December 06, 2005
Poll: Surprising Support for Torturing Terror Suspects
The results of this poll surely cannot make the “human rights” lobby pleased: Most Americans and a majority of people in Britain, France and South Korea say torturing terrorism suspects is justified at least in rare instances, according to AP-Ipsos… Posted by Jeff on 2005 12: Read more… | Comments (0)
November 03, 2005
EU Skeptical of WaPo CIA Prison Report
EU diplomats are voicing skepticism over a Washington Post report (based entirely on anonymous sources) that claims there are secret CIA prisons in Eastern Europe: EU diplomats do not believe the CIA has secret al Qaeda detention camps in Poland… Posted by Jeff on 2005 11: Read more… | Comments (0)
November 01, 2005
Ex-Gitmo Prisoner Arrested
A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner returned to Russia nearly two years ago has been arrested for involvement with the terrorist attacks in Southern Russia on October 13: RUSSIAN police have arrested a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner on suspicion of taking… Posted by Jeff on 2005 11: Read more… | Comments (0)
October 30, 2005
What Did France Do?
Will this latest Islamofascist threat against France make the “anti-war” crowd in Europe and the U.S. recognize the true scope of the Islamofascist threat? In their defense, it is unlikely they are even aware of this development since both “The… Posted by Jeff on 2005 10: Read more… | Comments (0)
October 29, 2005
Religion of Peace Beheads School Girls
Three teenage Christian girls were beheaded and a fourth was seriously wounded in a savage attack on Saturday by unidentified assailants in the Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi. The girls were among a group of students from a private Christian… Posted by Brad on 2005 10:Read more… | Comments (0)
October 26, 2005
Troop Deaths Reach 2000
I’m sure the Left is convulsing in ecstasy. Developing… Links Media Lies, Reactions to the News Michelle Malkin, The Bogus 2000 Mark Faces From The Front, Taking a Number (hattip: Instapundit) Jawa Report, Drooling Banjos Dan Kaufman points to the… Posted by Brad on 2005 10: Read more… | Comments (4)
October 25, 2005
Open Source Warfare, A Post-Post-Modern Fisking *Edited
John Robb has some worthwhile ideas but lately he’s been off-base. Here’s a case in point: He declares, point-blank, that the Palestine Hotel bombing was a direct success. His title, F[ear]V[ector]M[anagement] + Media = Success, says as much (for the… Posted by Brad on 2005 10: Read more… | Comments (1)
October 23, 2005
In the News: The Future Combat System
Senator John McCain has been no cheerleader for the Future Combat System but he may turn out to be that Army program’s best friend. Even it’s advocates have been, ahem, dismayed when the sticker price shot up to 445 BILLION… Posted by Brad on 2005 10: Read more… | Comments (0)
September 29, 2005
Victory for Al Qaeda
The ACLU continues to further the cause of America’s enemies by behaving in a manner that would have been unthinkable just a few generations ago…. Posted by Jeff on 2005 09: Read more… | Comments (0)
September 27, 2005
Terrorist Plot Averted in France
French authorities have conducted a major raid and believe they have thwarted a terrorist plot in Paris: Authorities fear that a suspected Islamic terror cell broken up in France was plotting attacks on the Paris subway, an airport and an… Posted by Jeff on 2005 09: Read more… | Comments (0)
September 18, 2005
Iran Prepares For War
Incredible though it may sound there are signs that Tehran may be preparing for a military confrontation with the United States, and has convinced itself that it could win. The first sign came last June with the election of Mahmoud… Posted by Brad on 2005 09: Read more… | Comments (1)
September 13, 2005
ABC 1999: Iraq-Al Qaeda Connection
While this video has apparently been available on the internet for some time, it escaped my attention until yesterday when a reader was gracious enough to forward it along. So, for those of you who were skeptical of the Weekly… Posted by Jeff on 2005 09: Read more… | Comments (0)
August 31, 2005
“Private” Katrina Joins the Jihad **UPDATED**
Environmental fundamentalists and anti-American Leftists (groups which are not necessarily mutually exclusive) apparently aren’t the only ones trying to exploit the destruction caused by hurricane Katrina: Islamic extremists rejoiced in America’s misfortune, giving the storm a military rank and declaring… Posted by Jeff on 2005 08: Read more… | Comments (0)
August 29, 2005
Islamists Lose Ground in Pakistani Elections
This sounds like good news($): Local government elections in Pakistan have given President Pervez Musharraf a political lift as his supporters scored significant gains in two key border provinces long dominated by pro-Taliban Islamic fundamentalists. In voting to choose municipal… Posted by Jeff on 2005 08: Read more… | Comments (0)
August 22, 2005
Gas Attack on U.K. Parliament Averted
U.K. officials believe they have thwarted a gas attack on the U.K. Parliament by Al Qaeda: SCOTLAND YARD believes it has thwarted an Al-Qaeda gas attack aimed at ministers and MPs in parliament. The plot, hatched last year, is understood… Posted by Jeff on 2005 08:Read more… | Comments (0)
August 17, 2005
Clinton Warned About Bin Laden Move to Afghanistan
The latest evidence in today’s New York Times of incompetence by the Clinton Administration vis-à-vis terrorism should not come as a surprise. Nor does it significantly alter the theory that it is extremely unlikely any commander in chief would have… Posted by Jeff on 2005 08: Read more… | Comments (3)
Paging Neocon Cabal
Over 100 bombs went off in Bangladesh, kill 2, injure 125. Must have something to do with Iraq, of course…. Posted by Brad on 2005 08: Read more… | Comments (0)
July 26, 2005
On Bombing Holy Sites
Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo caused a firestorm recently for suggesting that Muslim holy sights are viable military targets should al Qaeda or her sympathizers detonate a nuclear device in the United States. Somewhat surprisingly, the strongest criticism of Tancerdo’s comments… Posted by Jeff on 2005 07: Read more… | Comments (1)
July 21, 2005
Howard Gives History Lesson on Terrorism to the MSM
Australian Prime Minister John Howard explained today to all those out there who think Iraq is the motivation for terrorism why they are incredibly ignorant (via Instapundit): PRIME MIN. HOWARD: Could I start by saying the prime minister and I… Posted by Jeff on 2005 07: Read more… | Comments (0)
July 08, 2005
London Bombing and Iraq
Shortly after yesterday’s bombings in London, anti-war Leftists predictably blamed Tony Blair and George Bush for the atrocities rather than the Islamofascist perpetrators themselves. This sentiment is best exemplified by terrorism apologist and Saddam Hussein supporter George Galloway: The loss… Posted by Jeff on 2005 07: Read more… | Comments (2)
July 07, 2005
Must Read
Mark Stein offers his perspective in the Telegraph and here with Hugh Hewitt at the Radio Blogger. To where do the British turn, Chamberlain or Churchill, Australia-After-Bali or Spain-After Madrid, to the UK that tolerates the IRA or the UK… Posted by Brad on 2005 07: Read more… | Comments (0)
Belgium Arrogance
A report on Guantanamo Bay commissioned by a Socialist Belgium politician not surprisingly recommends the closure of the prison: A Belgian lawmaker’s report calls for the United States to shut down its detention camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and… Posted by Jeff on 2005 07:Read more… | Comments (0)
Terrorist Attack Hits London
An unknown number of bombs exploded today in London: Multiple explosions shook London on Thursday morning, as a series of seven or eight blasts were reported on the city’s subways and buses. At least two people were killed and nine… Posted by Jeff on 2005 07: Read more…| Comments (0)
June 19, 2005
Amnesty International Advocates for Terrorists
Examining the circumstances surrounding Amnesty International’s categorization of Guantanamo Bay as the “gulag of our time,” it was fairly clear there were only two explanations for this complete misuse of the word: money (i.e. self-promotion) or a desire to aid… Posted by Jeff on 2005 06: Read more… | Comments (0)
June 09, 2005
Violence in Thailand Continues
Outside of Iraq, arguably no other country has seen greater Islamic related violence than Thailand, where yet another bomb exploded today: A bomb explosion in Thailand’s southern, Muslim-majority province of Pattani wounded a police officer and three firefighters, police said…. Posted by Jeff on 2005 06: Read more… | Comments (0)
June 02, 2005
New PSI Successes
Earlier this week, it was disclosed that the U.S. and her allies had recently prevented Iran from obtaining material for their nuclear weapons program by blocking a shipment at sea. The Korea Times reports that the U.S. intercepted at least… Posted by Jeff on 2005 06: Read more… | Comments (1)
May 26, 2005
U.S. Strengthens Military Ties With Indonesia
The United States has decided to ease restrictions on the sale of non-lethal military equipment to the world’s largest Muslim country, Indonesia: The Bush administration on Wednesday decided to upgrade military relations with Indonesia by permitting the sale of non-lethal…Posted by Jeff on 2005 05: Read more… | Comments (0)
May 25, 2005
Iraq & Al Qaeda Documented
Austin Bay has an interesting piece up today on Zarqawi, Al Qaeda and Saddam. His post is partially in response to two recent revelations. The first was by Jordan’s King Abdullah II stating that Saddam and Zarqawi were connected well… Posted by Jeff on 2005 05: Read more… | Comments (1)
May 16, 2005
Divide and Conquer, Part Deux
When it hurts to be a multinational rootless terrorist organization administering over dozens of nationalities with dozens of different tongues, afraid to use cell-phones and email for fear of getting caught, and looking for another cave to hide in… ISLAMABAD,… Posted by Brad on 2005 05: Read more… | Comments (0)
May 14, 2005
Murderers
Ralph Peters’ writes again…Punishing Iraqis… on the one thing the Media and Left simply refuse to see. Terrorism isn’t about what you do, or don’t do, isn’t about the aid budget, humiliation or Arab pride or any other thing you… Posted by Brad on 2005 05: Read more… | Comments (0)
May 11, 2005
Divide and Conquer
That the Islamofascist movement has been trying to “divide and conquer” the West is self-evident. Examples are abound, ranging from targeted bombings (Spain) to appealing to the radical left with simple buzz words such as “imperialism” and “occupation.” Undoubtedly the…Posted by Jeff on 2005 05: Read more… | Comments (0)
March 09, 2005
Al Qaeda at the Southern Border
The FBI revealed yesterday that individuals from countries with ties to al Qaeda have crossed into the United States from Mexico using fake IDs. The AP reports (with thanks to CQ): “We are concerned, Homeland Security is concerned about special… Posted by GPR on 2005 03:Read more… | Comments (0)
March 06, 2005
Muslim Opinion of U.S. Drastically Improves
Even when you consider the U.S. efforts to rehabilitate Indonesia after the December tsunami and the declining appeal of Osama bin Laden’s Islamofascist vision, the results of this poll taken in Indonesia (the world’s most populated Muslim country) are still… Posted by GPR on 2005 03: Read more… | Comments (0)
February 23, 2005
America’s Achilles Heel
Following up our entry below on the new American “minutemen,” there is a specific reason why Americans living along the southern border are forced to donate their time to police the lawless region themselves: the U.S. border patrol is overwhelmed:… Posted by GPR on 2005 02:Read more… | Comments (0)
February 17, 2005
Thwarted Attacks in France
The AP is reporting that French authorities have broken up an Islamist terrorist cell that sought to destroy French landmarks in addition to Russian and Israeli targets: Suspected Islamic militants arrested in France were planning attacks against the Eiffel Tower,… Posted by GPR on 2005 02: Read more… | Comments (0)
February 16, 2005
An Alliance is Formed
In what is a likely response to continued pressure from the United States, Syria and Iran have agreed to build a “common front” on facing potential threats: Iran and Syria, both locked in rows with the United States, said on… Posted by GPR on 2005 02: Read more… | Comments (0)
December 21, 2004
Oil Roulette
Last week brought another Osama Bin Laden tape consisting of the usual rhetoric: calls for continued jihad against America, pandering to useful idiots in the West (reference this headline in the Boston Globe) and denouncements of the Saudi Royal family…. Posted by GPR on 2004 12: Read more…
December 14, 2004
WMD & the Former Soviet Union
Most security experts would likely argue that the worst terrorist scenario possible is the attainment and subsequent use of a weapon of mass destruction (“WMD”) by a terrorist organization. This concern was so great that it was the leading rationale… Posted by GPR on 2004 12: Read more…
December 11, 2004
Thwarting Terror
Two Islamic terrorist plots have allegedly been thwarted in Europe. The first: Police have prevented a major terrorist attack in London that would have been on the scale of the Madrid bombings, the outgoing head of Scotland Yard said today…. Posted by GPR on 2004 12: Read more…
December 09, 2004
Bureaucracy to the Rescue
Writing in the New York Times today, foreign affairs expert Thomas Friedman cites a specific failure of pre-Iraq War intelligence to critique the new Intelligence Reform Bill and explain how the bill will likely fail to address the most important… Posted by GPR on 2004 12: Read more…
December 08, 2004
Outside the Geneva Conventions
With allegations of “abuse” and “torture” at the hands of U.S. forces being resurrected by the MSM, it is necessary to revisit an important question often ignored: are Al Qaeda and other terrorists protected by the Geneva Conventions? The Geneva… Posted by GPR on 2004 12:Read more…
December 07, 2004
Arab Phoniness
While discussing in the Wall Street Journal today the myth that Iraq has made the world a more dangerous place, Michael Scott Doran, assistant professor at Princeton’s Department of Near Eastern Studies, provided this excellent insight into the mind of… Posted by GPR on 2004 12:Read more…
December 03, 2004
Looking Back
As only he can, Victor Davis Hanson provides some perspective as the world watches Iraq steadily approach her first democratic elections next month: [W]e already see how few talk of what it was like in the very dark days of… Posted by GPR on 2004 12: Read more…
December 01, 2004
Masking An Agenda
Expanding upon our earlier reference to the latest Abu Graib news, the interesting part about this story is that it concerns a lawsuit filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights, who describes themselves as the “premiere legal institution of the… Posted by GPR on 2004 12:Read more…
November 29, 2004
Scheuer’s Hubris
As expected, former CIA Senior intelligence analyst Michael Scheuer has been making the rounds on political talk shows explaining his dissatisfaction with the U.S. government’s policies vis-à-vis the War on Terror, as outlined in his best-selling book Imperial Hubris. Normally…Posted by GPR on 2004 11: Read more…
Pakistan Retreat or Logical Move?
Besides the supposed turmoil over the Iraq elections, another topic that captured the media’s attention this weekend was the decision by Pakistan to end their almost two-year offensive in the tribal region of South Waziristan, a place where most in… Posted by GPR on 2004 11: Read more…
November 25, 2004
Hanson On The Elites & Buzz Phrases
Victor Davis Hanson writes about the “cynical punditry” of Washington and New York elites who adore using misplaced metaphors, allusions, and conventional wisdom to describe the war against Islamofascism. Here is a sample of the buzz phrases he evaluates: You… Posted by GPR on 2004 11: Read more…
November 24, 2004
Update on Thwarted U.K. Attacks
The Eurabian Times has some new information on the thwarted 9/11-style attack on London. Read about the developments here…. Posted by GPR on 2004 11: Read more…
November 23, 2004
Reevaluating Preconceived Notions
“The punishment is beheading and the reward for doing it is paradise.” – Message posted on a Muslim website with photographs of Dutch parliament member Geert Wilders. In the evolving response to the slaying of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh,… Posted by GPR on 2004 11: Read more…
November 19, 2004
Historic Times
In his weekly dose of historical perspective, Victor Davis Hanson contemplates the “strange” and “perilous” times we are living in today: We are living in historic times, as all the landmarks of the past half-century are in the midst of… Posted by GPR on 2004 11: Read more…
November 18, 2004
Homeland INsecurity
City Journal has written an expose detailing the damaging effects litigation and political correctness are having on national security efforts in the United States. In light of the recent events in The Netherlands, this discussion is incredibly important so as… Posted by GPR on 2004 11: Read more…
November 15, 2004
The Iran Problem
Following up on a situation we recently discussed, U.S. News & World Report has compiled an expose that details the meddeling and role of Iran in post-Saddam Iraq. According to intelligence analysts, Iran’s goal in Iraq “is to create instability… Posted by GPR on 2004 11:Read more…
Putting Two and Two Together
Updating a story we noted yesterday, a recently resigned CIA agent disclosed yesterday that Bin Laden has obtained a fatwa (i.e. religious justification) which allows Al Qaeda to conduct a nuclear attack on the United States. The Times of London… Posted by GPR on 2004 11: Read more…
November 14, 2004
Trouble On The Horizon
Our regular readers will know that we are extremely concerned about the dangers posed to the United States by the porous southern border with Mexico. Almost every week there is a story suggesting that terrorists are all but certain to… Posted by GPR on 2004 11: Read more…
Defining “Winning” in Iraq
Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark has some thoughts on how to define “winning” in Iraq, with analysis that applies to the greater War on Terror: Now that we have engaged, there cannot be any doubt about the outcome. It, too,… Posted by GPR on 2004 11: Read more…
Unbalanced Reporting
While the Western media subjects us to almost daily reports of alleged abuses committed by U.S. troops against detainees in Afghanistan, Abu Ghraib or Guantanamo Bay, and “human rights” advocates accuse the U.S. of committing war crimes, reports or condemnation… Posted by GPR on 2004 11: Read more…
November 12, 2004
Putting the Last Three Years in Perspective
“At its richest, most populous stage in its history, the United States, after reeling from a devastating blow to its financial and military nerve centers, in less than three years toppled the Taliban and Saddam Hussein, implemented elections in Afghanistan… Posted by GPR on 2004 11: Read more…
November 11, 2004
The Power of Democracy
Popular support has reportedly been eroding for the Islamic “insurgency” in Afghanistan and the recently held popular elections are believed to be the reason. Seeking to strike the enemy while they are wounded, U.S. led forces, in conjunction with their… Posted by GPR on 2004 11:Read more…
November 04, 2004
Spain Bombing Updates
Spain has arrested four new suspects in the recently uncovered plot to bomb Spain’s National Court. Perhaps most interestingly though, it appears the terrorist cell had an alternative plot to the National Court bombing in the event that one did… Posted by GPR on 2004 11: Read more…
November 02, 2004
Bin Laden Followup
In a follow up to a story we reported on Sunday, the Daily Times of Pakistan is reporting that the FBI warned India that Bin Laden might try to sneak into their country: NEW DELHI: A senior FBI official visited… Posted by GPR on 2004 11: Read more…
November 01, 2004
Ex-Gitmo Detainee’s Continuing Troubble
Reuters has an update on former Guantanamo Bay detainee Abdullah Mehsud, whom we have been following closely: ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Abdullah Mehsud, a former Guantanamo Bay inmate who masterminded the kidnapping of two Chinese engineers, has claimed responsibility for a… Posted by GPR on 2004 11: Read more…
Bin Laden Tape Mistake
MEMRI has translanted the entire tape recently released by Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden and found that American news organizaitons mis-translated key components. This mistake has altered the entire purpose of Bin Laden’s message, which is to threaten individual… Posted by GPR on 2004 11: Read more…
October 31, 2004
Spotting Bin Laden
Earlier this month, Indian Air Force reconnaissance planes allegedly spotted Bin Laden in a convoy heading toward the North East corner of Pakistan near the China-Indian border: Bin Laden was actually spotted in the flesh just a few days ago… Posted by GPR on 2004 10: Read more…
October 29, 2004
Bin Laden Speaks
We will admit, provided this new Bin Laden tape is current, that our belief was incorrect that his long absence of jihadist rhetoric suggested he was deceased. Nevertheless, this videotape did offer some timely insight into who citizens of the… Posted by GPR on 2004 10: Read more…
October 26, 2004
VDH On the Stakes of This Election
Earlier today we selected Victor Davis Hanson’s latest piece for our “Must Read” section. After contemplating its contents for the better part of today, we decided it deserved its own entry. For those who have not read it, here is… Posted by GPR on 2004 10: Read more…
October 20, 2004
Selective Memory
“He’s created something that didn’t exist before the war in Iraq — he’s created a haven for terrorists.” Vice Presidential Candidate Senator John Edwards. The Senator must have missed these historical facts: – Abu Nidal: Commonly regarded as the “world’s… Posted by GPR on 2004 10: Read more…
Standing Pat?
“I will be disappointed. But democracy is democracy. If that’s what the people choose, that’s what the people choose.” – President Bush in response to a question from the AP regarding his position should the Iraqis elect a fundamentalist Islamic… Posted by GPR on 2004 10: Read more…
October 18, 2004
Bush = Al Qaeda?
”I think a light has gone off for people who’ve spent time up close to Bush: that this instinct he’s always talking about is this sort of weird, Messianic idea of what he thinks God has told him to do…. Posted by GPR on 2004 10: Read more…
October 17, 2004
Madrid Revisited
The Washington Post is reporting that new evidence has surfaced in Spain adding credence to the theory that the March 2004 commuter train bombings were indeed a calculated effort to influence the country’s elections: Newly disclosed wiretaps of an alleged… Posted by GPR on 2004 10: Read more…
October 15, 2004
Evaluating THE Issue
Here is an exceprt from Victor Davis Hanson’s weekly dose of historical perspective: To all you of the therapeutic mindset, listen up. We can no more reason with the Islamic fascists than we could sympathize with the Nazis’ demands over… Posted by GPR on 2004 10: Read more…
October 14, 2004
Inside SOCOM
U.S. News & World Report put together an excellent expose on the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) based in large part on a briefing given by the Pentagon. Their cover story discusses the changes SOCOM has undergone to adapt… Posted by GPR on 2004 10: Read more…
Update on Former Gitmo Detainee
The Pakistani military launched an operation today to try and free Chinese and Pakistani hostages being held by a former Guantanamo Bay detainee: Chinese engineer held hostage by al Qaeda-linked militants in Pakistan was killed on Thursday but his colleague… Posted by GPR on 2004 10: Read more…
October 13, 2004
Expanding Chechnyan Operations
Bill Gertz of the Washington Times reported today that U.S. security officials are investigating a recent intelligence report claiming that a group of 25 Chechen terrorists illegally entered the United States from Mexico in July: The Chechen group is suspected… Posted by GPR on 2004 10: Read more…
October 12, 2004
What a Surprise
Another former Guantanamo Bay detainee is causing trouble again after his release: A delegation from the Mehsud tribe – from which the kidnappers’ leader, Abdullah Mehsud, hails – is leading efforts to secure the hostages’ release. Mr Mehsud says the… Posted by GPR on 2004 10: Read more…
Hisotry, Not Poverty
Islamic historian Bernard Lewis has written a piece for the New Yorker discussing his views on how the Islamic war with the West happened and what the prospects are for it ending. Here is an excerpt: In his pronouncements, bin… Posted by GPR on 2004 10: Read more…
October 06, 2004
Zarqawi Link Questions
A recently released CIA report has reportedly found no conclusive evidence that former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein harbored Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The source also states that it is unlikely “Saddam Hussein even knew Zarqawi was in Baghdad.” If true, this… Posted by GPR on 2004 10: Read more…
October 05, 2004
Arabic Self-Criticism
Dr. Abd Al-Hamid Al-Ansari, former dean of the Faculty of Shari’a at the University of Qatar criticized in an op-ed piece the reluctance of Arabs to come to terms with the fact that their fellow Muslims and not agents of… Posted by GPR on 2004 10: Read more…
October 04, 2004
Ulterior Motive
Apparently the true motive behind regime change in Iraq may have been to keep the pressure on Saudi Arabia to reevaluate their relationship with Al Qaeda. Special thanks to Hobbsonline for this information…. Posted by GPR on 2004 10: Read more…
October 03, 2004
French Meddling
Debkafile is reporting some serious allegations concerning French President Jacque Chirac’s attempt to use the kidnapping of two French journalists as a means of undermining the Bush administration and the Iraqi interim government. Here is an excerpt of their intelligence… Posted by GPR on 2004 10: Read more…
September 28, 2004
Let Us Hope
A rumor first reported on Israel radio claims that Pakistan forces have captured Bin Laden deputy and second in command Ayman al-Zawahiri. Pakistan has steped up their efforts against Al-Qaeda in the last few months, so perhaps there is a… Posted by GPR on 2004 09:Read more…
September 27, 2004
Double Standard
Perhaps the best representation we have seen yet of the hatred (and hypocricy) emanating from the left is spelled out in Maureen Dowd’s most recent hit piece in the New York Times. Here are some of the more interesting parts:… Posted by GPR on 2004 09: Read more…
September 26, 2004
Once Bitten, Twice Shy
We are not sure how this story escaped the evening news. Perhaps it was reported too late in the day and will grace the cover of the New York Times tomorrow morning. In the odd chance it does not, here… Posted by GPR on 2004 09: Read more…
September 01, 2004
In Politics, Honesty is Not Always the Best Policy
Given that the Presidential Election is less than three months away, the Kerry campaign has understandably tried to create a controversy over President Bush’s remarks to NBC’s Matt Lauer in an interview over the weekend. When asked whether the United… Posted by GPR on 2004 09: Read more…
August 25, 2004
Baghdad Bob’s Replacement
We highly recommend viewing Memri.org’s translation of a T.V. interview with an Iraqi Sheik who fought the Coalition in Falluja. Here is a sample of what the Sheik had to say: [W]e believe that Allah protects the believers, and indeed,… Posted by GPR on 2004 08: Read more…
June 29, 2004
Spain’s Word
“I said… that in the event of my being elected prime minister by citizens, I would order the return of the Spanish troops from Iraq if the UN did not take charge of the political and military situation.” – Spanish… Posted by GPR on 2004 06: Read more…
Vindicated?
Writing in the Sunday New York Times’ Week in Review, Public Editor Daniel Okrent appeared to confirm our assertions here last week that Elite Media, and specifically his employer, printed headlines distorting the findings of the 9-11 Commission. Here is… Posted by GPR on 2004 06:Read more…
June 25, 2004
Killing Your Own
Yesterday’s suicide bombings in Iraq killed approximately 100 Muslims while injuring over 300. Once again, it appears that foreign Jihadist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his band of predominantly foreign Jihadists were behind the attacks. Large-scale attacks such as these should… Posted by GPR on 2004 06: Read more…
June 04, 2004
Turning a Blind Eye
Last weekend’s attacks on Western’s in Saudi Arabia provided an excellent opportunity for those still naive about true motives of Al Qaeda and their Islamofascist brethren to correct their misconceptions. Unfortunately, this aspect was widely overlooked in the media. I… Posted by GPR on 2004 06: Read more…
June 02, 2004
Better Late Than Never
The formation of an Iraqi government on Tuesday that will have genuine decision-making capabilities and increased responsibility in Iraqi affairs was long over due. Stated more bluntly, the U.S.-led coalition that toppled Saddam last March has all but wasted an… Posted by GPR on 2004 06: Read more…
April 12, 2004
Pointing Fingers
The release of the August 6, 2001 Presidential Daily Briefing (PDB) by the White House over the weekend has done little to qualm the storm that opponents of the Bush administration are actively trying to advance. To anyone who has… Posted by GPR on 2004 04: Read more…
