Hezbollah stands behind Helen Thomas

Not a Parody. (from The Weekly Standard) “Respected American journalist Helen Thomas’s answer shows … a courageous, bold, honest and free opinion which expresses what people across the globe believe: that Israel is a racist state of murderers and thugs,” Hezbollah MP Hussein Moussawi said in a statement. Ugh again. As Dennis Miller said today in his show, Helen Thomas has enrolled in an immersion … Continue reading Hezbollah stands behind Helen Thomas

Obama promises Palestinian aid, $400 million

President Obama is now funding known terrorists in the so called Palestinian nation to the tune of $400 million bucks, per CNN. Washington (CNN) — The United States will contribute $400 million in development aid to the Palestinian territories and work with Israel to loosen its “unsustainable” grip on Gaza, President Barack Obama said Wednesday. Obama’s announcement came after White House talks with Palestinian Authority … Continue reading Obama promises Palestinian aid, $400 million

Incompetence on Trial

Which is more cringe inducing? Sadly, this spectacle makes Philo’s point about our so-called war on terror even more depressing: we aren’t even pursuing the flunkies in any way that is coherent.  The Taliban knows who there their enemy is, and will advertise to one and all who the enemy is.  We glance nervously around and knit our brows and courageously refuse to impugn a … Continue reading Incompetence on Trial

The Check’s in the Mail, etc.

No, dear, that dress doesn’t make your asterisk look fat. My dog ate my homework. The system worked. What part of this scenario makes no sense? On Sunday night, about 24 hours after the smoking Nissan Pathfinder was left on a bustling Manhattan street, investigators identified Mr. Shahzad as the buyer of the car. While the vehicle identification number had been removed from the passenger … Continue reading The Check’s in the Mail, etc.

Another Day, Another Deferred-Success Bomb Plot

Janet Napolitano is the Blanche DuBois of national security: “I’ve always depended on the kindness of observant strangers to stop terrorists.” In the case of the Times Square deferred-success bomber, it was a tee shirt vendor and Vietnam vet Lance Orton.  And while she and Eric Holder love vigilant Americans, you don’t have to be a citizen of the United States to become America’s last … Continue reading Another Day, Another Deferred-Success Bomb Plot

Irani popular support for nukes ebbs with economic woes

As Iran becomes a nuclear state, it appears the people there are looking for more help with their economic plights. From the Telegraph.co.uk: When Iran fuels Western alarm over its nuclear ambitions – as it did again yesterday with orders to start construction of new uranium enrichment plants – it has in the past been able to count on widespread domestic support. Even critics and … Continue reading Irani popular support for nukes ebbs with economic woes

Pirates Save Israel?

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 its gritty sand-like contents, all developed strange health complications, … Continue reading Pirates Save Israel?