Archive for the ‘Terrorism’ Category

Saudi Arabia gives Israel clear skies to attack Iranian nuclear sites

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

If one doesn’t bother trying to put the pieces of the puzzle that is the Middle East together, one would find the headline counterintuitive. One should read history and learn the theological ties that bind the region. Saudi Arabia considers Israel little more than an irritant and a tool they can use to whip their citizens up into a frenzy in order to cover for their own criminal incompetence. Iran, however, scares the bejeezus out of them because the mullahcracy is nearing having nuclear arms. There is no love lost between Sunni and Shia Muslims, despite occasionally collaborating in levels for mutual benefit. If Saudi Arabia falls, and they well could to a well-armed Iran, that would give Ahmadinejad and the turbaned terrors massive control of a large part of the world’s oil supply. Hence, it is in the best interests of Saudi Arabia that Israel do the dirty deed of obliterating Iran before she gets too big for her britches.

Check out Hugh Tomlinson’s article at The (U.K.) Times here.

Exclusive footage gives rare insight into life in al Qaeda insurgency

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

Given how grotesquely liberal and crappy the BBC News was when I lived overseas, I wasn’t feeling too keen on giving France24 the time of day. Let’s face it; thanks to toads like Jacques Chirac, a lot of my fellow Americans, expatriates included, considered the French to be, as that lovely sorbiquet goes… ‘Cheese-eating surrender monkeys‘. With the exception of Parisians, who are hopelessly rude, I wish to not only NOT bag on our Gallic friends, but give them kudos for some decent reporting. France24 hosted a round-table of sorts on video shot in North Africa of jihadis training, frolicking like Bambi and Thumper in the woods, et cetera. On the panel was Walid Phares, one of the sanest voices in terms of analyzing terrorism. The last time Europe had news TV worth watching was when Tim Sebastian was hosting HARDTalk. This channel may turn out to be worth watching.

Article Roundup for June 11, 2010

Friday, June 11th, 2010

Much to catch up on!

Iran and the ‘Freedom Recession’ – Fouad Ajami of the Wall Street Journal comments on the wretched response of the current president to the plight of Iranian dissidents being crushed by the mullahs.

The Cuckoo’s Nest – David Harsanyi of the Denver Post mocks the bitching and moaning of leftists who find normal people like Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman to be out-of-step kooks.

Brown: Goebbels crack ‘jogging talk’ – Maggie Haberman of The Politico writes on Jerry “California Über Alles” Brown’s nasty crack against Meg Whitman. No one talks to that lunatic because he is a gaffe machine that would make Vice-President Biden look as eloquent as William F. Buckley.

For Your Weekend Reading – If John Derbyshire is recommending books for your perusal, you may want to take him up on it. As a fine author on the subject of mathematics, he has impeccable taste in reading material. He will post his list at the Wall Street Journal, and I will place the link here when it’s up.

IPN announces Ninth Annual Bastiat Prize Competition – From the website: “For the ninth year, International Policy Network (IPN) is accepting submissions for its annual Bastiat Prize for Journalism. The Prize is open to writers anywhere in the world whose published articles eloquently and wittily explain, promote and defend the principles and institutions of the free society. Submissions must be received on or before 30 June 2010.”

Politically Correct Warfare – Arnold Ahlert of Jewish World Review wonders why the West has lost its spine when it comes to warfare.

Lee Harvey Oswald and the Liberal Crack-Up – An interesting essay by James Pierson of Commentary Magazine on where liberalism became unhinged.

New Silicon Graffiti Video: 1969—The Death of Modernism – Ed Driscoll offers more in regards to the liberal crackup.

Liberal Fascism: The Font – Another by Ed Driscoll. I love typography, and am probably among a handful of conservatives who enjoy avant-garde art movements. There’s something to the Helvetica font being utterly fascistic, though.

Conservatives for Kagan – Is Stuart Taylor at The Atlantic Magazine serious?! I didn’t know June 11 was a second April Fool’s Day.

A Special Relationship in Jeopardy – Eric Edelman comments on the sad state of affairs the Anglo-American relationship is in.

A shocking story of Israeli survival

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Wesley Pruden of the Washington Times nails it today, calling the phony anti-Semitic governments in Europe out for their “shock.” They are, at the very least, so naive as to not be worthy of their government posts, or at worst (such as in Turkey’s case) complicit in helping Hamas try to smuggle weapons into Gaza, a place that has absolutely no shortage of food, technology or anything else thanks in part to Israeli generosity on one side and smuggling tunnels on the other. This was a provocation, pure and simple.

Setting the Record Straight on Grassroots Jihadism

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

Scott Stewart of STRATFOR analyzes trends stemming from the failed carbomb attack perpetrated by Faisal Shahzad and possibly others.

Oliver North Confirms Big Government Report ** Intelligence Sources in U.S. & Afghanistan: Mullah Omar in Hands of Pakistan’s ISI

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Charging Elephant put up this blog post and made my day. I can only hope that it’s true.

The Long and Foggy War

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Liberals continue to prove what a clueless lot they are. It is as if the concept that a supporter of Al Qaeda would want to actually kill Americans indiscriminately is too mind-bogglingly unbelievable for these people to grasp. Cliff May at TownHall.com writes on The Long and Foggy War, an apt title for the left’s political blindness.

Che on May Day

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Humberto Fontalva opines on the idiocy of Mexican-Americans who worship at the altar of Che Guevara, a man who utterly loathed them, and on the bravery shown by Tony Chao, a man who faced a martyr’s death at the hands of the cold-blooded coward who would die whimpering for his life years later.

Car bomb scares Times Square but fails to explode

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Times Square avoided a huge bullet yesterday. A poorly-designed by potentially powerful bomb was found in the park, and tourists had to be removed from the area for approximately 10 hours.

Amnesty International Stands by Jihadist

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

Amnesty International has proven to be anti-American and anti-woman in supporting monsters like terrorist and former Gitmo resident Moazzam Begg. Shame on these finger-wagging dolts for supporting those who would give comfort to our enemies.