Hydra of War

Radical Islam will ensure the constant replacement of whatever terrorists we kill.

by Raymond Ibrahim

National Review Online

Is the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Hamza al-Masri, dead? Iraqi authorities just proclaimed that he was recently killed due to infighting. But al Qaeda-related websites beg to differ: “[H]e is still fighting the enemies of Allah.” Continue reading “Hydra of War”

Is the War on Terror Over?

by Victor Davis Hanson

Tribune Media Services

Do we still need to fight a war on terror?

The answer seems to be no for an increasing number in the West who are weary over Afghanistan and Iraq or complacent from the absence of a major attack on the scale of 9/11. Continue reading “Is the War on Terror Over?”

Iraq, and the Truth We Dare Not Speak

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

Not long ago I talked to a right-wing hardnosed fellow in a conservative central California town about the need to stay and finish the task of stabilizing the democracy in Iraq and rectifying the disastrous aftermath of 1991. Continue reading “Iraq, and the Truth We Dare Not Speak”

Nuclear Iran?

by Victor Davis Hanson

Imprimis

“The skirmishes in the occupied land are part of a war of destiny. The outcome of hundreds of years of war will be defined in Palestinian land. As the Imam said, Israel must be wiped off the map.” So rants Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Continue reading “Nuclear Iran?”

Communiversity

Welcome to Big Brother’s “The National Survey of Student Engagement”

by Craig Bernthal

Private Papers

This week an on-line questionnaire went out from the thought police — oops — I mean the Provost, to the faculty in the university where I teach, asking us what we do in the classroom. Continue reading “Communiversity”

Nemesis: Imus, Nifong Meet Their Match

by Victor Davis Hanson

Tribune Media Services

In the past week, Don Imus was fired, all charges against the Duke University lacrosse players were dropped, and almost everyone has offered a sermon about the racial and class issues involved in both cases. But we need look only to the Ancient Greeks for the best insight. Continue reading “Nemesis: Imus, Nifong Meet Their Match”

Imminent Danger

Madness and massacre will not result in sound gun laws.

by Bruce S. Thornton

Private Papers

The reaction to the murders in Blacksburg is eliciting the usual liberal nostrums. Continue reading “Imminent Danger”

Iraqi Blowback

Explaining why Paul Wolfowitz is a travesty and Sandy Berger is a snooze.

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

The resigned Scooter Libby did not leak Valerie Plame’s name, a fact known to a special prosecutor charged with finding out who did and if were a crime. Continue reading “Iraqi Blowback”

It’s the Oil, Stupid!

by Victor Davis Hanson

Tribune Media Services

It is usually silly to offer a single solution to complex problems. But it’s hard not to when looking at the serial savagery in Iran and the Arab world. Continue reading “It’s the Oil, Stupid!”