Posted in Politics, terrorism, war, tagged Iran, Israel on May 14, 2008 | No Comments »
Paul Mirengoff dissects the Democrats’ “politics of fear” charge, showing that it is (a) question-begging and (b) baseless.
I find it puzzling that people dismiss talk of terrorism as well as the threat from Iran and its quest for nuclear weapons, its much-expressed hatred of Israel, and its conduct of war by proxy as “the politics [...]
Posted in Politics, terrorism, war on May 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of the things that bothers me about the current state of our politics is the lack of seriousness we display in the war on terror. This morning, evidence for this is all around. Thirty-six detainees at Guantanamo have been released only to return to jihad; one alum recently blew himself and four [...]
Posted in Politics, foreign policy, terrorism, war, tagged nuclear weapons, Obama on May 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Gordon Chang isn’t being metaphorical:
Keeping the ultimate weapon out of the hands of the Iranians is, as they say, “a question of civilization.” After all, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has made himself famous for his chatter about “wiping Israel off the map,” and Hassan Abassi, a senior member of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards, once said, [...]
Posted in Politics, terrorism, war, tagged Iran, North Korea, nuclear weapons, Syria on April 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Israel bombed the nuclear reactor under construction in Syria to prevent the Syrians and the terrorist groups they sponsor from acquiring nuclear weapons. Will anyone do the same to Iran? Alisdair Palmer argues in favor of such a course:
When the governments trying to acquire the technology for making nuclear bombs are known to train and [...]
Posted in terrorism, war, tagged Iran, Israel, nuclear weapons, Syria, terrorism on April 26, 2008 | No Comments »
Wretchard reflects on the significance of the Syrian nuclear reactor destroyed by Israel. The UN seems to have been unaware of it:
First the Al Kibar reactor, unlike Iraq’s Osirak, was designed to be covert from first to last. Did the IAEA at any time have any definite knowledge of Al Kibar? If it so, did [...]
Posted in terrorism, tagged terror on April 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The British are monitoring 22,000 terrorists organized into more than 200 networks as well as 30 active terror plots in the UK alone. Robert Spencer summarizes it succinctly: “Britain has seen a marked increase in militant Islamist plots since it embarked upon a policy of appeasement and see-no-evil, speak-no-evil, hear-no-evil regarding the Muslim community.”
It’s [...]
Posted in terrorism, tagged terrorism on March 23, 2008 | No Comments »
I recently saw a bumper sticker: “I am not afraid of terrorism, and I want you to stop being afraid on my behalf.” Attorney General Michael Mukasey sees plenty of reason to be afraid:
Attorney General Michael Mukasey has been taken aback by the scope and variety of potential terrorism threats facing the United States, [...]
Posted in terrorism, tagged Israel, Middle East, terrorism on March 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Yesterday a driver at a yeshiva in Jerusalem opened fire, killing 8. Hamas claimed responsibility; residents of the Gaza Strip rejoiced. The spectacle is sickening but also thought-provoking. How does one respond to such an enemy?
Roger Simon finds himself tempted to recommend an ultimatum and, then, when it inevitably fails, going all [...]
Posted in terrorism, tagged Gaza, Israel, Middle East, terrorism on March 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Laura Bialis gives a first-hand report, which includes these reflections:
I look at the press from the West and get very angry. Its mostly about their injuries. Another article about Palestinian protests about our attacks. This is ridiculous. If there were no rockets raining on us the IDF wouldn’t have anything to do there. I don’t [...]
Posted in foreign policy, terrorism, war, tagged Hezbollah, Middle East, Presidential election, terrorism on February 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Wretchard connects some dots, noting that Hezbollah and its sponsors (Syria, Iran) appear to be startled at Mugniyeh’s assassination, uncertain of who did it, how, and why. Hezbollah is on full alert.
Is Hezbollah preparing to be struck or preparing to strike?
…The question on both sides of the line is who is going to move [...]
