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
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
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
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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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,
You 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
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.
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
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
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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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
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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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
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
