Tuesday Sep 27, 2005

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I'm heading out to Beirut, Lebanon for six months. (Yay, car bombs.) skull

Syria, Iran, Egypt, and Jordan are also on my itinerary since I'll be in the neighborhood. Y'all keep an eye on things for me while I'm away.

If anyone is interested in six months worth of political reporting, travel writing, and "muddy boots" analysis, this is the place.
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ohsoordinary:
Hope you're well. Write us again, kays? We liked you lots.
attack_macaque:
Hey Michael, just came back to the web site after a long hiatus. Don't know if you still stop by over here at SG, but I hope you're doing well. Saw on your blog that you and Chris Hitchens had a bit of a dust-up over in Lebanon. eeek frown Be careful over there!

Saturday Jun 04, 2005

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redbstrd:
Happy Birthday.
dragod:
Hi Michael

Formally, Hello.


I like the news at SG, and that is said as
a former still part time journalist.

Do you have somebody already working on
it; of if not -- would like how many words on
how the courageous strippers of new orleans
are back open, and offering discounts to all
reconstruction workers. Nothing says New Orleans ain't dead yet better than this story?

all the best, Drago

[Edited on Sep 21, 2005 4:46PM]

Wednesday Mar 30, 2005

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metatag:
How safe did you feel in Beirut, as a civilian? I have been thinking of going there, but I don't know what the situation is like, other than the warnings on Embassy sites.
attack_macaque:
Just wanted to say that I think what you and Chris have planned for the newswire sounds like it's going to be great. Just another of the many reasons I love this site!

Regarding Beirut, for some reason when I think of you being over there I get this mental picture of a slightly less snarky P. J. O'Rourke. biggrin

Tuesday Feb 01, 2005

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theseeman:
I don't understand you. I don't understand what you are trying to say about socialism. What is your argument regarding socialism? I hope we arn't blowing smoke at each other. I'd like to gain from this discusion.
dave_h:
You might know this but the paper says "vote Iraq"
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are you still going to Lebanon. I wanna know all about the trip.

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Tuesday Jan 18, 2005

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Okay, I finally put up a picture of myself. That's me in the lobby of the Al-Kabir Hotel in Tripoli, Libya. Everyone's pal Brother Leader Moammar Ghaddafi is on the wall over my shoulder.
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lotus:
no difference between facisms and communism?
Whaaaa?
Just because fascism pretends to be communism doesn't mean it is...
Also, I am not a commie. tongue
I didn't want to get into it on a seven page thread though. So I'm going to harass you in your journal. kiss
stockula:
My friend's dad was Khadaffy's physician for a while. And my mom actually had a crush on the Colonel puke

Tuesday Jan 18, 2005

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It's been almost a year since I've added anything on this page. That's ridiculous and it needs to stop. Here's a filler post for now!

Tuesday Feb 24, 2004

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I just joined Suicide Girls, and already Im working here. smile

Ill be helping out with writing and editing the news wire. Outside of Suicide Girls, I keep a daily web log and write a bi-weekly column for Tech Central Station. My work has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal.

I wont be making too many journal entries here. See you on the news wire...
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dragod:
Hi Michael

I'm on the run or I would stop and look it up
for you, but if you don't know the Blumenthal
article of the levee written for Der Spiegel, it
talks about the 40% the Bush Administaration
cut from the Federal Budget which was going to
repair those levee's -- the actual link that had to
be there between Bush's insane spending on the war, and what just happened domestically.
This is blowback of a kind. And that is amazing.

All the best, Bob Callahan (Drago)
dragod:
Hi Michael

I'm on the run or I would stop and look it up
for you, but if you don't know the Blumenthal
article of the levee written for Der Spiegel, it
talks about the 40% the Bush Administaration
cut from the Federal Budget which was going to
repair those levee's -- the actual link that had to
be there between Bush's insane spending on the war, and what just happened domestically.
This is blowback of a kind. And that is amazing.

All the best, Bob Callahan (Drago)