Category Archives: (Anti)Terrorism

9-11 Thoughts, Reflections and Rants

Not a lot to write about this September 11. I watched television this morning and listened to the thousands of names of the dead spoken by their relatives. Even eight years later, it’s always so sad to hear and sad … Continue reading

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Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill Frees Lockerbie Terrorist

כל מי שנעשה רחמן במקום אכזרי סוף שנעשה אכזרי במקום רחמן All who are made to be compassionate in the place of the cruel In the end are made to be cruel in the place of the compassionate –Kohelet Rabbah, … Continue reading

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Pakistan Taliban Leader Eliminated?

Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of Pakistani Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban) responsible for a wave of suicide attacks across Pakistan, was killed in a missile strike fired by a CIA Predator drone according to Pakistani officials. Mehsud, one of Pakistan’s most wanted terrorists, … Continue reading

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Remembering the Victims of 7-7-05

Names of the 52 victims (h/t The New Current): James Adams, 32 Samantha Badham, 36 Lee Baisden, 34 Phil Beer, 22 Ania Brandt, 43 Michael Stanley Brewster, 52 Ciaran Cassidy, 22 Benedetta Ciaccia, 30 Rachelle Chung For Yuen, 27 Elizabeth … Continue reading

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Solidarity With Israel

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IDF Enters Gaza

Israeli ground forces have entered Gaza after a week of aerial and naval strikes and hours of artillery fire. Leaflets dropped on Gaza claimed: Area resident, as result of the acts undertaken by terror activists in your area against Israel, … Continue reading

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Engage: Gaza Round Up

Another Gaza round up, this time from Engage. If you have not peeped their new site, go have look: Jeff Weintraub here. Iranian Jews demonstrate their ‘loyalty’ to the regime, here. Ben Cohen here and here and here. Michele Sieff, … Continue reading

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More on Operation Cast Lead

Round up from around the web: Ben Cohen (ZWord): Gaza and ANSWER Contentious Centrist: Loads of posts here, here, here and here. Elder of Ziyon: Protests don’t reflect reality and Why would Israel bomb a university? Here’s Why! Terry Glavin: … Continue reading

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Better Late than Never: Israel Pounds Hamas in Gaza

[Israeli air strike in Rafah, AFP photo] Over the past three days at least 100 rockets have been launched by Hamas and other terrorist organizations into southern Israel. This is not a recent development. Thousands of rockets have fallen on … Continue reading

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U.S. Treasury Seizes Property Linked to Iran’s Bank Melli

[h/t Global Security Newswire] The U.S. Justice Department seized a share of a Manhattan building held by Assa Corporation, a suspected financial supporter of Iran’s nuclear program: Assa Corp. is a front company that for nearly 20 years has used … Continue reading

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