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 →
Yesterday there were three terrorist attacks, the worst of which in terms of loss of life (38 people) occurred on a beach in Sousse, Tunisia that is popular with European tourists. You can read many chilling accounts in the British … Continue reading →
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Dias Kadyrbayev were college pals and roommates. Both were originally from countries bordering the Caspian Sea—the former from Chechnya, the latter from Kazakhstan. And both are spending some time in prison: A college friend of Boston Marathon … Continue reading →
After all, they’re New Black Panthers who had planned to kill a prosecutor and the police chief in Ferguson, Missouri. So, let’s give them a light sentence in a plea deal: That means both men will be back on the … Continue reading →
…Obama’s megalomaniacal book: it’s all about ME, and my opponents have evil in their hearts. I have fairly strong libertarian leanings myself, but I’ve never been a fan of either Paul. These latest comments from Paul the Younger during the … Continue reading →
I don’t have a definitive answer to the question posed by the title of this post. But I know that it’s an important question. ISIS is a modern phenomenon. Violence and terrorism is an old, old one, but the internet … Continue reading →
Not by a drone strike; by a US commando raid. Note this [emphasis mine]: U.S. commandos mounted a rare raid into eastern Syria overnight, killing a senior Islamic State leader in a firefight, capturing his wife and rescuing a Yazidi … Continue reading →