good and who's bad? Has the Colombian government under Uribe been good enough to get "free trade" status?

It's a fun issue.

[geerussell]

Hunh?!? That's not the dynamic. Chavez (radical left) and Uribe (radical right) can't stand each other. They only reestablished diplomatic relations a month ago. Their countries can cooperate, but they're not in any danger of being buddy-buddy.

The issue is -- when do unions turn into terrorists?

Uribe's paramilitary death squads have been involved in killing union leaders as part of establishing order in a chaotic place. Likewise, union leaders have been involved in terroristic activities, much as labor leaders in the U.S. did acts that would be considered terrorism. Who's good and who's bad? Has the Colombian government under Uribe been good enough to get "free trade" status?

It's a fun issue.

I'm sorry, your nuanced analysis doesn't fit neatly onto a partisan scorecard. Therefore...

[Tahoe]

So whats Chenney smilling at? Look closely at the image in his glasses. I guess he's catching a bunch of shit about it.

[Tahoe]

On a more serious note...The Navy fired warning shots over the bow of an Iranian boat today.

[geerussell]

On a more serious note...The Navy fired warning shots over the bow of an Iranian boat today.

US Navy fires at Iranian boat and misses. Bush administration under fire over training and equipment.

[Zekyl]

So it wasn't warning shots, they were actually trying to shoot the Iranians?

[Tahoe]

I'm not sure, but one thing I am sure about is don't believe anything the NYT prints.

[geerussell]

Um, that was sarcasm making fun of how the NYT might spin "warning shots" not an actual quote.

[Zekyl]

Ahhhh, my bad.