There is an article on terrorism in the New Yorker online that everyone needs to read. It is factual, direct, and extremely sobering. http://www.newyorker.com/printable/?fact/040802fa_fact Hugh Hewitt has a discussion of the article.
Category: Conflict and War
Conflict and War, Politics and Government
How Would You Like To Be?
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How would you like to be an Iraqi watching the Democratic National Convention on your satelite feed and see everyone of significance saying the invasion of your country was a mistake and we shouldn’t have done it and we should now remove George Bush this November because of it? Then think for a moment about…
Conflict and War, Religion
Have You Noticed?
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Just before removing an innocent head or displaying an innocent hostage scared out of their wits by imminent death these paragons of consistency begin by saying In the name of Allah, the most beneficent, the most merciful all the while showing no beneficence or mercy. What is most interesting is that no one seems to…
Art, Literature and Entertainment, Conflict and War, Politics and Government
Michael Moore, Fantasy, and 9/11
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Mark Stein, one of my favorite writers (he is linked on the left under Others), has written a take-down of Michael Moore and his Fahrenheit 9/11 mockumentary. Note: The Jerusalem Post link requires registration. Stein’s premise is that Moore’s premise is Whatever the question, the answer is Bush. The message of Moore’s film is: Get…
Conflict and War, Crime and Punishment, Politics and Government
Survival’s Conundrum
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There is a growing debate going on about how to approach the apprehension and prosecution of terrorists and potential terrorists (here defined as those who have become part of a terrorist cell or commited themselves to terrorism but have not actively done any terrorist act). e.g. See Michelle Malkin’s Scott Peterson Type of Justice. To…