If it wasn’t for the September 11 attacks, Andrea Yates would be America’s biggest story. The mother who killed her five children was found competent to stand trial.
The angle that interests me is if she’s found guilty, should she be put to death. The crimes took place in Texas, so the death penalty […]
Did scientists working on the Manhattan Project feel the same guilt as Phil Zimmermann after the bombs were dropped on Japan?
Encryption use by terrorists goes to show that technology has a double edge. It can be used both for good and evil. Encryption–like knowledge about atomic fission, like guns–is just a tool, a […]
The first battle of the war took place in the skies over Pennsylvania.
“Passengers Likely Halted Attack on D.C.” [via The Scene]
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To the heros of United Flight 93.
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Wisdom and history do not suggest a full-scale invasion of Afghanistan. Just to defend an airfield inside the country would take 20,000 troops. Then there’s the complete lack of any human intelligence. Ahmed Rashid reports on a possible military strategy using bases in Pakistan.
U.S. troops might also use a base in Tajikistan. […]
Richard Dawkins may be one of the smartest people on Earth, but he’s insulted all people of faith by naming Religion as the prime weapon that struck the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon.
This is some of the evolutionary vitrol Dawkins spewed on Man’s quest for the transcendent:
As luck would have it, we have […]
Either Italy’s Defense Minister Antonio Martino was misquoted or he had a change of heart. Whatever the reason, Martin Sieff reports that he (and Italy’s armed forces) are squarely behind the U.S.
“Italy Backs U.S.”
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Rich Lowry is already cheerleading for the cause. He (rightly) worries that pundits and the American people will be dismayed at the obstacles against destroying Osama bin Laden and anyone who stands in our way.
So, let’s remember.
We breached the Atlantic wall in 1944: Osama bin Laden is a dead man.
We–thirty years ago!–put a man on […]
Sam Dealey sees some real inadequacy with the FAA’s new security measures:
So far the likely effect seems to be longer waiting lines, increased flight delays, and the banning of knives at airport restaurants - it’s forks and spoons only, now. What’s more, the procedures still don’t work. Last Thursday three Northwest Airlines employees deliberately walked […]
It amazes me that people from other countries can put the Idea of America so much better than many of her own citizens.
“The Idea of America Still Lives”
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Real-world thought from an ex-spook. I especially agree with Gallagher when he writes, “I ask you to resist efforts to ‘Do something, anything, NOW’ and to speak out when you hear this type of rhetoric.”
“Musings of a Former Spook“
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It looks like the next battle of the war will be along the Pakistan/Afghanistan border.
“Taliban Bring Scud Missiles Near Pakistan Border” [via Drudge]
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I know this sounds really cliche, but Tuesday’s attacks are a true coming-of-age event for children. I remember watching the Challenger explosion in school years ago, but this is so much more impelling. What happened Tuesday wasn’t an accident. It was diliberate and evil. But if 13-year-old Natalie James’ words are […]
One result of Tuesday attack is the run on Nostradamus books. I’m sick of telling customers that we ran out of tomes filled with his vague prophecies. It’s disappointing to know that some people try to deal with reality by running to mysticism. These people need to accept the fact that evil […]
I’ve added the banner on top of the page so you can donate funds for the victims of the September 11 Massacre.
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