July 6, 2008

Despite the best-laid plans, the Memorial at Ground Zero will be nowhere near completion by the tenth anniversary of the attacks, in 2011. Read it and weep.

ONLINE OFFENSIVE?

...Are we slowly making inroads against al-Qaeda in the tribal areas on the Afghan-Pakistan border or is al-Qaeda growing more secure and empowered? Over the past week or two, I’ve read several diametrically opposed stories on this subject.

Which brings to mind dueling articles in The Washington Post and The New York Times which ask, in effect, is al-Qaeda winning over hearts and minds with an escalating presence on the Internet (as Craig Whitlock suggests in the Post) or is the terrorist group’s online offensive tired and anachronistic (as Daniel Kimmage writes in the Times)?

AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND…

Two Hunter Thompson epics out this weekend –

The new documentary, Gonzo, bursing with insight and energy, is now in theaters. CLICK HERE to see the killer trailer.

And William McKeen, chair of the journalism department at the University of Florida, Gailesville, has just published, Outlaw Journalist. Gonzo and Outlaw make a great, spiked one-two punch for Independence Day.