Tag Archive 'pakistan'

The Army of the Good

Posted by Moonage on 30 Nov 2008 | Tagged as: International Issues

Lashkar-e-Taiba sells itself as “The Army of the Good”.  Using that moniker, they advocate fundamentalist Islam rule.  Azam Amir Kasab is apparently a member of “The Army of the Good”.  Now, this is how the “The Army of the Good” spreads its word for the “Religion of Peace”:
 
It’s kinda blurry, but that’s a rifle he’s [...]

Scott Ott and the Obama Doctrine

Posted by Moonage on 28 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: 2008 Congressional Races, terrorism

Scott Ott has been one of my favorite authors for quite some time.  Here is yet another reason why:
…..Sen. Obama, a man who aspires to be our commander in chief, tells us that a nation called Afghanistan is where this threat dwells. Yet, he says, it does not dwell in Iraq. He tells us we [...]

the death of Benazir Bhutto

Posted by Moonage on 27 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: International Issues, International Politics

I am reading right now that Benazir Bhutto died in the suicide attack on her rally.
This is awful news.
I have heard a lot of speculation that Al Qaeda has focused on Pakistan since it’s getting its butt kicked in Iraq and Afghanistan.   That makes sense.  What doesn’t make sense there is attacking Bhutto.  Musharraf is [...]

Obama’s toast ( most likely )

Posted by Moonage on 01 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: 2008 Presidential Race

I just finished the entirety of Barack Obama’s speech to the Wilson Center in Washington, DC. Obama’s toast. The reason I say that is if you read the entire speech, and don’t just pull little tidbits from it, he seems to be quicker with a trigger and harsher diplomatically than Bush ever dreamed [...]

Michael Chertoff and all that “chatter”

Posted by Moonage on 12 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: Fed Policy, International Issues, National Security

Michael Chertoff created a buzz, and has done a weak job dealing with it. Basically he insinuated there’s a growing threat from Al Qaeda due to increased chatter. What he has not done is say there is an increased threat from Al Qaeda due to increased chatter. He upped that concern by [...]