…you may not have been aware of before. I certainly wasn’t. Writing in today’s WSJ, former US Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey says: In April 2009, the administration made public the previously classified Justice Department memoranda analyzing the harsh techniques, … Continue reading →
I was wondering where she was and how she’s doing. Here’s a report. Her name is Amal Ahmed al-Sadah and she is 27. She was shot in the leg during the raid that killed her husband and is recovering in … Continue reading →
Does anyone doubt for a moment how it would have gone down with the left had it been Bush instead of Obama as Commander-in-Chief of the mission to get Osama? Murderer of an unarmed man. Wimp who hesitated 16 hours … Continue reading →
At this point, we really don’t know. But the NY Times does what you’d expect with the meager information it possesses: claims that enhanced interrogation was not a factor in Osama’s capture. And Ace quite carefully deconstructs that point of … Continue reading →
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 →