ATTACKS AGAINST ALLIED TROOPS ARE UP BUT AIRSTRIKES ARE DOWN IN PETRAEUSTAN

http://www.military.com/news/article/airstrikes-against-insurgents-drop.html?col=1186032310810 Airstrikes Against Insurgents DropJuly 14, 2010 There has been a 25 percent reduction in the number of bombs and missiles warplanes are dropping on insurgents in Afghanistan, U.S. Air Force records indicate. The reduction, in comparison to three years ago, comes amid debate about restricting the use of overwhelming firepower in order to reduce […]

FAMILIAR OLD FACES IN IRAQ’S NEW GOVERNMENT….

http://www.military.com/news/article/saddams-inner-circle-transferred-to-iraqis.html Saddam’s Inner Circle Transferred to Iraqis July 14, 2010 Associated Press BAGHDAD – The U.S. has handed over 55 former members of Saddam Hussein’s inner circle, including the longtime international face of the regime, Tariq Aziz. The announcement comes a day before U.S. authorities are to transfer authority of Camp Cropper, the last American-run […]

THE SULTAN: THE IMMORALITY OF THE HIGH MORAL GROUND

http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/ Throughout the War on Terror, liberals have been lecturing us on the virtue of holding on to the “Moral High Ground”, which is their way of saying that we should forgo trying to defeat terrorists military, and instead show them up with our superior civil liberties. Yes Abdul, you may have a suitcase nuke, […]

MELANIE PHILLIPS: SUMMING UP FOR A LEGAL LYNCHING

http://www.spectator.co.uk/melaniephillips/6143404/summing-up-for-a-legal-lynching.thtml Remember Judge Bathurst Norman, who summed up for the jury that went on to acquit the seven defendants who had attacked a Brighton factory that sold armaments to Israel by commenting that ‘you may well think that hell on earth would not be an understatement of what the Gazans suffered in that time’. Well, […]

ROBIN SHEPHERD ON THE BURQA DEBATE

http://www.robinshepherdonline.com/french-ban-on-muslim-burka-brings-out-multi-culturalist-prejudices-as-liberal-establishment-descends-into-self-parody/#more-2983 French ban on Muslim burka brings out multi-culturalist prejudices as liberal-establishment descends into self-parody Now, let’s be clear about a couple of things right from the beginning: First, all other things being equal a liberal-democratic society should have no problem accommodating a multiplicity of different cultures, and the traditions and customs that go with […]

THE WAR ON BURQAS IN EURABIA….THE FRENCH BAN

The War on Burqas French Ban only Latest in European Debate http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,706446,00.html The French parliament moved on Tuesday to ban full face veils, such as burqas, across the country. A similiar law was passed earlier this year in Belgium and others could soon be considered in other European countries. Human rights groups warn it could […]

DAN HENNINGER: BERWICK IS BIGGER THAN KAGAN…WSJ

Berwick: Bigger Than Kagan If the American people want the health-care world Dr. Berwick wishes to give them, that’s their choice. But they must be given that choice. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703792704575367020548324914.html Barack Obama’s incredible “recess appointment” of Dr. Donald Berwick to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is probably the most significant domestic-policy personnel […]

ISLAM MUST BE STOPPED IN AMERICA: AMIL IMANI

http://www.amilimani.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=184&Itemid=2 Amil Imani Islam Must Be Stopped In America Warning: Islam is not a religion but a political ideology which incites hate, violence, intolerance and terror. Islamists are terminators. You cannot bargain with them. You cannot reason with them. They do not feel pity or remorse, or fear. And they absolutely will not stop, ever, […]

HOLDER’S HYPOCRISY: VICTOR DAVIS HANSON

http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=NTVhNmY0M2I2YWM3YWZkMDljODQ1YjBmNTg1Y2Y4ODY= Holder’s Hypocrisy Holder will continue to embarrass the nation until he steps down. Attorney General Eric Holder has developed a bad habit of accusing others of acting in bad faith while doing so himself. Take the issue of Guantanamo Bay. In Aspen, Colo., last week, Holder accused Congress of playing politics by preventing President […]

PASSPORT FRAUD….THE SHIFTING LANDSCAPE

The Shifting Landscape of Passport Fraud http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20100714_shifting_landscape_passport_fraud?utm_source=SWeekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=100715&utm_content=readmore&elq= 9cd6fb59af90480d901d215ad29b35d6 By Scott Stewart The recent case involving the arrest and deportation of the Russian intelligence network in the United States has once again raised the subject of document fraud in general and passport fraud in particular. The FBI’s investigation into the group of Russian operatives discovered that […]