The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

‘Fatwa’ Against Bollywood Actress

Model and actress Veena Malik’s appearance on cover of the men’s magazine FHM caused a huge controversy in Pakistan, including threats of a fatwa from a Muslim cleric: She claimed she only posed topless for FHM, but that photos were doctored to make her look completely naked. Since the pictures appeared of her, with just [...]

Afghanistan/Pakistan Points So Glaringly Obvious, They Got Zero Mention During The GOP Foreign Policy Debate

by Smitty The GOP foreign policy debate was generally good. While disagreeing with Ron Paul’s non-interventionist approach, even he brings a valid viewpoint to the discussion. I’ll summarize it thusly: “No matter what we do overseas, we do a crappy job of reconciling our policy with our Constitution and purported Founding ideals.” Yet Paul, as [...]

Al-Qaeda Leader Atiyah Abd al-Rahman Suffers From Embarrassing Foot Odor and Fatal U.S. Predator Drone Missile Strike

But mainly it was the drone attack: Al-Qaida’s second-in-command, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, has been killed in Pakistan, delivering another big blow to a terrorist group that the U.S. believes to be on the verge of defeat, U.S. officials said Saturday. The Libyan national had been the network’s operational leader before rising to al-Qaida’s No. 2 [...]

REVEALED: The Secret Source Who Helped U.S. Forces Get Bin Laden

Last night, I received an e-mail tip: The Pentagon just released a photo of the Pakistani man who gave the CIA credible information that led them to Osama bin Laden. He is eligible to get the $25M reward the US Gov’t was offering. Now we can reveal this exclusive photo:

Sen. Barbara Boxer Uses Bin Laden’s Death to Promote Afghanistan Pullout

The U.S. special-operations mission that killed Osama bin Laden signals that it is time to end U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, Sen. Barbara Boxer said in an e-mail to liberal activists Saturday. “Three days after 9/11, my Senate colleagues and I voted unanimously to authorize the president to use all necessary and appropriate force against [...]

Osama bin Laden’s Porn Stash?

Sam Foster at the Lonely Conservative was the first to predict that the “treasure trove” of electronic data discovered at Osama’s Pakistan compound would turn out to include computer porn. Now Reuters reports: A stash of pornography was found in the hideout of Osama bin Laden by the U.S. commandos who killed him, current and former U.S. [...]

Pakistan: Friend or Foe?

In the wake of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza issues a threat: “Pakistan reserves the right to retaliate with full force. No one should underestimate the resolve and capability of our nation and armed forces to defend our sacred homeland,” Gilani said. However, the U.K. Guardian reports that [...]

Let Me Generalize Mr. Rumsfeld

by Smitty Ace has a Ace has a Donald Rumsfeld post: “You Know, When You Discover An ‘Intelligence Jackpot,’ It’s Probably Best Not To Tell People You’ve Discovered an Intelligence Jackpot.” This is a crucial point that has come home to me while doing various things here in the graveyard of empires: Civil law is [...]

Bin Laden Dead; Liberal Media Sick

The contradictory impulses stirred by the death of Osama bin Laden have sent the Left and their media friends stumbling into absurdity. Do you remember how we were told that the election of President Obama would restore U.S. international prestige and make the world love us? Tell that to the Pakistanis: A senior Pakistani intelligence [...]

Obama Administration Won’t Release Photos of Osama Bin Laden Dead UPDATE: Sarah Palin Urges Release of Photos ‘As a Warning to Others’

CBS News reports: In an interview with Steve Kroft for this Sunday’s 60 Minutes, President Obama says he won’t release post-mortem images of Osama bin Laden taken to prove his death. . . . Republican House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said Wednesday that the Obama administration should not release the gruesome post-mortem images, saying [...]

St. Lawrence the Sanctimonious

Since taking over the 8 p.m. spot vacated by Keith Olbermann on MSNBC, Lawrence O’Donnell has mounted an extraordinary effort to achieve what many would consider an impossible goal: Being more absurdly self-righteous than Olbermann. Tuesday night, O’Donnell may have reached that mark by asserting that John Kerry was the gold standard in national security [...]

Rep. Allen West: End Aid to Pakistan

Congress should cut off foreign aid to Pakistan “unless we get a clear explanation” of whether the Pakistani government “was harboring Osama bin Laden,” Rep. Allen West (R-Florida) said in a letter sent Tuesday to the chairwoman of the House subcommittee that oversees foreign aid programs. Click here to see a PDF of Rep. West’s [...]

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