It’s the second anniversary of one of the worst terrorist acts in history, the Beslan kidnapping and massacre. I wrote this post one year ago, on the first anniversary. Nothing much has changed since then. The sorrow of the parents … Continue reading →
[Parts I and II.] For anyone who was alive at the time and old enough to pay attention to the news, the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of Jimmy Carter and the Iranian Revolution is the hostage … Continue reading →
I don’t know about you, but this headline seems both absurd and tragic to me: Britain says it hopes for negotiated deal over Iran’s uranium enrichment The statement was actually by British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett, but I doubt she … Continue reading →
[Part I of this series can be found here. Part III is here.] Shapour Bakhtiar took office as Prime Minister of Iran on Jan 6, 1979. He was appointed by the Shah in one of the latter’s final acts in … Continue reading →
The latest Sanity Squad podcast is now playing at Politics Central at Pajamas Media. We discuss the kidnapping and release of the Fox News correspondent and cameraman–both the psychological effects of such kidnappings and the phenomenon of forced conversion. My … Continue reading →
One of my favorite verses from The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (the Fitzgerald translation of the Persian original) is this: The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to … Continue reading →
Richard Landes of Second Draft and Augean Stables has written what just might be the definitive answer to those who–like Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder–accuse Israel of heinous crimes and intents based (among other things) on the accusers’ complete misunderstanding of … Continue reading →
Certainly not Ahmadinejad. On the other hand, the rest of us should be afraid–very afraid. Because the UN, by holding out a false promise that it cannot possibly keep–that it is able to defuse potentially explosive conflicts–diddles and fiddles as … Continue reading →
David Frum has summarized some of the hoaxes perpetrated on and by the media in recent weeks. From Reutergate to counterfeit bills passed by Hezbollah, from Green Helmet guy doing photo ops at Qana to the Ambulance Hoax, the MSM … Continue reading →
It’s been said before in parts of the Arab world, by Hezbollah leader Nasrallah and others: “We are going to win because [the Israelis] love life and we love death.” Loving death: what an amazing thing to brag about. It’s … Continue reading →
My esteemed colleague Dr. Sanity is at it again. Here’s another wonderful song parody of hers, this time of Elton John’s “I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues.” To refresh your memory (and to better appreciate Dr. Sanity’s–dare … Continue reading →
Our modern asymmetrical wars, post-Tet, no longer seem to consist of strategic battles fought on the ground by the military, with the winners declared through the gaining of territory and the loss of fighters and equipment. Rather, they are mainly … Continue reading →