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An enemy of my enemy is…
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So, the fundamentalist Muslims who control the southern portion of Somalia are threatening to attack the home base city of the pirates who hijacked the Sirius Star, an Arab oil tanker carrying an estimated $100 million in crude oil.
The fundamentalists, called the Shebab (or Shebaab or Shabaab) and a reincarnation of the Islamic Courts Union defeated in late 2006 by an incursion of the Ethiopian army, claim that their beliefs require them to do something about the pirates since piracy is a capital crime in the Koran. Yet, one has to wonder why the Shabab has turned a blind eye on the piracy rampant on Somalia’s coast until it was suddenly worth $100 million dollars. […] Continue reading
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Tagged Choices, Fundamentalism, Piracy, Somalia
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Why McCain? Because national security is still the issue.
Regardless of who wins the White House on 4 November, regardless of whom we inaugurate 20 January 2009, that person will still inherit a nation at war. Even though the news and the campaigns largely choose to ignore the fact that more than 200,000 members of our all-volunteer fighting force are in harm’s way, we will still inaugurate a wartime president. Whether the winner of the election believes in the notion of winning or withdrawing, he will still be forced to deal with the harsh realities of deployments and fighting and dying because we are a nation at war. […] Continue reading
Posted in al Qaeda, Defense, Elections, Entities, Foreign Policy, fundamentalist Islam, Government, Groups, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Nations, Politics, Russia, Security, United States, World Watch
Tagged McCain, National Security, Voting, War
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9-10
Do you remember September 10, 2001? What were you doing that day?
More than likely, September 10 was like any other day. People went to work and school. People went grocery shopping and picked up fast food. People watched TV and read books. For most people, September 10, 2001 was unremarkable. […] Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Georgia, Groups, History, Holidays, Iran, Iraq, Nations, North Korea, Patriot Day, Russia, United States, War on Terror, World Watch
Tagged 9-11, change, enemies, remembering
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A declaration of war?
In an interview with the Associated Press, the Pakistani foreign minister declared that Pakistan has not and will not allow foreign countries to pursue Osama bin Laden in its territory. […] Continue reading
Posted in al Qaeda, Groups, Nations, News, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, People, War on Terror, World Watch
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20080122 Worldview Item of the Day
[…] Hamid’s story is the story of our enemy–the enemy of the West and anyone who loves liberty. We would all do well to pay attention. […] Continue reading
