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06.16.10

Liberty Pundits Afternoon News, Wed., June 16, 2010

Is it polite to laugh at the President of the United States? I admit that I went through the “someone needs a hug” phase. But his unrelenting arrogance killed that rather quickly. So now I see something like a rat going through a maze: He can smell the cheese but keeps on finding dead ends, so he backs up and tries another path.

03.07.10

Breaking: Pakistanis capture American-born Taliban commander? Update: AP, NBC reporting Gadahn captured

Well, maybe. NBC News apparently had this breaking on Twitter, but thus far none of the American wire services have picked it up as yet. Pakistan’s Dawn reports that their intel services, working with the CIA, seized an American-born Taliban commander. But is i

03.06.10

Another Politically Correct War Strategy

U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal has ordered U.S. troops to limit night operations and raids in Afghanistan. According to a report, the Pentagon is worried about rising civilian deaths in its assaults within the southern Taliban stronghold of Marjah. McChrystal issued the classified directive — which isn’t very classified – to garner the support of the Afghan people. Night raids of Afghan homes has created [...]

04.14.09

How Swat was my valley

Today's Wall Street Journal carries a sobering page-one report on the Taliban foothold in Pakistan's Swat Valley. According to reporters Zahid Hussain and Matthew Rosenberg, thousands of Taliban terrorists are pouring into Pakistan's Swat Valley and setting up training camps there, quickly making it one of the main bases for Taliban fighters. Hussain and Rosenberg report that Pakistan President Zardari signed a bill that imposes Islamic law in Swat yesterday.