The Trump Administration seems to take pride in finding people to nominate for important positions who aren’t really qualified to do them. We’ve seen judges who’ve never issued an opinion until now, we’ve seen wedding planners appointed to oversee federal funding for housing, and we’ve seen talk-show hosts nominated to be head scientist at the …
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It happens every time. A terrorist attack invariably causes many many people to rush to judgment as to who the killers were (Muslim until proven otherwise). The same people automatically become Generals of the 82nd Chairborne and demand that the President of the United States declare war on the suspects’ country of origin at once. …
From the BBC Live Feed at midnight Paris time, an hour and twenty minutes ago: Here’s what we know about the situation in Paris: Dozens have been killed in multiple gun and bomb attacks in the French capital The country has declared a state of emergency and closed its borders At least 15 people were …
Headline: Obama to remove Cuba from terrorism support list Talk about a relic! Cuba was put on that list back when it was supporting left-wing guerrilla governments and movements in South and Central America in the 1980s by the avid Cold Warriors in the Reagan Administration. I don’t say that Reagan and his boys supported …
The rest of the world has looked on in horror as these murderous bastards have beheaded innocents, murdered townsful of people, and kidnapped more. It’s pretty clear that it has a goal in mind: to draw its enemies into a war on turf of its choosing. It has escalated its atrocities in an unending effort …
Every time there’s a horrific attack on innocents by guys who scream “Allahu Akbar” while they’re shooting or bombing we can count on immediate cries from the right wing and even from the more sensible middle of “Where are all the responsible Muslims? Why don’t they condemn these actions right now?” Leaving aside the fact …
Thank you, Ben Sargent!
“Americans will be ‘killed here at home’ unless he [Obama] sends ground troops into Iraq and Syria to defeat the terrorist threat.” Lindsey, Senator, buddy: should we give you an M-16 or a bazooka and send you over there with the Special Forces? Or do you have someone’s apron to hide behind? Jeebus. Where is …
Headline, Hindustan Times: Al Qaeda announces India wing, race against ISIS for jihadi supremacy Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahri on Wednesday announced the formation of an Indian branch of his militant group he said would spread Islamic rule and “raise the flag of jihad” across the subcontinent. In a 55-minute video posted online, Zawahri …
It is completely predictable that many Republicans are screeching about the Administration’s swap of five former Taliban guys from the prison at Guantanamo for the release of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl after five years of captivity in Afghanistan or Pakistan. I would merely remind those Republicans that Israel, the nation they reflexively support no matter what …