A top Taliban military commander described as a close associate of Osama bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Omar was killed in an airstrike this week close to the border with Pakistan, the U.S. military said Saturday. A Taliban spokesman denied the claim.
More here.
*That must be read in Eddie Izzard's "Proper British" voice during the "Flags" sketch.
For more Izzardness, TBogg's been posting Friday Eddie clips for a little while now.
It's nice to know there are others out there who appreciate a brilliantly funny man in drag. But I seem to have digressed.
I thought they were all "the number 2 man".
Posted by: leslie | December 23, 2006 at 10:19 AM
I'll bet Chimpy has a different definition for "Number 2 Man."
"Hey. Pull my finger. Heh, heh."
Posted by: Sinfonian | December 23, 2006 at 10:23 AM
There is something strangely attractive about Mr. Izzard - the glamour of the drag makeup perhaps and definitely the intelligent humor...he makes me laugh so hard I sneeze! :) Thankfully, my beau doesn't read this.
Hmmmph, blowing up yet another fella w/a 'number'...all I am asking for is a couple of impeachments, tout de suite!!! Yeah, NSA, I used French, nyeah nyeah!
THTHTHBBBTTTTTTTTTTT!!!
Posted by: Elspeth R | December 23, 2006 at 10:31 AM
Elspeth R, I too find Eddie more attractive in make up than as a "regular bloke". Odd, that.
Posted by: lowly grunt | December 25, 2006 at 05:29 PM