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War on Terror Update

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: May 8, 2008 · Comments (3)

Iraqi Defense Ministry Says: Leader of al-Qaida in Iraq Captured Iraqi police commandos captured the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq in a raid in the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said Thursday. * * * Hopefully the report of al-Masri's capture will prove to be accurate. With further luck... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.1/5 (8 votes cast)

War on Terror Update

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: May 7, 2008 · Comments (26)

Former Gitmo Prisoner Carried Out Recent Suicide Attack in Iraq The U.S. military is confirming that a former Guantanamo Bay detainee from Kuwait carried out a recent suicide attack in Northern Iraq. * * * The U.S. in 2005 transferred Abdallah al-Ajmi to Kuwaiti custody from Guantanamo. A Kuwaiti court... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (9 votes cast)

Another undersea Internet cable damaged in Mideast

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 5, 2008 · Comments (13)

Is the internet under attack? NEW DELHI (AFP) - - Another Middle East undersea Internet cable has been damaged, adding to disruption in Indian online services caused when several lines were cut earlier this week, a cable operating firm said Saturday. The Falcon cable was cut 56 kilometres (35 miles)... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (11 votes cast)

Judge Orders Libya to Pay $6 Billion for 1989 Terror Bombing

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: January 16, 2008 · Comments (11)

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the government of Libya to pay $6 billion in damages in connection with a 1989 terror bombing of a French airliner over Western Africa. Hang on a second. Hold the phone. Not only were there terrorists in the 1980's but they were bombing French... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (13 votes cast)

Israeli - Arab Peace Talks

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: January 10, 2008 · Comments (7)

Here's a link to the President's speech on Thursday. * * * The so-called "two-state" solution is not viable and is doomed to failure and additional bloodshed. The reason is simple: a huge percentage of Arabs living in and around Israel don't want peace. Furthermore it's naive at best and... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.3/5 (7 votes cast)

Chesler: Bhutto Assassination a Political and Cultural Honor Killing

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: December 30, 2007 · Comments (6)

Instapundit links to this column by Phyllis Chesler who surmises that Benazir Bhutto's assassination was a political and cultural honor killing. She also makes a compelling argument that Bhutto's death is another reason why the US must not ignore the Middle East as isolationists say we should but continue to... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (13 votes cast)

Palestinians protest peace

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 28, 2007 · Comments (6)

With the Middle East peace confab going on at Annapolis, Palestinians marched, protested, and rioted in Gaza and West Bank. They weren't protesting for peace, though; they are against it, and angry at Abbas for daring even to talk about peace with Israel. Video from kasper10623: I saw a television... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (13 votes cast)

Saudi Justice Ministry Defends Punishment of Rape Victim

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: November 20, 2007 · Comments (18)

The Saudi government tried to defend its decision to increase a rape victim's punishment for being alone with a man not her relative from 90 lashes to 200 lashes and 6 months in prison. Once again, the House of Saud proves that its country is not a safe place for... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.1/5 (13 votes cast)

Trouble in Pakistan

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: November 3, 2007 · Comments (14)

Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan declared a state of emergency and essentially shut down the country by ousting the Supreme Court Chief Justice and shutting down the media and phone lines: President Gen. Pervez Musharraf suspended Pakistan's constitution and deployed troops in the capital Saturday, declaring that rising Islamic extremism had... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.1/5 (10 votes cast)

New York Times: Israel bombed Syrian nuke plant

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 14, 2007 · Comments (18)

Israel's September attack in Syria was indeed directed against a nuclear reactor site under construction, report David E. Sanger and Mark Mazzetti for The New York Times" Israel's air attack on Syria last month was directed against a site that Israeli and American intelligence analysts judged was a partly constructed... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.7/5 (53 votes cast)

One strange man, one strange vote

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 5, 2007 · Comments (8)

On Tuesday, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed HR 203, a Resolution Condemning the persecution of labor rights advocates in Iran. The dictatorial regime of the mad mullahs has been arresting labor leaders without legal charge or trial, so the resolution was a no-brainer and passed 418-1, with 12 not... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (15 votes cast)

The most "peace-loving" of murderers

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 2, 2007 · Comments (9)

In the posturing world of Middle Eastern diplomacy, you don't have to be "peace loving," just claim you are. Caroline Glick reports for the Jerusalem Post: As Abu Toameh noted, the false videotape was Fatah's second propaganda story last week. Wednesday, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's terrorist organization's propaganda services announced... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.1/5 (64 votes cast)

Silence in Syria, Panic in Iran

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 26, 2007 · Comments (59)

In the wake of the Israeli air strike near Dayr az-Zawr in Syria, the one thing most universally noted by observers was the silence from Israeli, American, and other Western security sources. The sudden ability to keep a secret from leaking amazes us all. But the telling silence may have... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (55 votes cast)

Palestinian Authority celebrates 9/11 - again

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 17, 2007 · Comments (39)

The official newspaper of the Palestinian Authority - yes, that same outfit we are sending millions of taxpayer dollars to support because they are the "moderates" - has once again celebrated the 9/11 attacks in print, according to Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook of Palestinian Media Watch: The Palestinian Authority... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (14 votes cast)

The Hamas Consequence

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: August 13, 2007 · Comments (13)

The Palestinians voted these terrorist thugs into power because they were tired of Fatah's corruption. This is what the Palestinians have foisted upon themselves. From The Corner: It was less than two months ago, after the violent takeover of Gaza, that Hamas spokesmen took to the op-ed pages of American... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (23 votes cast)

Iraq: the political horizon

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 13, 2007 · Comments (22)

Much is made of the Iraqi government's lack of political progress - as defined in fluid fashion by Washington politicians. The more dangerous political instability for Iraq may be that coming from DC, as independent reporter Michael Yon, recently from Iraq, notes: False advertising is afoot. I write these words... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (21 votes cast)

Hamas launches Navy in escalation

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 12, 2007 · Comments (8)

Palestinian terrorist group Hamas is upsetting the balance of power in the region by setting up a Naval force, report James Hider in Jerusalem, and Azmi Keshawi in Gaza City for The Times: It may not have any ships, sailors or seafaring equipment, but those logistical details have not prevented... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.9/5 (16 votes cast)

New York Times and Washington Post Give Voice to Terrorists

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: June 24, 2007 · Comments (24)

Both the New York Times and the Washington Post published op/eds by a senior member of Hamas as if he were a legitimate government official when he's nothing more than a terrorist thug. Jewish groups, rightly, are furious: Several Jewish organizations expressed outrage following the publication of opinion pieces authored... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (26 votes cast)

The House Stands up to Saudi Arabia

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: June 22, 2007 · Comments (36)

This should get the attention of Saudi princes really quick. The House of Representatives voted to cut off all foreign aid to Saudi Arabia: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Friday to prohibit any aid to Saudi Arabia as lawmakers accused the close ally of religious... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (26 votes cast)

Looters Steal Arafat's Nobel Peace Prize

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: June 17, 2007 · Comments (19)

Via the Jerusalem Post:Enraged Fatah leaders on Saturday accused Hamas militiamen of looting the home of former Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat in Gaza City. "They stole almost everything inside the house, including Arafat's Nobel Peace Prize medal," said Ramallah-based Fatah spokesman Ahmed Abdel Rahman. "Hamas militiamen and gangsters blew... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.1/5 (16 votes cast)

Mahmoud Abbas Dissolves Palestinian Government, Declares Emergency

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: June 14, 2007 · Comments (26)

This is full-fledged civil war: GAZA CITY (CNN) -- President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority government and declared a state of emergency Thursday after four days of fighting that has left Hamas in control of much of Gaza, an aide to the Palestinian leader said. The move comes... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (14 votes cast)

What Does It Take to Rate Civil War Status?

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: June 5, 2007 · Comments (22)

Bob Owens cites the five criteria for a conflict to be deemed a civil war and notes which conflicts do and don't fit the bill:According to Global Security, there are five recognized criteria for a civil war: civil war: A war between factions of the same country; there are five... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (14 votes cast)

Hamas TV uses Mickey Mouse for hate

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: May 10, 2007 · Comments (22)

The story so far: Hamas, the terrorist organization which won Palestinian parliamentary elections and is now in control of much (but not all) of the Palestinian government, has been running a Mickey Mouse ripoff children's show promoting intifada and jihad. A clip follows: UPDATE 5:26 p.m.: Apparently YouTube is pulling... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (11 votes cast)

Exposing the Media's Role in the Israel-Hezbollah War

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: April 26, 2007 · Comments (26)

Read the following fascinating reports that have been released on the media's role in the Israel-Hezbollah War of 2006. Marvin Kalb's study, The Israel-Hezbollah War of 2006: The Media as a Weapon in Asymmetrical Conflict, and at World Politics Watch, How the Media Partnered With Hezbollah: Harvard's Cautionary Report, an... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (8 votes cast)

Are the Democrats Holding Secret Meetings with Hamas?

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: December 6, 2006 · Comments (21)

According to reports, yes they are. RAFAH, Gaza, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Hamas officials have smuggled more than $66 million into Gaza and have met with U.S. Democrats at a secret location, it was reported Wednesday. The money covered the salaries of 69 percent of the Palestinian Authority's 160,000 civil... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

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