Jul
19
2005
John O’Sullivan reports on a theory about the London bombers being dupes and not kamikazee-type martyrs. [Hat tip: RealClearPolitics}. Interesting angles if true, but here are some of the arguments Here is the evidence: They bought return railway tickets. Their bombs were not strapped to their bodies but carried in knapsacks as if to be […]
Jul
18
2005
In what has to be the most ridiculous, upside down set of circumstances in the country MA has now determined the mention of religion is illegal but the harvesting of unborn embryos (scientifically accurate statement there folks) is legal. The state’s attorney general on Monday halted a proposed ballot referendum that sought to repeal the […]
Jul
18
2005
Please make sure to stop by and check out the Daily Blog Roundup at Election Projection
Jul
18
2005
Mark Coffey at Decisiono8 posted a link to Christopher Hitchen’s latest comments on the Wilson/Plame non-scandal. Writing to a friend in 1954, P.G. Wodehouse commented: Are you following the McCarthy business? If so, can you tell me what it’s all about? “You dined with Mr. X on Friday the tenth?” “Yes, sir.” (Keenly) “What did […]
Jul
18
2005
First off there are all the increased bombings and attacks from London to Turkey. That is on the terrorists side. And on the good guys/gals side is the actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. And now Pakistan nabs 5 AQ leaders. Pakistani intelligence agents have arrested five senior Taliban leaders, including a deputy to fugitive Taliban […]
Jul
18
2005
Iraq is stepping up the effort to take control of their country on many levels. First there is the grass roots effort to defend and fight the terrorists. Now there is the security forces efforts to do sweeps in Baghdad and other regions know to be collecting points for terrorists. Iraq’s interior minister said Monday […]
Jul
18
2005
How can anyone take Germany seriously when people with clear terrorist ties to Al Quaeda keep getting released on technicalities? More evidence why the liberals are wrong to want to bring the EU model of justice to the US. KARLSRUHE, Germany : A suspected Al-Qaeda financier was freed from jail in Germany after the country’s […]
Jul
18
2005
This is actually a good sign that the insurgents are having the opposite effect than what they want. While the media latches on to the calls for local militia (how is this different from local police and army populated by locals??), the core of this is Iraqis getting ready to fight back. BAGHDAD (Reuters) – […]
Jul
18
2005
Boy do I get disgusted with DC politics (which by necessity includes the media) when they do not disclose their biases. Maybe I am just naive. But I just learned that sobbing, poor little Matt Cooper, who almost went to jail to protect this country, is married to a Hillary staffer. If true, where was […]
Jul
18
2005
I have maintained for years (pre Strata-Sphere Blog of course) that the MSM was playing a very costly and risky game by not diversifying their staff and halting their drive towards the liberal fringes. Liberals only make up 20% of the population, so you cannot really retain national (let alone international) leadership in any market […]