John Derbyshire Learns What We Cannot Talk About
Rather than banishing the issues on race Derbyshire raised, we should bring them out into the open.
Rather than banishing the issues on race Derbyshire raised, we should bring them out into the open.
Street smarts are far more important than academics.
America’s new intelligence strategy to disrupt terrorist cells and training operations.
And the Iranians are training the Afghan jihadis. “Terror link alleged as Saudi millions flow into Afghanistan war zone,” by Anthony Loyd for The Times, May 31 (thanks to Sr. Soph): Millions of dollars of Saudi Arabian money have flowed into Afghanistan over the past four years, the country’s intelligence…
Who do they think they’re kidding? “At the same time, the administration is trying to deepen ties to Pakistan’s intelligence officials” — i.e., the very same ones who are aiding the jihadists. “Options studied for a possible Pakistan strike,” by Greg Miller for the Washington Post, May 29 (thanks to…
“Infidels”? You’d almost think the Times Square car bomb plot had something to do with Islam. (Cue chorus of “Naaah’s” coming from the State Department, U.S. intelligence agencies, and the White House.) More on this story. “Pakistan detainees proud of role in NYC bomb case,” by Asif Shahzad and Kathy…
The intelligence community is clueless and compromised, to be sure. But it is no worse than any other U.S. government agency. Until there is a wholesale reevaluation of counterterror strategy, and a realistic appraisal of the jihad doctrine and Islamic supremacism in all its forms, there will be many more…
Yemen and Pakistan are still not committed to the war against radical Islam.
It ought to be, and it would be long overdue with regard to American tolerance of Pakistan’s foot-dragging, highly selective approach to addressing jihadist groups within its borders, and the frequent complicity of the Inter-Services Intelligence with those groups’ activities, whether involving Kashmir or the western frontier provinces. “Congressman cites…
But deep down, they really, really want peace! “Syria gave advanced M-600 missiles to Hezbollah, defense officials claim: Army intelligence worried by Lebanese militants’ growing rocket arsenal – but says Syria has a genuine desire to strike a peace deal with Israel,” by Jonathan Lis and Amos Harel in Haaretz,…