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The hole in the report

Posted on March 21, 2007 | Comments Off on The hole in the report

If Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s confession is genuine, the 911 Commission’s bestselling report isn’t far from fiction, leaving out as it is does his role in the 1993 WTC bombing and his Iraq connection, according to investigative reporter Edward Jay Epstein:

"The result is that basic issues concerning KSM’s interrogation–and the dozens of crucial citations in the 9/11 Report–are now in such doubt that 9/11 Commissioner Bob Kerrey suggested last Sunday, in his Daily News column, that KSM be put on trial in New York, where presumably he could be properly cross-examined. While that remedy may be far-fetched, some resolution of this investigative failure is necessary."

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Fred sees red

Posted on March 19, 2007 | Comments Off on Fred sees red

So the Iranians are hot about the new "300" film, which shows a few Spartans kicking a lot of Persian you-know-what. Not because the Iranians find it enthralling, but galling. And so they have complained–where else?–to the UN. Potential GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson shows what we might expect from him in dealing with the mullahs:

"People who want to blow Jews off the face of the earth. The regime that stormed our embassy in 1979 and kept Americans captive for 444 days. Iran’s Hezbollah puppets have killed more Americans, than any other terrorist group except Al Qaeda. Explosive devices from Iran are being used right now against our soldiers in Iraq. They’re clearly more skittish about cultural warfare than the sort that actually kills people – like the one against Israel that Iran financed just a few months ago."

Go get ’em, Fred. Victor Davis Hanson, who teaches the subject, liked it.

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Smoke

Posted on March 18, 2007 | Comments Off on Smoke

More good reporting/writing by Teflon Don on why Friday in Iraq is the day for car and truck bombs:

"There’s all kinds of smoke in Iraq. There’s the plumes that signify a fire- white for wood or reeds, black for vehicles, and grey for buildings. Mushroom clouds mean a bomb of some sort- white or grey, especially with a lot of dust, for an IED, and black for car bombs."

UPDATE  Omar at Iraq the Model on why the chlorine bombs, which TD also refers to, could be a good turning of the screw for us. 

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Public Affairs Iraq

Posted on March 17, 2007 | Comments Off on Public Affairs Iraq

Multi-National Force Iraq has a new YouTube connection that’s worth a periodic look for new videos.

Via Badgers Forward. 

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Busy bee

Posted on March 9, 2007 | Comments Off on Busy bee

The case of this former crew member of the guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold will be interesting to  follow:

"Hassan Abujihaad, 31, of Phoenix, is accused in a case that began in Connecticut and followed a suspected terrorist network across the country and into Europe and the Middle East."

Via Fresh Bilge and LGF

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VA hospital solution

Posted on March 5, 2007 | Comments Off on VA hospital solution

While the one-eyed MSM focuses on Walter Reed, SFC Jack Army’s idea for improving conditions for veterans’ care across the country looks like a winner:

"Here’s my proposal: if you are a congressman/woman or work for a congressman/woman, then you and all of your immediate family can only be cared for at a VA hospital."

Heh 

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North of Karma

Posted on March 5, 2007 | Comments Off on North of Karma

The lunar eclipse from mounted patrol in Iraq:

"At some point while we were digging up the bomb, all the lights down the road went out, leaving the scene [lit] only by the ghostly half-light of the moon. As we pulled off down the road, even that pale illumination faded- the lunar eclipse had come and stolen the light."

Good piece from Teflon Don. 

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