http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304432304576367932443104952.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion An Antiterror Roadmap Entebbe-style derring-do is great, but ‘routine, grind-it-out’ measures have been essential to Israel’s security. By Gabriel Schoenfeld What can we learn from Israel about fighting terrorism? Seemingly, a great deal. Ever since its founding in 1948, Israel has been contending with attacks that have exacted an awful human toll. They have […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304474804576369191445114876.html?KEYWORDS=BRET+STEPHENS Iran, Syria—and Seymour Hersh Why won’t the New Yorker reporter debate me? By BRET STEPHENS When does a half-cooked notion, a conspiracy theory or a tissue of vaguely sourced and improbable claims become an item of journalistic “fact”? If you’re a person of normal intelligence, the answer is: never. If, however, you’re a […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304259304576375943962621206.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion Syria: Where Massacre Is a Family Tradition The mask of the Assad regime finally falls, and the world is forced to confront its illusions about Iran’s ally and Hezbollah’s patron. By FOUAD AJAMI Pity the Syrians as they face the Assad regime’s tanks and artillery and snipers. Unlike in Libya, there is no Arab […]
http://michaelcutler.net/ Hi Gang: If you are reading this commentary hoping to find words of encouragement, unless you are a terrorist, you won’t find anything to encourage you in this commentary. As I once told then Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. a number of years ago when we had a quick […]
Al Qaeda still world’s top threat, Interpol chief says http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=47954&dcn=e_hsw http://michaelcutler.net/ Interpol chief Ronald Noble on Tuesday said al Qaeda and associated organizations continue to pose the greatest threat to global security even after the death of longtime leader Osama bin Laden, Reuters reported. “Even before bin Laden was captured and killed, the biggest threat […]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/obama-bullies-israel-so-much-for-promises-at-aipac/2011/03/29/AGRZMfQH_blog.html Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 06/12/2011 Obama bullies Israel; so much for promises at AIPAC By Jennifer Rubin Since the president’s Arab Spring speech, friends of Israel have been nervous about at least two issues: the promise Israel would not have to sit down with those who seek its destruction and the negotiations based […]
