Jan
30
2008
I noted yesterday that there was an intriguing military operation in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region which had the earmarks of an armed Predator attack. Today ABC News is reporting we may have taken out a single high valued individual: Pakistani intelligence sources say they believe a “high-value” al Qaeda target was killed in a missile […]
Jan
30
2008
Good news continues to come out of Iraq today. The purge of al-Qaeda in its last havens in Northern Iraq have resulted in the killing of another senior al-Qaeda leader: As Operation Phantom Phoenix and its subordinate operations progress in central and northern Iraq, Coalition forces confirmed killing a senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader […]
Jan
30
2008
Chris Corr (sp?) seems to have figured it all out this morning. He noted that McCain is the probable GOP nominee after his win in FL and really questioned those who would sit out and let Hillary become president. He also took Rush and Hannity to task for their demeaning comments about independents and those […]
Jan
30
2008
Lots happening in Pakistan. I posted earlier on a report that the number one suspect in Benazir Bhutto’s killing and a charismatic leader of the Taliban/al-Qaeda movement in Pakistan had been ‘sacked’ by Taliban leader Mullah Omar. Here’s an update to the news Baitullah Meshud has created a break within the militant community.It seems that […]
Jan
30
2008
The purity warriors (sometimes I like to jab them as the Mary Poppins conservatives who are practically perfect in every way) have a decision to make today and into the future. Do they want a seat at the table of power or are they going to leave the conservative coalition? They have been ranting and […]