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Syrian Army Retakes Most of Damascus
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Britain
Tony Blair: 'The West is asleep on the issue of Islamist extremism'
Posted by: tipper || 07/24/2012 07:56 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Asleep? Hell no. Muzzled, blinded, and earplugged by the ruling caste and its media hounds in their worship of diversity and racism.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 07/24/2012 8:56 Comments || Top||

#2  Based on this quote from Blair,

''I see the Koran very much as an outsider. It stands in the great prophetic tradition of trying to return people to the basic principles of spirituality. Taken for its time, it was an extraordinarily progressive declaration of principle. It is also extraordinary for a Christian to read: for example, there are more references to Mary than in the Gospels. The tragedy is that it has been so warped and misapplied.’’


he himself is asleep on the issue of Islam
Posted by: lord garth || 07/24/2012 8:58 Comments || Top||

#3  More "the cobra has as much right to be in the crib as the baby" claptrap...
Posted by: M. Murcek || 07/24/2012 10:57 Comments || Top||

#4  Strange how insightful some become AFTER they leave office.
Posted by: Besoeker || 07/24/2012 17:07 Comments || Top||


Fifth Column
Spengler: The Problem Is Obama, Not Huma Abedin
Posted by: Whavimble Gluter5603 || 07/24/2012 12:35 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under:

#1  I have to agree with Spengler. Huma is Shia (if she is anything), so there is no reason for her to like Sunni fundamentalism. I believe Hillary is following Obama's instructions and Huma is being a good soldier.
Posted by: Frozen Al || 07/24/2012 16:03 Comments || Top||


Home Front: WoT
A Terrorist Attack That America Cannot Absorb
From September, 2010, a reminder from Herschel Smith that terrorists have ways to cripple America. I hope we are very quietly behind the scenes looking after such situations. Hat tip Instapundit.
Posted by: Steve White || 07/24/2012 07:45 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Steve, I don't have a lot of hope since we cannot protect our borders and don't seem to have the inclination at this time.
Posted by: JohnQC || 07/24/2012 9:55 Comments || Top||

#2  I wonder about attacks like that every single time the power goes out. When it does, the first thing I do is turn on the radio or TV to see if the stations are on the air & if so, what they have to say.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 || 07/24/2012 10:05 Comments || Top||

#3  It normally runs off, heads for cover of thicker bush, and then ambushes the hunter and trackers. Extreme caution must be taken when tracking a wounded Kaapse Buffel [Cape Buffalo].
Posted by: Besoeker || 07/24/2012 10:21 Comments || Top||

#4  I wonder if Iran's electrical system has the same kind of vulnerability.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 || 07/24/2012 11:49 Comments || Top||


India-Pakistan
OBL compound
[Dawn] THE house has been destroyed, but that is apparently not enough. The empty plot that marks where the world's most wanted terrorist was found living in Pakistain is in the process of formally being declared government property. And just as the demolition of the late Osama bin Laden's
... Maybe his Mom misses him...
house in February -- which was carried out mainly at night and under tight military watch -- smacked of defensiveness and secrecy on the part of the state, so does this latest attempt to control a reminder of one of the most embarrassing incidents in the country's history. It is also in line with the general paranoia with which security personnel had handled the house when it existed, harassing locals, visitors and journalists who dared approach. This despite probably having removed every shred of intelligence or evidence available in the house, and even though the structure was more of a curiosity and a tourist attraction rather than being in any danger of becoming a shrine for bin Laden supporters. In trying so hard to control the location, the authorities have only deepened the general air of suspicion about Pakistain's role in the whole affair.

Meanwhile,
...back at the bunker, his Excellency called a hurried meeting of his closest advisors. It was to be his last. They discussed the officers's efficiency rating system...
reports of the government takeover of the plot are a reminder that the authorities remain much less efficient when it comes to investigating, or at least sharing, why and how bin Laden ended up living in Abbottabad
... A pleasant city located only 30 convenient miles from Islamabad. The city is noted for its nice weather and good schools. It is the site of Pakistain's military academy, which was within comfortable walking distance of the residence of the late Osama bin Laden....
. All physical traces of the man are being erased, and Dr Shakil Afridi has been tossed in the clink
You have the right to remain silent...
one way or another for possibly colluding with the CIA to nab him. But though several deadlines have come and gone, no investigation report has emerged over a year after a commission was formed to carry out a probe into why bin Laden was here and why America was able to get him in the way that it did. As with the compound itself, the fear now is that the answers to these questions will remain shrouded in secrecy. Like other security failures and policy mistakes in our history, one gets the distinct feeling that this one is also being swept under the rug.
Posted by: Fred || 07/24/2012 00:00 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under: al-Qaeda

#1  Hello-o-o-o, its located in a major mucho PAK Military Region.
Posted by: JosephMendiola || 07/24/2012 0:04 Comments || Top||

#2  For details... just ask "I killed Osama" Obama.... after all, he had to have all the Intel to do such a brave deed...
Posted by: Sherry || 07/24/2012 1:04 Comments || Top||

#3  Enough money can buy nearly any vote anything.
Posted by: Besoeker || 07/24/2012 3:29 Comments || Top||

#4  But dead voters are the cheapest.
Posted by: Bobby || 07/24/2012 6:03 Comments || Top||

#5  How are tourists supposed to visit if it's in a restricted military zone?
Posted by: gromky || 07/24/2012 7:12 Comments || Top||

#6  ISI passes
Posted by: Frank G || 07/24/2012 9:34 Comments || Top||


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Time: Is Syria's Bashar Assad Going the Way of Muammar Gaddafi?
As his regime slowly crumbles and options for exile and reconciliation narrow, Syria's embattled President Bashar Assad looks likely to cling grimly onto power, no matter the consequences
Posted by: Fred || 07/24/2012 00:00 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Dream on.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 07/24/2012 1:42 Comments || Top||



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Tue 2012-07-24
  Syrian Army Retakes Most of Damascus
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  23 wounded in Iraq car bombing
Sun 2012-07-22
  Pencilneck may use chemical weapons against rebels
Sat 2012-07-21
  Islamic Jihad Leadership Abandons Syria For Iran
Fri 2012-07-20
  Syria Rebels Take 'All Iraq Border Points'
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Wed 2012-07-18
  Two Buses With 40 Israeli Tourists Blown Up At Bulgarian Airport
Tue 2012-07-17
  Blast kills MP in Mogadishu, Militants claim responsibility
Mon 2012-07-16
  US Ship Fires on Boat off Dubai, 1 Dead
Sun 2012-07-15
  At Least 83 Killed across Syria
Sat 2012-07-14
  NDS Chief Among Bombing Victims at Afghan Wedding
Fri 2012-07-13
  Defected Syrian Ambassador Calls on Countrymen to Join Him
Thu 2012-07-12
  Sudan university students hold major protest: Witness
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  Al Qaeda suicide bomber attacks Yemen police academy
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