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03/2/2011, Thomas Joscelyn, The Weekly Standard Blog
Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi just can’t accept the fact that anyone other than al Qaeda wants him gone. CNN reports: Meanwhile, in another lengthy, rambling speech to supporters, [Qaddafi] contin...
Reconnecting the Dots
03/1/2011, Thomas Joscelyn, The Weekly Standard Blog
In an editorial published yesterday (“A Right Without a Remedy”), the New York Times complained that the D.C. Circuit Court “has dramatically restricted” the Supreme Court’s Boumediene rulin...
Will Qadhafi Take a Hint?
03/1/2011, Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, The Arena, Politico
In his increasingly ugly fight for political survival, Libyan strongman Muammar Qadhafi has dragged his country into civil war. Qadhafi has repeatedly and emphatically stated that he will not leave Li...
Anwar Al Awlaki's Direct Connection to Terror
03/1/2011, Thomas Joscelyn, The Weekly Standard Blog
In August 2010, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the U.S. government on behalf of al Qaeda cleric Anwar al Awlaki. The two organizations questi...
Has Anyone Told Ambassador Rice There's a Crisis In Libya?
02/28/2011, Claudia Rosett, The Rosett Report
When President Obama made Susan Rice his ambassador to the United Nations, in 2009, he thought the job was so vital that he gave her cabinet rank. Now, here we are, with the Arab world in tumult, two ...
Saif "The Reformer" Qaddafi, and His Assault Rifle
02/28/2011, Claudia Rosett, The Rosett Report
You remember Saif Qaddafi, the “reformer” son of Moammar Qaddafi, and heir-apparent of the Qaddafi regime? Saif Qaddafi the erstwhile lover of democracy; he of the Qaddafi Foundation for Internati...
The Regime Kidnaps Mousavi and Karroubi
02/26/2011, Dr. Michael Ledeen, Faster, Please
Yes it is true, not exactly as any one source has been reporting, but the two top leaders of the Green Movement, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, were kidnapped on Thursday night — when the s...
A Realistic Democracy Project
02/24/2011, Andrew C. McCarthy, The Corner, NRO
John Bolton’s essay in Standpoint (flagged in the NRO web briefing) is terrific. Assessing the tumult in the Middle East, Egypt in particular, he argues for a careful, realistic promotion of democra...
More on the Saudi Jihadist Arrested in Texas
02/24/2011, Andrew C. McCarthy, The Corner, NRO
Dan, the Justice Department has put out a press release describing what is in the arrest complaint on which Khalid Ali-M. Aldawsari (a legal immigrant here on a student visa) is being detained. Looks ...
The Libyan Terrorist: Muammar Qaddafi
02/24/2011, Thomas Joscelyn, The Weekly Standard Blog
It is not surprising to see Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi use any and all means, including the most savage violence, to hold onto power. Qaddafi is, after all, a terrorist.There was a time when Qadd...
Bomb Libya
02/23/2011, Dr. Michael Ledeen, Faster, Please
Since our leaders evidently have no clue what to do in Libya, let’s give them a few ideas. The basic rules are easy: don’t do anything that is likely to make things worse, and you can forget a...
Annals of Egypt's "Democracy" Revolution
02/23/2011, Andrew C. McCarthy, The Corner, NRO
Two million Egyptians jam Tahrir Square to chants of “To Jerusalem we are heading, martyrs in the millions.” Robert Spencer has video at Jihad Watch.
The full article is available here.
Rocket Fire into Israel from Gaza
02/23/2011, Andrew C. McCarthy, The Corner, NRO
Ynet News is reporting a rocket fired from Hamas-controlled Gaza into Beersheba for the first time in over two years. No one killed. Earlier in the day, three mortar bombs were set off, also in civili...
Plus, Libya's Qadhafi a Short-Timer?
02/22/2011, Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, The Arena, Politico
Muammar Qadhafi, dubbed the “Mad Clown of Tripoli” by former President Ronald Reagan, has been in power for 42 years. Over those years, this dangerous and eccentric Libyan dictator has been involv...
Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi Issues Fatwa Calling for Gaddafi's Death
02/22/2011, Andrew C. McCarthy, The Corner, NRO
MEMRI has it, here. Bottom line:
I hereby issue a fatwa to the officers and soldiers who can kill Mu’ammar Al-Qadhafi: Whoever among them can fire a bullet at him, thus relieving the country an...
Forget Arab Democracy, Let's Pretend It's about Israel
02/21/2011, Benjamin Weinthal, Anne Bayefsky, The Corner, NRO
It is no coincidence that the Hezbollah-dominated Lebanese government, a non-standing member of the U.N. Security Council and an Iranian subsidiary, sponsored a resolution last Friday condemning Israe...
Karzai's ‘Peace Council’ Seeks Release of Taliban Leaders from Gitmo
02/21/2011, Thomas Joscelyn, The Weekly Standard Blog
Ben Farmer of The Daily Telegraph (UK) reports that Afghan president Hamid Karzai’s peace council is going to send a delegation to Guantanamo. The council is requesting the release of about 20 Talib...
Germans to Turks to Mullahs: The Back Door
02/21/2011, Dr. Michael Ledeen, Faster, Please
In all the excitement, it was easy to miss the fact that there were two very high level visitors to Iran late last week and then over the weekend: Turkish President Gul and German Foreign Minister W...
What on Earth are We Doing in Afghanistan?
02/21/2011, Andrew C. McCarthy, The Corner, NRO
In my weekend column, I argued that the democracy project has failed in Afghanistan, and that — far from taking the battle to the Taliban and America’s other enemies — our military’s main job ...
What Are We Doing About Gaddafi's Bloody Hands in Libya?
02/20/2011, Claudia Rosett, The Rosett Report
As uprisings sweep the Middle East and North Africa, the bloodiest crackdown is happening, right now, in Libya, where Muammar Gaddafi has ruled for more than 41 years. There are reports of hundreds ki...
The Global Insurrection
02/19/2011, Dr. Michael Ledeen, Faster, Please
If anyone doubted that we are living in a revolutionary age, the events of the past few months should have eliminated all the doubts. From the Middle East to North and South America, people are dema...
Wisconsin is Not the Only Place Sporting a Hitler Feel Today...
02/18/2011, Andrew C. McCarthy, The Corner, NRO
You can also peruse Tahrir Square in Cairo, where as many as a million Egyptians turned out for the triumphant — dare we say Khomeini-esque — return to the homeland of Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi. He is...
When In Doubt, Slam Israel
02/17/2011, Claudia Rosett, The Rosett Report
For the Islamic despotisms of the Middle East, it’s an old rule of thumb. When things get tough, or confusing, or frustrating, or when you simply want to deflect anger in the direction of a communal...
One Last Patriot Point
02/17/2011, Andrew C. McCarthy, The Corner, NRO
Some reader responses and emailers argue that the GOP defectors should be cut slack because they voted against reauthorization not because they opposed the Patriot Act provisions at issue but to defen...
The Patriot Act and the Tea Party, continued …
02/17/2011, Andrew C. McCarthy, The Corner, NRO
Our readers’ comments on my post from last evening about the (temporary) defeat of reauthorization for three Patriot Act provisions are, as one expects, well informed. I want to respond in particula...
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From The Weekly Standard Blog: Qaddafi vs. Reality by Thomas Joscelyn, 03/2/2011
From The Weekly Standard Blog: Reconnecting the Dots by Thomas Joscelyn, 03/1/2011
From The Arena, Politico: Will Qadhafi Take a Hint? by Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, 03/1/2011
Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi just can’t accept the fact that anyone other than al Qaeda wants him gone...more
From The Weekly Standard Blog: Reconnecting the Dots by Thomas Joscelyn, 03/1/2011
In an editorial published yesterday (“A Right Without a Remedy”), the New York Times complained that the D...more
From The Arena, Politico: Will Qadhafi Take a Hint? by Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, 03/1/2011
In his increasingly ugly fight for political survival, Libyan strongman Muammar Qadhafi has dragged his country into civil war...more
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