ited States of his own doctrine, but: He has said, repeatedly, that our government will make no distinction between terrorists and the regimes that harbor them — “that feed them, shelter them,” etc., the president likes to say. So what about these al Qaeda bigs the Iranians are supposed to have on hand? Are they locked away, confined in true punitive style? Or sort of hanging out in Tehran clubs, as Abu Nidal and Abu Abbas did, for years, in Baghdad? Just askin’. Nancy Pelosi, for all her bothersome and (yes) strident leftism, is one smart cookie. I believe she took a sly shot at Rep. Bill Thomas the other day. Thomas gave a tearful apology for having summoned the Capitol police to bust up a Democratic meeting. Asked for her reaction, Pelosi said, “I thought that Mr. Thomas’s emotional apology answered some of the questions that we had, but not all.” Note that “Mr. Thomas’s,” first of all — nice ‘n’ cold. But note, especially, that “emotional.” I believe that was Pelosi’s special dig at a famously tough and crusty male politician. Remember when Rep, http://www.tomsoutletsaleonlinecheap.com - tomsoutletsaleonlinecheap.com . Pat Schroeder cried when she announced that she wouldn’t run for president? I believe Pelosi was sort of saying, “Who’s cryin’ now, big boy?!” Just an interpretation. Maybe I read the papers too imaginatively. A dear friend of mine went to Czechoslovakia recently — I mean, the Czech Republic. I have the hardest time saying that. “Czechoslovakia” formed so early in my mouth, as is true of most of us, I know. Anyway, I’d asked her to bring me back some memorabilia from the old days. Among the items was a photo album commemorating Edvard Beneš, president of the country from 1935 to 1938, leader-in-exile during the war, and president again until the Communist coup in 1948. The album features pictures of Beneš with many world leaders, including Churchill and Stalin. And there is a fascinating photo of him meeting Franklin Roosevelt. This is the sort of picture we rarely see here in the United States, and, believe me, I — along with a lot of other students of 20th-century American history — have seen thousands of them. FDR is sitting down, greeting and shaking hands with Beneš, who has, by the look of it, just stridden up to him. Obviously, Roosevelt can’t rise — but the person in his position ought to have (in normal circumstances). He is not in his wheelchair — there is only one of those pictures, as far as anybody knows — and he does not have his braces. But it is a striking photo, for its unusualness, and the reminder of the physical challenge that FDR faced, along with the other ones. NR’s Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky — speaking of beautiful and cool names — sometimes collects News of the Weird, and he has passed to me some choice items. From an Associated Press article headed “Wiccan Sues for Prayer Inclusion,” there’s this outstanding quote, from the lead witch (or whatever): “We’re strong as a nation because of our diversity. There are pagans fighting for you at this moment in Iraq.” No doubt, madam, no doubt! And do you know that Germany has outlawed the killing of ants? Yes. If you’re found to have done so, you face hefty fines. No jailing, as far as I can tell. Look, I’m all for not killing ants — I think I once stepped on an anthill as a boy, and was wracked with guilt and remorse for days. But to trigger the power of the state? Well, at least the Germans are scrupulously anti-killing these days. (Yeah, yeah: I know all about Nazi anti-vivisectionism and vegetarianism, so, please, spare me the mail. I’m just riffin’ here. Thanks!) In recent weeks, I have written about Amiri Baraka, né LeRoi Jones, the talentless, Jew-hating, America-hating, http://www.tomsoutletsaleonlinecheap.com - Toms Shoes Sale , people-hating “poet” who was poet laureate of the Great State of New Jersey, until they abolished the position, and who is now poet laureate — this is serious, now — of the Newark public-school system. (It was in the papers — you could look it up, http://www.tomsoutletsaleonlinecheap.com - toms shoes online .) You will be pleased to know that Baraka will be an honored guest at a pro-Castro rally
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