Murder most incorrect…and complicated
We’ve written about the assassination of Hamas terrorist Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in posts including “Murder most incorrect” and “Murder more or less incorrect.” The Dubai authorities have vehemently fingered Israel’s Mossad as the perpetrator of the assassination operation since they first disclosed it. The only arrests made so far, however, have been of two [...]
Victory, and a Puzzle
Good news: we have captured the Taliban’s top military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in Pakistan, and he is now being interrogated. The Obama administration is appropriately proud of this victory:
The commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is an Afghan described by American officials as the most significant Taliban figure to be detained since [...]
How to Protect Taxpayers From the Biggest Banks: Roy C. Smith - BusinessWeek
Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) — History suggests that U.S. regulators are unlikely to prevent a future crisis by their preemptive actions, no matter what new authorities they get, if large banks are allowed to remain as big and as complex as they are now. So …
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Chickens Come Home, Roost
The Obama administration has gone out of its way to poison relationships with traditional allies with Great Britain, and it seems that the favor is now being returned, as the Prime Minister’s office has disclosed publicly that British intelligence, MI5, warned the US about Umar Abdulmutallab. The Telegraph reports:
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was named in [...]
Obama awaits reports on intel lapses in US jet attack - YAHOO!
WASHINGTON (AFP) ? President Barack Obama is to receive initial intelligence reports Thursday on potentially disastrous lapses that almost led to the mid-air bombing of a US jet amid reports US authorities knew Al-Qaeda was plotting “a Christmas …
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A Hope or a Prier
Paul “Deacon” Mirengoff at Power Line has a short post about Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, or Metal-Knob, whatever: Now that he’s lawyered-up, he’s clammed up; he has ceased cooperating with the FBI and refuses to rat out his co-conspirators.
Paul adds:
An earlier version of the Post’s story included this statement: “Authorities are holding out hope that [...]
