Well, this morning’s political talks shows demonstrate a sea change in the UAE-Port debate. On Stephanopalous’ ABC round table most pundits portrayed the anti-UAE forces in a very negative light. The view from overseas is really harsh as we are seen as racist. The only negative still remaining on Bush is the administration didn’t anticipate [...]

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I knew it was coming. The anti-port forces have gone from veiled insults regarding a key ally in our efforts in the Middle East to open insults. Apparently still trying to convince Americans to toss out our besy qualities and ‘fear the Aurabs’ the anti-port voices are now endangering our foreign policy efforts. The UAE [...]

I have lost a lot of new ‘friends’ over this DPW port issue I fear (hard to call someone a friend you meet over the internet ether without feeling like you are being too forward). Too many people I admired and who I enjoyed bloggin side-by-side with have gone to a place I cannot follow. [...]

Der Spiegel demonstrates how Germany perfected the art of political propaganda under Hitler and today, still, can shred the truth to their own political will by censoring key elements of Karen Hughes comments in their German edition of an interview: In her response to the second question on the recent release of Abu Ghraib photos, [...]

Al Qaeda is trying to inflame the Muslim world by attacking it.  There is no more sure sign of desperation than that.  First we had the massively stupid attack on a Holy Muslim shrine in Iraq.  While violence flared up, a cooling down period should allow the anger to be redirected to the foreign Jihadists [...]

UPDATE: I need to give credit were credit is due. I borrowed the term “Ayrabs” from Jack Kelly’s recent post. I don’t want him to think I was lifting it without credit. It is an off-color jab at some uncomfortable and unfortunate commentary going on right now. I know it carries some sting with it. [...]

I had the honor of being on an Able Danger bloggers conference call tonight with Representative Curt Weldon. Thanks to Mike at Able Danger Blog for setting this up. The first Able Danger Conference Call was with Attorney Mark Zaid. Bloggers on the line: Dana from Common Sense Political Thought Curt from Flopping Aces Mike [...]

Fitzgerald’s ridiculous case against Scooter Libby is falling apart under the assault of sharp legal minds.  First we have an incredible shredding of Fitzgerald’s positions by Clarice Feldman over at American Thinker.  Once you read this you just have to wonder what was Fitzgerald thinking when he indicted Libby for not telling reporters the inside [...]

A few of us bloggers were asked to do an hour on Able Danger by Dirk Thompson who was hosting a show out of Columbus, OH on WTVN 610 AM. The bloggers were Mike from Able Danger Blog (who arranged the event) Captain Ed Morrissey Rory O’Connor It was a fun discussion ranging on various [...]

*** updates at the end *** The tide is shifting under all those who ran to the cameras or spouted off uninformed about the UAE company Dubai Ports World as more and more people research the topic seriously. Sister Toldjah has the best round up of recent, factual writing on this. From the revelations much [...]

Ed Morrissey has some news from a source on the closed session of the Able Danger hearings last week. Check it out. The good Captain, Mike at Able Danger Blog and Rory O’Connor shared the stage for a radio interview for a station in my Mom’s home town area, Columbus, OH. Being my first radio [...]

All the scenario generators who think up excuses to discriminate against a critical Middle East ally are simply playing the game of “guilty until proven innocent”. So many people after 9-11 said we should stand tall and not cower down to fear, or change who we are and what America is, because then Al Qaeda [...]

I don’t know the man’s politics – and I don’t care. Eli J. Segal spent his life on liberal causes and being part of Clinton’s team. He believed, he fought for and he spent his life’s time fighting for a cause. Eli J. Segal, who was the chief of staff in Gov. Bill Clinton’s victorious [...]

My sincere apologies to all the Bush critics on the UAE port deal – but I mean really: Stewart A. Baker, assistant secretary for policy at the Department of Homeland Security, said at a news conference yesterday that Dubai Ports World, which won a takeover battle for a British firm now operating terminals in the [...]