Fort Hood Fallout
Island Dweller has a guest post today: It seems the highlights of the Ft Hood trial are over, with the perp being found so richly guilty of the misery he inflicted. We can now wait for years as this case … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Terrorism
Concrete Bland
Hard to believe it finally happened, but the Czar is elated that DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano is resigning to go into academia. Ironically, she should have been there the entire time, if for no other reason than her threat assessment … Continue reading →
Re: Holy Cell Phone
Indeed one of Dr. J.’s IT professional chums has his home network hardwired and uses a ‘dumb phone’ in order to minimize his grid footprint because he’s that paranoid. Doc, are you referring to Ron Muskee, of 1118 Market Street, … Continue reading →
Holy Cell Phone, Batman!
Only Batman can process every Instagram, Facebook and Twitter Account at once! LOLCATZ! Dr. J. was extremely impressed with the impressive detective work brought to bear on the Boston Marathon bombing by the Boston PD, Massachusetts State Police and the … Continue reading →
Where Are The Right-Wing Extremists?
Lots of folks have compiled examples of the media blaming initial acts of terror, crime, outrage, or basic incivility on “right wing extremists,” a term itself ginned up by the Department of Homeland Security on the persistently underwhelming Secretary Napolitano. … Continue reading →
Even A Broken Clock…
…is right twice a day. Imagine your Mandarin’s shock and disbelief when he actually found himself in agreement with HBO host Bill Maher over these comments made about Islam in comparison to other religions. Your Mandarin suggests that you view … Continue reading →
Thoughts on Boston
The Czar thinks this says it all: THIS. “This week is so bad that an Elvis-impersonating conspiracy theorist sent poison letter to Obama and THAT’S LIKE THE TENTH BIGGEST STORY.” — Laura Mitchell (@ljmabouttown) April 19, 2013 Now, for you … Continue reading →
Boston, Ricin, and the Internet: Stories You Weren’t Told
Maybe you missed all of this. No one would be surprised. Evidently, a bunch of folks on Reddit got to discussing some of the various photographs of the Boston Marathon crowd, and began to see some suspicious similarities and odd … Continue reading →
A Few Initial Thoughts From ‘Puter on the Boston Massacre
Sure, these firemen are South BostonMasshole hockey players, but on mostdays, they are the face of good and salvation to people in grave danger. As most other folks must be doing, ‘Puter’s spent some time thinking about the Boston Marathon … Continue reading →
Rest Assured: They Will Get the Guys
By the time you read this, you already will have heard 180° changes in the reporting, as to whether things happened or did not, whether certain parties were responsible or not. Predictably, the event was politicized by both sides in … Continue reading →
Fanning the Flames
Here is a quick prediction. The Los Angeles arsonist turns out to be a white, German-national who claims to hate America. You will hear lots about his arrest, his trial, and his conviction…because this fits Secretary Napolitano’s template for a … Continue reading →
Why kill Usâma?
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 →
Egypt: Some Possible Scenarios
There is a joke once popular among Egyptians and more appropriate now than ever. Roughly translated, it goes like this: “The Angel of Death comes to Ḥusnī Mubārak, and says ‘It is time. Say good bye to the Egyptian people.’ … Continue reading →
We Always Had Our Suspicions
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 →
“I’d like to express my existential rage through interpretive dance.”
Confucius’s brother Li Bai writes: From the Washington Post today: After their release from Guantanamo, Shihri and Rubaish, both of whom trained and fought with al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, were sent to a Saudi rehabilitation program that uses dialogue and art … Continue reading →
Urge…to kill…rising
You know, the Internet is chockablock with fuckwittery, but sometimes you read something that takes the cake. Now unlike the Mandarin, who when too close to a large magnet is overcome by the smell of burnt pork and a compulsion … Continue reading →
Spotlight on: Scotland
Scotland tends to think of itself as a near-independent country. It has its own government, flag, and bristles at the notion that it’s a hunk of land firmly incorporated into Great Britain, like Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Scotland is getting a … Continue reading →
Eurojustice: Weenie Appeaser Edition
‘Puter would like to extend his heartfelt thanks to the fine government of Scotland for releasing the life-sentenced Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds. You see, Abdel Baset al Megrahi has prostate cancer and is dying, so it is only just … Continue reading →
Ozzie, Ozzie, Ozzie!
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 →
What Was Old is New Again
I thought that just 6-months ago we were told that there was no such thing as terrorism, just “man-made disasters.” I guess when you get to actually look behind the curtain, your perspective of the situation changes. This article outlines … Continue reading →
Burmo-Korean nuke coöperation
The Czar is right. The nuclear genie’s long out of the bottle and is far less fetching than Barbara Eden. The Czar politely mentions the past difficulties between Burma and the DPRK. If the Volgi’s memory serves, these include the … Continue reading →
Miranda rights for terrorists.
Just freaking great. Terrific work by FoG Steve Hayes. NRO’s Andy McCarthy reminds us: let’s not forget to thank John McCain. Say it with me, folks, hostis humani generis. Caption Subhead: Missouri judge says state has no jurisdiction, waives extradition, … Continue reading →
Real and Imaginary Terror is Still Terror (updated)
In a curious coincidence, as Dick Cheney is warning the nation that POTUS Obama is neglecting the safety and security of Americans, comes news that we averted a substantial terrorist threat in New York City. Nice work, NYPD and FBI! … Continue reading →
Pirates, terrorists, et al.
In re the Somali pirates’ seizing a U.S.-flagged ship: while this puts more of an onus on us to act, it’s still a universal problem. If there were one thing that the UN, the “international community,” and all the enthusiasts … Continue reading →
The FFPE*, yet again
Beautiful examples right here. *For those who came in late: Click here. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →India, we stand with you.
The Gormogons express their sympathies to all the Indians and other nationals wounded, or terrorized by the recent attacks in Bombay, and especially to the loved ones of those killed. Requiescant in pace. May the civilized nations of the world … Continue reading →
You don’t need a Weatherman to know when it’s all hot air
Just for Ghettoputer, here’s an ad his soulmate Kathy Shaidle scripted. It’s probably the pithiest use of Obama’s collegiality with Ayers* I’ve seen: *Which contretemps has failed to gain much traction in the public eye, perhaps reflecting a bone-weariness with … Continue reading →
Syria going to invade Lebanon again?
Amir Taheri says it looks like it. Looks like they’ve got their Operation Himmler false-flag operation all set up, and are just waiting for a Gleiwitz Incident. Credit where credit is due, the pretext of going after Islamist terrorism is … Continue reading →