When Leon Panetta was nominated as head of the CIA, I objected on the grounds of his inexperience in the field of intelligence. The speculation was that Obama chose him for that very reason: The real problem that seems to … Continue reading →
John Hindraker of Powerline has read the lengthy CIA report on which claims of terrorist interrogator misconduct are based. He writes a devastating piece on how very minor the infractions appear to have been, and how most of them are … Continue reading →
…you get up with fleas. MacAskill still thinks he did the right thing in releasing Lockerbie bomber Al Megrahi, but he seems surprised that those nice Libyans didn’t keep their end of the “compassion” bargain: Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill … Continue reading →
The Times Online gets all warm and cozy with terrorist Al Megrahi in a puff piece repulsively entitled “At home with the Lockerbie bomber.” And at least one Scot says “not in our name, Mr. MacAskill. [ADDENDUM: Johns Hopkins professor … Continue reading →
The WaPo has a hard-hitting editorial condemning Scotland’s release of Al Megrahi as well as Libya’s hero’s welcome for him. The editors use words like “sickening” and “travesty of justice” and “breathtaking abuse of power.” They state that the only … Continue reading →
The White House came through with some stronger words on Al Megrahi today: Asked after issuing a statement on Afghanistan’s elections for his thoughts on the jubilant crowd that greeted Abdel Baset al-Megrahi in Tripoli on Thursday, Obama said: “I … Continue reading →
Abdel Basset Ali Al Megrahi , who remains the only person ever convicted for the Lockerbie bombing, was released today by Scottish authorities for compassionate reasons. He is said to be suffering from advanced prostate cancer and to have only … Continue reading →
This is not good news: Brazil and France disagree over whether any of the debris claimed to have been spotted by Brazil is really from the missing flight. France is saying that the debris located so far is not necessarily … Continue reading →
When I was in graduate school, I lived in a house with four other women. It was a large and lovely place, with five airy bedrooms, a living room and parlor, a pantry and a little yard. The rent was … Continue reading →
On the topic of Obama’s decision to release the so-called “torture memos,” others have stated the basics already, and stated them well (see this and this, for example). In the latter article, Representative Peter Hoekstra of Michigan, ranking Republican on … Continue reading →
…it’s the dolphins to the rescue. But alas, there are only so many dolphins in the world, and they can’t be everywhere at once. The pirates have wasted no time boarding four more vessels. This time, however, the targets were … Continue reading →
There’s been some relabeling going on in the Obama administration. The “Global War on Terror,” a term criticized by the Left as too simplistic and truculent, and on the Right as too general and nonspecific, has been rebranded. The “solution” … Continue reading →