[UPDATE 11:00 PM: For anyone who thinks Foley was a terrorist sympathizer, or that he was not a courageous man, please read this tribute from a fellow-writer and American named Herschel Smith. It begins: Journalist James Foley (he corresponded with … Continue reading →
Beginning last night I noticed I was getting about two and a half times my usual traffic. As usual when I get a traffic uptick, I checked my sitemeter. Instead of finding a link from some larger blog, I saw … Continue reading →
In connection with the ISIS beheading of American journalist James Foley, Ace points out something I’ve often thought: As far as I know this is the first war where our enemies are so demonic that they proudly walk up to … Continue reading →
ISIS has released a video purporting to show the beheading of American journalist James Wright Foley, who had been missing for almost two years. The video, which also threatens to do the same to a man identified as American journalist … Continue reading →
I am familiar with the Just War doctrine of the Catholic Church, and its list of required criteria for action. To me, though, it can all too easily fall under the heading of this couplet by Hillaire Belloc, who happened … Continue reading →
…that ISIS is looking to cross our unsecured southern border? And that it will easily succeed?
Continue reading →I already have extremely high regard for the Marines and special forces. But if this report is true, my regard for them goes up a slight notch, if such a thing be possible: Their mission: Find a way to get … Continue reading →
Read this, and think of ISIS: THE SECOND COMING (W.B Yeats) Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed … Continue reading →
Quite some time ago I came to the point of having difficulty reading Obama’s speeches and interviews in full. I don’t mean cognitive difficulty; I understand them well enough. I mean a weariness at the overwhelming combination of factual errors, … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I originally put this post up a little while ago as an update to the post right below it. But just in case many of you fail to notice it, I thought I’d put it up here as a … Continue reading →
[See updates at end of post] Shortly after 9/11 I discovered blogs, and I remember reading a quip that caught my eye. I don’t remember who wrote it, but it went something like this: “I just realized what the problem … Continue reading →
…you end up being cruel to the kind. Richard Fernandez knows this: The world has been a ruthless place for a long time. The politically correct narrative is for the benefit of the Leftist rubes ”” strictly from hunger. The … Continue reading →