News Jog 10/5/07

The New York Times continues lending its helping hand to the enemy by throwing road blocks in the way of Bush's war plans whenever possible. The paper's latest investigative bombshell concerns two secret memos out of the Justice Department from 2005 that clarify certain authorized harsh interrogation methods to be used on high profile prisoners believed to be in possession of information that could be useful to our interests. The arguments of the Left- that these tactics never yield any good information and that our use of these tactics put our own soldiers at risk if they become prisoners of war are patently ridiculous. First of all, if the methods of interrogation employed by the U.S. are not culminating in good intel- why is it that we've been able to thwart every terrorist plot on the homeland since 9/11? Secondly, does anyone really believe that al-Qaeda would be influenced by any established protocols concerning the treatment of captured American soldiers? Danny Pearl and the others who have been beheaded weren't even soldiers. One can only imagine the horrors that would be visited upon an actual member of the military unlucky enough to find themselves in the hands of the enemy. To read the stories linked below is to step through Alice's looking glass. The New York Times and the Left wants to fight an enemy that simply doesn't exist. These are hyper-violent crazed killers who do not respond to reason and will only give up important information when pushed to the extreme. The Jog doesn't condone the kind of torture that results in dismemberment, organ failure, or any kind of lasting physical damage. But making someone believe that they are about to die when we know they're not is a perfectly justifiable way to extract information that will potentially save the lives of thousands of Americans working in a high-rise tower or driving through a targeted tunnel. Al-Qaeda isn't interested in fighting our military- they want to kill you and me. Right at this moment- in a cave or tent or hotel room somewhere in this world our enemy is making plans to kill U.S. citizens. The Jog believes it's imperative that when one of those conspirators ends up in our hands we squeeze his gonads until he tells us what he knows. We get our good intel through the use of these harsh methods. Al-Qaeda has the luxury of getting their good intel from the front page of The New York Times.
White House Memos Authorize 'Torture-Style' Tactics
US Denies Breaking Torture Laws After Memos Exposed
Why Torture is Okay. (Shhh!)

Here's another story the Left and our enemies can get equally outraged about:
Reduced Charges Urged for Marine who Killed Iraqis

Ah- sweet diplomacy: US Envoy to Meet Burma's Leaders

Wacky Paki Update: Will Bhutto Boost Musharraf?

School to Keep Christmas, Halloween; Will Add Ramadan

Larry 'I swear to god I don't respond sexually to phallic images' Craig is still in a fighting mood:
Judge says Sen. Craig Can't Take Back Guilty Plea
Sen. Craig Now says He'll Remain in Senate

At least they didn't torture her:
Record Industry Bankrupts Single Mom
Minn. Woman Must Pay Record Companies $222K for Sharing Songs

Campaign drivel:
The Third Age of Clinton
Rudy Leads Repub Money Race
Mitt Raises $18 Million in 3rd Quarter
Romney, Giuliani Clash on Tax, Spending
McCain Reverses Fortunes with Tidy Sums in Bank

What happened to Benz?
DaimlerChrysler Becomes Daimler

e.Coli Update:
USDA Defends 18-day Wait on Beef Recall but Will Change Policy

More Fish for Pregnant Women? Seafood Debate Rages

Why? So we can find out what causes their obesity? Isn't it obvious?
Landmark Health Study Will Track Metro Kids

How did we miss this story from earlier in the week?
CBS Producer Accused of Soliticing Sex with 11-Year Old

Remember the airplane that overshot the runway and hit the car in Chicago a couple years ago?
Southwest Crew Faulted for MDW Overrun

Playoffs:
Lofton, Cleveland Rock Yankees 12-3
Rockies Taking Day-by-Day Approach

Olympic Champion Marion Jones Reverses Denials of Steroid Use

The Vick saga continues:
Falcons Want $22m from Vick
Vick Could Escape State Charges

Box Office:
Weekend Movie Guide
Review: Michael Clayton
Review: Performances Help 'Austen' Overcome Missteps
Farrelly Brothers Share a 'Heartbreak Kid' Laugh

That new Springsteen album may not be as great as advertised:
Listening In: ‘Magic’—the Album That Isn’t

Aren't the members of 'Hanson' still a little young for this?
Guitarist Isaac Hanson has Surgery at Baylor Hospital

Bill Gates still knows how to make money:
Microsoft says "Halo" 1st-Week Sales were $300M

I'm No Zune Hater--Really

As long as there are ignorant people there will be internet scams:
Yahoo, eBay Work to Block Phishing

Japanese Satellite Reaches Lunar Orbit

Our favorite headline today is: Primitive Plants Trade Food for Sex

And finally-
The latest dispatch from Britney's last days on earth:
Britney Gets One Last Chance from Irate Judge

There's plenty more News,
but there's no more News Jog.
We're done.