After the testimony by key generals to congress yesterday there is more talk than ever about civil war in Iraq. Certainly something seems to be happening, but Strategy Page I think is correct that it is not a civil war because that would imply the Sunnis are able to fight back effectively, but rather is […]

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They admire and promote Jihadism in the tradition of Al Jazira, which is to say they support terrorists and their ideology.  Watch this Vent with Michelle Malkin from HotAir .

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So the news is out, again, that the elected Iraqi government is offering insurgents amnesty for killing American and Iraqi troops. The deal offered is supposedly this, from The Times in London:
The 28-point package for national reconciliation will offer Iraqi resistance groups inclusion in the political process and an amnesty for their prisoners if […]

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You'll see and hear a lot about this in the news over the next few days I would expect, but at a minimum this announcement means one clear thing:  Saddam Hussein was in violation of U.N. mandates and the treaty signed at the end of the first Gulf War that ended hostilities.  It is really […]

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Hugh Hewitt interviewed columnist to the world Mark Stein today on his radio program, where Stein had this observation to share about the Democrats’ collapse of support for national security:

HH: And even as that unfolds, however, like […]

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Many people have this lingering perception that everything is going wrong in the U.S., and especially in Iraq, and that consequently our military MUST be having problems recruiting.  There was a spate of stories a bit over a year ago making that case when the military was missing quotas for a few months, but of […]

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Hot Air has a video compilation celebrating the killing of Zarqawi and covering some of the negative reactions to it.  Head on over and watch the video.  For my part I agree with the folks at Hot Air… woohoo!  Keep it up.

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The third most important Al Quaeda target in the world was killed in Iraq yesterday at long last.  This is mostly a collection of overviews and link collections, plus a bit of commentary by me of course, so please click on the links if you haven’t seen these sites yet.  Zarqawi’s killing is being covered […]

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I thought I’d share a few of these photos that got sent to me from Iraq.  All of them were taken from a helicopter over Iraq.
The first shows a different side to Iraq, not the sandy waste we see so often on the TV but fertile green parts that were the ancient cradle of civilization […]

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Back on February 13th, 2006 Deep Keel republished the letter of the Iraqi Mayor of Tal ‘Afar in which he handsomely thanked the valiant soldiers of the 3rd Armored Cavalry and their commander for all they had done for his town.  Here’s the link to that post if you missed it back then.  The […]

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Iraq completed a critical effort to form a new government after the elections a few months ago with the Iraqi Parliament announcing the first Cabinet .  There are still a few positions open but the vast majority is in place and can now take action to promote a positive future for Iraq.  Many said this […]

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The Bush Administration isn’t the only one raising the stakes and blustering to gain position for the ongoing struggle over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and leverage over events in Iraq.  Iran is on a roll this past week with several announcements of testing new missiles and torpedoes leading to this current statement.  The message is a […]

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Abdul Rahman might give birth to the new contemporary Crusades.  The Crusades began you will note because of Muslim abuses of the Holy Lands and other arocities against Christianity.  We are very close to the rebirth of ancient Holy War.
The Mohammed Cartoon Controversy that refuses to die is clarifying the truths hiding behind diplomatic […]

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I got an email from a soldier in Iraq who would prefer to remain anonymous.  Here with his permission is the body of the email he sent to me:
Keeping one ear down on my military side and the other ear down on my political side, I have some issues with the future. I am […]

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