January 18, 2007
So We Really Are Targeting Iran In Iraq
We admit, we were intrigued, but skeptical of the President's assertion that the U.S. military was going to actively start rolling up the Iranian networks operating out of Iraq. But so far we have to say we've been pleasantly surprised...November 28, 2006
The Chia Pet Of Islamism
You know, despise them all you want, but you really have to hand it to those Iranian clerics. They've all but got the model for building pet Hezbollahs down to a science.A senior American intelligence official said Monday that the...November 19, 2006
The Triumph Of Liberals
There's been some talk around the web about this article by Michael Young, writing about the failure of Arab liberals to take advantage of America's push for freedom in the middle east. It's a fascinating read, because he touches on...August 03, 2006
"Trying Is The First Step Towards Failure"
Whenever some media outlet trots out a requisite terror apologist, the standard line they always come back to is that fighting the terrorists only makes them stronger. They say we don't open dialogues fast enough (though how one is supposed...July 29, 2006
Well They're Obviously Not "Stock"
Hezbollah, that is. While Israel certainly has the upper hand against the Hezbollah fighters (claims of Hezbollah victory notwithstanding, the disappearing Hezbollah leadership and talk of a mutual cease fire tells quite another story) the battle reports that have been...July 26, 2006
So Democrats Finally Found Someone They Could Stand Up To
Of course, it's the prime minister of Iraq who they've decided to target.As he addressed our Congress today, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's looked out to see a chamber that was not full, because some Democrats decided to bitch at...July 08, 2006
The London Attacks, One Year Later
We had planned to write a more timely article about the one year anniversary of the London terror attacks. In fact we spent a bit of time yesterday delving into old posts, trying to remember what the world was like...July 06, 2006
Following The Money
As the Justice Department begins looking into who leaked the classified information about the SWIFT terror-finance tracking program, more details are coming to light about the effectiveness of the program. It turns out that the importance of SWIFT grew as...June 30, 2006
Blubbering bin Laden
So what's gotten into Osama bin Laden? He's got a new video out, but we're raising the flag and calling bull. It has to be fake, because on the tape the mastermind of 9-11 is...in mourning? What on earth is...June 08, 2006
Zarqawi Is Toast
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's leader in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings, has been killed in an air strike, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Thursday, adding that his identity was confirmed...June 06, 2006
The Poor Lads, They Just Wanted To Farm
At least that's where the media appears to be going with this teary-eyed story they're constructing in an effort to shine the light everywhere but where it needs to be regarding the massive terror arrest in Canada the other day.Indeed,...May 27, 2006
While The Democratic Underground Was Sleeping
Yesterday the Senate confirmed Gen. Michael V. Hayden to be the next director of the CIA.Air Force Gen. Michael V. Hayden, a career intelligence officer who has overseen some of the government's most secret and controversial surveillance programs, was confirmed...May 20, 2006
Those Helpless Terrorists
It appears that those 'poor, depressed, and tortured "terrorists"' down in Guantanamo, who are - if you read the reports coming out of the U.N. or various comment sections of lefty blogs - probably driven to suicide because they've been...May 12, 2006
The Iranian Missile Crisis
Time magazine reveals that they too received a love letter from Iran regarding the regime's runaway nuclear program....a second document, written by a top Iranian official and given to TIME just before Ahmadinejad's letter was made public, offers a more...May 09, 2006
More To Goss's Resignation Than A Scandal
A good deal of the blogosphere has jumped on Hookergate like it's the true hidden meaning for Goss's resignation, but the more we read, the more we have to wonder if this isn't really about two mutually exclusive stories. Well,...May 04, 2006
Moussaoui
Moussaoui sentenced to life in prison - the conservative 'sphere explodes in shock and rage.That pretty much sums up the reaction. Though, pardon our quiet curiosity, but we're not all that sure why everyone is acting so surprised, especially those...April 22, 2006
Plugging The Pulitzer Leaks
Reporters often cite "the public's right to know" as the catch all auspice under which they publish classified information from government officials. There are others: "whistleblowing," "voicing concerns," "holding government accountable," and having "legal reservations."And in the instance of CIA...April 21, 2006
Islamic Extremists Target Sienna Miller
Considering the recent thrashing the Washington Post gave celebrities for not chaining themselves to the immigration issue, or to any cause, for that matter, we're curious why this story has not received more attention on their pages.Sienna Miller has been...April 20, 2006
No Crime
For nearly three years now we have heard countless authoritative revelations from the national media organizations about who outed CIA "agent" Valerie Plame. It's like the final moments in the game CLUE; it was Libby, in the Starbucks, on background...April 19, 2006
9-11, The Comic Book
The publisher wanted to show the events leading up to 9-11 "in a more gripping way"......though we're not sure how you can get more gripping than this....April 08, 2006
Gotcha! Gotcha! Read All About It!
In reading the continuous - and deplorable, I might add - coverage of the I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby trial procedings, I came across the little fracus going on between the guys at Powerline and the New York Daily News' Kenneth...A Disclosure, Not A Leak
It's sad really. This story has gone round and round and round so many times, recycled by the press with so many mischaracterizations and inaccuracies, that it's become nearly impossible for anyone to get back to the heart of the...