Jul
11
2006
The long awaited announcements that investigations into leaks are turning to prosecutions may be starting. Pete Hoekstra enlightens us on the Bush adminstrations pending actions: The Bush administration is preparing a crackdown on intelligence leaks to the media and will try to pursue prosecutions in some recent cases, the chairman of the House of Representatives […]
Jul
11
2006
Seems the Novak article was up for a while on the Human Events website, long enough for CNN to read it and report on it on The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. Here is what was said. Novak doesn’t expose the original leaker (most likely Armitage) and will not because the source is holding him […]
Jul
11
2006
The left thinks they are worthy of being spied upon by George Bush! Every time Democrats and progressives speak out about George W. Bush’s spying on Americans without mentioning that he may also be spying on Democrats, they’re playing into Karl Rove’s “National Security Frame” and actually strengthening Republican electoral chances in November. To short-circuit […]
Jul
11
2006
Updates At The End The only explanation for Al Qaeda’s recent action is desperation. And now we see what must be Al Qaeda attacking the largest democracy on the planet in a series bombings in Bombay, India reminiscent of the commuter bombings in London and Madrid: Seven explosions rocked Bombay’s commuter rail network during Tuesday […]
Jul
11
2006
I resist posting on the Al Qaeda snuff films because that is simply playing into the desires of the snuff film makers. But since this one (graphic warning I suspect) is all over the web I will comment on it. The ‘logic’ behind this act is stupid. The only ones who will be shocked and […]
Jul
11
2006
The abhorent woman who ‘joked’ about killing Jeff Goldstein’s son (of Protein Wisdom) is a sign of what happens when we allow hate and anger to be our political guides. Like a serial killer who scrawls “stop me before I kill again” on the walls of the murder scene, Prof. Frisch didn’t even trying to […]
Jul
11
2006
In a masterful use of the calender the Senate’s Republican leadership is preparing to force Democrats into a series of national security votes that will set the tone for the fall elections: Republicans are eager to push legislation on the legal rights of terrorism suspects, after a June 29 Supreme Court ruling that the current […]
Jul
11
2006
Updates Below The Fold One thing I think unites Americans is that immigrants are a general positive and help us in amazing, and sometimes humbling, ways. I remember to this day being surprised that immigrants could fight in our military. For some dumb reason it never occurred to me that the military only cared about […]