A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.
In the News:
Yankee killed when plane hit N.Y. building / Betsy Pisik “New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle and his flight instructor were killed yesterday after he crashed his Cirrus SR20 into a Manhattan high-rise yesterday, igniting a four-alarm fire in the 40-story building and sparking fears of a terrorist attack.” (READ MORE)
Japan slaps Pyongyang with trade sanctions / Andrew Salmon “Japan halted trade with North Korea yesterday, while the United States and other nations sought additional penalties against the communist state for reportedly conducting a nuclear test.” (READ MORE)
Bush vows to build fence / Stephen Dinan and Joseph Curl “President Bush yesterday pledged to follow through on building 698 miles of wall along the U.S.-Mexico border but said that the Department of Homeland Security will decide where and that he wants sensors and cameras to watch the border.” (READ MORE)
French police face Muslim 'intifada' / David Rennie “Radical Muslims in France's housing estates are waging an undeclared "intifada," or uprising, against the police, with violent clashes injuring about 14 officers each day.” (READ MORE)
Intelligence failure cited in Korean crisis / Bill Gertz “Recent U.S. intelligence analyses of North Korea's nuclear and missile programs were flawed and the lack of clarity on the issue hampered U.S. diplomatic efforts to avert the underground blast detected Sunday, according to Bush administration officials.” (READ MORE)
Good News From the Front:
Bandit 36 writes B36 News - 12 October 2006 “I think that one of the larger reasons that so many Americans think that the war isn't going well is because they've adopted what I like to call the "microwave mentality" or M&M for short. Some people call it instant gratification, but I like to keep things simple and easy to understand so that the M&Mers don't have to waste time thinking about it for it to make sense.” (READ MORE)
Bill Roggio writes The Global Taliban “Taliban and al-Qaeda commanders shed light on the global nature of the war and the status of fighting in Afghanistan Combat operations in Afghanistan have tapered off over the past month and violent attacks have decreased by half. The operational tempo is declining as the summer fighting season comes to a close. The Taliban continues to suffer heavy losses when openly engaging Afghan and Coalition forces. Over the weekend, 72 Taliban were killed in during engagements in Uruzgan and Helmand province. Fifty-two Taliban were killed in a single engagement in Uruzgan.” (READ MORE)
On the Web:
Allahpundit of HotAir writes Lancet: 600,000 killed by violence in Iraq since U.S. invaded; Update: Iraqis claim report is exaggerated “Calling this study inaccurate is like accusing the left of playing dirty tricks with Foley: you’re probably right, but it’s largely besides the point. Granted, Lancet is known for scaremongering; granted, their previous body count was also released shortly before an election; granted, the actual number is an extreme outlier among other counts; granted, it appears the study doesn’t account for the number killed during the entirety of Saddam’s reign; granted, it fails to distinguish between Iraqi civilians, terrorists, army, and police; granted, it has a margin of error of about 180,000 people.” (READ MORE)
Hugh Hewitt writes David Broder Is Ready For His Close-up “The Washington Post's David Broder is one of the most highly esteemed Beltway journalists, but at 77 he no longer feels the need to pretend to objectivity. Today's column is a plea for voters to elect Democrats. Fine. If a tree falls in the woods.... Broder's diagnosis is that the Congressional majority has failed to act and needs replacing. ‘The failure of this Congress to act meaningfully on immigration, energy, health care or other vital needs has left the public frustrated’ Broder concludes, ‘and members of Congress feeling embattled.’”(READ MORE)
GayPatriotWest of Gay Patriot writes Why Do They Hate? “Shortly after 9/11, Newsweek ran a cover story, “Why They Hate Us” about Muslim animosity to Americans. The very title suggested that there was something about us, something about America, that was detestable. For, it seems that to many on the left, the natural assumption is that if there is a problem is the world, it is caused either by American directly or by reaction to our supposedly imperialist politics. Just as so many hate Americans, they often hate those of us who wear our patriotism on our sleeve. Those of us who love our nation (even as we acknowledge its flaws) and defend its values. They seem to concur with Samuel Johnson’s observation that ‘Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.’” (READ MORE)
Captain Ed writes France Facing Intifada “The French police have suffered 14 injuries a day trying to quell riots in the Muslim housing projects as the nation has started to recognize that they face an organized, armed resistance. While management says that the confrontation involves organized crime, the boots on the ground say the issue has evolved into a less secular conflict than the politicians care to acknowledge:” (READ MORE)
Omar of Iraq the Model writes Responding to the Lancet lies... “Among the things I cannot accept is exploiting the suffering of people to make gains that are not the least related to easing the suffering of those people. I’m talking here about those researchers who used the transparency and open doors of the new Iraq to come and count the drops of blood we shed. Human flesh is abundant and all they have to do is call this hospital or that office to get the count of casualties, even more they can knock on doors and ask us one by one and we would answer because we’ve got nothing to be ashamed of. We believe in what we’re struggling for and we are proud of our sacrifices.” (READ MORE)
Cassandra writes Pillars of Government Week: Part III, The Judiciary “Part III of Pillars of Government week takes on the Judicial branch. I am skipping ahead in Grim's post a bit. As a child, I never would eat my vegetables first. I have always been in love with the law - Con law especially - so I have looked forward to this post all week. I wish I'd had more time to prepare for it. But having been out of town at various conferences the past two weeks, I'm still digging out at work. Consequently this post will not be everything I would wish. I'll have to rely on my wonderful readers to make up for my lack of expertise and smarts. Grim opened his section on the judiciary with a statement I feel bound to dispute:” (READ MORE)
Sarah of SpouseBUZZ writes 'Let' “In the weeks since my husband opted to trade assignments and return to Iraq, we've had several people think we're certifiably insane. Here on SpouseBUZZ, we all laughed along with Navy Reservist/Cop Wife's comment on Andi's post about well-intentioned civilians who are shocked that we just "let" spouses deploy, but in my situation right now this question is valid. I have to keep explaining why my husband wants to go and why I'm letting him go. Few people so far have wrapped their heads around my answer.” (READ MORE)
Jay of Stop the ACLU writes ACLU Should Lose Its Tax Exempt Status “Huge thanks to Greg Tinti of the Political Pitbull for the video! Imagine if a Church used the power of its tax exemption as a lever towards political campaigns. Can you imagine the outrage from groups like the ACLU if a Church used its tax exempt donations to create political ads opposing candidates that did not adhere to certain “American values” as interpreted by that Church? What if a Christian Religious organization were to use its official title to oppose certain political issues such as abortion? We don’t have to imagine, the ACLU’s history shows us. They would challenge that Church’s tax exempt status.” (READ MORE)
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