Beyond Mourning
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 12th, 2010 4:32 am by HL
Let’s Stop Playing Into Bin Laden’s Hands
Ted Koppel, Washington Post
The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, succeeded far beyond anything Osama bin Laden could possibly have envisioned. This is not just because they resulted in nearly 3,000 deaths, nor only because they struck at the heart of American financial and military power. Those outcomes were only the bait; it would remain for the United States to spring the trap.The goal of any organized terrorist attack is to goad a vastly more powerful enemy into an excessive response. And over the past nine years, the United States has blundered into the 9/11 snare with one overreaction after another. Bin Laden deserves to…
Watch the Media Embarrass Themselves
Jason Linkins, Huffington Post
First Posted: 09-10-10 02:41 PM | Updated: 09-10-10 05:02 PM Yesterday afternoon, the leader of a microscopic cult of idiots who announced plans to stage an “international” day of Quran burning in Gainesville, Florida held a press conference, for a rapt media which decided that his moronic plans were the single most important thing going on in America. At that press conference, in front of “9/11 Truther” signs, this cult leader lied to everyone who was watching, telling them that he was…
Obama’s Attempt to Turn the Page Failed
Jed Babbin, RealClearPolitics
In a dizzying series of speeches and White House events last week, President Obama tried to raise foreign policy issues to the top of the political agenda. In part, the president's purpose was to relieve the growing sense of panic among congressional Democrats by giving them a campaign issue that doesn't require them to defend his economic policies. He didn't succeed because he didn't “turn the page” – even briefly – on the seemingly constant flow of bad economic news. But he did confuse our military and our allies about what he intends for the Middle East and…
