Tag: Counterterrorism
-
We “Shouldn’t” Speculate About Boston Bombing Perpetrators, But of Course We Do
In which President Obama calls evil by its name.
-
Partisan Lines Start to Blur in Drone Debate
I’m a critic of the president, but it had never occurred to me to worry that Obama might drone-bomb Jane Fonda.
-
RIMPAC! Or, Here’s Why It’s Dangerous Even to JOKE About Yelling “Fire” in a Crowded Theater
Don’t publish the sailing time of troop ships. No-brainer, right? But what if the publisher is the Navy itself?
-
Dr. K, on the Irony of Obama the Drone Warrior
Early on in the Obama administration, I had a series of blog posts labeled "Bush’s Third Term." I meant it in a nice way.
-
When Victor Davis Hanson Talks, I Listen — and He’s Got Me More Worried About a Nuclear Iran
"An Iranian theocrat’s supposed willingness to use his sole nuclear weapon to wipe out tiny Israel — at the cost of losing 30 million Iranians from retaliation — yields a cheap way to obtain not just parity with Israel, but potentially a nuclear advantage."
-
The al-Awlaki Killing Crossed a Line. Bravo, Mr. President.
In addition to being a tactical victory, the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki is a welcome reminder that the President understands we are at war.
-
Glenn Greenwald on Norway: It Must Be America’s Fault
Greenwald implicitly assumes that the attack is probably "jihadi" related. Why else go into detail about Norway’s participation in the wars in Afghanistan and Libya? He’s less interested in giving Islamists the benefit of the doubt than he is in saying "we’re just as bad."
-
Props to the Prez for Getting bin Laden
Despite the risks, despite not being certain that bin Laden was even in the compound, Obama signed off on the mission. It could have ended badly, but it did not, and Obama deserves enormous credit for a landmark victory in the war against Islamic fascism. Congratulations, Mr. President, and thank you.
-
This Blog Gets Results: Janet Napolitano to Scrap Color-Coded Threat Advisories
Who says the federal government isn’t responsive to ordinary citizens? Barely a year has passed since A.T.I.N. advised Janet Napolitano to scrap the silly color-coded alert system, and now published reports say the Homeland Security Secretary will do exactly that in a speech tomorrow. There have been complaints about about the five-tiered system since its […]
-
Which Is the Lesser Evil: Airport “Porno Scanners” or Profiling?
From TSA website: Click to enlarge (you know you want to). Images more explicit than this may be faked. If you look up “droll” in the dictionary, there ought to be a picture of George Will.  Here’s the end of his current column, which kvetches about increased airport security: The average American has regular contact […]