Snapped Shot

Hugo Chavez sure seems to enjoy slinging these letters around. It sure doesn't seem to be a good way of dispelling the notion that he's a Cuban Communist Stoolie, though...

One of my earliest memories of moving to Fairfax County was the drive from Interstate 95 up Route 1, and then up Telegraph Road through Lorton. As a Tidewater boy, I was intimately familiar with the history of Princess Anne County, which became the Virginia Beach of my youth, but hadn't learned much else about our Commonwealth yet. It therefore comes as no surprise that names like Colchester, Gunston, and Pohick didn't mean anything to me yet.

In the 18 years since first coming to Fairfax County, it has changed in innumerable ways. Neighborhoods have sprung up from nowhere, virtually overnight, and become completely occupied within months. In the midst of all this change, it isn't surprising to notice that the threads of history sometimes become obscured by the inevitable march of "Progress."

Take, for instance, The Village at Mount Air, near the intersection of Telegraph and 7100 (formerly Backlick Rd) in the Newington area of Lorton. I have driven past it countless times, even looked at houses for sale there, and never once had I even considered the origin of its name! Continue reading »

Ward Smythe has a wonderful write-up of the re-enactment of the first English landing out on Cape Henry, in Virginia Beach. Be sure to hop on over and check it out—complete with awesome pictures!

Thanks for sharing that with us, Ward!

We're looking forward to going down to Williamsburg on the 11th and 12th for the 400th anniversary celebration. It's bound to be an awesome time, an historic occasion I'm eagerly looking forward to. Anyone else planning on going?

They're not called the "Useless Nations" for nothing, folks.

Another day, another terrorist press conference. You've gotta love how far the press will go to fawn over these thugs.



A handful of photographers sent photographs over the wires of this farce, but of all of them, Reuters is characteristically short on details. Can you guess what Mohammed Salem left out of his captions? I'll be dropping more hints following the break, if you're interested!

Be sure to check out our previous coverage of terrorist press conferences as well. This isn't the first time that the press has gotten the vapours over a group closely resembling the dreaded Ku Klux Klan. Continue reading »

Does anyone even wonder how Mohammed Salem is able to get such unrestricted access to an openly hostile militant group like Hamas?


Notice how Hamas is portrayed as a brave group of warriors, putting on their best game face and preparing to meet the enemy in a hail of fire. Also notice that you'd never find a photograph of the Israeli Defence Forces in the same light, as they're relegated to being portrayed as the Evil Jew Death Forces and Oppressors of All Peoples.

And they say the press is "fair." Ha.
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It's as if the Cuban government exists for no reason other than to counter our constant speculation about Fidel Castro's demise. Not a day after questions were raised in the comments thread just referenced, the Cubans have released this high-resolution photograph of, well, I'll just call him "Fidel"—to "prove" to us that he's still "with" us.


It is nice to know that they're still in the business of "quashing" rumours. It's not like Cuba has any real needs to tend to, right?

Facial recognition experts, do your worst: