The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee is pushing Attorney General Eric Holder to explore links between a jihadist rehabilitation program in Saudi Arabia and Yemeni extremists linked to the failed Christmas Day terror plot. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) on Tuesday rereleased a letter he sent last month to Holder demanding that the Department [...]
Andy McCarthy: Moussaoui Conviction Upheld – The Corner
January 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction and sentence of 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. Enthusiasts of the law-enforcement approach to terrorism will undoubtedly claim this development as more evidence that their strategy works. To the contrary, I have argued several times see, e.g., here and here that we dodged a bullet [...]
We’ve Been Hacked Because Our Opponents Cannot Handle Our Arguments
January 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
To NewsReal’s Readers,
As some of you might have realized NewsReal is under attack from a hacker. Our IT specialist has confirmed it. We’re currently working to fix the problem.
I apologize to anyone who was offended by the hacker’s profane messages.
This is how our opponents behave. They cannot defeat our arguments so they must sabotage us. [...]
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Collaborators in the War against the Jews: Ian Lustick – by Steven Plaut
January 5, 2010 By 48 Comments
Penn’s radical professor campaigns against Israel… for its own good.
Peter Beinart: The War on Terror Isn’t a War
January 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
If you’re trying to kill large numbers of people who are trying to kill you en masse, most people would correctly identify this situation as a war. President Barack Obama knows this, which is why he bristled at former Vice President Dick Cheney’s recent claims that he doesn’t treat our counterterror efforts like a war [...]
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US suspect in Pakistan defends ‘jihad’ plans – AP
January 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
SARGODHA, Pakistan – One of five Americans detained in Pakistan said their aim was to go to Afghanistan to wage jihad against Western forces, defending their intention as justified under Islam. But he denied any links to al-Qaida or plans to carry out terrorist attacks in Pakistan, as alleged by Pakistani authorities. Monday was the [...]
U.S. tightens international air security – POLITICO.com
January 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
All travelers flying into the U.S. from foreign countries will receive tightened random screening, and 100 percent of passengers from 14 terrorism-prone countries will be patted down and have their carry-ons searched, the Obama administration notified airlines on Sunday.The more stringent Transportation Security Administration rules, to take effect at midnight, follow the attempted Christmas Day [...]
A Failed Anti-Terror Strategy – by Jamie Glazov
January 4, 2010 By 38 Comments
Nothing Obama is doing will make a recurrence of the terror attempt on Flight 253 any less likely.
Where Are The Stories On What Pakistanis Actually Think About Drone Attacks?
January 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The New York Times ran a short piece yesterday via Reuters news service which indicated that U.S. drone attacks in Afpak [Afghanistan and the Pakistani border] are “undermining efforts to deal with militancy.” A drone aircraft was reported to have killed 3 militants in a car traveling in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region. It also mentions [...]
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Charles Krauthammer: Hollow Words on Terrorism
January 2, 2010 By 2 Comments
WASHINGTON — Janet Napolitano — former Arizona governor, now overmatched secretary of homeland security — will forever be remembered for having said of the attempt to bring down an airliner over Detroit: “The system worked.” The attacker’s concerned father had warned U.S. authorities about his son’s jihadist tendencies. The would-be bomber paid cash and checked [...]
