Archive for the 'War and Terror' Category

One More Reason

Tuesday, March 26th, 2002

Ken Layne provides this report on Saddam Hussein rewarding the families of Palestinian suicide bombers with U.S. dollars.

This blood money should be a further indication of the need to remove Saddam from power due to Iraq’s continued state-sponsorship of terrorism.

It’s time to correct the mistake we made in 1991 - what the hell are we waiting for?

Holy cripes, we beat Instapundit to the announcement on this one. Of course, who the hell saw it here, eh?

My Arab Brothers Must Be Innocent

Monday, March 25th, 2002

Egypt continues to dispute the findings of the NTSB’s report on the crash of EgyptAir 990.

The NTSB’s conclusion is that copilot Gameel El-Batouty caused the disaster by, while alone in the cockpit, disconnecting the autopilot, reducing engine power, and pointing the plane towards the ocean - all the while, calmly repeating the phrase “I rely on God.”

Egypt maintains that it was most likely a mechanical problem with the 767 - nevermind that there is no evidence to indicate such, and there is evidence to indicate that El-Batouty counteracted the captain’s efforts to save his doomed plane.

Maybe he just wanted to get a closer look at that beautiful Nantucket ocean view.

Not to paint Arabs with too broad a brush but a larger issue is why are Arabs so reluctant to think that another Arab could ever do wrong? Didn’t September 11 show that simply being Arab and Muslim isn’t some badge of honor that keeps you on the moral straight and narrow?

Oh, wait, that’s right - many of them think Israel carried out the WTC attack too… Admittedly, the Arab nations have gotten some pretty bad press of late, but this head in the sand routine grows old.

They’re Coming to America

Friday, March 22nd, 2002

It seems the Incompetent Naturalization Service has blundered again.

Right now, four Pakistanis have disappeared into the American landscape - their motives unknown - one of whom is listed on a terrorist watch list.

The article goes on to say:

Once the men were discovered missing, the INS checked their names in its Interagency Border Information System and found that at least one had violated his visa status in the past.

Maybe it’s us, but that strikes us as putting the cart about two miles in front of the horse. It’s time to roll some heads, raze this organization, and begin anew - after the events of September 11, gaffes like this are beyond comprehension.