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Wow. I cannot recall an inauguration treated with such disrespect. Obama can’t choose his supporters, I guess, but it’s going to be hard for him to unify as he promised when he’s backed by persons who clearly have no interest in unifying. They just want their pound of flesh. American elections are founded on the [...]

This article underscores how weak is the argument that the U.S. through the tribunal system doesn’t provide captured terrorists the proper civil liberties. Khalid Sheik Mohammed is the unapologetic, indeed braggart, mastermind of the 9-11 attacks. It’s bad enough that this fiend still has a pulse, let alone that the debate over his treatment includes [...]

Let’s play Which Headline Doesn’t Match The Others (stories via Drudge): Big chill clamps down on Midwest… Power Outages Hit New Hampshire on Coldest Day… 11 DEGREE WINDCHILL IN ATLANTA… Records lows in the 20s, 30s below zero… Chicago Windchills In -50s… Snow Chance for Inauguration… Watches/Warnings… Rep. Waxman (CA, D) promises quick action on [...]

You can tell it’s a slow news day when the Washington Post, et. al., runs another “Torture!” story. Not a hair on a detainee has been touched since 2003/2004, but that won’t stop the mainstream press from repackaging as “Breaking News!” a rehashed interview or government report. In this case it regards Mohammed al-Qahtani, a [...]

Charles Krauthammer: Late Saturday, thousands of Gazans received Arabic-language cell-phone messages from the Israeli military, urging them to leave homes where militants might have stashed weapons. – Associated Press, Dec. 27 Some geopolitical conflicts are morally complicated. The Israel-Gaza war is not. It possesses a moral clarity not only rare but excruciating. Israel is so [...]