Wow, the initial estimate is 71% of eligable voters voted today! In a day remarkable for the absence of large-scale violence, millions of Iraqi voters, many of them dressed in their best and traveling with other family members, streamed to the polls today to cast ballots in a nationwide election as Iraqi leaders predicted that […]

Updates at the end I stated the other day that today was history in the making in the ME. And indications are this is truly the case, with a very high turnout. Iraqis voted in a historic parliamentary election Thursday, with strong turnout reported in Sunni Arab areas and even a shortage of ballots in […]

The Iraqi elections, which are coming up in two days, are going to be a historic event. This act by millions of Iraqis, in the face of violence and threats to their children and loved ones, is one act the anti-war forces will not be able to hide under a flurry of propaganda and anti-Bush […]

This sounds like a win-win-win: Poland has asked for additional U.S. military assistance to modernize its own forces as it considers whether to extend the presence of Polish troops in Iraq next year, according to Polish and U.S. officials. Although Warsaw has stopped short of conditioning its Iraq decision on the request for aid, it […]

What else can you say about someone who says things like this: Keep it up, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Speak with your heart about Israel. Say what you feel and repeat it as often as you like. In the last few days, the president of Iran has expressed doubt about the Holocaust and said Israel should be […]

I will be starting a category on Iran and their nuclear brinkmanship since it is clear this problem is only going to escalate. In a recent post I highlighted the Iranian Nuke game and how time was running out for options. I have been exchanging emails with Steve Schippert of ThreatsWatch who has definitely been […]

Al-Zarqawi and Al Qaeda continue their blood thirsty rampage against the Infidels peaceful followers of Islam as they present the proud face of Allah’s greatness for all the world to see: Two suicide bombers struck Baghdad’s police academy Tuesday, killing at least 43 people and wounding 73 more, U.S. officials said, while Al-Jazeera broadcast an […]

We need to shutdown and clear out the CIA. These treasonous bastards are trying to give Benedict Arnold a good name: Two CIA secret prisons were operating in Eastern Europe until last month when they were shut down following Human Rights Watch reports of their existence in Poland and Romania. Current and former CIA officers […]

For those on the left who have come to conclude the world was just fine with Saddam and his blood crazed sons in power, possessing WMD technical know how in biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, and his pentiant for providing funding and sanctuary to terrorists, this post is for you! So you can wax nostalgic […]

Updates at the End Iran is playing a game with its nuclear program, one that is leading to direct military confrontation with the West. For evidence of Iran’s plan to reconstitute Al Qaeda’s strategic plan to light an anti-West fire in the Muslim streets, one only needs to look at the recent events and which […]