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Rightwingsparkle Not Blogging Crises, Day 2

Rounding up some news:

Monster of the moment

"Zimbabwe is being hypocritically vilified by the west for forced slum clearances that are routine throughout the developing world "

This idiot, John Vidal, tries to excuse Mugabe's tyranny. Zimbabwe, once a food exporter, suffers food shortages as Mugabe siezes land and property to enrich himself, his family and supporters.

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American Zen byr Victor Davis Hanson

"So how does the United States navigate nimbly between its weariness with the thankless role of a superpower and the dangers of a nostalgic isolationism? We need to find a sort of Zen-like philosophical balance that brings both some maturity to our pampered critics and psychic relief to ourselves, without endangering our own security or abandoning our true allies — while in the middle of a war and a polarized electorate here at home."

I like the pragmatic suggestions:

"If Kofi Annan, who was in charge when U.N. peacekeepers committed sex crimes and Oil-for-Food dwarfed Enron’s mess, really believes the U.S. acted illegally in Iraq, then he should petition to remove the U.N. headquarters to a more legal and civilized place, say Paris or the Hague. The U.S. should offer our genuine regrets while shrugging that we are not quite up to the moral fiber of the General Assembly or its Commission of Human Rights, thus encouraging such a relocation."

I will pay to see that happen. Perhaps we can buy the UN HQ at market price and give the UN a grant to build a new HQ. Anywhere else but the Western hemisphere.

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Zombie Hall of Shame

Some lovely photos of anti-war protesters

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Model Gitmo

Groups like the International Red Cross and Amnesty International should be holding Guantanimo up as a model of how everyone should handle prisoners.

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Fjordman

Blog plug. Blogger from Norway.

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The Intolerant Tolerants

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Foreign Law is Not Law By Thomas Sowell