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July 31, 2007
The Fantasy of an Informed Electorate
In his LA Times op-ed this morning, Jonah Goldberg posed an interesting question -"Immigrants have to pass a test to vote; why not all citizens?" More
July 31, 2007
New York Times Silent on Democratic Corruption
File under the New York Times view of Democrats: The paper has a see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil towards the Democratic Party. More
July 31, 2007
letter from Cuba (it says, but we can't verify)
Hi...I´m Cuban and for obvious reasons I can't reveal my identity. More
July 31, 2007
Which Party is the Most Partisan In Congress?
Ed Morrissey of Captains Quarters blog highlights an interesting piece in the Washington Post today about partisanship on Capitol Hill. More
July 31, 2007
Defender of Pork in Trouble with the FBI
Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK), the longest serving Republican Senator in history, had his Girdwood home searched yesterday by the IRS and the FBI. More
July 31, 2007
Obama still not ready for prime time
It's an outrage what they're charging for arugula these days at Whole Foods. That seems to be the received message Barack Obama delivered to Iowa farmers recently. More
July 31, 2007
Harry Potter, Zionist plotter
When it comes to lunatic conspiracy theorists, the Middle East dominates the world's supply as thoroughly as it does our oil reserves. More
July 31, 2007
Vanity Fair Savages Judith Giuliani
In a vicious piece scheduled to hit newstands next month, Vanity Fair magazine tries to smear GOP frontrunner Rudy Giuliani's wife by portraying her as an "opportunistic, puppy-killing homewrecker:" More
July 31, 2007
It's all about race....
Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post goes to bat for Barack Obama, discounting a CNN poll in the process. How often does that happen among liberal columnists? More
July 31, 2007
Key Iranian Leader Dies
Ayatollah Ali Akbar Meshkini-Speaker (head) of the Assembly of Experts died. More
July 31, 2007
The NYT hedges its bets
Yesterday's New York Times op-ed by Michael O'Hanlon and Kenneth Pollock suggesting that the Iraq war just might be headed for victory has drawn tremendous note More
July 30, 2007
Spot the missing word
Britain's teens are among the worst-behaved in Europe and it's all the government's fault. At least that is the conclusion of a "study" More
July 30, 2007
The NAACP's Michael Vick Double Standard
In stark contrast to its position on last year's Duke non-rape case, the NAACP has urged the public not to judge Michael Vick before he has his day in court. More
July 30, 2007
Hyperwhite?
A NYT article entitled Who's a Nerd, Anyway? reported on a 11-year study completed at UC Berkeley by linguist Mary Bucholtz, in which she concludes that "nerds" act "Hyperwhite." More
July 30, 2007
The Great Koran Flush Caper
Keeping the world safe from Koran flushers is no easy job. The desperate criminals who partake in the practice must be hunted down like animals, clapped in irons, and thrown in the pokey for their transgressions.
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July 30, 2007
A Kinder, Gentler, Hamas
If you thought that the thugs and terrorists of Hamas were nothing but mindless, brutish, Jew-hating killers, the Washington Post wants you to know how very wrong you are. More
July 30, 2007
Oh! You Mean THAT Hitler
A reader emails us the following: More
July 30, 2007
GOP Lags in Fundraising, Internet Savvy
The GOP is not in the same league as far as internet fundraising at this point, and would likely be swamped in the money raising race by her campaign or that of any other Democrat. More
July 30, 2007
We need hearings on Justice Breyer's conduct
Bravo to Clarice Feldman for pointing up the hypocrisy behind Justice Breyer's complaints about his colleagues to members of the Judiciary Committee. One minor quibble. More
July 30, 2007
A tale of two papers (continued)
This juxtaposition says it all about the New York Times and its take on Obama More
July 30, 2007
The censorship cabal?
A group of interest groups like Daily Kos, MoveOn, and the Campaign for America's Future is preparing to attempt to pressure sponsors out of advertising on Fox News Channel More
July 30, 2007
US alleged to already be talking to Hamas
The Palestinian who headed up the Gaza force that worked with America on security was allegedly a Hamas agent, according to Aaron Klein, writing in the New York Sun.
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July 29, 2007
Will hell-for-Hill break out? (updated)
Blogger Doug Ross brings us up to speed on what promises to be one of the most important political stories of the coming presidential election, one that (surprise!) the dominant media have been doing their best to ignore. More
July 29, 2007
Swedish DA wants to ban alcohol on flights to Sweden
Apparently America is not alone in suffering from a plague of showboating, overreaching prosecutors More
July 29, 2007
A bogus strory (updated)
Yesterday's UK Telegraph carried a story by Damien McElroy headlined "Iraqi Leader Tells Bush: Get Petraeus Out" More
July 29, 2007
The New York Times and Partisan Book Reviewers
If one were to turn to The New York Times Sunday Book Review section today, the front page features a long indictment of the Bush Administration and the way it is conducting the War on Terror by Samantha Power. It... More
July 28, 2007
Not Even a Contest
I believe the Bush Administration has done the right thing in carrying the war on terror into the heart of terrorism itself. More
July 28, 2007
John Edwards: Too Paranoid to be President
Trailing Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama badly in the polls, John Edwards is getting desperate. More
July 28, 2007
Obama Calls Hazleton Ruling a Victory
Sen. Barack Obama called the voiding of a Pennsylvania town's illegal immigrant crackdown law a "victory for all Americans." More
July 28, 2007
What does the Pew poll actually tell us?
The establishment media has been giddy this week reporting the results of a recently-released Pew Research Center poll which finds support for suicide bombings declining in parts of the Muslim world. More
July 28, 2007
Big Arms Sale to the Saudis and Other Allies in the Works
The United States has announced plans to engage in a new round of massive arms sales to Gulf allies, as well as to the governments of Egypt and Israel. More
July 28, 2007
Dissenting from the enforced Palestinian 'consensus'
For some time now, we have been corresponding with Rami Abdel Rahim, a Palestinian residing in London More
July 28, 2007
Response to Julia Gorin
As Soldiers deployed to Kosovo, we have major problems with Julia Gorin's recent invective against KFOR and our American troops More
July 28, 2007
J.R. Dunn "Surge" article picked-up
We are very proud that J.R. Dunn's article on the Surge's success has been republished (with our blessing) by Investor's Business Daily More
July 28, 2007
NYT's ridiculous editorial on Hazleton
The New York Times today runs a fire-breathing editorial "Humanity versus Hazleton", wholeheartedly praising a Pennsylvania judge for striking down an ordinance of the city of Hazleton More
July 28, 2007
AT server interruption
We apologize to our readers for the service interruption we experienced overnight. There was no nefarious attack involved, as there was with another recent outage we experienced. More
July 27, 2007
Qatari 'royalty' thrown off British Airways flight
A Qatari sheikh caused quite a row at Milan's Linate Airport More
July 27, 2007
White House Conference Call on Executive Privilege
Early this afternoon, I participated in a blogger conference call with a high level Administration official who briefed us about the White House position on Executive Privilege and related matters More
July 27, 2007
More Hypocrisy from Edwards
Wouldn't you love being John Edwards for a day? More
July 27, 2007
Democrats should pay attention
Bill Gertz of the Washington Times reports on a nuclear nightmare in the making More
July 27, 2007
Iraqi armed forces turn to China while Pentagon dithers
The Washington Times Inside the Ring column reports today that US defense and national security officials are having a fit over news that China is shipping arms to the new Iraqi Army and the police. More
July 27, 2007
NYT as plaything of rich libs
Jon Fine of the Business Week blog writes a friendly, even sympathetic note of advice to Pinch Sulzberger, scion of the New York Times' ruling family More
July 27, 2007
GOP To Duck YouTube Debate?
Some Republican candidates for President are getting cold feet about showing up at the next YouTube debate scheduled for September. More
July 27, 2007
Islamist rule in Turkey
Andrew Bostom has authored the first article in a two part history of the treatment of Jews under Turkish rule. More
July 27, 2007
Rotten ACORN
In what is being called the "worst case of voter registration fraud in Washington state history," 7 employees of the liberal advocacy group ACORN have been charged with filling out fake voter registration forms: More
July 27, 2007
Rudy Would Benefit From McCain Collapse
With John McCain's "straight talk express" off the tracks and headed over a cliff, questions have surfaced about who most would benefit by a McCain collapse. More
July 27, 2007
Ode to Lindsay Lohan (a poem)
Remember alcoholism is not a choice/ Or who in his right mind would choose it?/ Glossing over their search for health/ Will only help them lose it. More
July 26, 2007
Herb Meyer on NPR
Herb Meyer informs us that his appearance on the NPR program "On Point" went quite well. More
July 26, 2007
BBC: Bush's Grandfather Planned White House Coup
Here's an excellent illustration of how the left practices "journalism:" More
July 26, 2007
Good Old Fashioned Supreme Court Packing
It's been done before, says Jean Edward Smith, writing in an Op-Ed in the New York Times: More
July 26, 2007
Obama Rules Border Security "Not Germane" To Homeland Security
Via Hugh Hewitt, we get this little niblet about Senator Barak Obama revealing that he and the Democrats don't consider border security part of protecting the homeland. More
July 26, 2007
Scott Thomas Revealed (updated)
Scott Thomas came out of the closet today. More
July 26, 2007
Hollywood Explodes With Anti-War Venom
The New York Times notes how the custom of allowing some "breathing room" has been abolished. This breathing room allowed some wounds to heal, but more importantly allowed perspectives to be developed-away from the emotions roiled by a war More
July 26, 2007
The perfect justice of Sharia strikes again
Sharia law has led an unfortunate woman in India to suicide. The Telegraph of India brings us the story. Tarzina Khatun was a woman in the village of Malda, who was unable to conceive a child by her husband Motiur,... More
July 26, 2007
Legos: capitalist tools
Here is a newsletter from a Seattle school explaining how legos were capitalist tools that interfered with the childrens' education, banned them and then reintroduced them with new rules More
July 26, 2007
Two new carriers for the Royal Navy
In a widely expected formal announcement, British Defence Secretary Des Browne said on Wednesday that Britain will build two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy in the next decade.
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July 26, 2007
John Doe Intimidation is Dead - Long Live the King
In what must be celebrated as a major victory for both sanity and safety, the Improving America's Security Act of 2007 will, indeed, include liability protections for citizens reporting suspicious activity they fear may be linked to terrorism. More
July 25, 2007
A Decline in Public Support For Suicide Bombing
According to a Pew Global Attitude survey based on polling date from 47 countries reported by Reuters, Muslim support for suicide bombings has fallen sharply. More
July 25, 2007
Taliban Execute Hostage
The bullet riddled body of one of the 23 South Koreans being held hostage by the Taliban has been found by Afghan government forces: More
July 25, 2007
Say Cheeeeeese....
Just what will those terrorists think of next? More
July 25, 2007
Saudis in the Classroom
Here's a little something to get you to reach for you blood pressure meds this morning. More
July 25, 2007
Dirty Politics in Albany
As political scandals go, the matter involving two of Governor Elliot Spitzer's top aides in crafting a plan to smear state Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno doesn't rate very highly on the political dirt-o-meter. No laws were apparently broken. More
July 25, 2007
Dear New Republic...
American Thinker Political Director Richard Baehr sent the following to Editor in Chief Martin Peretz at The New Republic with regards to the Scot Thomas Saga: More
July 25, 2007
Workers of the world, unite
On reading that the Carpenters Union hired others to picket for them in Washington, D.C., Ed Morrissey thinks the pickets who are paid less than WalMart workers should unite:
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July 25, 2007
J.R. Dunn on the War
I greatly appreciated J.R. Dunn's article and analysis of the situation in Iraq. As a Vietnam veteran, I especially appreciated his analysis of Creighton Abram's strategy in Vietnam. More
July 24, 2007
Herbert E. Meyer on NPR
AT contributor Herbert E. Meyer will apear on the National Public Radio program On Point Wednesday, July 25th. More
July 24, 2007
Former Gitmo Inmate Blows Himself Up
Questions about why we released this guy in the first place need to be asked: More
July 24, 2007
New York Times Covering the Scott Thomas Saga
The New York Times has a story today about The New Republic's continuing efforts to verify the stories told by Scott Thomas, the anonymous "Baghdad Diarist" whose stories of American GI's bad behavior have been called into question by a variety of sources. More
July 24, 2007
Why The Democrats are Ducking Fox News
If there was any question as to why the Democrats were refusing to hold a debate sponsored by Fox News, last night's broadcast of the YouTube debate on CNN should be self explanatory. More
July 24, 2007
The Left's Flip on the Evil of Genocide
In one of the more bizarre signs that the Democrat's position on a precipitous withdrawal from Iraq is grounded in little more than political expediency and not the national interest, Jonah Goldberg in the Los Angeles Times highlights the left's 180 degree flip on how genocide must be prevented at all costs: More
July 24, 2007
Phone Report By Michael Yon from Iraq
Glenn Reynolds (The Glenn and Helen Show) has a 17 minute phone call with Michael Yon from Baqubah. You can punch on the on-screen player and hear it online. More
July 24, 2007
UNIFIL and their Hezb'allah Security Blanket
Beset by al-Qaeda backed terrorists who are targeting United Nations troops in Lebanon, the guys in the robins egg blue helmets are turning to the terrorists in Hezb'allah to protect them from the terrorists inspired by Osama Bin Laden: More
July 24, 2007
Will Spitzer Appoint a Special Prosecutor?
In a rare dust-up, it looks like a Democrat is being held to account for wrongdoing against a Republican official by a fellow Democrat More
July 24, 2007
Silencing the Voice of America?
The National Iranian American Council (NIAC) on their web site has announced that it has "taken legal action against proponents of US-Iran war who have waged a defamation campaign against NIAC". More
July 24, 2007
'British Police Go to Hell'
The picture is aresting: women in the beekeeper outfit-like hijabs standing next to a British police woman carrying a sign reading "British Police Go to Hell." More
July 23, 2007
Saddam loyalists by the hundreds working with Al Qaeda
It was a bien pensant talking point that secular Baathists would never work with Al Qaeda... probably by the same sort of folks who never paid attention to the Hitler-Stalin pact More
July 23, 2007
Iraq: Progress from the Bottom Up
There is an important post from Michael Yon on Friday describing a reconciliation meeting (my term, not his) in Baqubah led by Col. Steve Townsend, the American commander for that area of operations. More
July 23, 2007
More Cultural Relativism From The Times
Noah Feldman, an orthodox Jew, educated at Maimonides Academy in Brookline, Massachusetts many years back, is very upset that his school paper is not including updates on his life events. He clearly thinks the exclusion of his data is due to his straying from his modern Orthodox upbringing.
The New York Times uses Feldman to advance their agenda of cultural relativity with Islam. More
July 23, 2007
Irony Piled On Top Of Absurdity
An informal hearing today in the Rayburn House office building where Iranian human rights figures will gather to give testimony about the horrible rights record of the mullahs, the moderator of the event turns out to be an apologist for the theocrats in Tehran: More
July 23, 2007
Obama "Walks the Walk" on Supporting Illegal Immigration
Appearing in Miami before La Raza, the largest Hispanic lobbying group in the country, Senator Barak Obama touted his credentials as a supporter of illegal immigration: More
July 23, 2007
Hillary Retains Wide Lead Over Obama
In almost all categories measured in this most recent Washington Post-ABC News poll, Hillary Clinton retains a large lead over her closest rival for the Democratic nomination Senator Barak Obama. More
July 23, 2007
Socialized Medicine, Revealed
While Michael Moore's new propaganda piece, Sicko, sings the praises of Cuba's health care system, story in yesterday's New York Post illustrates the harmful reality of socialized medicine. More
July 23, 2007
Wonkette a Jew-hater?
The blog My Right Word notices a very disturbing indication of the mainstreaming of antisemitism in the left-liberal Wonkette website. More
July 23, 2007
Expect a Tet-style offensive around the Petraeus Report in Sept.
Historian D. M. Giangreco examines the historical precedents for an enemy offensive tied to the upcoming report by Gen. Petraeus on the Surge More
July 23, 2007
Does Hugo Chavez understand irony?
One common characteristic of tyrants is their inability to appreciate how ridiculous they make themselves look. More
July 23, 2007
No Words
From the website that gave us the liberal rallying cry of the Iraq War comes a post so defamatory, so outrageous in its overgeneralization and calumnious inferences regarding the United States military that the proprietor of the site took the offending article down lest the world see the true nature of the left's utter contempt and hatred for those in service to America. More
July 23, 2007
CIA sabotage: Rowan Scarborough has the goods
Rowan Scarborough's superb new book Sabotage lays out a boatload of evidence documenting years of serious misconduct, malfeasance and incompetence at the CIA. More
July 22, 2007
Dubai (Air)Ports
Bursting with cash, Dubai is going on what appears to be a buying spree for transportation infrastructure. The latest acquisition target is Auckland International Airport More
July 22, 2007
Tip-toeing around the bias
Clark Hoyt, public editor (ombudsman) of the New York Times, writes about that newspaper's own coverage of the business problems facing the paper. More
July 22, 2007
Response by Clifton Hicks to Ray Robison (updated)
Ray Robison has recently published a blog entry wherein he claims that I may have authored a story in The New Republic under the false name of 'Scott Thomas'. More
July 22, 2007
Tactical change in Iraq
Thomas Ricks reports that our military leaders are making informal "handshake" deals to release selected detainees back to their communities in return for information and assistance in fighting al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI). More
July 22, 2007
Sanctions + economic incompetence = trouble for Iran
The Economist reviews the struggles of Iran's economy under the rule of Ahmedinejad and the mad mullahs. More
July 22, 2007
Jewish Access to holy sites during 'tolerant' Muslim rule
Despite the urging of "experts" who wish to compromise on sovereignty, it is worthwhile remembering what happened to the holy sites of Jerusalem under Muslim rule before foolishly letting go them.
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July 22, 2007
CIA follies
The brilliant Gabriel Schoenfeld has written an article on the CIA detailing its flaws and failures including those of its past director, George Tenet. It's a scary picture More
July 22, 2007
TIME shows its military expertise
TIME is using a cover illustration graphically demonstrating how limited these so-called news organizations' knowledge of the American military happens to be. More
July 22, 2007
Arab genocide in Darfur (continued)
World Politics Review runs a translation of Swiss journalist Kurt Pelda's report on covering the conflict in Darfur. It is a behind-the-scenes sort of article which gives an interesting flavor of the place More
July 22, 2007
Secret Agent Ma'am (a poem)
She's the Ma'am who feigned her life's in danger,/ though in Who's Who pages found this "spy" 's no stranger. More
July 21, 2007
NYT op-ed: Israel should give Hezb'allah what it wants
Nicholas Noe pens an appalling op-ed for the New York Times. More
July 21, 2007
'Experts' get facts wrong
"Experts" from the Saban Center and a law school gets facts wrong on Jerusalem and the concept of sovereignty in a WaPo piece. More
July 21, 2007
The Sufi 'moderate' Al-Ghazali
12th Century Sufi master, supposedly "liberal" Al-Ghazali (d.1111) was cited by Stephen Schwartz on AT yesterday as an example of Islamic moderation. Not so. More
July 21, 2007
A tale of two liberal papers
The Washington Post may be liberal, but it is fair. Unlike the New York Times, which has become a left wing propaganda sheet. More
July 21, 2007
NYT more concerned with Harry Potter leaks than national secuirty leaks
I found this excellent point at the National Review Online Media Blog More
July 21, 2007
Bin Laden and the Baluchistan Connection
Baluchistan is unfamiliar to most Americans, a region relatively ignored by the press, but it is one of the key locations for terrorists. More
July 20, 2007
Surging success in Iraq
"Our forces continue to strike wherever they hide," is how Multi-National Force-Iraq spokesman Major Mark Young described a series of recent coalition raids targeted on Al Qaeda cells More
July 20, 2007
Remember General Wayne A. Downing
All of us owe a debt of gratitude to a man whose passing is widely mourned. We provide addresses for contributions and condolences in his memory. More
July 20, 2007
Those Cuddly, Fuzzy Terrorists
What is it about American academics and their inability to recognize evil? More
July 20, 2007
Surge in Iraq Stock Exchange continues
The Iraq Stock Exchange Index (ISX) surged another 6.2%, resulting in a year-to-date gain of 33.5%. More
July 20, 2007
John Edwards: A Liability to Ending Poverty
John Edwards is quite the poverty warrior these days. The man who lives in the $29 million mansion and luxuriates in getting $400 haircuts might be forgiven his hypocrisy if, as this article in the New York Post points out, he hadn't become the richest trial lawyer in North Carolina history More
July 20, 2007
Krauthammer: 20% Is Better Than Nothing
Charles Krauthammer diagnoses the surge and realistically confronts what the probable outcome might be: More
July 20, 2007
Who is TNR's mysterious author 'Scott Thomas'? (Updated)
The New Republic is running a sensational pseudonymously-authored article entitled Shock Troops, which TNR claims is written by a soldier currently serving in Iraq. More
July 20, 2007
Cheney=Ahmadinejad: Update
Following up on our story yesterday about the article comparing Cheney to Iran's thuggish President Ahmadinejad by Nicolas Kristoff, Davi Bernstein of Commentary Magazine takes the New York Times clueless columnist to the woodshed for a well deserved whuppin': More
July 20, 2007
The earth shook (updated)
At 4:42 AM, we just felt a pretty intense earthquake in Berkeley. More
July 20, 2007
Why the anxiety?
The Fortune Washington Bureau Chief Nina Easton looks at why so many Americans are bearish in the face of record prosperity. More
July 20, 2007
Earmarking Murtha (continued)
Looks like Murtha has been characteristically dishonest about his latest earmark More
July 19, 2007
Plame flames out (updated)
Erwin Chemerinsky girded his loins, the Dems' front group CREW manned the laboring oar, but Plame and Wilson have flamed out: More
July 19, 2007
Is TNR having a Mary Mapes moment?
The New Republic has published an article entitled "Shock Troops" which paints a most unflattering pictures of our troops in Iraq. The problem is that it seems to be the work of another fabulist. More
July 19, 2007
Rick Moran and Ed Morrissey webcast
Two of the best minds in the blogosphere will be talking, and the rest of us get to eavesdrop. More
July 19, 2007
The media whitewash of Arabs' genocide against blacks in Darfur
Kudos to Tom Gross of National Review Online for exposing the media whitewash on the Arab genocide against black Africans in Darfur. More
July 19, 2007
Dems lob a softball slow and over the plate
Yes, the polls don't look so good for the GOP right now, but the Democrats just can't help themselves. They continue to use their Congressional majorities to try really stupid stuff. More
July 19, 2007
Obama and His Socialist Agenda
We all knew that Barak Obama was liberal. But just how devoted he is to the nanny state has been a pretty well kept secret by both the Senator and his campaign. In fact, if you read most mainstream media accounts of where the Senator stands on a host of issues, you might think he was a candidate of the center More
July 19, 2007
Al Gore: from politics to 'consciousness' (updated)
The man who gave us the internet has set his sights higher: a change in world consciousness. More
July 19, 2007
Bush=Hitler. But Does Cheney=Ahmadinejad?
Smearing a politician is just too easy these days. More
July 19, 2007
The Times' Orwellian Dance With Language
This piece in the New York Sun by John Leo informs us of some strange and wonderful doublespeak about "civil disturbances" that crop up occasionally in the New York Times. More
July 19, 2007
Obama's Radical Ideas on Sex Education (updated)
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., told Planned Parenthood Tuesday that sex education for kindergarteners, as long as it is "age-appropriate," is "the right thing to do." More
July 19, 2007
'Environmental racism' - another liberal great white lie
A recent study by University of Colorado Professor Liam Downey debunks the highly charged accusations of "environmental racism." More
July 19, 2007
Rush for peace now? (a poem)
Now that Algore's scuttled back under the rug/ Followed by Live Earth shame,/ Will the Nobel Prize this time evade his grasp?/ Are those worthies erasing his name? More
July 18, 2007
Arrivederci, Alitalia?
Another major company may vanish soon, unless something changes, and unions will have played a major role in killing it. More
July 18, 2007
Earmarking Murtha
When he's not slandering the troops or posing with Code Pink love bombers, Murtha is swiping funds from the federal treasury for his friends and family. More
July 18, 2007
Terrible air crash in São Paulo
The media are full of reports on the terrible crash of a TAM Airlines A320 at Congonhas Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil. More
July 18, 2007
Dems are 'Monumentally shortsighted'
Democrats threaten to subject our future, by targeting for cuts "one of the most important strategic, collaborative efforts between the United States, Poland and the Czech Republic." More
July 18, 2007
Important Leader of Islamic State Of Iraq Captured
An important member of the terrorist umbrella group Islamic State of Iraq has been captured by American forces: More
July 18, 2007
WaPo Looks at Rudy, Sees Nixon
It shouldn't surprise us that whenever the Washington Post looks at a Republican,they see the face of Richard Nixon staring back at them. More
July 18, 2007
Successful military ops in Iraq increasing (updated)
This article from the Defense Department website describes yet another successful operation conducted by US and Iraq forces against Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI). Such successes are becoming the norm in and around Baghdad, and beyond.
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July 18, 2007
General Wayne A. Downing, R.I.P (updated)
America has lost a distinguished Soldier, a true Warrior and a respected Leader. Gen. Wayne A. Downing, who led the United States Military's Special Operations Command prior to his retirement, died July 17, 2007.
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July 18, 2007
The NY Times Blindspot on Iran
The New York Times writes about al-Qaeda.in Pakistan and their strengthening position there but does not mention A.Q. in Iran More
July 18, 2007
"Take the Gun. Leave the Cannolis."
Don Harry Reid went to the mattresses last night in his war against GOP "obstructionism." Just what was the GOP obstructing? More
July 18, 2007
Ever see a drowned polar bear?
Ever see a drowned polar bear?
I haven't either, but I do keep hearing about the 'tragedy' and More
July 17, 2007
Hillary creates appearance of paying for endorsement
Her major backers donated nearly $90,000 to former governor Tom Vilsack, D-Iowa, shortly after Vilsack dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Clinton More
July 17, 2007
More facts on the Libby Case seep out (updated)
The further redacted affidavits filed in the Miller case are now available online. Two interesting facts emerge. More
July 17, 2007
Musharraf Goes To War
Pakistan's embattled President Pervez Musharraf has decided to take the bull by the horns and start regaining some control over the lawless, terrorist infested tribal areas in the north. He has sent thousands of troops into the area to battle extremists who not only threaten his hold on power but also carry out attacks against NATO forces in Afghanistan: More
July 17, 2007
Politico tries to "Feminize" Romney
John Edwards and his $500 haircuts are a perfect metaphor for the Senator's hypocrisy about "two Americas" and his populist soak the rich campaign. It has probably damaged Edwards more than any single issue or event during his entire campaign.
Now Politico is seeking to duplicate those results by "Feminizing" Mitt Romney. More
July 17, 2007
Pay No Attention To Those Mullahs Behind The Curtain...
Ah, Conventional Wisdom. If there's one thing Washington loves it's CW. That's because if you subscribe to CW, you don't have to think very hard which for both politicians and pundits, is a state of being much to be desired.
There's only one problem with conventional wisdom; it is often wrong. More
July 17, 2007
Another Major Offensive Against Al-Qaeda In Iraq
Intrepid war reporter Bill Roggio is reporting a major offensive against al-Qaeda involving several brigades of Americans and Iraqis aimed at hitting the terrorists in Babil: More
July 17, 2007
Court Decision Could Aid AIPAC Defendants
A federal court ruling in a tax shelter case against accounting giant KPMG could end up assisting Steve Rosen and Steve Weissman, the two AIPAC employees accused of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified information. More
July 17, 2007
Arafat, AIDS and Malevolent Narcissism
Well, the big secret about Yasser Arafat's death is out, thanks to his lifelong comrade-in-terror, Ahmed Jibril. More
July 17, 2007
The Involunteers (a poem)
One thing to me rings loud and clear/Through mainstream media sources/Libs don't understand, Volunteer,/When it comes to our fighting forces. More
July 16, 2007
BBC allows anti-Semitic posting to remain on website
The BBC, which made its reputation during the dark days of WW II, allows anti-Semitism to flourish on its bulletin boards. More
July 16, 2007
The Arrogance of Malloch Brown
Read this interview in The Telegraph with former Deputy Secretary General and current Foreign Office big shot in Gordon Brown's new government Mark Malloch Brown.
Just make sure you do it on an empty stomach... More
July 16, 2007
Signatures, but little money for Gore? (updated)
WSMV television in Nashville, Al Gore's home town, recently reported that "more than 100,000 people" have signed a petition urging Al Gore to run for president. More
July 16, 2007
Haven't These Guys Heard Of Air Conditioning?
As far as public relations go, the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has a lot to learn.
The Iraqi parliament has decided to take the entire month of August off. The stated reason is that Baghdad can get kind of steamy during the summer, with the temperature reaching 130 degrees at times.
It's not like these folks have anything to do... More
July 16, 2007
Atheists and Difference in Kind (updated)
This past weekend, the Washington Post published two pieces: one by Michael Gerson titled "What Atheists Can't Answer" and a response by Christopher Hitchens. More
July 16, 2007
With Friends Like These...
The involvement of Syria and Iran in aiding and abetting those fighting US troops in Iraq has been well documented for a number of years.
But if this report in the Los Angeles Times is true, we may want to sit down with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and have a good, long talk:. More
July 16, 2007
Thompson and the Religious Right
According to US News and World Report, Fred Thompson's "front porch" campaign for President has recently been reaching out to gather support from a group that any Republican will need to gain the nomination; the Christian right: More
July 16, 2007
How Many Politicians Does It Take To Change a Light Bulb?
During the Energy Crisis of the late 1970s, I worked in a large department store. When the price of electricity increased, we bought less of it. More
July 16, 2007
Osama is in re-runs
Well, Osama is now toasted crispbread without hummus, it now seems. The "new" Osama tape, US officials have said, was first aired five years ago. More
July 16, 2007
Stand Strong (a poem)
Defeat in Iraq, a Liberal Dream./America groveling, it may seem/Unthinkable. It won't be when/ Our cities explode. Think again. More
July 15, 2007
Paul Shlichta on Dennis Miller Live
AT contributor Paul Shlichta will be a guest on the nationally-syndicated Dennis Miller Show Monday. More
July 15, 2007
Change comes to American Thinker
We are proud to announce the addition of our new associate editor, Rick Moran. More
July 15, 2007
Race and Diversity: Surprise!
The New York Times reports that the San Francisco school system has learned a painful lesson about wealth-based efforts at achieving diversity; it doesn't work: More
July 15, 2007
The Conrad Black guilty verdict travesty
More on how stupid the conviction of Conrad Black is: Obstruction without obstructing anything; mail fraud without fraud. More
July 15, 2007
A seer's predictions
It is very gratifying to see the estimable Steven Hayward of the admirable Ashbrook Center recognize the astuteness of our contributor Herbert E. Meyer's predictions More
July 15, 2007
NYT editorial on terrorism and the law
The Grey Lady seems to justify the terrorists in Afghanistan who were supporting the Taliban and AQ and who were killing American and allied troops. More
July 15, 2007
I feel pretty, oh so pretty...
John Edwards, move over! Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich may not have your kind of wealth for haircuts, but when backed by the deep pockets of Illinois taxpayers he can spend money like... well, like John Edwards. More
July 15, 2007
Below The Radar, Afghanistan Is Sinking
The news from Afghanistan is grim and getting grimmer according to Britain's most senior generals. Are things really that bad? Or, is the left-wing Guardian engaging in some wishful thinking? More
July 15, 2007
The Sun matters!
An odd little dance is going on in Britain, where the forces of Politically Correct Science are defending their fast-losing cause in real climate science. More
July 15, 2007
A crocus in Iraq
It is not the season for crocuses, the harbingers of spring and thus of new life, but we seem to have had one push its head up last week More
July 15, 2007
'Excellence' according to educrats
This online video takes place at what appears to be a girl's private high school, Padua Academy (a National School of Excellence, as specified by the US Dept. of Education). More
July 15, 2007
Dutch cabinet minister: Netherlands will be Islamic
The mind reels. Assuming this report in the blog Dutch Concerns is correct, Dhimmitude is being welcomed by a cabinet minister in a modern, advanced democracy.
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July 15, 2007
"Gorgeous George" Suspended From Parliament
From our "It Couldn't Happen To A Nicer Guy" Department, George Galloway, the British MP whose nauseating defense of Saddam Hussein and virulent opposition to the Iraq War has made him a controversial figure on both sides of the Atlantic, will be suspended for one month from his parliamentary duties because of ethics violations: More
July 14, 2007
Is the US No Place to Do Business?
Samizdata makes the not unreasonable case that the penchant for criminalizing business decisions is making the US an unfavorable venue for publicly held companies More
July 14, 2007
Iran Arrests 14 Squirrels For Spying
Via Memorandum, Ynet has the exciting espionage story of some highly trained, stealthy rodents who were caught entering Iranian territory.
Or maybe they were left wing squirrels and only wanted to surrender: More
July 14, 2007
Proposed solution to the CO2 'problem'
The Japanese National Maritime Research Institute has proposed a new technique to sequester CO2. More
July 14, 2007
Lebanese Dialogue Underway In Paris
Naharnet is reporting on talks between Lebanese factions being hosted by President Nicolas Sarkozy's government outside of Paris. And no one in Lebanon is expecting any movement in the crisis that has gripped the country for 8 long months. More
July 14, 2007
No party label for Democrat scandals
One the most comic aspects of liberal media bias is the well-established pattern of identifying politicians caught up in scandal by party only when they are Republicans. More
July 13, 2007
Another Black Day for Justice
I share with Mark Steyn the belief that the trial of Conrad Black and his associates was a travesty, and so today's jury verdict in which he was found guilty of three of the thriteen charges is dispiriting More
July 13, 2007
Obama hires felonious activist to teach campaign volunteers
Barack Obama's pose as a fighter against cynicism does not comport very well with his employment of a convicted felon to instruct youngsters in the art of campaigning. More
July 13, 2007
Al Qaeda media center in Iraq
In his press briefing the other day MNF-Iraq spokesman, Maj. Gen. Bergner explained the discovery of a major enemy media center capable of producing DVDs, CDs (56 every 8 hrs.), posters, etc. More
July 13, 2007
Something hopeful
I want to say something hopeful in this discouraging time, when there so many are eager to proclaim that America has failed in Iraq. More
July 13, 2007
Blinded by hatred
At a historical moment when Iran threatens to wipe Israel off the map, Princeton University professor-emeritus Richard Falk is worried about a new Holocaust - against the Palestinians More
July 13, 2007
British schools cut Churchill from curriculum
In a continuing move to suck the brains out of British schoolchildren, the curriculum board has decided to make teaching about Winston Churchill no longer mandatory More
July 13, 2007
The BBC exposed
We have been telling our readers for years that the BBC is in the habit of distorting the news to make those whom it disfavors look bad. More
July 13, 2007
The curious links of a CAIR doctor who doesn't support terror
Last week, Dr. Asma Mobin-Uddin, CAIR-Ohio president and a pediatrician, penned a plaintive op-ed for the New York Post decrying the role of doctors in the recent attempted terrorist attacks More
July 13, 2007
Turnaround in Anbar
One of the success stories that is coming to light as a result of the "mid-term" report the president issued on Iraq this week is the stunning turnaround in Anbar province More
July 13, 2007
The Propriety of Libby's Commutation
The most well-argued defense of the Libby commutation was made yesterday by David B.Rivkin, Jr More
July 12, 2007
From the you-can't-please-everyone dept: (updated)
From the AT mailbag: More
July 12, 2007
Sensitivity training
Judge Reggie Walton is a very sensitive man. He is also not afraid to put his sensitivity upon display for the world to judge. More
July 12, 2007
The media lied; public support died
Steve Gilbert of Sweetness & Light nails the liars for reporting none of the benchmarks in Iraq have been met More
July 12, 2007
An MSM columnist actually does his job well
Kudos to the Washington Post's Al Kamen for an excellent column yesterday full of really interesting, indeed some shocking, items. More
July 12, 2007
Joe Wilson on the hot seat
You can't fool all of the people all of the time and accounts of Joseph A. Wilson's appearance before the Conyers subcommittee indicate his day may have come. More
July 12, 2007
Hillary 'muscular' and Obama 'effeminate'?
Salon's Michael Scherer contrasts the "muscular vision" Clinton, D-N.Y., with Obama's downright effeminate touches. More
July 12, 2007
America's diversity
Do you believe America is becoming more homogeneous? How can Gavin Newsom have popularity ratings past 70%, while Senator Vitter is suffering slings and arrows? More
July 12, 2007
Is the CIA's decline 'irreversible'?
Bob Woodward sports a catchy headline today with his report on a meeting of the CIA's Iraq Study Group late last year: "CIA Said Instability Seemed 'Irreversible'" More
July 12, 2007
A tale of two trendlines
The latest federal budget deficit projectionis are once again heading south, yet polls reveal that the public believes the economy is not doing well. More
July 11, 2007
Solar Deniers Attempt to Eclipse Global Warming Documentary
On the very day before the British documentary The Great Global Warming Swindle is to hit Aussie TV screens, the Royal Society has published the work of 2 scientists who claim to have disproved its core position More
July 11, 2007
'Liberal'?
Steve Gilbert notes that in an article today about a group poring over the D.C. Madam's list to find Republicans, the Washington Post refers to these true moonbats as merely "a liberal website." More
July 11, 2007
New York Times bond rating cut again
How much longer will Pinch Sulzberger's family allow him to drive the family fortune into the ground? More
July 11, 2007
President Bush and the Libby commutation
The website UM Nexus [UM as in United Methodist Church -- President Bush's church] argues that the President's commutation of Libby's sentence goes against the teachings and principles of Jesus Christ. Matt May disagrees. More
July 11, 2007
Herb Meyer radio appearance
AT contributor Herbert E. Meyer will be a guest on Dakota Talk Radio tonight (Wednesday, July 11) at 7 PM CDT, 5 PM PDT. The program can be heard on an internet stream More
July 11, 2007
Sound and fury
The New York Times goes overboard in an editorial today. More
July 11, 2007
One Haditha hero cleared
The Investigative Officer in in the LCpl. Sharratt Article 32 hearing has recommended that murder charges be dropped. This clears one of the defendants in the so-called "Haditha massacre." More
July 11, 2007
Andrew Bostom on the terror docs (updated)
AT contributor Andrew G. Bostom has a column in today's New York Daily News on the terrorist medics More
July 11, 2007
Vitter's troubles may benefit Landrieu
David Vitter's madam troubles will not force him to resign, but they may help Democrat Mary Landrieu in her re-election bid next year. More
July 11, 2007
Divide and conquer
American Thinker has been following a political tactic that seems to be accelerating: attempts to alienate Evangelicals, among Israel's greatest allies against Islamic extremism, from their support of the Jewish state More
July 11, 2007
EU President calls it a "European Empire."
Well, the truth will out eventually. The European Union has just been labeled "an empire" -- something its critics have been ridiculed for saying for a long, long time. This is now creating a big fuss in Europe.
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July 11, 2007
Be afraid. Be very afraid
Okay. So John McCain is going to have to (formally) drop out of the race soon. Imagine, if you will, the mischief McCain can do now that he doesn't have to even think about appealing to Republican primary voters More
July 11, 2007
Gobal warming I fear (a poem)
Global warming I fear,
As well you should too;
You poor misinformed dear,
Before your planet's all through.
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July 10, 2007
Thomas Lifson radio appearance
AT editor and publisher Thomas Lifson will be appearing Wednesday morning on KSFO radio's Lee Rodgers & Melanie Morgan Show, just after the 7 AM PDT. The program is available online in a live feed. More
July 10, 2007
Dubai is a base for sanctions-busting by Iran
Opponents of the Dubai Ports deal can now claim that we did indeed dodge a bullet in sinking that deal. More
July 10, 2007
Senator Vitter's troubles just beginning
Louisiana Republican Senator has pre-emptively apologized for having his telephone number among those in the data base of the so-called DC madam. More
July 10, 2007
What if Syria invaded Lebanon and nobody cared?
Rick Moran issues a wake-up call: Syria is signaling its intentions quite clearly. More
July 10, 2007
NBC 'News' morphs into NBC Propaganda (updated)
The levels of bias and ideological commitment demonstrated by NBC "News" rose to new heights over the past weekend. More
July 10, 2007
Peter Chowka radio appearance
AT contibutor Peter B. Chowka, who has written several pieces on Michael Moore's fast-fading film SiCKO, will be a guest tonight (July 10) on the syndicated Rollye James Show More
July 10, 2007
Irony in the NYT's stance on Libby
The New York Sun nicely skewers the irony of the New York Times' editorial condemnation of the Libby sentence commutation More
July 10, 2007
LAT allows Hamas to spin its views
After editorially rejecting anything but a weak and ineffectual program of sanctions against Iran yesterday, today the Los Angeles Times publishes an encore: an op-ed by the deputy of the political bureau of Hamas More
July 10, 2007
The Rachel Corrie Case against Caterpillar is back
AP is reporting:
The family of a woman killed trying to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian home in 2003 asked a federal appeals court panel t | 
