An inconvenient truth “McChrystal shouldn’t have given that interview. But whether or not he is sacked will make little difference to the real issue here. For what the article has confirmed is that the American prosecution of the Afghanistan war is flawed, chaotic, and incompetent and will hit the buffers unless someone gets a grip. […]
http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/ A Terrorist’s Guide to Improving Israel’s Media Coverage When you’re in a competition and you’re losing, one of the first thing to do is to study what your opponent is doing and copy him. In this case Israel is competing for good media coverage with the terrorists. And the terrorists are winning. And if […]
‘Risk Factor’ Murder in Vienna Leads Investigators to Chechen President http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,702146,00.html By Stefan Berg Photo Gallery: 5 Photos AFP In January 2009, an asylum seeker from Chechnya was gunned down in front of a supermarket in Vienna. Austrian investigators now say that their inquiries have led them to suspect that Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov may […]
http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2010/06/23/the-meaning-of-mcchrystal/?print=1 The Meaning of McChrystal Posted By Roger Kimball I don’t blame President Obama for relieving Stanley McChrystal of command. I would have done the same thing had I been in his shoes. You cannot, if you are the commander-in-chief, have a general going about making contemptuous remarks about your senior staff. Let’s leave aside […]
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/06/norwegian-foreign-minister-sharia-courts-are-out-of-the-question.html Norwegian foreign minister: Sharia courts are out of the question The foreign minister understands what should be abundantly clear across Europe: Aiding and abetting the segregation of a class that would fancy itself too “special” for civil law achieves the opposite of integration. “Støre bans Sharia councils,” by Michael Sandelson for The Foreigner, June […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704629804575324534190936548.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_world Leadership Change Jolts Australia Rudd Resigns Ahead of Vote to Lead Ruling Party, Clearing Way for Nation’s First Female Leader By RACHEL PANNETT CANBERRA—Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd stepped down on Thursday, amid a mutiny in the once-popular leader’s governing party, clearing the way for the country’s first female prime minister. Getty Images , […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/23/obama-set-for-talks-with-russias-president/print/ Obama set for talks with Russia’s president ‘Reset’ touted, but major differences remain ARE THESE SOLDIERS SLEEPING OR SUNBATHING? RSK Russian President Dmitry Medvedev takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow on Tuesday to mark the 69th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion of Russia in 1941. […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/23/hamas-founders-son-decries-islamic-god-hate/ Hamas founder’s son decries Islamic ‘god of hate’ By Eli Lake The son of one of the founders of Hamas is turning his back not only on the organization that now controls Gaza, but the religion that so animates the followers of the group his father helped create. Speaking on Wednesday night to the […]
THE WIMPS IN THE WHITE HOUSE REMOVED THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT WIMP IN AFGHANISTAN AND RPLACED HIM WITH ANOTHER ROEs WIMP….WHY THE GLEE?…RSK http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/06/fourstars_no_match_for_obamas.html Four-stars no match for Obama’s four-star ego Camie Davis General McChrystal, it’s your own fault. You should have seen it coming. In a world of sound-bites, when perception trumps reality, how […]
http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20100623_criminal_intent_and_militant_funding?utm_source=SWeekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=100624&utm_content= readmore&elq=16d759c70a4b4ea596ad8d20b10ef019 Criminal Intent and Militant Funding By Scott Stewart STRATFOR is currently putting the finishing touches on a detailed assessment of the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), the al Qaeda-inspired jihadist franchise in that country. As we got deeper into that project, one of the things we noticed was the group’s increasing reliance on […]
