It has been too many years since the nation experienced the frightening anthrax attacks in 2001, but now it seems investigators are narrowing in on some suspects – finally: he FBI has narrowed its focus to “about four” suspects in the 6 1/2-year investigation of the deadly anthrax attacks of 2001, and at least three […]

So many armchair experts (or propaganda artists in the fashion of Nazi Joseph Goebbels) have been claiming al-Sadr’s capitulation in the fighting in Iraq was a blow to Maliki. Strange logic there, but one indication of a Sadr win would be dancing in the streets of Basra and Sadr City in Baghdad. Where is it? […]

Here is some truly interesting news that is very much counter to much of the reporting that is coming out of Pakistan. It seems the tribal leaders in one of the agencies of FATA where Bin Laden is thought to be hiding out are ready to hand him over to authorities (probably for a price): […]

Those too naive to understand how Iran is attempting to destabilize Iraq’s democracy need to look no farther than where the radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is directing the Mahdi Militia’s from as they fight the Iraq government forces, which are backed up by US and UK forces: The Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr on Sunday […]

It seems my speculation on which way the new Pakistan government are being born out with reporting in the LA Times today (not your typical right wing news outlet). When it comes to relations with the United States, the public mood is angry. It is highly likely that some U.S. military actions routinely allowed under […]

Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has called off his militia in southern Iraq and submitted his terms for his forces to stop fighting (terms for their surrender): Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has ordered his fighters off the streets of Basra and other cities in an effort to end clashes with security forces. He said […]

Sorry for the light posting, I am attending the funeral of one my dear aunts this weekend and so free time as been sparse. One thing I can say from watching the give and take in Pakistan is no one knows for sure how the new government there is going to evolve, and what role […]

Major Update: US says depleted uranium not useful as a dirty bomb. But the real question is whether that is all that FARC had in their possession? And it not for a dirty bomb what else is it good for (yes, I know it is great for armor piercing shells). What other reason would FARC […]

This is story illustrates how bureaucracies can lose their focus regarding threats to this nation: A Texas woman who said she was forced to remove a nipple ring with pliers in order to board an airplane called Thursday for an apology by federal security agents and a civil rights investigation. “I wouldn’t wish this experience […]

The move in Iraq to take out the Shiite Militias is an interesting development. On the one hand President Bush is correct that the destruction of al-Qaeda as a force in Iraq has given Maliki’s government to move onto the next problem – the Shiite Militia’s under Moqtada Sadr’s control. If successful Iraq will have […]