The Pentagon created another "Zaqawi" to blame for Iraq mess

Thanks to the US military, an ordinary thug, ruthless killer of innocent people, Abu Musab al-Zaqawi, was elevated to the "hero" status in the Muslim world, particularly among the Iraqis. His death, which otherwise would be just like the death of a pig, now is viewed as martyrdom by the Iraqis. The whole thing is a colossal propaganda failure of the US towards outside world. But it did serve the domestic purpose of the Bush administration: blame Zaqawi for all the mess.

The American people are so gullible, because they watched too many Hollywood movies, in which one "hero" often single-handed beats everybody else. Zaqawi seems to be that kind of "hero", but in a bad sense.

Now Zaqawi is dead, and the mess in Iraq continues. The Pentagon has to create another "Zaqawi" to lay blame on. The Pentagon propaganda machine has started to work. Then the US media will all play a great supporting role. General William Caldwell has already decided on which of the insurgents to be chosen as "Zaqawi successor". This person appears to be Ayyub al-Masri (why their names all start with an "A" and end with an "i"). This may change as the situation changes. But one thing is for sure, that is: the Pentagon needs another Zaqawi.

Apple + Blackberry, sounds delicious

Rumor has it that Apple is working with Blackberry maker Research In Motion to put iTunes on Blackberry, or something like that.

I like the idea. But previous collaboration with Motorola wasn't a big success in any measure. How different will this one be.

Maybe this time, Jobs can pull a rabbit out of the hat. You never know.