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The Rebuttal: Part One

The Rebuttal: Part One

“Well-designed attacks on an opponent’s credibility can overpower well-crafted messages.”  —David Horowitz AUTHOR’S NOTE Calumnious charges against my new book, American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character (St. Martin’s Press), originated in a review that appeared at FrontPage

In Defense of My Livelihood

In Defense of My Livelihood

What did I do on my summer vacation? I stayed home. The family went to the country this week but not me. I stayed behind to deal with a white-hot controversy. About what? Me. Thus, I am now engaged in

Who Really Won the Cold War?

Who Really Won the Cold War?

How could there be anything left to say about World War II and the Cold War that hasn’t been said already? We know the narrative, start to finish. In researching my new book, American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our

Karzai and Mullahs Flex Afghanistan's Sharia Muscle

Karzai and Mullahs Flex Afghanistan's Sharia Muscle

The articles of the Afghanistan constitution open as follows: Article OneCh. 1. Art. 1 Afghanistan is an Islamic Republic, independent, unitary and indivisible state. Article TwoCh. 1, Art. 2 The religion of the state of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

'American Taliban' Attorney Now Number Three at DOJ

'American Taliban' Attorney Now Number Three at DOJ

Just as Koran-Burning Rage 2012 must not be seen as an isolated event but rather as a cycle of sharia ascendancy, or, as indicated in my last column, another notch in our decline into dhimmitude, so, too, the advance of

French Parfumier on Trial in Paris for 'Racism'

French Parfumier on Trial in Paris for 'Racism'

For years now, we’ve watched an increasingly totalitarian Europe arise in the courtrooms of infamous speech trials in Holland, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, France, England, and elsewhere as dictatorial government authorities use the courts to maintain their political power against political

Sacrebleu: Does Liberty = Nazism?

Sacrebleu: Does Liberty = Nazism?

I’ve been following (here and here) the escalating controversy in France over recent remarks made by a conservative French minister, Claude Gueant, to the effect that civilizations that support liberty, fraternity, equality (sounds like France) are superior to civilizations that

Correction

In a recent post about military censorship of  news of two Marine casualties in a January 18, 2012, suicide bomber attack on Kajaki Sofla bazaar (“COIN Claims Another Two Casualties in Afghanistan”), I referred to a October 31, 2011 IED

Operation Enduring and Unexamined Dementia, Cont'd

US Army and Afghan Army play volleyball in southwestern Kandahar in 2011. On Sunday, a similar match in Zabul province turned deadly when an Afghan Army member shot and killed one American, wounding three. — It would be most helpful

Beastweek vs. Wilders: No Contest

Beastweek decided to take a swipe at Geert Wilders this month — no particular reason, just because he’s still there. It’s a singularly empty piece, a selection of complaints by Christopher Dickey rattling around, anchored by an almost comically validating

The New ISAF Order

Having declared its policy of censoring information about Afghan-on-Western attacks inside the wire — an outrage! — ISAF now seems to be censoring information about every other kind of troop casualty, too. From the AP today: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) —

Haditha: Where Are They (the Accusers) Now?

Eight charged; seven cleared; one, please, let’s hope, to go. Finally, the last “Haditha” trial is in progress, and, thanks to Nat Helms at Defend Our Marines, everything you need or want to know about the proceedings, the witnesses, the

Uncle Sam Plays Three-Card-Mohammed and Guess Who Wins?

The Secretary of State wears clothes, all right, but is she really ready to deal? — The Wall Street Journal reports: JANI KHEL, Afghanistan–In the American war against the Taliban, on whose side are the Afghan police? For many U.S.