Monday, January 31, 2005
A Dipole Moment
Andrew C. McCarthy explores the historical parallels between two elections held during times of war in his excellent NRO column, The Reachable Star.
Radio Blogger has a great post about Senator Kerry's appearance on Meet the Press yesterday. Generalissimo's analysis cracks me up, which I appreciate, since in order to create this post he was required to listen to and/or read a whole lot of Kerry babble.
James Taranto works his way through portions of the Kerry interview as well in Best of the Web Today. Don't miss the footnote.
I wonder what Mr. Kerry thought of Mr. McCarthy's column. Actually, the senator is probably waiting for someone to bring him the French translation.
Radio Blogger has a great post about Senator Kerry's appearance on Meet the Press yesterday. Generalissimo's analysis cracks me up, which I appreciate, since in order to create this post he was required to listen to and/or read a whole lot of Kerry babble.
James Taranto works his way through portions of the Kerry interview as well in Best of the Web Today. Don't miss the footnote.
I wonder what Mr. Kerry thought of Mr. McCarthy's column. Actually, the senator is probably waiting for someone to bring him the French translation.
Sunday, January 23, 2005
The Sampler
In three recent posts at the fourth rail, Bill Roggio discusses how people and governments are quick to respond to natural disasters but come up with a host of excuses to avoid dealing with man-made atrocities, the growing Islamist threat in Europe, and the New York Times apparently deciding that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is many things, including a top rebel, guerrilla, insurgent, and a militant, but he is not to be labelled a terrorist.
Michael Barone examines President Bush's second inaugural and concludes that like Washington, Lincoln, and FDR, George W. Bush is a revolutionary president.
Hugh Hewitt takes on the LA Times' coverage of the Global War on Terror here.
Charles Krauthammer writes about the possible emergence of an anti-American coalition led by Russia and China in this column.
Douglas Davis' Spectator column (registration required) explores the Iranian nuclear program and the half-hearted attempts by the IAEA and EU to shut it down. He also mentions some other regimes in the Middle East that may be trying to join the nuclear club.
Mark Steyn points out that refusing to extend the protections of the Geneva Conventions to captured terrorists is the right policy, despite objections from Democrats.
Finally, check out Victor Davis Hanson's excellent column, A Postmodern War.
Michael Barone examines President Bush's second inaugural and concludes that like Washington, Lincoln, and FDR, George W. Bush is a revolutionary president.
Hugh Hewitt takes on the LA Times' coverage of the Global War on Terror here.
Charles Krauthammer writes about the possible emergence of an anti-American coalition led by Russia and China in this column.
Douglas Davis' Spectator column (registration required) explores the Iranian nuclear program and the half-hearted attempts by the IAEA and EU to shut it down. He also mentions some other regimes in the Middle East that may be trying to join the nuclear club.
Mark Steyn points out that refusing to extend the protections of the Geneva Conventions to captured terrorists is the right policy, despite objections from Democrats.
Finally, check out Victor Davis Hanson's excellent column, A Postmodern War.
Friday, January 07, 2005
Terrorist Humanitarians
Bill Roggio at the fourth rail comments on the arrival of members of Islamist terror groups in Banda Aceh, an Indonesian city devastated by the tsunami, in his recent post The Enemy in Aceh. Mr. Roggio points out that the media refuses to acknowledge that groups such as those mentioned in his post are al Qaeda affiliates.
The media consistently downplays the operational relationship between al Qaeda and its regional affiliates, sabotaging efforts to prosecute the war on a global scale. An admission that the enemy is greater than just al Qaeda would provide ammunition to the Neoconservative view on the reach and scope of al Qaeda, and force liberals to recognize the magnitude of the threat arrayed against us. As the liberal vision on the War on Terror is one of policing and disengagement from military action, the operational relationships between the various groups of the International Islamic Front are suppressed.
