There are plenty of take-downs of the recent New York Times article that had asserted no al Qaeda tie-in for the Benghazi incident of September 2012, if you care to read any of them. But it’s clear not only that … Continue reading →
This?: The US and Hezbollah are in secret indirect talks managed by London dealing with the fight against Al-Qaida, regional stability and other Lebanese political issues. Senior British diplomatic sources, quoted in a report in Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Rai on Wednesday, … Continue reading →
Susan Rice and John Kerry are reportedly at odds over Egypt: The tension between the national security adviser and the secretary of state spilled over into public view in the past week, when Rice laid out her critical appraisal of … Continue reading →
…from his 20-year slumber, and learns that we have always been at war with Eastasia. I guess it was 60 Minutes told him so.
Continue reading →Because, after all, what difference does it make? So 60 Minutes takes notice.
Continue reading →Michael Totten explains.
Continue reading →…chaos: Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan was snatched by gunmen before dawn Thursday from a Tripoli hotel where he resides, the government said. The abduction appeared to be in retaliation for the U.S. special forces raid over the weekend that … Continue reading →
Who do you think this beauty is? (a) Vivien Leigh in a costume drama (b) a model from the 50s (c) ? No, it’s not Vivien Leigh in a costume drama: Nor a model from the 50s: It’s Princess Fawzia … Continue reading →
The Nairobi mall attack has conjured up memories of the first terrorist attack I ever remember: the Lod airport massacre. You may never have heard of it—or of Lod airport, for that matter, which is in Tel Aviv and was … Continue reading →
I don’t know tons about Jim DeMint, but what I do know I like. Back when the candidates were throwing their hats in the ring for the 2012 race (it seems like eons ago), he was one of the people … Continue reading →
And he knows whereof he speaks: Let’s say, though, just for the sake of discussion, that the process goes just as smoothly in Syria as it did in Oregon, that it will take precisely the same amount of time to … Continue reading →
…we now have Vladimir Putin’s oh-so-thoughtful, oh-so-helpful op-ed in the NY Times advising the US on what to do in Syria. As Democratic Senator Robert Menendez says, “I almost wanted to vomit”—only maybe we should omit the “almost.” The Putin … Continue reading →