Year: 2003

Kerry Names Annan As Running Mate By Scott Ott: U.S. Sen. John Kerry announced today that if the Democrat party nominates him as the presidential candidate, he will name U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan as his running mate. “This is the only way to heal the wounds America has inflicted on the world,” said Sen. […]

The Iraqi Hero Of The Jessica Lynch Story: There’s apparently an Iraqi who deserves quite a bit of credit for the rescue of American POW Jessica Lynch and his story was just…wow. Here are the highlights… “The Iraqi man who tipped U.S. Marines to the location of American POW Jessica Lynch said Thursday he did […]

Joke Of The Day: All six of Saddam’s doubles were called to a meeting today to be briefed as to what their job over the next few days would be. Each of them came eagerly to see what their great leader had in mind for them and also because they were worried after not hearing […]

But The Anti-War Protestors Said That The Iraqis Didn’t Want Us To Liberate Them: Here’s what the anti-war protestors, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Nelson Mandela, Germany, France, Belgium, the UN, the majority of Democrats in Congress, the Dixie Chicks, Michael Moore, Sean Penn, Robin Williams, etc, etc, did everything in their power to […]

Hilarious Quote Of The Day: Our quote of the day is from a conscientious objector who the marines have labeled a deserter. He basically said the marine recruiter didn’t really give him all the facts because… “They don’t really advertise that they kill people. I didn’t really realize the full implications of what I was […]

When Did France Move Up North Of The US?: Here’s how our neighbors to the North treated a Peewee league hockey team that went to a tournament in Canda. Remember as you read this, we’re talking about 11 & 12 year olds here… “MONTREAL — A peewee hockey tournament in Montreal became a trip into […]

The Conservative Thinking Behind The War On Terrorism: The war between America and terrorism was joined by America on 9/11, but that’s not when it started. Terrorists have been taking aim at America for more than two decades. Some of the more notable attacks include the Lebanon barracks bombing, the bombing of a German disco […]

Defiling The Graves Of Better Men: As Coalition forces are fighting to liberate the Iraqi people & eliminate Saddam Hussein’s rogue regime, some French anti-war protestors are desecrating the graves of Brits who helped France fight off the Germans in WW1… “Vandals have defaced one of the biggest British war cemeteries in northern France with […]

Misc: A few things of note… — Last month, Right Wing News pulled 137,049 daily uniques & 260,932 pageviews. Thanks to all of RWN’s readers for helping make March RWN’s best month ever for traffic. — This is also RWN’s one year anniversary of changing over to a blogging format. A year ago, Right Wing […]

The Iraqi People Show Their Scorn For The Coalition Invaders: Here are a few more snippets from the Iraqi people who our press would have you believe detest the Americans, Brits, Aussies, & Poles who are liberating them from Saddam… In Basra… “(The Brits) received a warm welcome from the members of the 30,000-strong population, […]

In My World: France Replaces America as a Superpower By Frank J: “You can’t hide anything from us!” declared the intrepid reporter, “Tell us the truth!” “Stop yelling at me!” cried Rumsfeld, slouching behind the podium. “Admit you hadn’t planned for resistance and your war is a failure!” the reported demanded. “You can’t make me,” […]

Anti-War =’s Anti-Flag?: A few college students at Muskingum College “wanted to adorn the entrance to the school’s main building with two dozen American flags to show support for the troops.” But, “Vice President of the Administration Ransom Clark” turned them down even though there were already flags displayed on the school grounds. In and […]

Fun Facts About The Iraqi Republican Guard: On occasion, our troops may pause to wonder, “Who were those guys we just killed?” To help with that query, I’m starting a new feature where my crack research staff find all the important information you need to know about America’s enemies. Our first subject: the Iraqi Republican […]

The New Champion Of The Media Gloom & Doom Crowd: Wow — I just read an editorial that is so gloomy, pessimistic, & despairing that it makes Eleanor Clift’s “A Bad Remake of Vietnam?” editorial look like it was nothing but the song lyrics for “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Prepare yourself for Robert Parry’s, “Bay […]

Holy Hanoi Jane Batman! What Is Peter Arnett Doing?!?: I just could believe what Peter Arnett said in this interview with Iraqi TV. Just look at the blatant pro-Iraqi propaganda that Arnett is spewing… “In the interview, Arnett said his Iraqi friends tell him there is a growing sense of nationalism and resistance to what […]

Our Despairing Media: Our media is so pessimistic about this war that it’s almost funny. Do you know what the title of the latest editorial by Eleanor Clift is? It’s called, “A Bad Remake of Vietnam?” Here’s Eleanor’s take on the fighting… “TO HEAR THE generals, the war is on schedule. There are no surprises. […]

Getting Your Money’s Worth At Columbia: If the anti-war crowd somehow got their wish and Saddam Hussein were to survive and remain in control of Iraq, then I think a certain assistant professor of anthropology at Columbia University has a tenured professorship waiting for him at Baghdad University… “A Columbia University professor told an anti-war […]

Cable News Coverage Of The War: Flip on the cable coverage of the war on any channel and this about what you’ll see… Anchor: This just in — for the 10th consecutive day there have been explosions heard in Baghdad. However, we don’t have any actual footage or even information about what they hit. Wait […]

Ted Rall Lets Us Know What He Thinks Of America’s Soldiers: Ted Rall certainly qualifies as mainstream left-winger. After all, if he was on the fringes of the left, Yahoo certainly wouldn’t publish his columns and the New York Times wouldn’t run his cartoons right? Well the man who is perhaps the left’s favorite cartoonist, […]

Stop On A Dime And Head In The Other Direction: I want you to try to guess which American politician is being talked about and quoted in this article. Ready? “(Politician X) who voiced his support for the troops fighting in Iraq, said it made sense after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to become […]

An Anti-War Minister Who Went To Iraq And Changed His Mind: This editorial written by minister Ken Joseph Jr of Tokyo was so powerful that I just had to post excerpts from it. If you have any friends who claim to care about the Iraqi people and yet don’t want us to liberate them, show […]

The Length Of The War, Civilian Casualties, & How The Useful Idiots Unwittingly Help Saddam: I wish I could say I was surprised by the gloomy & pessimistic coverage of the war by much of the mainstream media, but it’s nothing new. We’re 8 days into the war and we’re already hearing a lot about […]

Close Ties With France? No Thanks: French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin spoke at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London and said that, “he was confident that France and the United States would re-establish the close ties they enjoyed before the Iraqi crisis unfolded.” Why would the United States want to maintain “close […]

You Can’t Make Us Accept That Iraq Has WMD!: The lengths to which some people are going to deny that Iraq has WMD simply boggles the mind. To begin with, I cannot imagine how anyone who has spent more than five minutes studying the situation in Iraq could possible believe Saddam doesn’t have WMD. Come […]

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No, He Wasn’t “Driven” To It: I understand that parents hate to believe the worst about their kids. Because of that, I normally don’t tear into the parents for sticking up for their kids after they’ve committed some sort of atrocity. But the comments from Asan Akbar’s stepfather are over the line…. “(Asan Akbar’s) stepfather, […]

War, Peace & Cable TV By Ron Marr: If you seek evidence of the degradation of common sense in America, you need look no further than the reactions currently pouring forth from certain segments of the general public and virtually all of the talking heads on TV. At the time of this writing, though we […]

Misleading Polling Data: The significance and results of a recent Pew Poll are being widely misreported. Here’s a sample of what you’re seeing in stories all over the news…. “Public’s Confidence in War Success Drops Images of battered American POWs, a downed Apache helicopter and U.S. fatalities in Iraq have had a dramatic impact on […]

Saddam Vs. The Animal Kingdom: Look out Saddam! Even the animal kingdom is against you… “With a camera strapped to his fin, the bottle-nose dolphin is one of about 100 dolphins and sea lions helping to clear shipping lanes in the Gulf to ensure a safe passage for vessels, including those which will provide humanitarian […]