Libya: if you want to know…
…what the fog of war looks like, it looks like this.
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Thune bows out of the race
Thune’s not running. At this rate, Palin may be the only man left standing.
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Continue reading →Libya at the brink: who is Saif al-Islam Qaddafi?
As events in Libya began to spiral out of control, it was Qaddafi’s son Saif who went on the air to give a rambling speech that talked of impending civil war and dark conspiratorial forces at work. I noted yesterday … Continue reading →
Hijacking has bad ending: pirates kill hostages
US naval ships who were shadowing the Somali pirates who had captured two American couples were negotiating with two of the kidnappers, who had come aboard one of the Navy vessels, when the pirates unexpectedly launched a grenade at the … Continue reading →
Civil war in Libya?
As a consequence of the domino effect that’s currently sweeping the Arab world, Libya’s Qaddafi is facing the challenge of his 41-year dictatorship’s life. There are tyrants, and then there are tyrants. Qaddafi is no Mubarak; he’s more brutal and … Continue reading →
Elections have consequences, and what’s going on in Wisconsin right now is one of them
The spotlight in Wisconsin has been mostly on the demonstrators and the governor, Republican Scott Walker, who has been trying to get the state’s fiscal house in order by seeking more of a contribution from the state’s public service workers, … Continue reading →
Egypt’s Khomeini comes home?
I observed a while back that: One very large difference between Egypt and Iran is that Iran had a ready-made charismatic figure in Khomeini, who was ruthless in his drive to power. Egypt seems to lack a similar figure””so far. … Continue reading →
More from Nir Rosen, expert on Mideast sexual assault
It turns out that the Lara Logan incident was not the first time journalist Nir Rosen had opined on the subject of female journalists being assaulted in the Middle East. On August 2, 2010, during an interview with the Columbia … Continue reading →
Michael Totten has new a book coming out
Many of you are probably familiar with Michael Totten, PJ writer and intrepid journalist extraordinaire specializing in the Middle East. He’s got a book coming out, and here’s a sneak preview.
Continue reading →The anti-American, anti-Israel Nir Rosen, and the MSM
I’ve got a new piece up at PJ. You may ask: why are you giving Nir Rosen more attention than he deserves? My answer: because although his biases were so blatant, so transparently and typically far-left, he has nevertheless managed … Continue reading →
The new, old, states’ rights
The turmoil in Wisconsin, and the Obama/Democratic/union response, has got me thinking about the phenomenon of federalism. Like so many other concepts on which our country is based, we supposedly learned about it in civics class (or whatever passes—or doesn’t … Continue reading →