The poor jihadi had a bloody lip! Yet another Which Side Is Obama On Alert: “Navy SEALs Face Assault Charges for Capturing Most-Wanted Terrorist,” by Rowan Scarborough for FoxNews, November 24 (thanks to Mackie): Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq — the alleged mastermind of the murder and […]
Full-throttle appeasement: US offers Taliban control of five provinces in return for halt to missile attacks
Maybe Obama is hoping that those chimerical “moderate Taliban” of whom he is so fond will end up running these provinces, and give up their desire to win the rest. “Afghan Source: The U.S. Has Offered the Taliban Control in Return for Quiet,” from MEMRI, November 22 (thanks to all who sent this in): An […]
Fitzgerald: Instead Of Sending More Troops To Afghanistan, What Should Obama Do?
Obama is on the run. He has spent the past year in many separate, long trips all over the place. In Great Britain, he gave Gordon Brown some DVDs and Michele Obama in chummy fashion — nobody here but us queens — put her arm on the Queen’s shoulder. In Russia, Obama decided to hold […]
Obama adminstration appoints Muslims to key Homeland Security posts — but… they’re “moderates,” aren’t they?
The track record of the two appointees, taken together with the administration’s own ability to distinguish “moderates” from “extremists” inspires anything but confidence. After all, the Fort Hood jihadist was himself a member of a panel advising the incoming Obama administration. At the heart of this issue are the politically correct articles of faith that […]
9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to be tried in the city he attacked, NYC
If he can make it there, he’ll make it anywhere It could jeopardize counterterror programs and thereby endanger Americans, but who cares? “9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to go on trial in New York,” from the Telegraph, November 13 (thanks to Anne Crockett): President Barack Obama said the September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and […]
Thug In Chief: Obama must choose between Israel and Iran
Actually, if it comes to this, it is fairly clear which one Obama would choose. “‘Obama must choose – Israel or Iran,’” from the Jerusalem Post, November 11 (thanks to Sr. Soph): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on the US to choose between Israel and Iran on Tuesday night, according to Iranian state media. Ahmadinejad […]
Surrender: US offers Taliban 6 provinces — Taliban says no
They rejected the offer; they’d prefer to have the whole thing, thank you. “US Offers Taliban 6 Provinces for 8 Bases,” by Aamir Latif for Islam Online, November 2 (thanks to all who sent this in): ISLAMABAD – The emboldened Taliban movement in Afghanistan turned down an American offer of power-sharing in exchange for accepting […]
Obama extends hand to Iran again, Iran spits back again
But hey, if it didn’t work the first hundred times, there’s always hope for the 101st. “Obama calls for new relationship with Iran on anniversay [sic] of embassy takeover,” by Michael Muskal for the Los Angeles Times, November 4: President Obama today called for a new relationship with Iran in a statement that marked the […]
Spencer: Caesar Obama
In my column in Front Page today I discuss the latest ridiculous encomium being heaped upon the President, and its ominous implications. The chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Rocco Landesman, provoked ridicule when he said last week that “Barack Obama is the most powerful writer since Julius Caesar.” He didn’t mean that […]
Shocker: Hillary Clinton breaks with her boss, denounces “defamation of religion” laws
Finding courage Obama just had the U.S. at the UN consponsor with Egypt a resolution against inciting religious hatred. But apparently his Secretary of State is not on board, or not completely on board. “Clinton Denounces Proposed ‘Defamation of Religions’ Policies,” by Michelle A. Vu for the Christian Post, October 27 (thanks to Islam In […]