Dec
27
2007
Conservatives need to sit down before reading the latest from Newsweek on Iraq – it is a stunning story of success from one of the most ardent of the SurrenderMedia. Liberals may want to lay down to make sure they really don’t hurt themselves! A year ago Shura Chamal-Eit (Elizabeth Street) in downtown Fallujah was […]
Dec
27
2007
Attempting to repost lost posts – LJ Well, for all her reaching out to Islamists in Pakistan Benazir Bhutto’s efforts were answered by bombs and bullets: Pakistan former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has died after a suicide bombing that killed at least 14 of her supporters, ex-government spokesman Tariq Azim Khan and Pakistan’s primary television […]
Dec
26
2007
al-Qaeda is on a two month bombing effort to demonstrate to Iraqis they must succumb to al-Qaeda’s will or else. It is a desperate act which will strengthen the Iraqi Muslim opposition to al-Qaeda – reaffirming their status as enemy of Islam, not its future. The brutality and the atrocities committed by al-Qaeda in Iraq […]
Dec
26
2007
Folks, it is hard to fathom how any polling firm or news organization can give credence to polls taken over Christmas. It is the one time of year (like Thanksgiving, but even more so) that the country as a whole takes time from work and life and focuses on family and friends. If summer polls […]
Dec
26
2007
There are some interesting articles out that give insight into the forces working inside Pakistan. Clearly there is a movement inside that country to go full Jihad, and that movement seems to have a series of optional leaders – which we should watch. I have noted previously how ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto has been a […]
Dec
24
2007
We here at the Strata-Sphere want to wish everyone a Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas. We hope your coming days will be filled with the cheer and warmth of family and friends. I want to thank everyone who takes time out of their busy days to come by and read my ramblings and share […]
Dec
24
2007
The SurrenderMedia has a tough choice to make this Christmas season – what kind of behavior will they reward with their attention (which is reflected in headlines and stories in their precious limited bandwidth)? For the first part of 2007 the media obsessed over every bombing to illustrate their preferred story line that Iraq was […]
Dec
24
2007
America has been through a brutal six and half years. We began President Bush’s first term with the attacks on 9-11, then went to war in Afghanistan and Iraq, and through all of this saw taxes reduced and major policies enacted (prescription drugs for seniors, education reform, etc). But all through these efforts we also […]
Dec
24
2007
It is Christmas and many people rethink their lives and plans around this time of year. And many people switch paths all year long. And so some Reuters reporters have a story out today creating a myth for the gullible that there is massive self deportation of illegal aliens: The couple are among a growing […]
Dec
23
2007
The news of the ridiculously simple escape by a terrorist suspect in Pakistan struck me as very bizarre in every detail, as I noted in my first post. I tend to not want to speculate too much because some possible scenarios have interesting potential for our side. But reporting in the UK Times today does […]