i . h a t e . o p i n i o n s

well, that's not entirely true. i certainly hate it when opinions are inserted into what is ostensibly objective reporting.

case in point.

because you can be sure that no one at cnn has reported this.

i t . i s . a b o u t . t i m e . . .

well, finally duke university has made amends with the three lacrosse players falsely accused of rape by a district attorney driven by his own political ambitions.

now, it might just be because a certain torts professor at my law school wore a duke lacrosse shirt weekly - or it might be because i have a few friends at duke - or it might be because the whole situation is somewhat stomach.churning for those of us entering the legal profession, but i still am nauseated by the fact that three lives were ruined because of a patently false claim and an overly-ambitious lawyer. of course, now there will be suit after suit pressed by the trio of young men, and i'm fine with that. at least our justice system allows for a balance - a sort of "mess with me falsely and i will ruin you" credo would fit nicely above the doors of most courtrooms, don't you think?

b l a m e

blame has been a hot topic in my life lately, for reasons that would bore and annoy the average reader.

but, it's [blame's]* not only a searing subject in my own experience. turns out iran likes blame as well.

i find that [the idea that israel is trying to restore its perceived military prowess via defensive strikes against ammunition outposts] hysterically funny. clearly, the israeli defense forces are attacking the gaza strip not because of terrorist attack, raining qassams, or a generally offensive paradigmatic claim of, "drive them into the sea!"

no, no. israel is trying to make itself look better by beating up helpless militants.

i guess if you follow that logic, lebanon is trying to make up for its own internal strife by launching attacks on the palestinian refugee camps.

but that didn't make the news.

* i hate ambiguous pronouns.