At least, it says as much in the headline: Eleven people-including several officials of the United Nations-were killed in Afghanistan today, and ABC News is reporting the killings may have been motivated by the burning of a Koran by Florida
I don’t believe in burning any religious books, so I wish those seeking attention by doing so would stop. Islamists extremists want their attack to convey strength. In fact, it demonstrates their weakness and inability to deal with any alternative
Taut thriller nearly trips over its own political correctness… Source Code is a well-made movie with an engaging high-concept premise and — in a world where many movies don’t know how to land — a satisfying conclusion. Writer Ben Ripley
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,
Oh, brother. Reminds me of when non-Muslim US servicemen at Gitmo would handle inmates’ korans, they’d use gloves. This was, of course, because the Muslims consider kuffar hands unclean. And, as Mark Steyn pointed out in America Alone, it’s one
Oscar-winning screenwriter Mark Boal must be thrilled about this whole Libya thing, since he seems to be making a cottage industry out of articles, books and movies about American soldiers and how they are a bunch of incorrigible psychos whose
Seldom do I waste time with rebutting articles, and especially not from publications like Rolling Stone. Today, numerous people sent links to the latest Rolling Stone tripe. The story is titled “THE KILL TEAM, THE FULL STORY.” It should be
Ed. Note: This article is relevant to Big Hollywood because the author of the piece Michael Yon is responding to here is Mark Boal, the screenwriter who won the Oscar for “The Hurt Locker.” Much more to come. Seldom do
Seldom do I waste time with rebutting articles, and especially not from publications like Rolling Stone. Today, numerous people sent links to the latest Rolling Stone tripe. The story is titled “THE KILL TEAM, THE FULL STORY.” It should be
Gotta love this: a Marine Corps dad taking on Lebron James. From the Marine Corps Times: Pro basketball superstar LeBron James used his @KingJames Twitter account to pump himself up for the remainder of the NBA season. “20+ games left
I’ll admit, there is an argument – a thin, riddled, web of an argument – that it was U.S. interests that drove military interventions gone wrong in Iraq and Afghanistan. I don’t buy the argument: As it morphed into a
The big question looming since a coalition of UN nations began airstrikes inside Libya last week is, why? While the carefully crafted answer to that question revolves around a concern for the civilian population there, no one has adequately explained
A global assortment of radical Islamists held an online conference last weekend, calling for the destruction of the West and the violent implementation of Islamic law. It isn’t clear how many people tuned in to the Rise of Islam Conference
Hollywood loves war, it is their glory. War lines the pockets of Hollywood liberals while giving them a forum to moralize their position at the cost of box office totals. And war is what most Hollywood lefties turn to when
As we continue to stumble, mumble, and bumble into war with Libya, there are huge questions about what our objectives are and should be. And those questions have divided the alliance of countries who are engaging in actions against Gaddafi.
PORTLAND LEFTISTS CALL FOR VIOLENT GOVERNMENT OVERTHROW [youtube dezq_Yxwhow nolink] “We are engaged in a class war … we know who our enemies are, we just have to stop lying to ourselves. And we know what to do about it
Mr. Nobel Peace Prize has launched hundreds of Cruise Missiles into Libya inflicting major damage and killing civilians. He has also kept two wars going while ramping up the battle in Afghanistan. Sounds like a warmonger. Now, I’m not here
President Barack Obama, having campaigned on ending wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has instead decided to start a third war in Libya. Hope and Change.
In Bosnia, Iraq (second Gulf War), and Afghanistan, a short, sharp air campaign facilitated toppling the regime–but in each case ground troops followed up. In Afghanistan, the troops were local, but they failed to hold the gains–and regular troops had
It’s a complicated situation. Gaddafi is part of the Islamic extremism that targets the U.S. – but largely at his whim. He probably ordered the bombing of Pan Am flight 103, killing over 250, including Americans. Reagan immediately bombed his
Army Times reports: Benefits rates for service members who suffer traumatic injuries to their genitals are under review by Defense and Veterans Affairs department officials in the wake of complaints from a key lawmaker. A revision could happen by summer,
The Obama Administration became the driving support for the UN Security Council’s vote for a “no-fly zone” in Libya. America’s ground; sea and air military forces are now stretched farther than at any time since the Viet Nam War in
US Army 2nd Lt. Stephen Petraeus, Wardak Province, A-stan, September 2010: Now we know — what? — Some fireworks at Gen. Petraeus’s appearance before Congress yesterday. I would like to see the plain, unadorned transcript but so far all I
Once upon a time, it was kind of a big deal when Gen. David Petraeus came to town to testify before Congress about “the war.” That was when the wars in Iraqistan weren’t exactly young, but also hadn’t yet execeeded
Last May 31st in Afghanistan , a world away from American backyard barbeques and military parades, Sayeed Mussa vanished into thin air. Mr. Mussa was spirited away to an unknown location to be executed for his faith in Jesus Christ.
