The Administration has to find a better way of keeping key Congressional committees informed.
I wonder what it will take to convince people that we are fighting World War III?
Every time something like this occurs, it reminds me of the problems we face in the world.
As I read this article by David Horowitz the thing that troubled me the most is the attitude of so many of my liberal friends. I hope they wake up and realize that terrorists are real and want to kill us before it is too late for America to defeat the terrorists.
I always had doubts about Fran Townsend as Homeland Security Adviser to the White House, so I can't say that I'm sorry to see her leave.
Bret Stephens has a very interesting op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. Mr. Stephens compares the debate over waterboarding with the actions of much of the World, including the United States during World War II. the death of Paul Tibbets, Jr. the pilot of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was a reminder of another time when our country was at war, and the steps we took to save American lives. Call me crazy if you want, but I don't think we were wrong to drop the Atomic bomb on Japan, and I would have no problem with taking any action necessary to protect American lives today. If that means we are lowering ourselves to the level of our enemies, then so be it.
Typical European Justice. One of the accused masterminds of the 2004 Madrid terror bombings was acquitted of all charges Wednesday by a Spanish court in the culmination to a politically divisive trial over Europe's worst Islamic militant terror attack.
An Iranian naval commander said his forces are willing to carry out suicide missions when facing enemy forces in the Persian Gulf. That doesn't really surprise me.
Gunmen in Baghdad kidnapped 10 Sunni and Shiite tribal sheiks from their cars Sunday as they were heading home to Diyala province after talks with the government on fighting al-Qaida, and at least one was later found shot to death.
A Spanish court agreed to allow the extradition to the United States of a Syrian-born arms dealer charged with conspiring to sell weapons to a Colombian terrorist group and conspiring to kill Americans.
Osama Bin Laden has asked terrorists in Iraq to unite. Do you think he knows they are losing?
President Bush has emphatically rejected claims his administration uses torture and defended the CIA's methods.
Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell said Al-Qaida continues to recruit Europeans for explosive training in Pakistan because Europeans can more easily enter the United States without a visa. Nice.
According to this article by Kevin McCullough in Townhall.com, Ahamdinejad has not yet taken the visit to Ground Zero off of his schedule, leading McCullough to believe that he still intends to engage in this outrageous appearance. McCullough is inviting all New Yorkers to meet him at Liberty Street and Broadway at 9 AM Monday to meet the evil terrorist. I hope everyone does just that.
This is how terrorists solve disagreements - just kill the offending party. Al Qaeda has offered $100,000 for the assassination of cartoonist Lars Vilks because they don't like his cartoon. What part of this kind of garbage can't the mainstream media understand.
Thoughtful op-ed written by Tom Davis, Columnist for the Times-Dispatch. Mr. Davis correctly points out that there are no quick or easy answers in Iraq or in the broader war against terrorism. He also correctly argues that "defeat in this war can only be self-inflicted through loss of patience and focus."
September 11 is a day that none of us will ever forget. When I think back to 9-11 I remember exactly what I was doing and how I heard the news. I hadn't turned the television on when my phone rang. My sister, who lives in Ohio, was calling. Turn on the television, she said. A plane just flew into the World Trade Center. As I turned on Fox News, I could hear them say it was apparently a large plane that had struck the Trade Center. I immediately began calling family members. Is everyone ok? Have we heard from my youngest brother (who travels frequently to New York). I knew he was scheduled to go to New York for a day that week, but couldn't remember if it was Tuesday or Wednesday.
Then the second plane hit, and we all knew for certain that our world had changed forever. As I watched in horror, I heard about the plane hitting the Pentagon. Then came the word that a plane had crashed near Somerset. I had grown up in the Western Pennsylvania area, and until moving to Florida in 1999, had lived just about 40 miles from Somerset. The rage that I felt that morning soon gave way to incredible sorrow, for the lives lost,then I began to feel great pride and thanks for the heroic firemen, policemen and every day people at ground zero, for the heroes at the Pentagon, for the incredibly brave passengers of Flight 93.
My love of my country and our people had never been stronger, as we stood shoulder to shoulder with our neighbors and sang God Bless America. We were so united in the days after 9-11. I was sure that nothing would divide us again. We would surely recognize that we were in the fight of our lives, and when America was united, no foe could defeat us. I still believe that.
Powerline has a post saying that the Islamist terrorists who were planning an attack on U.S. installations in Germany had orders to act by September 15. Why that date? Well, evidently that was the date they thought General Petraeus was going to deliver his report to Congress. Of course, that's not the correct date, but be sure to read the Powerline post, paying particular attention to how the German authorities found out about the attack.
Now, how is that for a headline. I've heard it on Fox News, MSNBC and CNN. I don't know about the rest of you, but Osama Bin Laden has nothing to say that I want to hear. I just wish we would capture this guy. Supposedly, the video of Bin Laden, fake or dyed beard and all, will be released prior to the September 11 anniversary. Experts are guessing that the tape will include references to attacks that are to come. Well, that has been happening since the attacks on the World Trade Center, and thanks largely to the efforts of our government, they haven't been successful. Let's hope that they won't be successful again.
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