The Czar is taking the latest scandal—or it was the latest at the time of writing; they’ll probably find some new one by the time you read this—involving the Department of Justice and their apparently inappropriate seizing of the Associated … Continue reading →
The following quote is pretty much the consensus of anybody who knows anything about the Benghazi scandal: We are witnessing the beginning of the end of the Obama administration, and the cause is Benghazi. One cannot underestimate the severity of … Continue reading →
Strange as it may seem, the Czar is inclined to agree today with both Libertarians and Democrats alike, and confess something that many Republican conservatives probably also feel. We need, for as long as possible, to stay the hell out … Continue reading →
The President cannot claim any real superiority in foreign policy; as recent events show, foreign crises are irritating things that seem to serve no other purpose than to interrupt his fund raising. What the heck are Libya and Egypt thinking? … Continue reading →
Dr. J. saw the following title (The First Assassin, Again) under The Corner in our Album Blogorum on the left side of our blog and naturally assumed that we ‘droned’ another Al Qaida operative today. When he clicked on it … Continue reading →
If you drove by Castle Gormogon today, you didn’t see a Stars & Stripes flag hanging from the Volgi’s balcony. You saw a Gadsden flag (at right). In case you did (though the Volgi realizes it may have been difficult … Continue reading →
In the previous post, the question is raised: why did we off Usâma bin-Lâdin rather than capturing him and making him the mother of all sources? Of course, Confucius has no greater knowledge than anyone else, but it strikes him … Continue reading →
Gotta love a letter that opens like this: Dear Dread and Wonderful Czar, From what you wrote about Pakistan in Bit 3 of your “Four Little Tidbits” post, it sounds like Pakistan could be described as the Yugoslavia of the … Continue reading →
So, here’s some reaction: this is potentially a propaganda coup of the first order. Operationally, it may or may not be meaningful. Remember, as we’ve mentioned, part of the reason our enemies in this war are so fanatical is that … Continue reading →
The Czar is inclined to agree with FotG Claire Berlinski that it does not matter whether the mainstream media acknowledges that Portland teenager Mohamed Osman Mohamud is a Muslim terrorist, because anybody more than two seconds into the story can … Continue reading →
Good on ’em. Many readers may not know this, but Australia is a very good friend of the United States. While many countries claim this, the Australians have quietly demonstrated it for quite a while now. Now comes word that … Continue reading →
Pakistan has been at a crossroads for her entire existence. As soon as she makes one turn, she finds herself at another. Today, in the otherwise amiable city of Lahore, 11 (or more) people were killed and almost 100 injured … Continue reading →
Your Œcumenical Volgi runs hot and cold on Ralph Peters, who is often brilliant, and often seems a tad off his rocker. Here, however, he’s in fine form on Afghanistan. Your Volgi shares his skepticism that Afghanistan, never much of … Continue reading →
Your Volgi was wrong: Spain says, “Thanks for playing, Señor Bin-Laden. Enjoy your lovely parting gifts and these delicious airport tapas.” Via Abe Greenwald @ Commentary, also glad to be wrong. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass … Continue reading →
So, one of Osama’s sons wants asylum in Spain. The question of interest to me is, why? Just wants a convenient European base of operations for the family business (since Spain was successfully bombed out of opposition to al-Qaida)? ¿Rereconquista? … Continue reading →
So Fred Kaplan here (via Shmuel Rosner) is saying that there’s no sign of the necessary preconditions for a Pashtun Awakening or the like that would allow an Afghanistan surge to succeed. I find this curious, because just last night … Continue reading →
…by Ralph Peters here. I don’t know much about Putin the man, but Peters seems pretty on-target. Jumping off from that piece, Abe Greenwald here discusses just how alien the cultural and psychological premises of our principal adversaries are, and … Continue reading →
This may be an overdue reckoning, or it may just be the inevitable result of Musharraf’s downfall. The more public opinion—not to mention the military and ISI—comes into play in Pakistan, the less well we’re going to do in in … Continue reading →
