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Looting

By Shabbir | April 15, 2003 | Comments Off on Looting

Explain to me how this works. The Iraqi people are looting their museums, their banks, their hospitals, and suddenly, it’s the fault of the U.S.? If you don’t have enough respect for your own community to even make an attempt at protecting it, how is it my fault? While it’s all tragic, I think it’s…

White Lines: Writers on Cocaine

By Shabbir | April 9, 2003 | Comments Off on White Lines: Writers on Cocaine



The little UN that could(n’t)

By Shabbir | April 1, 2003 | Comments Off on The little UN that could(n’t)

Help me understand this: We’re blamed for causing the failure of the UN because we failed to obtain Security Council approval for the War in Iraq. But where was this blame when the Russians roll tanks through Georgia? For Israeli tanks in the Palestinian refugee camps? The list of UN resolutions that are ignored is…

My flag rant

By Shabbir | March 23, 2003 | Comments Off on My flag rant

I’ve always been particular about treatment of the flag. All the time I protested the first Gulf War, I could never get into the idea of disgracing the flag by burning it, or otherwise desecrating it. Perhaps it came from my time in the Boy Scouts, or perhaps it’s because I appreciate symbols. After all,…

Gearheads by Brad Stone

By Shabbir | March 17, 2003 | Comments Off on Gearheads by Brad Stone

Why haven’t you bought your copy of Gearheads yet, from Amazon?

24/7: Living it up and Doubling Down in New Las Vegas

By Shabbir | March 17, 2003 | Comments Off on 24/7: Living it up and Doubling Down in New Las Vegas



What Should I Do With My Life?

By Shabbir | March 12, 2003 | Comments Off on What Should I Do With My Life?



From the “You won’t believe this” department

By Shabbir | March 11, 2003 | Comments Off on From the “You won’t believe this” department

Recently read on the Humane Society report: Pennsylvania Ave. SE, 3900 block, Feb. 25. Fifteen Airedales and Welsh terriers and 87 parakeets and canaries were impounded after humane society officers executed a search warrant at a residence. The warrant was issued following a report alleging that a man was shooting a BB gun at dogs…

Snow haiku

By Shabbir | February 16, 2003 | Comments Off on Snow haiku

White fluffly snow falls Here, state of emergency No work on Tuesday.

Skipping Towards Gomorrah

By Shabbir | February 13, 2003 | Comments Off on Skipping Towards Gomorrah

” border=”0″>Skipping Towards Gomorrrah, as a present sooner or later. In it, Savage proceeds to find an American sub-culture that embraces each one of the seven deadly sins, and then proceed to commit the sin with them. This is difficult, since Dan cannot marry (making adulty impossible) but he does make a good run at it.