The Nairobi mall attack has conjured up memories of the first terrorist attack I ever remember: the Lod airport massacre. You may never have heard of it—or of Lod airport, for that matter, which is in Tel Aviv and was … Continue reading →
Islamist terrorists continue to hold hostages at the upscale Nairobi mall that was the scene of carnage Saturday. No one knows how many people are being held by the terrorists, but one estimate of the missing is 63. Information is … Continue reading →
…as it provides cover for murderous Islamist terrorists. Zombie reports on the now-familiar inverted pyramid of the BBC. Checking out the NY Times’ coverage of the same event (the terrorist attack at the Nairobi mall), I see that the paper … Continue reading →
There has been an attack by gunmen at an upscale Nairobi mall, killing at least 30 and wounding countless more. Hostages have also been taken. An al Qaeda-linked Somalian-based group has claimed the credit—or the blame, depending on your outlook. … Continue reading →
The anniversary of 9/11 the other day got me to thinking about other terrorist attacks that were foiled rather than successfully accomplished. I remembered there had been a previous plan to bomb LAX, timed to coincide with the millenium, and … Continue reading →
I’ll skip all the usual observations about how amazing it is that so much time has passed. But it is and it has. And I’ll skip all the solemn pronouncements about how different things are and at the same time … Continue reading →
Well, of course he is. He’s moving his lips. I know, it’s a cheap shot. But anyone who has followed the career of John Kerry can’t help noticing he’s a frequent liar. I knew it back in the early 70s, … Continue reading →
The other day I traveled by airplane, and I was pulled out of line for special consideration. Actually, there wasn’t all that much of a line; it was Saturday night, and the airport was relatively quiet. But I was pulled … Continue reading →
…in the FBI and the military, no less. We already knew that Nidal Nassan, the Fort Hood shooter, had given plenty of notice of his impending act of violence and that it was ignored, apparently for PC reasons. But the … Continue reading →
Thirteen senior Army officers have sentenced Maj. Nidal Hasan to death for carrying out the horrific 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood Army base. The panel’s recommendation will now go to a convening authority, the general responsible for assembling the … Continue reading →
…that this sort of thing is rife in the reporting of the action in Egypt right now. Watch the video: Someone just sent me a short video clip with some footage by AlJazeera that was taken inside the mosque yesterday … Continue reading →
Not the Onion. This prospect is just another subset of the “bombs in body cavities” dilemma. I agree with this: The problem is another reason why we should be using behavioural analysis as the primary detection method to screen people … Continue reading →