The idea behind asymmetrical warfare is not a bad one – it just has one fatal flaw. That thought was probably the second to last thing that went through Osama Bin Laden’s mind when the SEALs came calling. The last
So, if there’s one thing you learn when you interview students over the death of Osama bin Laden… it’s not to interview students over the death of Osama bin Laden. Still, a NY1 reporter went to a Brooklyn school, and
AP photo: Pakistani “ally” driving US stealth helicopter secrets to China? — Stirrings of life on Capitol Hill: Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, has introduced a bill to stop distribution of $3 billion in aid that Congress appropriated for Pakistan this
WPIX: “It says ‘Dear 9-11 family member,’ – no names’” John Vigiano said, reading the invite aloud to PIX 11 cameras. “I don’t know if it’s disrespectful, but it doesn’t work for me” … “I’m honored the president of
I tuned in for the first GOP debate held in South Carolina. Everyone did fine. I laughed, I cried, and had some chicken nuggets. A few at the podiums were more polished than others. Pawlenty seemed to distance himself from
You’re not only able to understand people through their belief system but also through the priority of that belief system. With all the problems in the world right now, here you have an Oscar-winning, multi-millionaire film director who chooses to
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com 9/11 Heroine Debra Burlingame: Ms. Burlingame asked the president to speak out against Attorney General Eric Holder’s criminal investigations of CIA officials who approved interrogation techniques which contributed to the successful hunt for Osama
Germany’s reliably left of center Der Spiegel offers up an interview with German political scientist Herfried Munkler who criticizes America’s celebration that Osama Bin Laden has been killed. Munkler joins the chorus of criticism from the German Left direct at
Sunday was an historic day for America, an historic victory in the War on Terror – Osama Bin Laden, the man who had ordered the death of over 3,000 Americans on 9/11, had finally been killed. It was also an
Former Bin Laden Associate Recalls Meetings with UBL, Ayman al-Zawahiri: During the summer of 2000, Noman Benotman stood face-to-face with Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, listening as the al-Qaeda kingpin described, in detail, his plans for an upcoming major operation
Until September 2001, I was one of those lefties who believed that George W. Bush had come to power in an “electoral coup.” Though I grudgingly accepted the outcome of the Supreme Court’s decision in Bush v. Gore, I considered
Full article at the Telegraph. This is a bit byzantine, but here’s what I’m gleaning from various articles, including this fresh one: 1. 2003: Enhanced Interrogation of Khalid Sheikh Mohammad Results in the Nom De Guerre of bin Ladin’s Courier.
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets050311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Dan McLaughlin to discuss his experience on September 11, 2001, and what the death of Osama
When news broke that Osama Bin Laden had been killed in Pakistan by U.S. forces, Americans were elated. With chants of “U.S.A., U.S.A.,” citizens took to Times Square, the streets of D.C., and elsewhere to celebrate the fact that the
DHD: [Kathryn] Bigelow and Mark Boal, her collaborator on The Hurt Locker, have been mobilizing their film to go into production as their follow-up to that Best Picture Academy Award winner. Their movie as planned was based on an earlier
Osama Bin Laden was just a part of Al-Qaeda which is just a part of the Islamic terrorist effort which is just a part of the Islamist movement, so the announcement of his death tonight by the U.S. government makes
From Accuracy in Media‘s Cliff Kincaid. Al-Jazeera is spinning the newly released “Guantanamo files,” saying they show that dozens of enemy combatants detained at the U.S. facility at Guantanamo Bay were innocent. But that’s not what the previously secret documents
Today on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio, Frank enumerates the political battles that lead to the defeat of President Obama’s Gitmo policy. The premise that the facility’s impact on America’s image in the world hurt our national security was central
He has wished for “the implementation of Sharia [Islamic law] in all areas” of society, said Muslims can never accept homosexuality and predicted God’s wrath on America for its support of Israel. Now, Muzammil Siddiqi is about to be honored
Hamza Yusuf is a difficult man to figure out. As a new IPT profile on Yusuf shows, he believes that American culture “revels in” war and violence. He has argued that Muslims, including the inspiration for the 1993 World Trade
It was an honor for the Bergen County (NJ) Tea Party (http://www.njteapartycoalition.org/) to ask me to deliver a speech at the Tax Day Event on the Green at the Hackensack Courthouse. What a great event. Great speakers like Barbara from
From Accuracy in Media‘s Cliff Kincaid: Media figures David Gregory of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” David Brooks of The New York Times, Fareed Zakaria of CNN’s “GPS,” Margaret Warner of PBS’s “Newshour,” and Riz Khan of Al-Jazeera English are among
A recent survey showed 1/3 of Palestinians support the attack in Itamar in March, in which an Israeli family of five was murdered while sleeping. The fact that such hateful act is supported by 1/3 of the people is a
I agree with Pete King that Eric Holder must resign. This should not be a revelation to anyone who has paid attention to Holder’s record. Holder should never have been confirmed as AG in the first place. As I testified
Most Americans are unaware (although readers of my website, AtlasShrugs.com, are well aware) of the atrocity that is taking place at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. The New York Times reported last Sunday that “a dispute” is taking place over
How stupid do you have to be to not see 9/11 as an act of war? Willfully and intentionally stupid. And who in their right mind makes the fate of monsters a high enough priority to make an issue out
Attorney General Eric Holder acts like his puppy has been killed as he announces the trials for the 9/11 terrorists will take place in military tribunals.
David Beamer, father of Flight 93 hero Todd Beamer, appeared on Megyn Kelly’s show earlier today.
File this one in the “losing” category. From James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly: Charlie Sheen unleashed his Violent Torpedo of Truth Tour on the Motor City on Saturday night before a crowd that greeted the actor with an adoring standing
On the one hand, to be smeared by the Anti-Defamation League for combatting the incursions of Islamic law into this country is a badge not just of honor — which it is — but of effectiveness. To be smeared by
Will 9/11 cheerleader Anthony “Van” K. Jones soon be sitting on the boards of respectable American corporations? That is his plan, according to a series of posts Jones made on Twitter this week. Photo collage by New Zeal blog Jones,
Try to remember how you felt on the days after the horrible events of September 11, 2001. I remember our country experiencing something close to Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s famous stages of grief. Except instead of “acceptance” being the final stage,
Try to remember how you felt on the days after the horrible events of September 11, 2001. I remember our country experiencing something close to Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s famous stages of grief. Except instead of “acceptance” being the final stage,
Why on earth would the United States arm the Libyan opposition if it includes members of Al Qaeda? Part of the reason is because President Obama and his aides have a myopic view of what causes terrorism. Most of us
Neil LaBute’s work is often concerned with the morals and ethics of selfish people, characters that all-too-often resemble ourselves. It’s precisely why the writer-director’s work is always engaging and challenging. His 2002 play, “Mercy Seat,” offers yet another provocative scenario
Robert Borosage takes heavy poetic license with both history and reality in the posting of an ad hominem attack on those who dare to identify Van Jones by the words and actions with which he identifies himself. Contrast that to
When Obama administration Green jobs czar Anthony “Van” K. Jones resigned late Saturday night, September 5, 2009 over the long Labor Day weekend, a storm of breaking news about his radical anti-American history was being reported by conservative bloggers. One
Barack Obama really knows how to pick them. It’s not often that one person plays key roles in two — count ’em, two — trillion-dollar disasters but Jamie Gorelick is one. She helped to bring us 9/11 and the collapse
Catherine Herridge of Fox News broke the story yesterday that the 9/11 cases from Gitmo were not going forward in military commission trials. This is after they had announced to the 9/11 families and U.S.S. Cole families that military commissions
The following quotes are taken from my email exchanges with Jim Shankman of Madison, Wisconsin, the individual who has admitted to writing a vicious screed directed at blogger Ann Althouse and her husband, Meade. All bold type used for emphasis