In a previous post, I referred to an article that appeared in the February 2003 Sunday NY Times Magazine, about the family of Zacarias Moussaoui. It’s unavailable now except through the archives, but I saved a copy of it when … Continue reading →
Much fast-breaking news on the London bombings–so fast that, by the time I finish writing this post, new events may have taken over. Things will probably continue to change moment by moment, but the questions right now are: did all … Continue reading →
Today’s NY Times contained a fascinating article, remarkable also because it managed to talk at length about Islamicist terrorists in London while taking only one swipe at the US and Blair. Here is the article in question, (available to registered … Continue reading →
In the comments section, “camojack” made the following observation about the London bombings: At least they didn’t time the attack in such a way as to influence Blair’s recent re-election. Had that happened, it may very well have had the … Continue reading →
The coverage of yesterday’s London terrorist attacks has shifted somewhat from facts about the bombings themselves to reactions and analyses of those reactions. Many express solidarity with the British and make references to their history of courage in the face … Continue reading →
I was watching a feature on CNN today that mentioned that terrorist bombers make a special effort to have their explosives go off in an enclosed space because it maximizes the carnage. Thus, today’s London subway bombers may have timed … Continue reading →
Some disjointed thoughts from me on the abominable bombings in London, which were timed for rush hour to maximize the loss of innocent life: Dennis Ross on Fox News just now. He expressed something that many of us have been … Continue reading →
This is my question: was her “kitchen accident” an accident? Suicide bombers are a bizarre and deeply upsetting phenomenon, even in their “ordinary” manifestations (although there is absolutely nothing ordinary about the suicide bombings). But this latest suicide bomber–or attempted … Continue reading →
I think this article by Dr. Sanity is very–sane. She has done some original work here, analyzing the complex interplay between terrorists and the press and comparing it to the suicidal gestures of Borderline patients and the reactions of their … Continue reading →
In my previous post on the Koran/urine-splashing incident, I spent some time wondering why this story got so much coverage. Some things were fairly obvious: yes, the MSM seems determined to report anything that might reflect badly on Bush and … Continue reading →
Cannibalizing from my own comments again, from Roger’s: As I went to my computer today, and my home page came up (Yahoo news), and I saw that the lead story (AP, naturally) was headlined, “U.S.: Gitmo Quran Was Splashed With … Continue reading →
Today, as on so many days in the past, the murderers of the Iraqi people set about to blow a bunch of them to bits, and have succeeded. Sixty is today’s number. The killers must be so very proud. And … Continue reading →