A man on the French terror watch list shot and wounded a police officer in northern Paris before traveling to Orly airport where he tackled a female soldier and tried to take her rifle. She was among the French soldiers … Continue reading →
The seven countries in Trump’s immigration EO have yielded not only many arrests for terrorism (unbeknownst to the court, apparently), but one completed of act of terrorism that was extremely high profile. It’s puzzling that this one has been so … Continue reading →
One of the many strange details of the recent rulings on the Trump immigration EO was this: [Judge James Robart] asked a Justice Department lawyer how many arrests of foreign nationals from the countries have occurred since 9/11. When the … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Last night I wrote a draft for a new post about the 9th Circuit hearing concerning the TRO against Trump’s immigration EO. When I was finished, though, I found that it was enormous and contained enough material for about … Continue reading →
Here’s a great, great story: When Roseann Sdoia was laid up with an amputated leg in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, love was the last thing on her mind. But her mother, ever the matchmaker, saw a perfect … Continue reading →
We don’t know much yet about the perpetrators in a horrific and deadly attack on a Quebec mosque that left six dead and many wounded. Reports are that there were two and perhaps three shooters, but we know that such … Continue reading →
When terrorist attacks occur outside of Western nations they tend to get less coverage here. But they are equally horrific, as the New Year’s Eve nightclub attack that has left 39 dead in its wake—and a perpetrator who is still … Continue reading →
Angela Merkel tried to have it both ways in her New Year’s message to the German people. First, she talked about the terrorist threat: Islamist terrorism is the biggest challenge facing Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said in her New … Continue reading →
Europe has a dream—the dream of Schengen. Schengen represents a borderless unity, with European states united to the economic and social benefit of all of them, in peace and harmony: What makes the allegiance to Schengen so strong among Europeans? … Continue reading →
Berlin Christmas market terrorist Anis Amri has been shot and killed by police in northern Italy. It’s not that the police managed to trace his movements, but it seems that “a tip” (more about that later) led police in Italy … Continue reading →
Here’s some information on the new suspect in the Berlin Christmas market attack: Anis Amri, 23, from Tataouine, Tunisia left his home seven years ago according to his father and travelled to Europe as an illegal immigrant. Amri, who has … Continue reading →
The 23-year-old Pakistini recent asylum seeker who is in police custody as a suspect in the Christmas market attack may not be the right man. Police aren’t saying exactly why they think he isn’t the perp, except that he’s denying … Continue reading →