There are reports that Somali pirates, by hijacking an Iranian vessel and then mysteriously becoming ill and dying of radiation poisoning, prevented a plot to detonate a ship full of radioactive sand off the coast of Israel.
Within a period of three days, those pirates who had boarded the ship and opened the cargo container with [...]
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Pirates Save Israel?
Posted in terrorism, war, tagged Iran, Israel on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Palin on Iran
Posted in Politics, foreign policy, national security, terrorism, tagged Iran, Palin on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s the speech Sarah Palin wasn’t allowed to give yesterday—and a powerful speech it is.
Caroline Glick reacts.
Protesting Iran
Posted in Politics, foreign policy, terrorism, war, tagged Hillary Clinton, Iran, Obama, Palin on September 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Francis Beckwith and Meryl Yourish have details on how the Democrats have played hardball to prevent Sarah Palin from showing up at a protest of Iran. I like David Bernstein’s comment best:
Let me get this straight: if the only prominent American politician to attend a rally against Iran is Hillary Clinton, the rally is [...]
Undercover Mosques
Posted in Religion, terrorism, tagged Islam on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Britain’s Channel 4 visited mosques to find out what was being preached and taught, and discovered disturbing evidence that Saudi-funded mosques convey hate-filled political messages.
A female reporter attends prayer meetings at an important British mosque which claims to be dedicated to moderation and dialogue with other faiths. She secretly films shocking sermons given to the [...]
The New Censorship
Posted in Politics, liberty, terrorism, tagged Ayers, freedom of speech, Obama on August 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Barack Obama is complaining to the Department of Justice and threatening stations and networks with legal action to stop them from airing an independent ad that links him to domestic terrorism by way of his association with Bill Ayers. As Michelle Malkin points out, that doesn’t bode well for freedom of speech under an [...]
A Van Goes in Brooklyn
Posted in terrorism on July 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Roger Kimball writes of a red van in Brooklyn, filled with explosive devices and linked to a local mosque. It may well be this one.
Sickening
Posted in terrorism, war, tagged Israel, Middle East on June 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Israel is set to release savage killers in exchange for bodies. I hope they also release teams of assassins to follow and eliminate them. Or, better yet, give Hezbollah their bodies. Fair is fair.
Fighting Terrorism
Posted in Politics, terrorism, tagged Obama on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On many issues, John McCain’s position is far enough to the left, and Barack Obama’s position is muddy enough, that it’s hard to draw sharp distinctions between them. That, I think, will be McCain’s most serious liability throughout the campaign. On some issues, however, they differ starkly. Fighting terrorism is one.
Obama wants [...]
Another Suicide Attempt
Posted in Politics, terrorism, war, tagged freedom of speech on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Civilizations die by suicide, not by murder.” I’ve been thinking about Toynbee’s dictum over the past few days, recalling as well the title of Paul Johnson’s chapter on the sixties and seventies in Modern Times: “America’s Suicide Attempt.” I’ve been concerned for some time that we’re repeating the mistakes of the 1970s. [...]