Michael Totten…
…on the Christians of Egypt. Remember them?
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Andrew McCarthy on the Libyan War, Obama, and Gaddafi
Here’s an excellent article by Andrew McCarthy that skewers Obama and the left (with a small dig at RINO Lindsay Graham along the way) for their hypocrisy in dealing with Libya and Gaddafi vs. Iraq and Bush. I will quote … Continue reading →
Springtime for Islamists in Libya?
The headline reads “interim [Libyan] ruler unveils more radical than expected plans for Islamic law.” There’s that word again: expected. But those who thought they knew what to expect in Libya were either arrogant or daft, or both. And one … Continue reading →
Gaddafi and the desecration of the dead
It’s hard to escape the grisly death photos and videos of Gaddafi. A flamboyant figure who was photographed often during his long and very public life, his well-earned enemies have made sure that his death has been especially well-documented, too. … Continue reading →
Gaddafi captured, Gaddafi killed?
We’re getting conflicting reports, but something seems to be going on in Libya with Gaddafi. He appears to have been either captured or killed: National Transitional Council official Abdel Majid Mlegta told Reuters earlier that Gaddafi was captured and wounded … Continue reading →
Libya’s missiles have gone missing
This should come as absolutely no surprise. And yet it seems to have done so, for a bunch of nameless “U.S. officials”: U.S. officials had once thought there was little chance that terrorists could get their hands on many of … Continue reading →
Where is Egypt heading?
Caroline Glick assesses the situation in Egypt in light of the recent mob attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo. The crowd was prevented from killing six Israeli security officers only because the military leaders of Egypt, who had been … Continue reading →
David Warren on the news from Libya
David Warren makes some spot-on observations on why the reporting from Libya has been so unreliable: The issue is not crude bias. It is, so far as I am able to understand, the compounded effect of two large factors. Journalists … Continue reading →
Is Gaddafi cornered?
I would take this news with a huge block of salt. Now, this I’m rather inclined to believe: In an interview with the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore, Mr al-Hasidi admitted that he had recruited “around 25” men from … Continue reading →
Libya: in the land of the liars, how to know the truth?
Gaddafi’s son Saif surfaces unexpectedly: Saif’s arrest had been reported both by rebels and the International Criminal Court in The Hague and his appearance before the foreign media raised questions as to the rebels’ credibility. Ya think? And this from … Continue reading →
And then there’s al Megrahi
I was going to write a post about the second anniversary of Lockerbie bomber al Megrahi’s release, commenting on my lack of surprise at his continued existence despite the initial prediction that he had only three months to live. Meanwhile, … Continue reading →
Will liberty come to the shores of Tripoli?
The rebels claim to control Tripoli (80%? 95%?). Although Gaddafi’s forces fight on in a few areas, the flamboyant dictator himself is nowhere to be seen, and two of his sons have reportedly been captured. President Obama exhorts: The surest … Continue reading →