Posts Tagged ‘al-Qaida’
Quick reminder about the Tora Bora bin Laden thing
For those of you who keep bringing up the “fact” that President George W. Bush screwed up and missed bin Laden back in Tora Bora after Sept. 11, Uncle Jimbo over at Blackfive has a not so long ago history lesson for you.
Read MoreObama Afghanistan speech recap – skepticism, doubt and uncertainty
We never had time to post some thoughts about President Obama’s Afghanistan speech before the big radio show today and we’ve been pretty busy with other items this afternoon. So here is a recap and some thoughts about Obama’s decision to surge troop strength by 30,000 and then start leaving in July 2011.
Read More9/11 Terrorists to be tried in Federal Court – Update: Giuliani – America on trial
Editor’s Note: The author is a former Federal prosecutor, an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, the first woman law partner at the Florida law firm of Shutts & Bowen, and former Law Professor at the University of Miami School of Law where she also received her JD.
Read MoreIntellegence community: 10 to 20 e-mails between Hasan and Islamic cleric
Not just any Islamic cleric, we’re talking about the radical Anwar al-Aulaqi, who once served as imam in a Falls Church, Va. mosque attended by traitor and terrorist Nidal Hasan. Speculation is al-Aulaqi counseled Hasan after the spiritual leader bolted for Yemen.
Read MoreUS negotiations with Taliban in Afghanistan not going well
In March, Vice President Binden stated the United States and coalition forces would need to negotiate with the Taliban, since 70 percent were not all that bad and just in it for the money. The negotiations are not going well, with the Taliban refusing a power-sharing agreement in recent days.
Read MoreTaliban not the enemy after all – Obama willing to deal
Shall we take a stroll back in time – not too far mind you – and look at who the Taliban are, what they do, and how they supported and encouraged al-Qaida terrorists in the past? No. President Obama is now giving up on those who harbor and support terrorists. To win it turns out,…
Read MoreObama failure: Guantanamo Bay not closing – time to blame someone
President Obama never had a plan to close Camp Delta, the detainee facility for the worst of the worst terrorists in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Like many liberals, he felt it was the right thing to do, made a big deal about the issue during the campaign, and kicked off his term by committing to close…
Read MoreWhich terrorists may be released in the USA?
Several of the detainees the Obama administration is considering releasing into the United States are Chinese Muslims that were trained by al-Qaida in Tora Bora, Afghanistan. This is an update to last weeks post, Guantanamo detainees in the US and enhanced interrogation techniques. Gateway Pundit brings us the video, and more, from Fox News anchor…
Read MoreWe’re giving al Qaeda the moral high ground
I am not sure how an American, even one who works for Human Rights Watch, can believe that an organization that beheads, burns and otherwise brutally murders women and children, not to mention any soldier they capture, could possible think America is ceding the “high ground” by not closing Gitmo. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLmwaeY2Tnk My soldier friends assure…
Read MoreSpeculating about recent al Qaeda plague outbreak
Although nothing official has been released, on Jan. 19 The Sun (UK) posted news of a small, but possibly significant plague outbreak in Algeria. The first victim found was a member of a powerful al Qaeda group based outside of the Middle East. From The Sun’s article… The killer bug, also known as the plague,…
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