Fitna Goes Viral
Ah, the UN. The ever useless organization decided to stick its nose into that which doesn’t concern them when the Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, spoke out against a short film …
News From Around the World 27 March 2008
If you do not know about the Global Incident Map website, I urge you to see it, then book mark it. We start with an unsettling discovery in Colombia Colombia …
Is ‘success’ of U.S. surge in Iraq about to unravel, OR is fighting Al Queda in Iraq Worth it?
McLatchy Newspapers and other Old Media outlets somehow missed the story about Al Queda terrorists in Iraq killing 15 day old babies. The Old Media’s political nuance was a more …
Saddam’s Files, They Show Terror Plots, But Raise New Questions About Some Media Claims
Every day there seems to be yet another example of lazy journalism or slanted reporting on this latest Pentagon report about ties between Saddam’s regime and terrorists. This time, it’s …
Bin Laden’s Newest Declaration
The latest broadcast purportedly from Bin Laden (it was voice only) appeared in the last few days on websites sympathetic to Al Qaeda. There are several interesting aspects to this …
Moqtada al-Sadr Admits He’s Been Defeated in Iraq
“I have failed to liberate Iraq, and transform its society into an Islamic society.” – Moqtada al-Sadr, Asharq Al Awsat newspaper, March 8, 2008 Moqtada al-Sadr — the radical cleric …
No Ties Between Saddam and Al Queda Network of Terrorist Groups
Mark Eichenlaub has an outstanding overview of the recent Old Media reporting on the latest investigation into the depth of ties between Saddam Hussein’s regime and the Al Queda network …
Two Views of Terrorism and Its Current Causes
Both of these articles are from Australia. The first article states “Aggressive policing turns Muslims to terrorism” A study from the Global Terrorism Research Centre at Monash University suggests that …
Lighter Side News from Around the World 3 March 08
From the Desk of Achmed the Dead Terrorist….. From the The Associated Press via The International Herald Tribune A grenade exploded during a town fiesta in the southern Philippines, killing …
USS Cole off Lebanon is a Declaration of War
A senior Lebanese Shia cleric has said that the new US move to deploy a US warship off the Lebanese coast amounts to a declaration of war. Seyyed Mohammed Hossein …