9 hours ago by Cara Ellison

I despise Paul Krugman, even though, yes, he once worked for Enron. Working for Enron actually mitigated to a tiny degree how repugnant a human being he is – until today. Even his Enron Credit vanished when I read James Taranto’s excellent op-ed about the insanity of holding terror trials in New Yor ...

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15 hours ago by Frank Bellizzi

Here come the holidays. You know, "the most wonderful time of the year." Alright, can we just say what everyone knows anyway? For a lot of people--many more than any of us will ever know--the holidays are horrible, a season in which the grief they carry around with them all of the time becomes that ...

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16 hours ago by admin

When I was doing my initial research on the Chechen War a few years ago, I came across an interesting autobiography about an American mercenary named Aukai Collins who packed up his things and traveled to Chechnya to take up arms against the Russians. I must admit, it was one of the most interesting ...

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1 day ago by Craig Cheslog

Bruce Schneier has an outstanding post arguing for the need to move beyond security theater and engage our rational minds around the terrorism threat and what should be done to prevent it. Security theater refers to security measures that make people feel more secure without doing anything to actual ...

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1 day ago by nonnie9999

From POLITICO: Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.), who is about as conservative on homeland security as anybody living above ground, was on FOX last night riffing about the potential motivations of New Yorkers who actually want terrorists tried on their home soil. He went on to provide a helpful list of po ...

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1 day ago by savage

SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM, (R-S.C): Can you give me a case in United States history where a enemy combatant caught on a battlefield was tried in civilian court? ERIC HOLDER, ATTORNEY GENERAL: I don’t know. I’d have to look at that. I think that, you know, the determination I’ve made -- GRAHAM: We’re ma ...

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1 day ago by admin

Cross-dressing bearded dudes telling women to cover themselves up? GAY

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1 day ago by jamesb101

Is this for real?…… This is the whole post from Newsweek’s Michael Isikoff…… Full Post Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 4:28 PM ‘Heads I Win, Tails You Lose’: In 9/11 Case, KSM Won’t Walk Free Even If Found Not Guilty Michael Isikoff Attorney General Eric Holder acknowledged on Wednesday a previo ...

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1 day ago by Daphne Eviatar

Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder said that one reason he’d decided to try the five suspected 9/11 co-conspirators in federal court is because that was where he would most likely be able to win a conviction. As he said later in the hearing: “ ...

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2 days ago by Daily Titan Editorial Board

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, along with four other alleged conspirators held in Guantanamo Bay, were recently notified that they would be removed from the Naval base and sent to New York City to receive a civilian trial. They will be charged by feder ...

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