Tag Archives: Iraq

Memorial Day LinkSwarm for May 30, 2011

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Here are a few links for Memorial Day, some specific to the occasion: Let’s not forget this Memorial Day that Iraq was an important victory: America’s victory in Iraq broke the back of Al-Qaeda and left Osama bin Laden’s dream … Continue reading →

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Obama to Troops: Drop Dead

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Lawrence Person

When I first read on Ace of Spades that Obama intended to let our soldiers go without paychecks during the shutdown, I was somewhat incredulous. After all, even Obama should be able to see how lousy the “optics” are with … Continue reading →

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This Week in Jihad for January 20, 2011

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Another roundup of jihad-related news from jihadWatch and elsewhere. Suicide Bomber kills 60 in Tikrit. Meanwhile, in Pakistani, Jihadists are

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This Week in Jihad for January 13, 2011

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Time for another installment of This Week in Jihad. Please note that these weekly installments are only a sampler of Jihad-related news from around the world, and that I skim a lot more stories than I post here. One reason … Continue reading →

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This Week in Jihad for December 30, 2010

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Lawrence Person

One last batch of Jihad news to tide you over until the New Year: Smoking and guns, no, but Jihad, yes: Mayor Bloomberg is working behind the scenes to get the Ground Zero Mosque built. Seven anti-slavery activists head to … Continue reading →

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This Week in Jihad for December 16, 2010

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Lots of Jihad news of note this week: Just in case you were busy Saturday and didn’t hear, a suicide bomber struck central Stockholm on Saturday. That bomber, Iraqi-born Taimour Abdulwahab Al-Abdaly, was yet another product of British schools. But … Continue reading →

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The Magic of Self-Delusion (or Why Nancy Pelosi Would Rather Die Than Let You Keep Your Own Money)

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Lawrence Person

The deal Obama struck to extended all the Bush tax cuts is good for America, and also good for the Republican Party. When it was struck, however, the liberal howls of outrage made me think of one other outcome which, … Continue reading →

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WMD Found in Iraq

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Lawrence Person

According to the latest batch of Wikileak documents. In particular, coalition troops kept coming across numerous artillery shells filled with mustard gas. Remember the terms of Section 8 of UN resolution 687 that ended the first Gulf War: Iraq shall … Continue reading →

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