Bin Laden’s death, real as it is, is basically symbolic. Its message is that the US will not relent in its pursuit of those who would perpetrate terrorism against its citizens. Unfortunately, that message has been negated and attenuated by … Continue reading →
When I first saw the news I did a double or even a triple take. Osama Bin Laden? Wasn’t he already dead? Or at least, hardly a presence in the world at all? Sort of like killing a ghost. His … Continue reading →
Worth reading. Here’s an excerpt: Never had it been the case, prior to the Lawyer Left’s activism in this war, that the rule of law was thought to require giving enemy detainees access to our courts. In fact, the post”“World … Continue reading →
There is a famous quote from Lenin that shows a remarkable understanding of the West: The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them. Lenin was talking about the urge to do business. And of course … Continue reading →
Bret Stephens indicates in the WSJ that much of the world seems to think the answer is “no,” and that any sort of violence can be perpetrated on the settlers with impunity and even applause. Stephens points out the moral … Continue reading →
Ten years ago, shortly after 9/11, I would have been surprised at the furor over Rep. Peter King’s daring to suggest a House hearing on homegrown terrorism that focuses mostly on Islamicist terrorist groups in this country. But not any … Continue reading →
US naval ships who were shadowing the Somali pirates who had captured two American couples were negotiating with two of the kidnappers, who had come aboard one of the Navy vessels, when the pirates unexpectedly launched a grenade at the … Continue reading →
I was doing some research on the Iranian Revolution last night, and came across this terrible incident, which I’d never heard of before: On August 19, 1978, in the Cinema Rex fire, the Cinema Rex in Abadan, Iran, was set … Continue reading →
Does this sound like the statement of a group with little clout and few followers? [emphasis mine]: Egypt’s largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said it would begin talks Sunday with the government to try to end the country’s political … Continue reading →
In my previous post for today, I called those who discount the jihadist intent of the Muslim Brotherhood fools and useful idiots. But it occurs to me that they might instead be knaves. Or both. It’s the age-old question—although what … Continue reading →
Ever since the turmoil in Egypt began, I’ve been saying that no one knows what will happen there. That is still my position. But amidst all the speculation, I think we discount the possibility of an Islamist state at our … Continue reading →
Although no one is officially saying it yet, today’s bombing at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport that killed 35 people and wounded scores of others was almost certainly the work of terrorist suicide bombers from the northern Causcasus region of Chechnya and/or … Continue reading →