Al Qaeda

Zakaria Botros Henein, Crazy Coptic With Westminster TV Network, Defends Anti-Muslim Film

If there's a story involving California, crazy religious people and Islamophobia, it's always a sure bet that there's an Orange County connection. And now we have it. Or rather him. Zakaria Botros Henein may not have made "Innocence of Muslims," the 12-minute trailer that trashes Islam and which has ... More >>

Irish Car Bombs: The Most Insensitive Drink of St. Patty's Day?

​Happy St. Patrick's Eve! Tomorrow, of course, is the day for Americans to drink (and regurgitate) green beer because, well, it's St. Patrick's Day, bro! But before you embrace the cultural holiday by ordering a round of "Irish"-themed cocktails, think about this . . .

The LA Times Crosses Over

How the newspaper's cozy relationship with Camp Pendleton hampers its coverage of religious controversies on the base

[UPDATED with Ex-Veep's "Arrest":] Dick Cheney Greeted by Protesters at Nixon Library

​UPDATE, SEPT. 8, 9:56 A.M.: As Dick Cheney was lauding his profound role in Bush administration wars on terror, the Geneva Convention and the U.S. Constitution before a polite Nixon Library crowd Wednesday evening, he was "arrested."Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans rose from her chair in the East ... More >>

Nathan Sheridan Nabbed for Nicorette Nappings

​In the annals of nicotine-related crimes--Al Qaeda, Hezbollah and the Irish Republican Army smuggling cigarettes to raise money for terrorist attacks, or the U.S. government raising cigarette taxes to fund overspending--we may be soon be able to add the name of Nathan Sheridan*.*Not on the same ... More >>

Edina Lekovic, SoCal Muslim Official, Relieved and Grateful Osama Bin Laden was Taken Out

​Edina Lekovich, director of policy and programming with the Muslim Public Affairs Council of Los Angeles, is married to an Egyptian-American who grew up in Orange County.While she agrees with Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) leaders who say their faith forbids them from "dancing on t ... More >>

American Soldiers

'Restrepo' captures military life in Afghanistan

Christmas Can Be Worst Day of the Year

​Christmas can be the worst day of the year.That's not the opinion of atheists, al-Qaida or the last reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh after Mrs. Claus serves chili but the Orange County Rescue Mission.When you're living on the streets, Christmas can be the worst day of the year. Unless you've been ... More >>

BTW Guys, Orly Taitz Caused the Afghanistan Surge

​Presented without comment, a copy-paste from a letter posted on Orly Taitz's blog:Nothing happens by coincidence. Take, for example, Obama's announced Afghanistan policy tonight. Had it not been for the pressure of your Barnett lawsuit, and your brilliant motion for reconsideration, Dr. Orly, Oba ... More >>

Padilla vs. Yoo: First of Many Such Cases to Come?

Nick Schou blogged last week about a San Francisco federal judge having ruled that John Yoo, the UC Berkeley law professor who just finished a stint as a visiting professor at Chapman Law School, can "be held personally responsible for the indefinite military detention and alleged torture of an Amer ... More >>

How Do You Stop Terrorists? Ask A Con-Artist!

Craig Monteilh, everybody's favorite convicted con artist and FBI mole, hit the airwaves last night in an in-depth interview with KFI AM 640 talk show host Bryan Suits. The topic of the conversation: an FBI sting operation that led to the arrest of four Muslim converts in upstate New York on Wednesd ... More >>

John Yoo Stars in a Most Civilized Debate on Torture

Photo by Christopher VictorioAs John Yoo makes his case, John C. Eastman is hard at think.Two days after Barack Obama's chief of staff said the administration was not inclined to back prosecutions against Bush lawyers who signed off on torture, the president backed off that statement today, saying h ... More >>

[¡Ask a Mexican!] Meat, Mujeres and Mourning Edition

American Heroes and Zeroes

Morgan Spurlock makes us look bad, plus (separate!) films on baseball and steroids shine at sundance '08

Officer, is that dandruff under your nostril?

It’s the last week of 2007 inside Orange County’s Central Justice Center, and the place is dead except at each of the three public entrances. A half-dozen young bailiffs have forgotten security fears (Al-Qaeda!) but collect pay and perks while they chat happily about the electronic toys they rec ... More >>

Monday's Headlines & Surprises: Ass Slapping Fun!

Worm Attack in Dana Point? TMZ reports that Orange County police are investigating former Los Angeles Laker/Chicago Bull Dennis Rodman for allegedly committing a “crime” inside the Hennessy's Tavern near PCH in Dana Point. The celebrity website says Rodman was accused of slapping a female custo ... More >>

!Ask a Mexican!(r)

Saturday's Headlines & Surprises: Pampering Predators

To Catch--and Pamper!--a Predator: Where the hell is Chris Hansen with Dateline NBC? Why do I ask? Well, in Orange County, authority figures--particularly cops--nabbed for outrageous sexual conduct either get re-elected, promoted or pampered. The latest example is Jason David Rosewarne. The marr ... More >>

LAFF 2007: Lost Girls and Mighty Black Men

One of the ideas the festival is heavily pushing this year is that for every movie you attend that you planned on seeing, you should go to another one you don’t know anything about, or might not be inclined to go to normally. I tend to do this sometimes when I attend something simply because it� ... More >>

That Other Quagmire

Sonali Kolhatkar remembers Afghanistan, even if the rest of us dont

'D-port! D-port! D-port!'

Illegal immigrants, legal immigrants, minutemen, and anarchist ninjas all gathered together, and the American flag was more popular than on the Fourth of July. The May Day rally and march in downtown Santa Ana drew a crowd of between 1,000 and 3,000 people, according to a police estimate. Cops on h ... More >>

The Big Valley

OnDVD: Twin Peaks: The Second Season

New Reviews

Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker; Driving Lessons; The Grudge 2; The Marine; Nearing Grace; One Night With the King; The Queen

Commie Girl

Bullet Dodged! Dancing on 9/11 minus four

Anaheim Activists Settle Lawsuit Against Spooky Cops

Yesterday, Anaheim activist group Los Amigos held a sparsely attended press conference to announce that it had just settled a four-year-old lawsuit against the city's police department. The lawsuit began thanks to a secret spying operation against members of the group who had often complained about ... More >>

A Bad Day for Bush, and maybe waterboarding

The Supreme Court today ruled the Bush administration must do one of those things it is always extremely reluctant to do: obey the law. By a vote of 5-3, the Supremes said the administration can't proceed with its plans to try prisoners at Guantanamo Bay before military tribunals. Writing for the m ... More >>

Where Is OCs Missing Terrorist?

Terror suspect Khalil Deek moved from an Anaheim apartment to a Jordanian prison. Current whereabouts unknown

Diary of a Mad County

March 8 - March 14

The Kevlar Anniversary

If the Iraq War is so noble, why are Georges kids still on their barstools?

How Do You NOT Spell Ethics? K-T-L-A

Anyone been watching the KTLA Morning News lately? The Los Angeles Times, which like KTLA is owned by Chicago's Tribune media giant, has come down hard on anchors Carlos Amezcua and Michaela Pereira, as well as entertainment reporter Sam Rubin, for receiving free stays in a hotel their "news" show w ... More >>

You Make Us Feel

Once again, its Orange Countys Sexiest People!

Stop the War

I want to get off

Youre Welcome

This is not a story about the filibuster

Next Stop: Immobility

An A to Z Guide to Surviving the Death/Pause/Sunshine of the CenterLine

Burning Bush

His Conservative Critics

The Good Soldier

Lessons from the past for this generations military interrogators

Letters

Of Mice and Menstruation

Or Venus in Fur, with Convenient Slits

Mr. Taliban

Dornan says Rohrabachers got a weakness for terror suspects

George Bush on Ecstasy

A talk with former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter

Diary of a Mad County

This Slaphappy Summer

Corndogs and Paella in OC; Braunsweiger in the Governors Mansion

The Kids Are Not All Right

This War Was Just Like a Movie

Uh, no its not

Not Embalmed Yet

Rocket From the Crypts locomotive breath

Letters

War College

67 things you might want to know before the bombs drop

Uncle Sam's Crude Solution

More Fuelish War Talk

OC Mans Ties to Terrorism Only Skin Deep

On the trail of the man with the bin Laden tattoo