Torts Trumping Terrorism

Today’s one of those weird days where I spend a good deal of time deep in the bowels of the blog’s website, tending little odd jobs that have been needful for some weeks, and also adding a large amount of

• So what happens if/when Barrack Obama gets into office? Are we going to see the race hucksters coming out of the oval office woodwork every time someone questions an action by Obama, and charging racism? Will we in fact see

Haaretz is reporting:

Hezbollah said Wednesday its Deputy Secretary General Imad Mughniyah was killed Tuesday evening in a bomb blast in a residential neighborhood of Damascus, accusing Israel of being behind the explosion.

“With all pride we declare a

Coalition targets al-Qaeda in Iraq networks; two terrorists killed, two detained

Posted: 12 Feb 2008 06:18 AM CST

BAGHDAD, Iraq (Feb. 12, 2008) – Coalition forces killed two terrorists and detained two suspects Monday and today during operations to disrupt

Me in email just now:

I don’t see it as those working against McCain as the ones selling out. Indeed, I see a vote for McCain as selling out both the party and the country. I fail utterly, to see

Someone at Fox posted these yesterday, so I’ll pass them along.

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First off, even absent any other source material, it sounds to me like the place is packed with McCain supporters. But add

Two men, one woman killed in raid, child injured

Posted: 05 Feb 2008 02:51 PM CST

Two men and a woman were killed during an intelligence-driven raid on a suspected terrorist cell, which involved a small arms fire exchange between

Henke, this monring:

In light of the possibility that a Democrat could win the Presidency in November, giving them control of the White House and both houses of Congress, it’s worth pointing out what Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean said

The McCain animus apparently transcends ideology. He has admitted his mistakes on immigration, and would not raise taxes, while his ACU ratings are good, and his ADA/ACLU scores are lousy – nearly the exact opposite of those of Obama and

• Nice to see Billy made it home. By the way, Billy, I caught the Blue Man Group in HD the last few days, and the show had a fairly close clip of the light control desk. Wild… I’ve seen audio

Statement from Multi-National Force-Iraq condemning the bombing in Mosul

Posted: 24 Jan 2008 06:38 AM CST

BAGHDAD, Iraq (Jan. 23, 2008) ̢?? The Multi-National Force РIraq joins with the people and Government of Iraq to express condolences to the

Anyone remember John Edwards?

I know… not lately.

He’s not going to the White House, unless they need an elevator operator.  By my read, he’s playing for some sort of appointment to a post in a Democrat White House. Notice…

Michelle Malkin uses the Senate floor debate over FISA to sum up the difference between democrats and republicans:

The frenzy over FISA is a stark reminder of basic party differences on the War on Terror. The Republicans put security first.

The AP reports, and the New York Times expands, on a new study by a supposedly “independent” organization that claims to have assembled hundred of “false statements” by the Bush administration in the course of the Iraq war. However,

MIAMI (AP) – Jose Padilla, once accused of plotting with al-Qaida to blow up a radioactive “dirty bomb,” was sentenced Tuesday to 17 years and four months on terrorism conspiracy charges that don’t mention those initial allegations.
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