Hold on to your hats for this one, but most suicide bombers travel to Iraq from Syria. King Abdullah II believes the suicide bombers that hit Amman traveled through Syria. Yet this nation still has no sanctions applied to it despite a heavy involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rufik Hariri. And some people question why I have such disdain for the United Nations.

While the United Nations is looking the other way, many Americans are looking the other way as well. I would imagine 99 percent of Americans agree discrimination is wrong, yet half of those believe affirmative action is somehow not discrimination or basing hiring decisions off of something other than merits. The Bush Administration is suing Southern Illinois University over the university pushing white applicants to the side so they can get a certain quots of minority candidates. Senator Barrak Obama says it doesn’t make sense, but I’d be more than happy to explain it to him if he would like. Senator, give me a call.

Senator Barbara Boxer has written a new novel. It’s about a Republican president and congress nominating a right-wing Supreme Court justice. Thankfully though for the American people, a no-nonsense senator from California comes to save the day. Perhaps the gem of her story is what names she chooses to use for her characters. Frida Hernandez is the nominee, while early in her life the Senator, going by Ellen Fischer, chooses between two boyfriends named Josh Fischer and Greg Hunter. Who would have guessed Hunter would turn out to be a Republican gun nut? The stereotypes written by a far-left Senator who thinks she’s mainstream are comedy enough, but the book is supposed to be a thriller.

Is it finally safe to say at least some anti-war groups do not support our troops? If this had happened to the graves of my ancestors who are veterans, I too would have gone to jail, but it would have been before the “first snowfall.”

The French riots continue, but at least Chirac is lashing out at French policemen and people who desecrated a mosque. The policemen though are fighting back, proving once again stereotypes are not always accurate. Meanwhile 71 percent of the French do not believe Chirac can resolve the riots, again proving stereotypes are not always fitting.

The head of Indonesia’s largest Muslim organization has condemned suicide bombing, proving it’s not as good when it happens to you.

Australian Treasurer Peter Costello indicated “We will never be an Islamic state. We will never observe sharia law . . . We will always be a democracy.” Sounds fine to me, but not to the Lebanese Muslim Association of Australia who has condemned the statement as hate speech.

San Francisco has voted to ban handguns, but one 66 year-old grandmother in Arlington, TX (a suburb of Dallas) was glad she had a gun when an intruder decided he wanted to rob her house. And here I thought guns were just bad.

Russia has pledged to help the new Iraq in all areas including the nation’s fight against terrorism. I suppose only in certain areas Russia wants to fight radical Islam, but in other areas they help build nuclear facilities for nations which support radical Islamic terrorism.

We’re running out of colors for revolutions against supposed fraudulent elections. The latest one is in Azerbaijan. Someone come up with a colored name for the 20,000 protestors. These protests and the election though will challenge U.S. foreign policy. On one hand the sitting leader of Azerbaijan has contributed soldiers to Iraq and the nation sits on a sea of oil, but on the other hand international monitors of the election maintain the vote was rigged. Hopefully President Bush will do the right thing and support a re-vote.

Now I feel really old. Has anyone else actually heard of the band B5 that caused a mall to close? It sounds like a vitamin to me, not a band worthy of bringing thousands of little girls to the mall to see the performers.

One thousand one hundred lawyers quit the defense of Saddam Hussein and his co-defendants over security issues. How many lawyers do people need? Seriously.

Saudi Arabia has pledged $1 billion to help rebuild Iraq after meeting with Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. There must have been something in her coffee that morning.

Iraq’s defense minister Saadoun al-Dulaimi claims terrorists are training in Syria. He’s made those allegations before, but it’s never enough to show just how complicent Syria has become with radical Islam while they are in the sights of the international community.

Because it’s Sunday and on Sunday it becomes all NFL all the time for me, that is until the Stars game tonight, I can’t resist the following news. Jesse Jackson has come out in support of Terrell Owens saying the reaction was too harsh. The reaction of suspending Owens indefinitely for making disparaging remarks yet again about his teamates somehow has a civil rights clause to it according to Jackson. No, it’s not about trying to maintain a professional precense in the locker room or keeping heels out of a team game, but it’s about civil rights according to Jackson.

During halftime at the Clemson v. Florida State game, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan won $1 million. Congrats!

And with that note, this concludes this week’s Round the Reader. As always check with the RtR sites listed on the sidebar to the right all throughout the week for this daily segment. If you have something to add, leave a trackback and it will show up immediately following this post. Go, watch a football game and hope my fantasy football players do well. Chad needs a new pair of shoes.

At the risk of offending our readers who might be Chargers or Jets fans, this game is as exciting as watching my jalepeno plants grow outside. Considering there are probably a total of 50 fans of either team, I doub that will offend anyone. Anyways, on to the Round the Reader.

What do the following items have in common?
Air Force Coach Fisher DeBerry: “It just seems to be that way, that Afro-American kids can run very, very well.”
Joe Paterno: “You’ve gotta be careful how you say things sometime because poor DeBerry got in trouble, but the black athlete has made a big difference.”
White Settlement, Texas: The mayor and City Council, expressing concerns about racism implied by the city’s name, decided to ask voters to change it to West Settlement.

Answer: All three are instances of invented racism. Allow me to make up my own cause for racism. Osama Bin Laden is recruiting white people for attacks on the West, clearly a good idea for a group which wants to find people to blend in and not be suspected of launching a terrorist attack. Perhaps though he’s trying out a new philosophy called affirmative action, or reverse racism.

British soldiers in Iraq have created a music video to the song ‘Way to Amarillo.’ It’s not as funny, or good, as the ‘Kokomo’ remake ‘Kosovo,’ but it’ll do.

When the Norwegian soldiers sang ‘Kosovo,’ some people cried out saying they should not have done so because they made all Norwegian soldiers look feminine. I’m not so sure about that, but at least they don’t attack in drag. Others do.

Poverty or lack of jobs didn’t start the riots in France, or so argues Austin Bay, but having “cultural islands” within a larger population is at the root of the cause. Iran has asked France to respect human rights and the rights of minorities, something which is all too funny to even comprehend coming from a nation which lynches gay people, condemns Christians and locks up journalists at the first sign one might disagree with the government. At least they found the bomb-making factory in France, and I don’t think it was inside the burned-out McDonald’s.

Mark Steyn’s latest urges Europe to wake up to the war within. He’s got a valid point. France is burning today, but it might be Italy tomorrow followed by Germany.

On the human rights side, it might not be just Iran. A 25 year-old woman died from being beaten by her husband in Afghanistan. Sure, this might be an isolated incident if it didn’t occur all the freaking time in a certain segment of the world’s population.

Some people claim the war in Iraq is very similar to the Vietnam War. I beg to differ on several points, but it’s clear the anti-war side to the protests in both wars are quite similar. They both offer ‘heroes’ who just make things up and become celebrities throughout the world for doing what they do best, lying.

With the talk of investigating pre-war intelligence, or specifically how it was used prior to the war in Iraq, it is time we do investigate the intelligence itself and why it was faulty. Victoria Toensing writes it’s time to ‘Investigate the CIA.’

‘Pirates’ attacked a cruise ship off the coast of Somalia. Pirates they say, but it should be noted Al Qaida both has a precense in Somalia and they have engaged in the art of ‘pirate warfare’ in the past. It baffles me why everyone is looking past the reasonable connection and just dismissing it. Then again, if our media can call Zarqawi a rebel, guerilla, insurgent, militant, etc., I guess they can call a group of radical Islamists attacking a cruise ship pirates.

The first flight from Iraq to Tehran since 1980 has flown, now making it easier for Iran to arm insurgent groups.

CNN is running a story about Republican Chuck Hagel combating the torture issue, calling him a ‘GOP Senator.’ He is, but in other stories CNN calls him a ‘moderate’ or ‘centrist.’ I guess you use whatever suits you best.

Italy has come out and said Iran has isolated itself with the remarks against Israel. With the protests in Rome at the Iranian embassy against the remarks, Italy might have just put itself on the Iranian demonic map. We already have ‘the Great Satan’ (U.S.) and the ‘Mother of Satan’ (England). Do we now have the ‘Brother of Satan?’ We shall see.

Contributor Debbie has started her own blog called ‘Right Truth.’ Knowing her writing style and enjoying her commentary she posts and presents in emails, I encourage all readers here to not only visit her site today, but make it a daily read. If the tornados last night didn’t take her out, nothing will. I wish her the best of luck in her new venture and hope she doesn’t make herself scarce around here.

‘Batman Begins’ was named 2005’s favorite film at the Total Film Readers’ Awards. I second that motion and raise you ten. ‘The Fog’ though wasn’t so good, or so Rob thinks.

The New York Times notes religion is showing up more and more into football playbooks at universities. ACLU President Nadine Strossen takes note.

Palestinian ‘militants’ have agreed to stop launching rocket attacks into Israel next week claiming Abbas has persuaded them. Are they sure the Israeli counter-strikes which have killed members of Islamic Jihad and Hamas wasn’t part of it? As Ed Morrisey notes, we’ve heard this before only to have a wave of attacks after a terrorist group cried uncle.

Jim at bRight & Early is conducting a survey of bloggers for nominations to the Supreme Court. My top choice was myself, but I don’t see my name getting much traction. My second choice was Michael Luttig. If you’re a blogger and want to participate, shoot Jim a line. The results, I expect, will be announced later this evening or tomorrow so make sure to check back in. Update: It appears the results will be found at this post later in the day.

It appears as if Mark Jaquith at Tempus Fugit is leaning towards Janice Rogers Brown. He pulled some quotes from an opponent to Brown to make his case for her. Confirm Them though states it’s between Alito and Luttig, thus putting a stop to Mark’s drool.

Did Prince Charles have anything to do with the beheading of three Christian school girls in Indonesia? Not exactly, but the Prince is planning on making a voyage to the United States to explain Islam to President Bush. And no, Islam isn’t all about violent acts, it’s just the violent acts in the name of Islam that disturbs us. Below the Beltway correctly notes the problem in the Prince’s position; “We are not at war against Islam, we are at war against Islamofacsism, an ideology that is as much political as it is religious and which is dedicated to violent confrontation with the Western world.” Perhaps there was too much inbreeding in royal family lines.

Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa blames the lack of a withdrawal timetable in Iraq for causing instability. Then again, this comes from a group which failed to even consider sending Saddam Hussein into exile to prevent a war so take his words with a grain of salt.

Meanwhile Muslims in France are rioting, but they have been for a few days now. Some are wearing t-shirts with ‘Death for Nothing’ written accross it. Al Jazeera has now changed the term ’suicide bombings’ to ‘paradise operations.’

Basil continues his blogger inteviews, this time with Kit Jarrell of Euphoric reality. At least Kit admitted her dependence upon Mountain Dew is troublesome. I’ve heard something disturbing about Yellow 5, but that’s probably just an urban myth.

McDonald’s in Scottsdale, AZ have been refurbished to become four-star restaurants. I don’t care what Scott says, I’m still not paying to eat a Big Mac even if I could reasonably now take a date to a ‘nice, four-star’ establisment at McDonald’s.

Black unemployent has gone down under President Bush, something the Al Sharpton’s and Jesse Jackson’s of the world will notably miss. Perhaps that’s because Bush hasn’t been able to rescue Sharpton from his enormous debt?

Innocent until indicted? Silly Matt, innocent until proven guilty is only applicable if you’re not a Republican. Just ask Howard Dean.

What? Vice President Dick Cheyney is sending Joe Wilson to discover who the CIA leaker is? Will Joe find out it was his own writings? Wait, it’s just satire, but pretty funny satire.

Andi continues to report of protests at Walter Reed, this time with the ‘peace mom’ herself who apparently just intended on using the restroom in the hospital. I just don’t get it, and perhaps I never will, but why is Code Pink protesting at a hospital where wounded soldiers are being treated? Do they have no sense of decency? I just answered my own question.

Firepower Forward is in Pakistan aiding the relief effort and has a series of posts worth reading. Head on over and just keep scrolling.

Turkeyhead finds a t-shirt stand at his local mall selling shirts emblazened with a CCCP logo on it and wonders if kids will buy one and wear it thinking they are cool. If people can wear a shirt with a murderous thug rebranded as a ‘revolutionary’ (that’s Che Geuvara for those keeping score), then sadly I’d say yes.

Thus concludes the ‘Round the Reader.’ If you see something I missed, either drop it in the comments or submit a trackback to this post. All trackbacks will appear directly below the post.

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This is still a work in progress as more blog posts, hopefully, catch my eye to be included in today’s RtR. If you’re a blogger and think I’ve missed a post, either send a trackback or let me know and I’ll add it here.

Rumor has it that Chechen terrorists have a nuclear bomb that was supplied by, of course, Russia. Good thing the rumor was printed in Pravda, because rumor has it that Pravda has never lied.

Since we all know that natural disasters are the results of Allah’s vengeance upon sinners, or so says Al Qaida and the clerics which prop the group up, what does it say when the earthquake in Pakistan killed Al Qaida and other allied groups’ fighters not to mention their training camps? Allah seems pissed his name is being used as justification to start a war.

While the strange bit of outrage continues to circle around U.S. soldiers burning two bodies of Taliban terrorists and then using the scene for a psy ops campaign, a U.S. contractor in Iraq was burned alive. Of course this is hardly the first time such an act has been done, on a living person, thus reinforcing just how special the religion of peace actually is. Barefoot children were in on the act which signifies great parenting skills too.

Speaking of the burning Taliban, Afghan officials are investigating the incident and only a few Aghan clerics are reacting in outrage over the incident claiming cremating bodies is against Islam. Is it not against Islam to carry out suicide attacks, rape women, force fathers to become a ‘martyr’ by holding his family hostage, use children in attacks, etc.? Apparently not, or at least it’s not as much against Islam as cremation.

Terrorists may exploit Syria if the results of the Hariri Assassination investigation force Bashir Assad out of power. Well, that is surely a possibility, but let’s concentrate on removing Assad first and then worry about preventing Zarqawi from being on the ballot.

Russia is prepared to launch a satellite into orbit. This is nothing new, that is unless you realize it is an Iranian satellite. I’m probably just as thrilled with this news as everyone else is, but a technological and nuclear Iran is most likely something we’ll just have to live with. The key is when will the Iranian people embrace technology and overthrow the Mullahs and the hierarchy of Revolutionary Guardsmen who are now in government positions accross the nation, all appointed by the Mullahs of course.

British police have arrested a man whom they are saying is a ‘would-be 7/7 bomber.’ The man claims he was asked to be a suicide bomber, thus ending speculation that the bombers might have been duped by some mastermind.

Howard Dean continues to be like the Fruit of the Month club. He’s more appropriately called the Nut of the Month Club however, but I digress. Claiming he’s “tired of the ayatollahs of the right wing,” I think it’s about time we ask Dean if he wants to visit Iran and actually see what the Mullahs stand for and what rights we take for granted that are denied in Iran. Sean Penn did.

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It’s Sunday again therefore it’s Round the Reader time. Out of all the weeks I’ve done this, I’ve only had a theme once. This will be another theme, though it won’t dictate what stories I choose to highlight only it will be shown through the wording. In honor of my love of baseball being in the postseason while I’ve lost interest because the Cubs and Rangers were out of contention after May, the NFL doing well with my beloved Cowboys doing better than expected and the NHL finally back to playing, this will be a sports theme of sorts.

In the game of Democracy versus Sharia, it is no question that Democracy is winning out. The latest vote in Iraq, regardless of what the results are, has once again driven a stake into the heart of Zarqawi and his band of misfits. If you put your money on calling this eternal struggle a ‘quagmire,’ you should be taken out an beaten for stupidity. This truly is ‘The End of the Beginning.’ The spin game between commentators has already begun.

The preparations for this latest standoff for the battle of two ideologies were massive, but the buildup of defensive units was not to “protect some vast trasure trove of gold and jewels,” but to protect hope and a way a life.

The highly anticipated matchup between U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton versus the institution, or The Man as the UN is known is other circles, seems to be heating up. While they have not matched up previously, there is already locker room material as Bolton is slamming the way the UN has dealt with Iran. Meanwhile stoning to death in public is the way Iran continues to deal with adulterous women.

Following the disasterous reign of Saddam Hussein, the new owners of Iraq are set to deal with the former dictator turned poet starting this Wednesday. The trial may seem like instant replay, but if you ask the thousands of Iraqis who are still searching for their missing loved ones the game is still being played.

The term ‘hooligans’ most adequately refers to English soccer, that’s football in the non-American circles of the world, fans known for rioting after games among other activities. Hooligans can now be expanded to include neo-Nazis and their counterparts in Toledo. One commentator of the scene says the neo-Nazis should not have been given the right to protest, but isn’t that what is promised by the Constitution? We all have the right to act as asinine as we want, otherwise The Black Hole would be filled with just casual Raders fans.

At our nation’s universities and all throughout the world, companies are targeting drinking games towards college students. In what would normally be common sense, this is somehow breaking news. Anyone up for a game of quarters? Even when I’ve done badly at the game, I’ve never lost.

The mascot of Katrina related conspiracy theorists, Louis Farrakhan, claims he was was beamed up by aliens. My question though is whether or not Farrakhan met Alf and convinced the furry alien to restart his career into annoying commercials.

Bono, fresh off of an NFL half-time show, is spitting mad Senator Hillary Clinton would use a U2 concert as a political fundraiser. As Jeff Goldstein says, “the only surprise here is that someone like Bono, who’s spent years now interacting with politicians in pursuit of his own policy agendas, is surprised that politicians as a breed would prove to be politically opportunistic.”

The game has started therefore I will continue the Round the Reader at the Half or afterwards. Until then, please enjoy the blogs linked from this post and this site.

What happened if we never invaded Iraq? Victor Davis Hanson answers that questions, and believe it or not, there’s more political sniping asking President Bush why he has done nothing against a defiant Iraq when under President Clinton a document was drafted with 23 reasons to remove Saddam Hussein. That is just one of the many instances Hanson writes upon, and it is the only one that is political in nature. Read it.

At last night’s OU football game in Norman, an explosion was heard outside of the stadium. Authorities blamed it on a suicide and said it was unrelated to the game. Northeast Intelligence Network says it was in fact a suicide bomber who mistakenly detonated the explosives. The blast was outside of the Microbiology building. Who was the man or woman?

In other potential terrorism related stories on U.S. soil, California Yankee has news of the detection of a biochemical in Washington D.C. found after the protests. This could have been either natural or man-made, but why have we heard so little about this one week later? There are larger questions that are asked and answered.

Oh, “for the love of jihad.” Hamas scores women jihadis like Wilt Chamberlain scored points . . . and women I guess. How does a group which teaches women are a subspecies actually recruit women to do their bidding?

NYT headline: To More Inmates, Life Behind Bars Means Dying Behind Bars. Pardon me while I fall out of my chair in amazement.

Pictures of offending prostitutes should not be shown to the public. At least that is the stance of the Deleware ACLU. Aren’t those public record? Of course they are. In fact they are more public record than pictures of abuse at Abu Ghraib . . . considering we already knew there was abuse that occured!

A picture is worth a thousand words, or a thousand deaths if you choose to fight for the release of abuse photos. A picture though can be cropped and taken out of context by new organizations wishing to project a certain story. One such photo is one that has made the rounds in the press. There’s just one problem, the protestor’s entire message was left out for the one just on her bandana covering her identity. Zombie Time has the news and several funny pictures of the protest.

Want to find out what occured at Keesler Air Force Based during and after Hurricane Katrina? Scott has all the news in a six-part series.

Ever been to Topeka, Kansas? I haven’t, but according to Hallmark I haven’t missed much. Topeka’s mayor doesn’t find it too funny.

President Bush sure has a lot of nicknames for people. Some are quite funny too.

O.J. Simpson, nicknamed Knifey by Bush, recently appeared at a sports memorabilia convention to sign autographs. Yes, someone actually paid Simpson $95 to pen his name. Simpson though said “all money was to go to the real killer of Nicole Brown Simpson.” He quickly corrected himself to say the “search for the real killer.” Whew. That was close. He almost let the cat out of the bag.

Did an Air America host advocate the beating of Blogs for Bush blogger Mark Noonan? Actually, yes.

Jim is a Cubs fan today. Well, Jim, you should be a Cubs fan everyday.

More later, but there’s football on.

Today is my day for the Round the Reader, but it’s also the start of the NFL season (the Pats versus Raiders doesn’t count). Having said that, I’ll do the Round the Reader later tonight so stay tuned.

Due to it taking hours to compile a previous post, today’s Round the Reader will be very brief and simply link more than comment there upon. I cannot stress two things enough though. Donate to the victims of Hurrican Katrina and even see what I’ll do to push donations.

Heidi of Euphoric Reality has spend countless hours at the Astrodome helping out. See her dramatic pictures, many of which are uplifting.

A Palestinian lawmaker is guilty of aiding and abetting terrorism. Mofaz warns of West Bank terror plots. The military wing of Hamas has re-emerged.

Iran rejects any EU sanctions upon their country over the nuclear crisis. Well, I don’t think it’s up to them. Iran is still hiding their own “nuclear secrets.” They have though enough gas for one nuclear weapon.

The British hostage taken in Afghanistan was found dead. The Taliban is likely to blame.

Italian author Oriana Fallaci is facing charges for hate speech for speaking out against Islam. Meanwhile Hareth Al-Dhari still roams the streets of Iraq inciting violence.

A joint U.S.-Iraqi offensive is underway in Tall Afar.

British Muslims are stunned by video of one of the London bombers with Ayman al-Zawahiri. I’m stunned they are stunned.

Alan Dershowitz calls Chief Justice Rehnquist a “Republican thug.” Is it safe to call him an asshole?

Saddam Hussein has written a letter which he will martyr himself for “our precious Palestine and our beloved, patient and suffering Iraq.” You just might be a madman if you gas thousands of Iraqis and then call it patient and suffering.

If you turn away a U.S. Navy ship destined to be a tourist attraction, you just might be living in a liberal mecca of a brainless wasteland. According to a San Francisco city councilman who voted against the ship, “If I was going to commit any kind of money in recognition of war, then it should be toward peace, given what our war is in Iraq right now.” There goes my trip to the San Francisco Bay.

If you think the art of debate is to simply talk to people who understand with your point of view, you might be one of the loons sitting in Crawford, TX pulling the strings of some poor woman. And to add to this, I humbly submit the following quote as a Quote of the Year suggestion. “We [ed. Gold Star Families for Peace members] don’t want to debate with people who don’t understand our point of view.” My old debate teacher in junior high didn’t know what she was talking about . . . obviously.

The crashing of a Greek airliner last week is quite puzzling. First investigators thought it was due to a lack of cabin pressure, and it still may be, but now they have found and confirmed there was blood from one of the attendants in the cockpit. Strange, indeed.

Is Jordan allowing Saddam Hussein’s family to fund the terrorist attacks in Iraq? This is highly doubtful Jordan would be complicent in the so-called insurgency, and why would his daughters want to help their father. Remember, he wants to be a martyr for Palestine.

A bomb threat in a pro-Bush store in Crawford, TX? No way. The self-called peace protestors would not resort to violence. Maybe it was just the anarchists and socialists among those. Wait, are there any other kind in Crawford?

Nebraska Senator Charles Hagel claims the war in Iraq is looking more and more like Vietnam. Hagel, a Vietnam veteran himself, should know better. While there are similarities, there are also similarities between every war with Iraq. Though somehow today three years is the same as fourteen and the thick jungles of Vietnam are the same as sand dunes in Iraq. Oh wait, there’s also another great similarity. The 1,800 U.S. soldiers still unaccounted for in Vietnam is about the same as the number of soldiers lost in Vietnam. Hagel though says the war has destabilized the region. Yep. Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan have moved toward a more Democratic government. Changing governments usually leads to some destabilization.

Chechen terrorists are urging an effort to attack both Russian and U.S. interests. Wait, Russia? Oh yeah, radical Islamic jihad is not just about Iraq.

Saudi Arabia is trying to find Al Qaida terrorists among the populace. Saudi Arabia? Oh yeah, radical Islamic jihad is not just about Iraq.

Egypt is concerned about Al Qaida terrorists in the Sinai during a meeting to discuss the differences between jihad and terrorism. Egypt? Oh yeah, radical Islamic jihad is not just about Iraq.

A conspirator of just one of the assassination attempts on Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was hung. Pakistan? Oh yeah, radical Islamic jihad is not just about Iraq.

India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has warned against “extremist violence.” India? Oh yeah, radical Islamic jihad is not just about Iraq.

The bombs in Bangladesh are a “wake up call.” Bangledesh? Oh yeah, radical Islamic jihad is not just about Iraq.

If I sound like a broken record, it’s because at times I feel I have to be. It’s asinine to try to pin every bit of violence occuring the Middle East due to Iraq. Long before the war in Iraq was ever launched, even before President Bush was the owner of the Texas Rangers, there was radical Islamic violence. Al Qaida grew rapidly in the 1990s until a Coalition of nations struck back hard against them in Afghanistan. Now there appears to be several linked and several copycat groups. The war against terrorism has morphed, but it has very little to do with Iraq. It’s all about a Caliphate stupid.

Thus concludes the Round the Reader. I initially was going to try to have a common thread, a la Jeff Foxworthy, but it grew tiresome. As always, check out the Round the Reader segment on the other fine blogs listed in the right sidebar.

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Finally, a theme for Round the Reader. This will be my sixth installment of Round the Reader and I have sought a theme for the other five to no avail. Now there is a theme. In light of current events which I will not cover on this site, the theme is ‘Being Pushed by Nutbags Behind You.’

A fraternity who hazed a pledge who died may face torture charges. When I was in college and in frat life, a simple hazing usually would suffice (errr, so I have heard) but in this case it appears alcohol got the better of the college students. Fair enough, but the judge in the case compared this hazing to what U.S. soldiers have done to Iraqis. The judge actually said U.S. soldiers are “doing far less than what happened in that basement.” When any such comparison to the abuses at Abu Ghraib was made to fraternity hazing, those making the comparisons were said to have been limiting the scope. Now it appears they were being too mean.

What is the price to pay in a lawsuit of an “outed” gay man in San Francisco? $270,000. At least the radio station got to the man before Americablog.

And speaking of the initial current event that has brought upon today’s theme . . . could it be that socialists are firmly entrenched in Crawford, TX? No way! They are just Americans, who also happen to support the violent overthrow of the U.S. government. Kudos to them for leading a grieving woman well into insanity.

I have quite bit of disdain for the current role and leadership of the United Nations, but a comparison of Kofi Annan and Archie Bunker seems to be a stretch. Is Kofi lead to his ways through an evil cabal of meatheads?

Are we being led to believe that all groups who call themselves “moderate Muslims” reject radical Islamic terrorism? Surely not, but Richard discusses yet another group “caught with it’s hand in the cookie jar of terrorism.”

Sunnis in an Iraqi region are defending their Shiite neighbors and fighting against Al Qaida terrorists. Al Qaida, which is largely Sunni, has made hunting down and killing Shiites a sport in Iraq. Hopefully these Sunnis can stop the influence of Al Qaida.

What’s all this talk of reparations? This time for descendants of Japanese-Americans held in prison camps during World War II. You know, maybe my family should sue for reparations. After all, before the United States controlled the flow of oil in Texas my family has a well. I think I’m entitled to money out of your pocket because my grandfather never had a mansion from oil profits.

Is Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf ready to take on radical Islam in Pakistan? He says so, but the pressures behind me tend to think this is more tough talk with little action. We’ll see though.

Perhaps the most-used man in the United States is Howard Dean. When he’s not projecting guilt over any Republican for any number of reasons, he is defending Osama Bin Laden by saying he is innocent until proven guilty. Howard Dean’s family is tired of his shenanigans and has written a letter to try to get Dean to stop making an ass out of himself. Is it possible to make a madman stop?

Who is the biggest Liberal in the United States? No, not necessarily biggest in terms of taking up the most space because Michael Moore would win hands down every time. The Museum of Left-Wing Lunacy has the poll. All of these people are leading a certain someone down the wrong path.

Who is leading Christopher Walken down the path of running for president in 2008? Certainly it must be a joke, but as The Owner’s Manual says, “the only prescription is more cowbell.”

Chris weighs in on the constant tweaking of the story that is Senator Joseph Biden appearing on the Sunday morning talk show circuit. Senator, one lump or two?

Done With Mirrors has an extraordinary post concerning propoganda in war. In all forms of propoganda, someone behind the scenes is leading others.

Thus concludes this edition of Round the Reader. It is far more difficult than I had imagined to write a themed Round the Reader with any type of consistency. Does it all make sense? Of course not, but I’m being influenced by the rain delay of the Ranger game. The same rain delay in which President Bush’s environmental record forced to postpone the Rangers’ losing streak. He strikes again!