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 →
Another outrageously evil attack in which Islamist terrorists target children, this time in Pakistan: Militants from the Pakistani Taliban have attacked an army-run school in Peshawar, killing 141 people, 132 of them children, the military say. Officials say the attack … Continue reading →
…entrepreneurial ghouls: Middlemen with ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have turned to a grim new method of trying to secure funds in recent days. With the group having failed to strike deals to ransom the … Continue reading →
In my earlier post about the release of the Senate’s Intelligence Committee’s report on harsh interrogation practices under the Bush administration, I characterized the report as a partisan attempt to return to the good old days of Bush-bashing, when Democrats … Continue reading →
There is little question that the Senate Intelligence Committee’s release of a report on harsh interrogation techniques during the Bush era is politically motivated. One way to tell is that Bob Kerrey, Vietnam vet and ex-Senator and governor of Nebraska … Continue reading →
Sad news: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said that Somers and the other hostage, later identified as South African Pierre Korkie, were “murdered by AQAP [al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula] terrorists during the course of the operation.” Somers, 33, appeared … Continue reading →
…ISIS claims it has a dirty bomb.
Continue reading →Three of the dead are Americans (one with Boston ties), and one is British. All had dual citizenship. According to police, the two suspected Palestinian terrorists, armed with a gun and axes, attacked worshipers after entering the “Kehilat Yaakov” synagogue … Continue reading →
A video has been released by ISIS proclaiming the beheading of an American, aid worker Peter Kassig. Kassig’s murder had been threatened in the most recent video prior to this. The murder seems almost an afterthought, because, “The video also … Continue reading →