Bookworm on Feb 06 2013 | Filed under: Barack Obama, Muslim violence
Tweet There’s been a lot of upset in the conservative blogosphere about Obama’s drone strike policy. The way the administration phrased it, as “legal,” “ethical,” and “wise,” got a lot of hackles up, especially when Michael Isikoff let slip how little oversight there is — including oversight over decisions to kill American citizens. A lot [...]
Bookworm on Sep 28 2012 | Filed under: Barack Obama, Leftist morality, Pakistan
Tweet Back in 2004, when George Bush was president, Michael Moore compared al Qaeda terrorists to American Minutemen: The Iraqis who have risen up against the occupation are not “insurgents” or “terrorists” or “The Enemy.” They are the REVOLUTION, the Minutemen, and their numbers will grow — and they will win. Moore’s shallow brain and [...]
Bookworm on Dec 07 2011 | Filed under: Europe
Tweet For years at this blog (and others) when we’ve written about Europe’s problems, we’ve focused primarily, not on the economy, but on those Muslim immigrants. One of the things that we talked about a lot was the fact that these same Muslim immigrants subsisted largely on public benefits. This little tidbit emerged with force [...]
Bookworm on Sep 26 2011 | Filed under: Military, Pakistan
Tweet It seems we’ve propped up Pakistan long enough. It’s no longer a duplicitous ally. Instead, as Islamists have penetrated further and further into its political and military ranks, it’s now becoming an active enemy: On Thursday, Adm. Mike Mullen told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Pakistan was using ‘violent extremism as an instrument [...]
Bookworm on Feb 21 2011 | Filed under: Pakistan
Tweet He’s not in a uniform, but Raymond A. Davis, former Special Forces soldier, and current CIA operator and prisoner in Pakistan is a soldier for American interests. Our own government has admitted that he “was part of a covert, C.I.A.-led team collecting intelligence and conducting surveillance on militant groups deep inside the country.” When [...]
Bookworm on Dec 01 2009 | Filed under: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Pakistan
Tweet As I write this, Obama hasn’t spoken yet, but he has released excerpts from his speech. These are my first thoughts on his words: “The 30,000 additional troops that I am announcing tonight will deploy in the first part of 2010 – the fastest pace possible – so that they can target the insurgency [...]
Bookworm on Nov 30 2009 | Filed under: Barack Obama, Climate change
Tweet I realize that, with readers all over the world, speaking about “morning” is a bit silly, but I can only function according to the rules of my own time zone. I’m up, but so are the kids, and the “getting ready for school” drill is in full swing. It’s definitely morning for me, and [...]
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