Another bumper sticker
This one, though, I like: Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.
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An auto-fisking
Fisk fisks himself (courtesy Tim Blair).
Continue reading →Terrorists and the nations that harbor them
Jihadi terrorists are not strictly bound to the confines of a state, and their calling cards are sometimes hard to read. That’s one of their strengths; it makes it very difficult to strike back at them with weapons of conventional … Continue reading →
Thoughts on a wedding
This weekend I went to the wedding of the daughter of a good friend. It’s the first wedding I’ve attended of a contemporary of my own son, although probably not the last. The bride is someone I’ve known since she … Continue reading →
The rockets of Hezbollah: all the world’s a stage, and all the civilians merely props
In line with the theme of some of my other posts today, we have this, about Hezbollah’s tactics in the current conflict in Lebanon: Hizbollah hid many of the rockets in private homes, and had teams that launched the rockets … Continue reading →
Iran, Iran, and Iran–and the West
It’s becoming more and more clear that Iran is the prime mover right now in the Middle East. As columnist Mark Steyn points out: …these territories [Gaza and Lebanon] are now in effect Iran’s land borders with the Zionist Entity. … Continue reading →
Beware the open mic
I’m not so sure about Bush’s use of the word “irony,” but the rest of it seems spot on to me.
Continue reading →The danger of “proportionality” in war
Now, how could proportionality in war be dangerous? First, before I attempt an answer to that question, here’s a great post by Betsy Newmark (via the Anchoress) on the widespread European international community’s condemnation of Israel’s response to the attacks … Continue reading →
Zeno diplomacy
No, that’s not a typo above. I didn’t mean “Zero diplomacy,” I meant “Zeno diplomacy.” What’s Zeno diplomacy? It’s described in this article by Robert Tracinski, a writer with whom I wasn’t previously familiar but who appears to be an … Continue reading →
Tehran unmasked?
I’m not going to pretend to be an expert on the balance of power in the Middle East. But I do read, and I can think. And what I read lately has convinced me that, in the current Middle East … Continue reading →
Neo-neocon at war
It’s confession time. My name is neo-neocon, and I’m a warmonger. Not only have I declared war, but I’m deriving some pleasure from killing. But don’t get me wrong. It’s not total war; I’m saving the big guns for when … Continue reading →
Bombs away: why India?
By now you’ve probably read about the train bombings in India (and here’s an excellent roundup on the subject from Pajamas Media, by the way). Over a hundred people dead and counting, and this is just one incident in a … Continue reading →