davidl on December 30th, 2006

John at Powerline, has an interesting story.   Senator Barbara Boxer(D-CA) presented an award to one Basim Elkarra, an agent of the Council on American-Islamic Relations

Apparently Boxer only learned of the award when she read this article, “Senators

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Eric Florack on December 29th, 2006

What really mattered was whether an Iraq freed from his death grip could hold him accountable in a way that nurtured hope for a better future. A carefully conducted, scrupulously fair trial could have helped undo some of the damage

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Eric Florack on December 27th, 2006

Jim Angle, last night:

Iran’s status as a Persian Gulf power fueled by oil revenue could collapse without any push from the U.S. or other nations. That according to a new study from the National Academy of Sciences which says

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Eric Florack on December 26th, 2006

And here, dear reader, is why we fight; It’s the only thing they understand.

 

MOGADISHU, Somalia -AP- Islamic fighters attempting to wrest power from Somalia’s internationally recognized government retreated from the main front line early Tuesday, witnesses said, a day

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Eric Florack on December 23rd, 2006

The AP is reporting, just now:

KABUL, Afghanistan – A U.S. airstrike near the Pakistan border killed the Taliban’s southern military commander, a U.S. military spokesman said Saturday, calling him the highest-ranking Taliban ever slain by American forces.

Mullah

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davidl on December 20th, 2006

 

Egads it took long enough, but finallly the steel is going up for the World Trade Center.  No credit to the reprobate George Pataki and the New York politician that took so disgracefully long.

Stepanie Gaskell, New York Post

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davidl on December 17th, 2006

kerry_wavysalute.jpgYou know what authentic means, in the liberal context? An authentic person is a person who can not be questioned. Cindy Sheehan is a nitwit. She also lost her son in Iraq. Because Sheehan is liberal moonbat, the MSM clamors

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Eric Florack on December 16th, 2006

Well, let’s see. So far I’ve replaced a light switch in the bathroom, re-bolted the sink to the wall, added shelving to my office, aided my wife in rebuilding her desktop from 2000 to XP, and I’m not done, yet.

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I’d like to say this is unbelievable, but the problem is that it’s quite believable… and exactly as expected.

WASHINGTON —London Times- He is expected to have an acute understanding of terrorist groups and their threats to American interests. But

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Eric Florack on December 12th, 2006

Byron York over at The Corner raises an interesting issue:

 

I have a new story up about reports that U.S. intelligence tapped Princess Diana’s phones in 1997.  It’s tempting to dismiss such accounts, especially given the sensational nature of some

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Eric Florack on December 10th, 2006

Steyn is in rare form this morning:

So there you have it: an Iraq “Support Group” that brings together the Arab League, the European Union, Iran, Russia, China and the U.N. And with support like that who needs lack of

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Eric Florack on December 9th, 2006

Michelle Malkin, this morning, passes along some information regarding that supposedly “lone wolf” would-be bomber in Chicago:

I just got back from a trip to the mall to see the headlines about the alleged Chicago terrorist mall plot:

ABC

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Eric Florack on December 7th, 2006

Ace has some thoughts on the recent noise over Iraq… Specifically, as regards the Iraq surrender group:

It’s artificial.

By this I mean there was no seismic change in the circumstance in Iraq. Incrementally most say it has gotten worse,

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Eric Florack on December 7th, 2006

An interesting note from Jason Papas, over at Liberty and Culture:

The great Roman orator, statesman, and philosopher, Marcus Tullius Cicero is a father of the theory of “just war;” but Cicero’s version differs substantially from Augustine, Aquinas, and

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Eric Florack on December 7th, 2006

65 years ago, in the morning. About just now, in fact.
We were under attack.

for some, this date has sparked memories.

But for me, I have often wondered how those who died in that attack… and how those

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