Yesterday I wrote that the message sent by Obama’s non-attendance at the Paris march was “unmistakeable.” But I guess it wasn’t, because there’s been a lot of chatter about it (see, for example, the long list at memeorandum) and many … Continue reading →
A lot of world leaders attended the largest demonstration in French history, with one conspicuously absent (and no mention of that fact by the Times). Obama didn’t even send a representative such as Biden or Kerry, although the Secretary of … Continue reading →
From France’s Prime Minister Manuel Valls, a declaration of war that is surprisingly specific: “It is a war against terrorism, against jihadism, against radical Islam, against everything that is aimed at breaking fraternity, freedom, solidarity,” Mr. Valls said during a … Continue reading →
All three perpetrators in the recent terror attacks in France—the two Kouachi brothers at Charlie Hebdo, Coulibaly at the kosher market—were known to French authorities. And not just known, but well known to be jihadis who supported the Islamic terrorist … Continue reading →
Do you remember the William Styron book Sophie’s Choice? First published in 1979, it was a literary sensation and became a movie starring Meryl Streep. Sophie was a Christian Polish woman who ended up in a concentration camp during World … Continue reading →
The fog of war is operating in France right now, but reports are that the Charlie Hebdo killers have themselves been killed in a shoot-out with police, and the hostage they took has been freed. However, a related French terrorist/hostage … Continue reading →
A police operation of some sort is currently underway in the small town of Dammartin-en-Goele, where the two Charlie Hebdo killers are reported to be holed up. They may have taken a hostage.
Continue reading →The still-at-large suspects in the Charlie Hebdo massacre in France fall into the dreaded category of native-born jihadis. The brothers Kouachi, one of whom had served time for trying to get to Iraq to fight the Americans, apparently fell off … Continue reading →
This was no lone wolf attack; three gunmen were involved. As you might imagine, they appear to have been Islamicist terrorists enraged at satire focusing on Islam and the Prophet Mohammed. The killings were organized and focused, and successfully targeted … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: Roger Simon and Ace.] Diogenes was the father of Cynicism (that’s with a capital “C”). He had a lot of colorful eccentricities: He inured himself to the weather by living in a clay wine jar belonging to the … Continue reading →
Today is the 26th anniversary of the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members aboard as well as 11 people on the ground. Until 9/11, it had the distinction of … Continue reading →
When I read the news of the murder of NYPD Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu by shooter Ismaaiyl Brinsley as they sat in their police car, it had a sickening familiarity. If you’re as old as I am, and … Continue reading →