Day: August 13, 2004

Working on a project tonight so there may be no original posting.

Check back later but, for now, a tip of the CVC to Captain’s Quarters for finding a hard-hitting editorial about Kerry and the Swiftvets. It looks like the walls around Fortress Kerry may be showing some cracks.

With his campaign being pounded by the very “band of brothers” that John Kerry invoked time and again on the stump, his advisors have been working overtime on two tracks: discredit the veterans he once presumed would wholeheartedly support him and keep the story out of the mainstream press.

Target Centermass is now, with this post, hitting its century mark, 100 posts and I’m sticking with it. I’ve decided to devote this post to the Iraqi soccer team’s surprising 4-2 win over Portugal.

“This victory will be received with happiness by my people, who have suffered through much,” said Iraqi coach Adnan Hamad, whose countrymen were already taking to the streets of Baghdad, lighting up the night sky with streaks of celebratory gunfire.

The stunning victory over a team that made it to final of the recent Euro 2004 tournament brought a rare moment of joy for Iraqis plagued by violence, chaos and constant power outages.

Across their homeland, they watched the game on television at home and at cafes. Even people at a Baghdad barbershop took time out of their late-night haircuts to celebrate the goals.