DOJ Opens NSA Surveillance Leak Probe

It seems to me that the person(s) who leaked information about secret NSA surveillance operations to the media should be charged with treason. Also, The New York Times and big media in general, should be held culpable as well. I believe that in a time of war, the administration has every right, and indeed the responsibility, to conduct this sort of covert surveillance. People who have nothing to hide should have no problem with this concept; only those who seek to protect criminal and enemy operatives seem to have a problem with the surveillance.

Justice Department Opens NSA Spy Leak Probe

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the leak of information to the media about a domestic eavesdropping program run by the National Security Agency, senior Justice Department officials confirmed Friday.

Officials have confirmed to FOX News that the FBI is involved in the investigation, but did not comment on whether other agencies were involved, or when the investigation began. One official has said the referral for the probe came from the NSA.

More information from FOXNews.com – Politics – Justice Department Opens NSA Spy Leak Probe

March of the Penguins

The March of the Penguins documentary about the Emperor Penguins in Antarctica – Awesome! Damsel and I watched the feature first and then the behind-the-scenes footage on how they shot this amazing film. The following is a comment from sam-650 via IMDB, which closely echoes our sentiments:

This is perhaps the most amazing animal documentary ever. The footage was gathered in what truly must be “the harshest place on earth”. It is barren, cold beyond cold and then there is the endless night of winter. The underwater footage was my favorite, but every single frame is magnificent. I can’t wait for the DVD, so I can see how the filmmakers did this.

The narration is less objective than it is romantic – making it less a true documentary than a story, but that is fine in this case, and Morgan Freeman does a great job. You really should make the effort to see this on the big screen – it is absolutely stunning!

Defend America

You may notice a couple of new things in the right sidebar – a section for military links and a new graphic for DEFEND AMERICA, the Department of Defense’s official news and information site for the War on Terror. I consider their site a daily read and that’s why I’m making it a point to pass it along to our readers.

I’m also encouraging other websites to lift the graphic (an animated .gif file, 80kb or so) for use as a link to DEFEND AMERICA. Just right click on it and select save. Then enclose the image in a hyperlink to http://defendamerica.mil/.

Disclaimer: the graphic is home spun, and no claims are made as to suitability for any purpose nor for liability incurred by it’s use.

Damsel Sends You a Catlin Hybrid

One of many succulents imported to the Southwest from the African continent, this glossy, floret-producing plant thrives in the Southern California climate, especially after a light morning drizzle.

Photo taken by me late this morning, California time. Sky overcast, temperature 59° F. (15° C.).

Kofi Annan’s Childish Tantrum

Wall Street Journal contributor James Bone explains why the UN Secretary-General accused him of not being a “serious journalist.

Where Is the Car?

UNITED NATIONS–Kofi Annan, U.N. secretary-general and Nobel peace laureate, is normally the meekest of diplomats. He is so accommodating he once described Saddam Hussein as a man “I can do business with.” These days he spends a good deal of time on the phone with Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. Yet he seems to have problem with me.

It was with some amusement that I found myself the target of a decidedly undiplomatic tirade by the U.N. chief at a news conference last week. The usually mild Mr. Annan erupted in an ad hominem attack, calling me “cheeky” and belittling me as an “overgrown schoolboy.” Although I have covered the U.N. in minute detail for The Times of London since 1988, and have known Mr. Annan for almost all that time, he suggested I was not a “serious journalist.”

Read the rest of Where Is the Car? at Opinion Journal.

Read why we believe this miscreant diplomat is dangerous to America here.