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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)

The Desperate Snake

Posted by DJ Drummond · Published: December 28, 2007 · Comments (5)

A long time ago, I worked a summer job at a pet store. They had all the usual pets, including puppies and kittens, various fluffy rodents, fish and birds ... and snakes. Snakes were especially popular with some folks, for reasons I never quite understood. The thing is, when a... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (14 votes cast)

Hit the Road, Jack

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: December 21, 2007 · Comments (2)

That song was stuck in my head after I observed this news item: Judge upholds denial of entry for Islamic professor with terror ties A U.S. district judge on Thursday upheld a decision to refuse entry to a Muslim professor, saying the denial of visas was not a proper subject... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (12 votes cast)

The American Imperative

Posted by DJ Drummond · Published: December 20, 2007 · Comments (9)

The mainstream media was long ago identified as an enemy of the Conservative Movement in the United States. So it should be no surprise that whenever an opportunity arises to disrupt the Republican Party to the advantage of Liberals, the media is quick and eager to assist in that mischief.... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (11 votes cast)

Can we close the border now?

Posted by Cassy Fiano · Published: November 26, 2007 · Comments (36)

A disturbing story today, from Powerline: Fort Huachuca, the nation's largest intelligence-training center, changed security measures in May after being warned that Islamist terrorists, with the aid of Mexican drug cartels, were planning an attack on the facility. Fort officials changed security measures after sources warned that possibly 60 Afghan... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (36 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)

Fred Thompson Explains Al Qaeda, Baffles Media

Posted by Paul · Published: September 9, 2007 · Comments (15)

Fred Thompson was giving a speech yesterday and he mentioned that one of the reasons the locals threw Al Qaelda out of Anbar was the prohibition on smoking. This apparently baffled one reporter by the name of Richard Sisk from the NY Daily News who thought it was a nonsensical... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (19 votes cast)

A Simple Question

Posted by DJ Drummond · Published: July 5, 2007 · Comments (60)

The Islamists continue to kill and terrorize Muslim countries. They have once again attempted to cow the British Lion. Yet they have not even tried half so much against America directly. The question for discussion today, especially in light of known attacks planned to follow the 9/11 assaults, is why... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.5/5 (61 votes cast)

Terrorists Next Door

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: June 2, 2007 · Comments (0)

Following up on the JFK bomb plot story, this article on an informant's role in breaking up that particular terror ring contains other nuggets of info worth considering (or re-considering, as the case may be): Last year, informants played a major role in two other terror cases. In June 2006,... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

The American Muslim's Burden

Posted by DJ Drummond · Published: May 10, 2007 · Comments (25)

Fifty years ago, the United States enjoyed prominence in the world as the Champion of World War 2, but at home there were questions to resolve. Not least among them, the status of many Japanese-Americans interred during the war. It's intriguing to see how many people, including historians, gloss over... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (26 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)

Key al Qaeda leader in US custody

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: April 27, 2007 · Comments (26)

One of the most important field operatives for al Qaeda has been captured. Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi is in the thick of the terrorist network from plotting assassinations to directing cross-border attacks on Afghanistan from Pakistan, and was en route to take over operations in Iraq when captured. Reuters reports: An... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.8/5 (12 votes cast)

Anti-war protesters plan to strike at Vietnam War Memorial

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: March 7, 2007 · Comments (9)

There's a movement afoot to protest in front of the Vietnam War Memorial: About the demo on March 17th: People who are planning a black bloc, youth bloc, SDS bloc or something like that should announce it so more than 10 people can join in and make it worthwhile. In... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (7 votes cast)

Airline Security Down Under done in

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: February 21, 2007 · Comments (3)

A couple of Aussie wags managed to get plane tickets under suspicious-sounding names, which didn't even cause a blink at the last boarding call: "Mr. Terrorist" will be right along, mate - he's probably just grabbing a Vegamite sandwich . . . Thanks to My Pet Jawa for the link.... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (5 votes cast)

Russia - The Forgotten Threat

Posted by DJ Drummond · Published: January 30, 2007 · Comments (3)

AJ Strata has done Pulitzer-worthy work chasing down the trail of the murderers of former spy Alexander Litvenenko and journalist Anna Politkovskaya, not that the MSM will ever admit it. I cannot do better on the specifics of this case, than to point the reader to some recent examples of... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

"Flying Imams" - the WHOLE story

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 2, 2006 · Comments (31)

The six Muslim "imams" who were pulled off the US Air flight in Minneapolis last week were hardly a case of civil rights. They were acting very suspiciously on board the plane - even according to passengers who never saw them praying, so the "religious bigotry" allegation is pure fabrication.... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Disgusting

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: November 2, 2006 · Comments (20)

The Democracy Project has posted some disgusting pictures from a Halloween party at the University of Pennsylvania president's home. Not only did one guest show up dressed as a suicide bomber, but he was even photographed with a "hostage," and was also photographed with the university president. You can find... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Marching For A Caliphate

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: September 25, 2006 · Comments (20)

This is hard to believe, but Moonbat Media posted the picture above, taken at a British anti-war protest, of a granny marching for a caliphate. Link via Michelle Malkin who has more. Does granny have a clue what that means? Laura Lee Donoho reminds us that there would be... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

The war for Islam

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 11, 2006 · Comments (1)

In a few hours, this page will host a series of 9/11 tributes, memorials, and retrospectives from several of our writers. I'm looking forward to it, although the return to those tense hours will be emotionally difficult. I did find a useful article on the crisis within the Islamic religion,... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

It's Been Two Years, A Different Anniversary, The Same Evil

Posted by DJ Drummond · Published: September 3, 2006 · Comments (9)

We are at war against monsters. ALL OF US. REMEMBER... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

This Is Why Brit Hume Is My Favorite Journalist

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: August 28, 2006 · Comments (9)

Brit Hume never fails to tell it like it is. The following is from Fox News Sunday.Hume: Yes, and what an appealing faith these thugs must believe Islam is, that conversions have to be effected at the point of a gun. And what of the argument that all of the... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Disturbing News On Captured Fox News Crew

Posted by Kevin · Published: August 24, 2006 · Comments (5)

Rusty Shackleford has some disturbing news on Steve Centanni & Olaf Wiig. It doesn't happen often, but let's hope Rusty's wrong on this one. Update - Kim: The Jerusalem Post has this report: The two Fox News employees kidnapped in the Gaza Strip recently are being held by one of... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Police hunt 'two dozen' terror cells in Britain

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 13, 2006 · Comments (0)

Jamie Doward, Ned Temko, Mark Townsend, Urmee Khan and Antony Barnett report for The Observer: The full extent of the terror threat facing Britain became apparent last night as security sources revealed that 'up to two dozen' terror investigations were operating across the country and that a number of suspects... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Former Ambassador Peck -- "the terrorist organization is in the eye of the beholder"

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: July 27, 2006 · Comments (52)

A very alert reader, Larwyn, tipped me to this terrorist sympathizing appearance of former Ambassador to Iraq, Ed Peck, on Fox's Dayside this afternoon. Ian Schwartz has the video and a partial transcript. You really have to see it to believe it. Peck not only said that Hezbollah is not... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Inside Hezbollah's Media Spin Machine

Posted by Paul · Published: July 25, 2006 · Comments (28)

Hezbollah, like most of our enemies in the war on terror, has a very sophisticated spin machine presenting the media with exactly the story they want told. Yesterday Kim had a piece on CNN's Nic Robertson being played for a fool by Hezbollah spin merchants. What's telling, if you watch... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

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