On 9/11’s 10th anniversary I wrote a post that contained this observation: For those of us who were grownups when 9/11 happened, it’s also been transmuted””not to something that was always there, but to something that’s been incorporated into our … Continue reading →
John Hinderaker has written a must-read piece on how a group of lawyers in academia is undermining the fight against terrorists. It’s based on this article by William Bradford: Bradford writes that radical Muslims have targeted “an interconnected ”˜government-media-academic complex’ … Continue reading →
Here’s why: They finally did it. The bastards destroyed Palmyra’s Temple of Bel. We all knew it was coming in May when ISIS conquered the ancient Roman-era city an hour’s drive east of the Syrian city of Homs… In March … Continue reading →
Ace translates a fascinating interview Mark Moogalian gave to Le Figaro. In case you don’t recall who Moogalian is, he’s the Virginia-born professor married to a Frenchwoman and living in France, who was one of the first people to engage … Continue reading →
…or maybe an entire country. This is one of the best things Michael Totten has ever written. And that’s saying a lot. Remember the terrorist attack on the beach at Sousse in Tunisia two months ago? Tunisians do, and Europeans … Continue reading →
…although this one was less successful, because he rushed towards the shooter before the gun jammed. I had wondered about the identity of the man on the train who was reported to have been shot in the neck, and here’s … Continue reading →
This is most definitely an interesting report: Thwarted train gunman Ayoub El-Qahzzani was part of an Islamic terrorist cell which came within hours of carrying out a ‘major’ attack in Belgium before it was shut down in a deadly fire-fight … Continue reading →
Well, it turns out there weren’t any Marines involved. Which turns out not to have really mattered. And there were three Americans, not two. One is in the Air Force, one in the Oregon National Guard, and one a civilian. … Continue reading →
It strikes me that Chattanooga shooter Abdulazeez probably got quite a bit of mileage, starting at least in high school and perhaps earlier, from playing the victim card. Witness his high school photo comment: My name causes national security alerts. … Continue reading →
Actually, even though I asked that question, I understand that part of the increase is to accommodate bona fide refugees from tyranny, and particularly people who sided with and trusted us in Iraq and Afghanistan and are fleeing the current … Continue reading →
The circumstances are as follows, as far as we know up to now: The attacks, which happened minutes apart, began when a single shooter, identified as 24-year-old Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez, drove a silver Ford Mustang convertible to a Lee Highway … Continue reading →
There was a series of coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks today on the Egyptian military in the Sinai, killing at least 53 soldiers. Resultant fighting is reported to have killed about that many of the “militants,” as well. This is the … Continue reading →