War on Terror
We’ve waded into the contentious waters of government assassination before, and Kevin Williamson articulates the case against it more thoroughly than I have: The Awlaki case has led many conservatives into dangerous error, as has the War on Terror more generally. That conservatives are for the most part either offering mute consent or cheering as…
One wonders whether the days of international comity are coming to an end: The European Commission has announced that it will negotiate deals to prevent countries like Pakistan from providing travel data to the United States — except when the US already suspects a particular traveler or is otherwise investigating a particular case. In other…
Tim commented, to Andrew’s final memorial post, this morning, that he didn’t personally know anybody killed on 9/11/01. I suspect that the majority of us with roots in the Northeast are in some way personally connected to the list of the dead, although perhaps without knowing so. Fortunately, my closest contact is with the living…
…nine years ago, to the minute, when Islamist terrorists lost the initiative in the war they started.From 9:57, the cockpit recorder picks up the sounds of fighting in an aircraft losing control at 30,000 feet – the crash of trolleys, dishes being hurled and smashed. The terrorists scream at each other to hold the door…
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Bing West takes a look at counterinsurgency in the era of Obama the Weak. Here’s the critical part: Our battalions are spending too much time on nation building: Every battalion gives a briefing that shows security as only one of its four Lines of Operation, or LOOs. Security, they say, is no more important than…