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War on Terror Update

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: May 14, 2008 · Comments (5)

September 11 planners receive military arraignment date Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the al Qaeda leader who masterminded the September 11 terror atrocities, in which 2,973 people were murdered, tentatively is scheduled to appear on June 5th before a Guantanamo Bay war court judge. The chief judge for the Guantanamo tribunals, Marine... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (11 votes cast)

Reality Check: Terrorist Bombers Might Use "Pregnancy Prosthetics"

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: February 11, 2008 · Comments (3)

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is reminding law-enforcement officials of the increased use of female suicide bombers worldwide, and warning that women terrorists might hide explosives in devices 'that mimic the look of a pregnant woman.' Here's a link to the full article by NBC's investigative reporting team. Read... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.9/5 (9 votes cast)

Bloggers a threat to National Security

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 31, 2008 · Comments (11)

Trains, planes, and bloggers. WASHINGTON - It's the government's idea of a really bad day: Washington's Metro trains shut down. Seaport computers in New York go dark. Bloggers reveal locations of railcars with hazardous materials. Airport control towers are disrupted in Philadelphia and Chicago. Overseas, a mysterious liquid is found... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.4/5 (8 votes cast)

Bush Exempts Navy from Environmental Law, Anti-submarine training to proceed despite left-wing enviro lawsuit

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: January 16, 2008 · Comments (4)

President Bush on Wednesday exempted the Navy from an environmental law so it can continue using powerful sonar technologies in its anti-submarine warfare training off the California coast, notwithstanding a lawsuit brought by left-wing environmentalists and a prior court order enjoining the use of sonar by a Clinton-nominated federal trial... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (15 votes cast)

Is Hillary Clinton NUTS?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 29, 2007 · Comments (13)

Hillary Clinton had reasserted her experience in recent days by mocking Barack Obama's naive approach to foreign policy. When Benazir Bhutto was murdered in Pakistan, she was able to note she had personally met the former Prime Minister, underscoring the argument that we need "adults in charge" in a dangerous... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (22 votes cast)

"Antiwar" General endorses the surge

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 8, 2007 · Comments (21)

General John Batiste, until recently affiliated with VoteVets, an antiwar veterans' group, now believes the surge is necessary, and is working. He has joined Vets for Freedom, a group which supports the war effort in Iraq. Batiste and Pete Hegseth write in the Washington Post: First, the United States must... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (12 votes cast)

Chinese to test space weapon in moon shot

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 23, 2007 · Comments (16)

According to a watchdog group, the Chinese will be testing a space weapon during their moon launch this week, reports the Associated Press: A Chinese submarine will send test signals that could change the course of a satellite when China launches its first moon orbiter, as part of the country's... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (23 votes cast)

Bhutto returns to teeming crowds in Pakistan

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 18, 2007 · Comments (3)

UPDATE 4:56 p.m.: A bomb blast near the truck carrying former Prime Minister Bhutto has killed at least 51 and injured over 150 more, the Associated Press reports. Bhutto was unharmed and whisked away by security. Bhutto's back! Zeeshan Haider reports for Reuters: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ended... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (8 votes cast)

Hillary's own illegal phone snooping may be issue

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 16, 2007 · Comments (15)

Hillary Clinton opposed allowing the government to intercept foreign calls routed through U.S. equipment without a warrant, and touts new privacy proposals - but illegally intercepting phone calls was a tactic of the 1992 campaign in which she was so heavily involved. Alexander Bolton reports for The Hill : In... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.8/5 (50 votes cast)

New York Times outs investigation into jihadist

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 16, 2007 · Comments (3)

Despite warnings not to publish his real name, The New York Times has outed an al Qaeda sympathizing blogger with possible ties to a Somalian terror ring. Rusty Shackleford reports at The Jawa Report: Michael Moss of the New York Times has outted Inshallashaheed, the al Qaeda supporting blogger who... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.5/5 (41 votes cast)

WaPo: Hillary lied, antiwar left cried

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 15, 2007 · Comments (10)

The Washington Post has done as fine a job of any Old Media outlet in burying good news from Iraq, including regarding the "surge" strategy, deep inside the paper or in the 17th paragraph of a story, but at least they are willing to admit the truth editorially. From Sunday's... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.7/5 (70 votes cast)

Pakistan: Bhutto says talks with Musharraf stalled

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 4, 2007 · Comments (2)

As she prepares to return to Pakistan from her long exile, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto says she does not yet have the guarantees she was promised, Salman Masood reports for The New York Times: The opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said Wednesday that talks with Pakistan's... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.1/5 (23 votes cast)

Obama: No Nukes!

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 2, 2007 · Comments (29)

In a speech today, Senator Barack Obama will propose ridding the world of nuclear weapons, according to Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times: Senator Barack Obama will propose on Tuesday setting a goal of eliminating all nuclear weapons in the world, saying the United States should greatly reduce its... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (51 votes cast)

Just Say No to the National Intelligence Academy

Posted by DJ Drummond · Published: September 20, 2007 · Comments (11)

Hugh Hewitt has suggested that the United States Government establish a 'National Intelligence Academy'. I do not doubt that the idea will have a number of supporters, including some in Congress, because at first glance it seems to make sense. Unfortunately, I strongly doubt the practical efficacy of such an... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.6/5 (14 votes cast)

Have you seen these men?

Posted by Cassy Fiano · Published: August 21, 2007 · Comments (93)

The FBI is asking for your help in locating either of these two men: They were last seen in Washington, acting strangely on a ferry: The FBI is asking for the public's help to identify two men who have been seen acting strangely aboard Washington State ferries recently. According to... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.1/5 (33 votes cast)

The Gateway Pundit reports from Prague

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: June 7, 2007 · Comments (0)

This week has been really busy so I have not had much time to blog or even to read blogs so I am just now catching up on Jim Hoft's excellent posts from the Democracy & Security Conference in Prague. Jim has tons of photos and video of the participants... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.2/5 (8 votes cast)

Putin: Russia will "counter" US missile shield

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: April 27, 2007 · Comments (8)

Angered about the ballistic missile defense system the US is building in Eastern Europe, Vladimir Putin promised to "do something." Oleg Shchedrov of Reuters reports: President Vladimir Putin on Friday renewed criticism of U.S. plans to deploy a missile shield in Eastern Europe, saying Russia would take "appropriate measures" to... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (9 votes cast)

Venezuela buys anti-aircraft missiles

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 31, 2007 · Comments (16)

With increasing poverty and decreasing oil production and revenues, Venezuelan Dictator-For-Life Hugo Chavez feels the need to drop $300 million on anti-aircraft missiles, according to Strategy Page: Venezuela is buying three batteries of Russian Tor-M1 anti-aircraft missiles. These would be used to protect key Venezuelan assets from attack by, well,... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (1 votes cast)

Bush Signs Bill Calling for Border Fence

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: October 26, 2006 · Comments (26)

President Bush signed a bill allowing for 700 miles of fencing at the US-Mexico border: WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush signed a bill Thursday authorizing 700 miles of new fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, hoping to give Republican candidates a pre-election platform for asserting they're tough on illegal immigration. "Unfortunately... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Dem Staffer Accused of Leaking Identified

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: October 21, 2006 · Comments (60)

Yesterday Jim Addison blogged about the Democratic staff person who was suspended for leaking national security informaton. The identity of that Dem staffer has now been revealed.The aide was identified by other congressional officials as Larry Hanauer. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of a pending investigation... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

What the Hell are The Republicans Doing on National Security?

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: September 13, 2006 · Comments (9)

***Updated*** Note: I probably should have titled this post "What the Hell are Some Republicans Doing on National Security?" Congress is working on bills that would square the Terrorist Surveillance program with FISA Court Rules. However, one bill sponsored by Republican Congresswoman Heather Wilson of New Mexico would require that... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Report: Al Qaeda Planning Nuke Attack for Ramadan

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: September 12, 2006 · Comments (15)

Most likely Ramadan (September 24 - October 23) will come and go without incident, but Hot Air has a post that I thought Wizbang readers would want to know about. Allah is skeptical of the report, via The Jawa Report, too, but he offers a few points to keep in... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

A Dozen High Value Detainees Will Be Transferred to DOD Custody

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: September 6, 2006 · Comments (12)

This is breaking now. From ABC News: Sept. 6, 2006 -- ABC News has learned that President Bush will announce that high-value detainees now being held at secret CIA prisons will be transferred to the Department of Defense and granted protections under the 1949 Geneva Conventions. It will be the... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

The New York Times Isn't Pleased with Judge Anna Diggs Taylor

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: August 24, 2006 · Comments (20)

The New York Times takes a swipe at Judge Anna Diggs Taylor for not disclosing her connection to the ACLU, a plaintiff in her courtroom in the NSA case. They were just as dismayed that it was Judicial Watch that discovered Judge Taylor's conflict of interest: When Judge Anna Diggs... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Northwest Airlines Flight to India Forced Back to Amsterdam

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: August 23, 2006 · Comments (16)

***Scroll to see updates*** Dutch F-16s intercepted the flight and escorted it back to Amsterdam: A Mumbai bound Northwest Airlines plane had to be escorted by fighter planes back to Amsterdam's Schiphol airport. Just as the flight made it over German skies, the pilot radioed in the Air Traffic Control... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

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