Anneke Green has a disturbing analysis in the Washington Times which indicates the very likely specifics of the burial ceremony aboard the USS Carl Vinson–repeatedly noted by witless counter-terrorism czar John Brennan to be in strict “conformance to Islamic requirements”–for
by Andrew G. Bostom8 May 2011, 2:11 AM PST0
From AFP: Pakistanis took to the streets on Friday, cheering Osama bin Laden and shouting “death to America” to condemn a unilateral US raid on their soil that killed the Al-Qaeda chief.
by Sun Tzu7 May 2011, 6:03 PM PST0
From Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper: ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has barred all major foreign television channels from making live broadcasts from Abbottabad five days after US commandos killed Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden there, reflecting the government’s
by El Cid7 May 2011, 5:59 PM PST0
Aside from Taliban extremists, Al Qaeda fundamentalists in Yemen and some unbalanced individuals elsewhere, it is pretty difficult to find anyone who empathized with Osama Bin Laden or considered his death to be the world’s loss. And yet shortly after
by Breitbart News7 May 2011, 5:17 PM PST0
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, a.k.a., Carlos the Jackal “I’m proud of the path of Osama bin Laden,” gushed Ilich Ramírez Sánchez from a French prison in 2002. Ramirez was also known during the 1970’s as “Carlos the Jackal,” and “The World’s
by Humberto Fontova7 May 2011, 3:12 PM PST0
Our Swedish correspondent LN sends his translation of a program on Swedish State Radio, and includes this introductory note: The following text was read today (May 4) at 13:45 by its author, Margareta Flygt, a freelance cultural journalist with a
by Ned May7 May 2011, 2:11 PM PST0
There is a potential natural disaster developing with the water deluge creating flood conditions along the Mississippi River, Ohio River, Black River, etc. Will the Mississippi River peak around May 14th and will the levies hold? In 1927 the levies
by Peter C. Maffitt7 May 2011, 1:03 PM PST0
Perhaps the most damaging blow to Middle East peace in recent history is the Hamas/Fatah “unity deal” announced by both terrorist parties. Fatah, run by PA President Mahmoud Abbas tries to project a respectable image to the non-Muslim world this
by Jeff Dunetz7 May 2011, 12:11 PM PST0
A bitter power struggle pitting Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may lead to the president’s resignation as early as Sunday. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaei It’s been fairly clear for
by John J. Xenakis7 May 2011, 10:50 AM PST0
One year ago, we broke the exclusive story that Mullah Omar, spiritual leader of the Taliban movement and close Osama Bin Laden ally, had been taken into custody by the Pakistani ISI. Yesterday, Jon Boone of the Guardian, interviewed Afghanistan’s
by Brad Thor7 May 2011, 10:26 AM PST0
From the Associated Press: Newly released videos show Osama bin Laden inside his hideout, watching himself on television and rehearsing for propaganda videos. The clips were selected by the Pentagon from what it says it seized from bin Laden’s compound.
by Sun Tzu7 May 2011, 10:07 AM PST0
The GOP pool for 2012 is overflowing with hopefuls and yet lacking in any clear frontrunner. And with our recent involvement in Libya, the ongoing battle in Congress over the budget, and health care costs skyrocketing – we really could
by Uncommon Knowledge7 May 2011, 9:36 AM PST0
Thank you Big Peace for your support earlier this year when parole was denied to terror leader Oscar Lopez. It was a great victory over terrorism. Hopefully this victory will not be short lived as Lopez has appealed his parole
by Joseph F. Connor7 May 2011, 8:39 AM PST0
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Greece denies the rumors that it’s leaving euroland Friday was another one of those days where all you can do is just shake your head in disbelief. It all started with a Der Spiegel
by John J. Xenakis7 May 2011, 7:50 AM PST0
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
by Kurt Schlichter7 May 2011, 3:02 AM PST0
Where was THIS six years ago?
by Larry O'Connor6 May 2011, 4:04 PM PST0
Al-Banna: How he did it with the Fez on… LTC Joe Myers has a useful Op-Ed in the Washington Times underscoring the more insidious (cultural) jihadist threat posed by the Muslim Brotherhood, relative to Al Qaeda. In follow-up to Myer’s
by Andrew G. Bostom6 May 2011, 3:04 PM PST0
From the Associated Press: Al-Qaida on Friday confirmed the killing of Osama bin Laden and warned of retaliation, saying Americans’ “happiness will turn to sadness.”
by Larry O'Connor6 May 2011, 1:41 PM PST0
From the Associated Press: Since the early hours after the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, the U.S. story about what happened inside the compound has changed sharply.
by Larry O'Connor6 May 2011, 12:18 PM PST0
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
by Diana West6 May 2011, 9:47 AM PST0
Many people are glad that Osama Bin Laden was shot last Sunday. Others think he’s still alive while others think he died years ago. But one idea that hasn’t been talked about much yet deserves an answer because of something
by James Hudnall6 May 2011, 8:14 AM PST0
Yesterday, Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered remarks at the Heritage Foundation reminding us that even as federal spending comes under long overdue scrutiny in Washington DC, it would be a catastrophic mistake
by Ben Lerner6 May 2011, 8:10 AM PST0
It all started on Sunday evening, when a dramatic international price collapse began when silver fell 12% in Asian markets, according to Barrons (Access). After reaching $48.35 last week on Friday, by Thursday it had fallen almost 30% to $34.95.
by John J. Xenakis6 May 2011, 7:57 AM PST0
On the background of the reconciliation agreement with Fatah, Hamas showed the world its true colors once again. While the free world applauds the successful operation which finally put down the world’s number 1 terrorist, Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh
by Roni Drukan6 May 2011, 7:41 AM PST0
Hamas, the Palestinian terror group that runs Gaza, is mourning the death of Osama bin Laden. He is a “martyr” to these jihadists. And Hamas has just concluded a pact with the so-called Palestinian Authority (PA), or Fatah, the group
by Ken Blackwell6 May 2011, 6:20 AM PST0