The US military is getting out of the way of the Iraqis who want to take out their own trash.
I hope that this sends a message to the jihadists all over the Arab world. I suspect that it will also make for a more pro-American and anti-Arab-dictatorship government in Iraq when one is eventually formed. They’ll remember who their friends, and enemies, were for at least a generation.
Boy, that Marine light colonel does have an unfortunate last name, though, doesn’t he?
What’s the deal with all of the repeat trackback pings? I’ve gotten them from N.Z. Bear, Dean Esmay, Joe Katzman, and probably others in the last few days.
Are you guys using the most recent version (2.63)?
[Update at 11:02 AM PDT]
I just got a third ping from Truth Laid Bear on this post. And he’s using 2.63. Anyone know what’s going on?
The FBI is finally admitting that last summer’s El Al counter shooting at LAX was a terrorist act.
[Update at 10:05 AM PDT]
Not counting the DC sniper (which is still a little fuzzy as to motivation), by my count this was the last actual act of terrorism on US soil to date. Since then, there’s been nothing, even with the war. Has “homeland security” really improved that much, did we kill a lot of the potential perps in Afghanistan, was Al Qaeda a paper tiger, or some or all of the above?
For those who think that everyone at Free Republic is a knuckle-dragging troglodyte, here’s an interesting thead about a woman pilot of a Warthog, who is admired by most, and the one who whines about women in combat is firmly put in his (or her, though unlikely) place.
For those who think that everyone at Free Republic is a knuckle-dragging troglodyte, here’s an interesting thead about a woman pilot of a Warthog, who is admired by most, and the one who whines about women in combat is firmly put in his (or her, though unlikely) place.
For those who think that everyone at Free Republic is a knuckle-dragging troglodyte, here’s an interesting thead about a woman pilot of a Warthog, who is admired by most, and the one who whines about women in combat is firmly put in his (or her, though unlikely) place.
A little sunshine may be breaking through in the Middle East. If the Kuwaiti press is a credible source, people in Yemen were slapped in the face by the reality of people beating Saddam’s picture with their shoe soles.
Eric Shawn of Fox News had an exit interview with Mr. Combover–the Iraqi ambassador to the UN, who’s en route to Syria. He didn’t ask the key question.
“Mr. Ambassador, if you love New York so much, why are you going to Syria? Aren’t you concerned, given what you’ve said in this interview and others in the past few hours, that there may be some members of the regime there who won’t be pleased with your statements?”
Now that we know how the game is played, please tell us why your reporting from Damascus, or Gaza, or the West Bank (as just three examples) should be given any credibility whatsoever. How much of Arafat and Assad’s thuggish behavior have you been covering up? And if you now propose to tell us, why should we believe you?
In a just and rational world, this should be devastating for the network, but they’ll probably get the usual pass.
I have to add a new term to the media glossary.
“Fierce resistance” means they shoot back, almost always to little effect.