The Other McCain

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

France and Terror

Reacting to Ross Douthat’s New York Times column about the plight of France, I deployed my usual caustic sarcasm: If the fate of the West is in any way dependent on the French, then our civilization is doomed beyond all hope of redemption. This could create the impression of thoughtlessness, and I don’t wish to […]

FRANCE RALLIES; SUSPECT BOUMEDIENE FLEES TO SYRIA

Hundreds of thousands are rallying today in the streets of Paris in the wake of Wednesday’s Charlie Hebdo massacre: Dignitaries and world leaders are expected to join hundreds of thousands of people in France on Sunday in what government officials are calling a “unity rally” in defiance of a terrorism spree that claimed 17 lives. […]

The Hunt for Hayat Boumeddiene

“The Charlie magazine team deserved what they got. Many warnings have been given before, but they were persistent. They had the freedom to use cartoons in their magazine, and we have the freedom to use bullets from our magazines. . . . The lions of Jihad have stood. The followers of Muhammad — peace be […]

TERROR IN FRANCE: POLICE KILL MUSLIM FANATICS IN STANDOFFS; UPDATE: HUNT FOR FEMALE TERRORIST BOUMEDDIENE

Hayat Boumeddiene (left) and Amedy Coulibaly (right) Events in and around Paris unfolded so rapidly Friday that news reports were still confused and tentative as night fell in France: French police have released the names and pictures of two suspects wanted in connection with the killing of policewoman Clarissa Jean-Philippe in Montrouge and an ongoing hostage […]

Muslim Fanatic Defends Savage Murders by Fanatical Murderous Muslim Savages

Muhammad was a bloodthirsty polygamous warlord and also the prophet of a religion that commands the murder of non-believers: USA Today caused a stir [Wednesday] night when they published a column from Anjem Choudary, whom they describe as “a radical Muslim cleric” from London specializing in shari’a law. . . . Choudary blames France for […]

OFFICIALS IDENTIFY THREE ISLAMIC TERRORISTS IN FRENCH ATTACK

Three French-born Muslims — Said Kouachi, 34, Cherif Kouachi, 32, and Hamyd Mourad, 18 — have been identified as the terrorists whose rampage in Paris killed 12 and wounded 11 others: After a long day of rapidly changing information, U.S. counterterrorism officials said Wednesday night that they cannot be certain of the status of the […]

UPDATED: MUSLIM TERRORISTS ATTACK MAGAZINE OFFICE IN PARIS, KILL 12; AL-QAEDA IN YEMEN?

At least 12 people were reportedly killed when Islamic terrorists with AK-47 assault rifles attacked the Paris offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo today: One of the men was captured on video shouting “Allah!” as four shots rang out. . . . “This is a terrorist attack, there is no doubt about it,” President Francois […]

How to Win Wars

Once, during Stonewall Jackson’s famous 1862 campaign in the Shenandoah Valley, some Union cavalry charged the rear guard of Jackson’s column and were nearly annihilated by a deadly volley of infantry fire. The officer who reported this action to Jackson was Col. John Mercer Patton (an ancestor of the famed WWII General George S. Patton). […]

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