Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Officials: Taliban kidnapper killed - South and Central Asia - MSNBC.com
U.S. airstrikes targeting a meeting of Taliban leaders killed a high-ranking commander involved in the kidnappings of 23 South Koreans two months ago, Afghan officials said Tuesday.
Take notes South Korea, THAT'S how you deal with terrorists, murderers, and kidnappers. Appeasement is for the weak who only want to cower against the evil in this world. A simple thank you will be sufficient from you guys.
You're welcome.
Travis
Labels: Appeasement, South Korea, Taliban, US
Monday, September 10, 2007
U.S. to build base near Iran? - Conflict in Iraq - MSNBC.com
Well it's about time we started getting serious about the threat from Iran.
The Pentagon is preparing to build a military base near the Iraq-Iran border to try to curtail the flow of advanced Iranian weaponry to Shiite militants across Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday in its online edition.
Quoting Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, the commander of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, the Journal said the Pentagon also plans to build fortified checkpoints on major highways leading from the Iranian border to Baghdad, and install X-ray machines and explosives-detecting sensors at the only formal border crossing between the two countries.
The base will be located about four miles from the Iranian border and will be used for at least two years, according to the report. U.S. officials told the paper it is unclear whether it will be among the small number of facilities that would remain in Iraq after any future large-scale U.S. withdrawal.
Once we start showing the Iranian's that we're not messing around and that any support of the insurgency will result in swift and severe reprisals, they'll start acting a lot more friendly then they are now. Let's face it, the Iranian government is full of cowards and the only reason why they are supporting the insurgency and taking pot shots at our guys is simply because they know they can get away with it. Show them they can't, and it stops. It'll also have the added benefit of dealing with their nuclear program.
Travis
Thursday, September 06, 2007
The Torture Bible
Here's a neat little piece of literature I found on the Internet earlier this morning.
In it, it discusses various ways to conduct interrogations that the US employed in the 1960's. It's a 258 page document, so be warned, it's a long read.
Travis
Labels: Documents, Interrogations, US
Bush, China's Hu tackle thorny issues - CNN.com
Although Bush hinted to reporters on Wednesday that he might bring it up, neither Hu nor the president said the recent cyber attack on the Pentagon was discussed Thursday.
The United States has not officially accused Beijing of hacking into the military e-mail system that serves Defense Secretary Robert Gates and hundreds of other department employees, but behind the scenes a senior Bush administration official told CNN that China is the No. 1 suspect in the June hacking incident.
On Monday, the Financial Times of London also reported that Washington believed China was responsible. Meanwhile the Chinese government dismisses such allegations as "groundless."
I kind of wished he had brought it up. There's no doubt in my mind that China's gearing up for a potential fight over Taiwan. They've been attempting to gain access to our military technology for years and it's simply idiotic not to call them to the carpet and let them know we know about it and our responses to it might be swift and severe if they continue.
In addition to discussing the delicate North Korean nuclear issue and the violence in the Sudanese region of Darfur, Bush said Hu was "quite articulate" about the contentious issue of product safety, given the string of recalls on defective Chinese-made products -- which have spanned from tainted food to hazardous toys.
Hu said he has a desire "to work for further development and the growth and business ties of our countries through dialogue and consultations."
How about you let the Chinese deal with a lot of "help us" kinds of missions around the world that only the US gets looked at with dealing with?
How about we talk about the trade deficit and China's continued artificially lowering of their currency? How about you talk about the illegal tax breaks China gives to it's businesses in order for them to compete on the world stage?
You can't have a meeting with a world leader if you don't talk about your major problems with one another and how to solve them. Otherwise it's just a photo op that no one cares about.
Travis
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Germany: 'Massive' attacks foiled - CNN.com
Germany seems to have a problem with terrorists growing within their country. The 9/11 terrorists called Germany home for a long while. Now it appears this time, they've captured three people who were planning "massive" attacks.
With the accumulation of almost 1500 pounds of hydrogen peroxide, that can make one nasty bomb if mixed correctly.
Kudos to the German authorities for thwarting what might have turned out to be a very nasty surprise for someone some day.
Travis
Labels: Germany, terrorist, US
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