This is unsurprising: Mohammed al-Qahtani, who planned to hijack planes on Sept. 11, 2001, for al Qaeda but was denied entry into the United States, will be transferred to Saudi Arabia following the Biden administration’s decision late last week to … Continue reading →
The initial articles’ descriptions of the end of the Texas synagogue standoff were so murky that I wondered what really happened. Had law enforcement been instrumental in freeing the hostages, or not? Had they been let go? Had they escaped? … Continue reading →
A bow and arrow attack in Norway has left five people dead, and there is reason to believe it may be some form of Islamic terrorism although the main weapon is unusual: The suspect, a 37-year-old Danish citizen named Espen … Continue reading →
George W. Bush made these questionable remarks when speaking at the 20th anniversary of 9/11: There is little cultural overlap between violent extremists abroad and those at home. But in their disdain for pluralism, in their disregard for human life, … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP] This is the saddest anniversary of that date in the twenty years since the event itself. Saddest by far, and angriest as well. I don’t really have to explain in any detail why I say that; I’ve already … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP] I’m just going to link to it rather than embedding it. I don’t want his face to appear on my blog today. If you decide to follow the link you may notice – as I did very late … Continue reading →
When you look back at the reactions to Biden’s fateful April 14, 2021 announcement of a plan to pull out of Afghanistan by 9/11, you will find that almost the only people criticizing it at the time (the article appeared … Continue reading →
If the whole thing was really motivated by a conspiratorial desire to undermine America, then the decision to leave Bagram prematurely doesn’t need explaining. It explains itself. But let’s work on the other theory that remains plausible: incompetence and misjudgment. … Continue reading →
Here’s what happened: “U.S. military forces conducted an over-the-horizon counterterrorism operation today against an ISIS-K planner,” said Capt. Bill Urban, spokesman for U.S. Central Command, in a statement. “The unmanned airstrike occurred in the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan. Initial indications … Continue reading →
What is wrong with these people?: U.S. officials in Kabul gave the Taliban a list of names of American citizens, green card holders and Afghan allies to grant entry into the militant-controlled outer perimeter of the city’s airport, a choice … Continue reading →
I say terrorist attacks rather than “attacks by the new leaders of Afghanistan” because I think this is not the work of the Taliban, nor is it in the Taliban’s present temporary interests. The Taliban want to put a good … Continue reading →
(1) Can it be that the delusional White House believes that the scenes of carnage in Afghanistan won’t prevent Americans from supporting the administration’s actions in Afghanistan? This article says so: “The public opinion is pretty damn clear that Americans … Continue reading →