When the Bush administration took office a decade ago, the specter of proliferating nuclear weapons was high on its agenda. During the previous decade, six key nations acquired, tested or had sought or had come close to acquiring nuclear weapons,
Our long-ago-lost war on drugs has been interfering with our national security and international relations for decades. The puritanical drive to eradicate the evil plants and substances that ensnare our innocent children would be comical if the costs weren’t so
Lewis Lionized and Wilders Demonized for Expressing Identical Views on the Totalitarian Nature of Islam Our uninformed chattering classes across the political spectrum need to know that their eminence grise on Islamic civilization, Professor Bernard Lewis, and outspoken Dutch Parliamentarian
The demographic sophisticates who read this column know that the population bomb has fizzled, that the world’s population will never double again, and that birthrates are falling faster and farther than anyone imagined a half century ago. But they also
An international row was triggered on Saturday by a leading German politician who said that Turkish and Arab immigrants were unable to integrate into German society and should no longer be accepted, according to the Guardian. Horst Seehofer, the premier
Green Beret Staff Sgt. Robert Miller, RIP, will receive the Medal of Honor shortly (1:45 EST) in the White House. His parents are accepting the award on his behalf. We all need to take a few moments to honor this
This really shouldn’t be all that surprising. The bad guys we have been turning into stains all over the Pakistani border areas have passports from just about every breeding swamp filled with the foul miasma of Wahabbist hate preaching. Wow,
Reciprocal death sentences raging between Yemen and the United States offer a glimpse of warfare in the internet age. The topic opens with South Park, an iconoclastic adult cartoon program on Comedy Central, which in April mocked the prohibition on
In January 2009. Adm. Mike Mullen — he who failed to present and then sabotaged a non-COIN Afghan war plan for the POTUS, says Woodward — wrote that our problem in Afghanistan (after then-seven years of American sacifice to ward
The New York Post is reporting (9/30/10) that Faisal Abbasi, an employee at Pakistan’s state-run Council of Islamic Ideology, which advises on Islamic affairs, has been detained for playing an allegedly significant role in assisting the failed New York Times
There’s a new cyber-weapon on the block. And it’s a doozy. Stuxnet, a malicious software, or malware, program was apparently first discovered in June. Although it has appeared in India, Pakistan and Indonesia, Iran’s industrial complexes – including its nuclear
We have been covering reports of a computer worm that is disrupting computers in Iran. The New York Times is now reporting: “Stuxnet, which was first publicly identified several months ago, is aimed solely at industrial equipment made by Siemens
Last night I read the front-page Washington Post story on Bob Woodward’s new book, Obama’s Wars. Frankly the article gave me nightmares. The revelations about Obama’s naive views on terrorism and his lack of a firm commitment to the Afghan
In her latest Hail Mary effort to replace the flag of conservative Reason with the flag of liberal Emotion, Maureen Dowd goes talons-out for Newt Gingrich, for “making outrageous, unsubstantiated comments to appeal to the wing nuts among us. ”
Back in 2005, Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen set the gold standard on defending free speech when, on being approached by perpetually aggrieved Islamic ambassadors hoping for official redress against Jyllands Posten (Cartoon Rage was just kicking in), he
[Editors’ Note: Two months ago Jim Hanson reported on BigGovernment.com that Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta was likely to become the first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War. Today, Mr. Hanson’s report was confirmed. To honor SSG Giunta,
[youtube UTEHm0p0a7I nolink] Team Rubicon is an intrepid group of military vets, doctors, and first responders who march to the sound of suffering. They formed in the days immediately following the earthquake in Haiti and basically grabbed their gear and
Writing in Forbes Magazine, Dinesh D’Souza takes a long hard look at the enigma in the White House: Theories abound to explain the President’s goals and actions. Critics in the business community–including some Obama voters who now have buyer’s remorse–tend
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie urged people on Wednesday to put aside corruption fears and donate cash to help Pakistan’s 21 million flood victims, as she ended a tour of areas devastated by deluges.
Since 1941, there is one question that was asked by an American president when a crisis broke out: “Where are the carriers?” Strike Group Reagan is intended to tell the story of one such potential conflict – with the challenges
News reports indicating that the Chinese are heavily involving themselves in the business of India and Pakistan have become overwhelming during this administration. Obama’s commitment to India is clearly weaker than his predecessor’s, who in his White House was known
Obama administration officials are calling for an escalation of U.S. military operations in Yemen, the home of Al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). There are no plans to scale back operations in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Washington Post reported two
“Look, we support the troops, we just don’t want them to kill anyone.” -Rosie Connell in response to Bill O’Reilly in An American Carol As a screenwriter, I was able to put those words in the mouth of a loony
Authorities in Pakistan said dozens were killed when a suicide bomber attacked a Shiite procession in the southwestern city of Quetta Friday. The Pakistani Taliban told The Associated Press it was “proudly” responsible for the blast. The attack targeted hundreds
Contrary to its mission to provide “reliable scientific information,” the United States Geological Survey is perpetrating a climate science fraud, with a little assist from USA Today. On August 25, the USGS issued a press release titled, “Glaciers Retreating in
U.S. officials believe al Qaeda in Yemen is now collaborating more closely with allies in Pakistan and Somalia to plot attacks against the U.S., spurring the prospect that the administration will mount a more intense targeted killing program in Yemen.
Just when you think Wikileaks couldn’t stoop any lower, or the CIA get any worse, this just in from the Washington Post: A little-known fact, according to a once-secret CIA analysis, is that America has long been an exporter of
The word “Islamophobia” has been in the news a lot this week, after TIME magazine ran a cover article wondering when America had become Islamophobic. So, is America Islamophobic? The question arises from the debate over the “Ground Zero” mosque
On July 1, 2010, The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (CISADA), which passed by a large majority in the Congress, was signed into law. This Act puts the onus on American banks to audit and certify
I don’t think it would be news to anyone here that Pakistan’s intel service ISI plays both sides or more in dealing with us, the Taliban, al Qaeda, and the Afghans, plus they are always paranoid about India. The NY
This is the second part of a three-part investigative report on the Dutch government’s contribution to the financing of the Ground Zero Mosque. It was translated by our Flemish correspondent VH from the Dutch-language section of the ICLA website. Part
Saturday was the 63rd anniversary of Pakistan’s Independence Day, but the celebrations were muted by the unfolding and growing catastrophe facing the country. There are some 1600 deaths, and 20 million people are homeless because of the floods, according to
Do the math. The 15 floors planned for the Ground Zero Mosque just don’t add up. What’s the goal? Maybe the Imam’s goal is not simply to force a provocative “insensitivity” about 9-11 on the American public, with the help
Torrential rains continued to pour down on Pakistan, worsening an already catastrophic situation, according to Dawn. The Indus river, which runs down the middle of Pakistan from top to bottom, almost for the entire length of the country, has been
I just got this video with a look at a firefight in Afghanistan like it actually looks. [youtube Bmh8EgvNP0M nolink] Below the fold is another, longer more intense fight from 2 years ago close to the border with Pakistan. There
Hundreds of survivors left homeless by Pakistan’s floods camp on a motorway, as President Zardari continues his visit to Paris, London.
A suicide bomb attack kills a senior police officer in Pakistan’s northwestern town of Peshawar.
Its easy to feel bad for Britain’s Prince Charles, after all the guy’s main purpose in life is to wait for his mum to die so he can take over her Job. Charlie has spend his life looking for his
As a follow-up to his earlier post on the topic, our Flemish correspondent VH has translated an article from the July 29 issue of Trouw about the Dutch government’s denial that it is helping to fund the mosque at Ground
In May, we exclusively broke the story that Taliban leader, Mullah Omar had been taken into the custody of Pakistan’s Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Since that time, there has been multiple reporting that supports our exclusive, including Colonel Oliver