9/11 Columns on Townhall
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The Thin Veneer of Civilization
Posted: 4/17/2013 10:00:00 AM ESTThe Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary defines the word "civilization" thus:An ideal state of human culture characterized by complete absence of barbarism and non-rational behavior.
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- Terrorism
- boston marathon bombing
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Dumb and Dangerous: America's Fast Pass for Saudi Arabia
Posted: 3/22/2013 12:00:00 AM ESTIt's business as usual in the post-9/11 world. Your federal government is back to pandering to wealthy travelers from Saudi Arabia. In the eyes of our massive homeland security apparatus, the comfort of Saudis is a higher priority than the safety of American citizens. -
Who Fed Susan the Benghazi Bullhockey?
Posted: 11/16/2012 12:01:00 AM ESTAt his news conference Wednesday, President Barack Obama postured as the young Galahad striding out onto the schoolyard to stop a pair of bullies from beating up a girl. -
Investigate 9/11 Libyan Debacle Now
Posted: 9/26/2012 12:01:00 AM ESTUpon hearing that there had been an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans had been killed there and that this murderous assault had been carried out on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a rational mind might find it difficult to avoid formulating the working hypothesis that this had been a premeditated act of terror. -
Misunderstanding 9/11
Posted: 9/20/2012 2:01:00 PM ESTLearning the wrong lessons can be costly. -
Oversight Problem Overlooked?
Posted: 9/15/2012 12:01:00 AM ESTOn Sept. 10, 2001, I flew back to Washington from Frankfurt, Germany, with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. We discussed a host of domestic and foreign policy issues before landing at Dulles International Airport that bright, crisp fall day. Neither of us had any idea how our worlds, and the worlds of every American -- indeed, of everyone “on the planet,” as Newt often says -- would be completely upended within the next 24 hours. -
America Attacked -- Again on September 11th
Posted: 9/15/2012 12:01:00 AM ESTIt didn't happen in the heart of Manhattan or Washington this time, or in the skies above little Shanksville, Pa. But it happened just as surely on American territory -- our embassy in Cairo, our consulate in Benghazi. Our people have been killed, our flag trashed, our country assailed. -
Even After Deadly Attack, U.S. Kowtows to Islam
Posted: 9/14/2012 12:01:00 AM ESTTwo historic attacks on U.S. territory marked the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and what happened? The Obama administration surrendered our constitutional principles. The first was a "blasphemy" riot that breached the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, whereupon thugs burned the American flag and hoisted in its place the traditional black flag of Islam that flies over al-Qaida and other jihad movements. -
Libya Commemorates 9/11
Posted: 9/12/2012 5:32:00 PM ESTWhen President Obama intervened in Libya last year, he claimed that "it's in our national interest to act" to remove a tyrant who -- in response to Bush's invasion of Iraq -- had just given up his weapons of mass destruction and pledged to be America's BFF.- Topics:
- Foreign Affairs
- Libya
- 9/11
- Barack Obama
- Terrorism
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9/11 and a Shining City
Posted: 9/11/2012 12:01:00 AM ESTOn September 11, 2001, Americans were reminded of two things—the dangers of terrorism and the greatness of the United States. -
Arming Ourselves Against Barbarians
Posted: 7/19/2012 2:17:00 PM ESTFollowing the attacks of September 11, 2001, I expected there would soon be consensus across ideological, national, and other lines that terrorism is wrong — that no political goal or grievance justifies intentionally murdering innocent men, women, and children. I was wrong. -
Obama Administration - Terrorists and Those Who Oppose Terrorism are the Same
Posted: 6/26/2012 12:01:00 AM ESTIn 1993 Islamic terrorists launched an war on America. With a Rider Truck bomb, they attacked in the heart of NYT, trying to topple the World Trade Center. They were led by a terrorist know as the Blind Sheik, the head of Gamaa Islamiya, an Islamic extremist terrorist organization based in Egypt, who was orchestrating a wave of attacks trying to blow up major landmarks. -
What Constitutes a Fair Trial?
Posted: 5/11/2012 11:40:00 AM ESTThe trial of the alleged masterminds of 9/11, which began last week at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will address some of the most profound issues of our era. -
First the Circus and Then the 9/11 Trial
Posted: 5/10/2012 12:01:00 AM ESTWalid bin Attash used to frequent online dating sites. "Loves to travel -- sometimes at a moment's notice," bin Attash described himself before his 2003 capture. -
Blindsided: Peace for Israel?
Posted: 4/8/2012 12:01:00 AM ESTIn my post, Blindsided: 9/11 Was the Rule, Not the Exception, I explained how 9/11 woke up America to the reality of Islamic fanaticism. Because of ignorance to Islam’s history and grievance culture, its violent nature blindsided us. -
Blindsided: 9/11 Was the Rule, Not the Exception
Posted: 4/1/2012 12:01:00 AM ESTAt 8:46 a.m. on September 11, 2001, the first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center, and America woke up to the terror of jihad. I use the words “woke up” because jihad existed long before that terrible morning. And it continues to cause much of the world’s violence today. -
War Crimes and Punishment
Posted: 3/1/2012 2:18:00 PM EST“To the justice of the firing squad!” That was the toast proposed by Stalin to Roosevelt and Churchill over dinner in 1943 in Tehran. -
Ayaan and "Lady Al Qaeda": Mirroring Moral Equivalence
Posted: 1/27/2012 12:57:00 PM ESTNo doubt Deborah Scroggins believes she just published a dual biography of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, former Dutch parliamentarian, and Aafia Siddiqui, jailed al-Qaida terrorist, and so she did. What may surprise the biographer, however, is that she also provided a third study: post-9/11 moral equivalence. -
Two Bad September Days
Posted: 12/22/2011 12:01:00 AM ESTTwo terrible September days sum up the first decade of the new American millennium. -
Pearl Harbor and 9-11: Imagination, Deception and Audacity
Posted: 12/6/2011 12:01:00 AM ESTImagination, deception and audacity, in combination, are the deadly acme of warfare. Japan’s Pearl Harbor ambush of America’s Pacific Fleet, which occurred 70 years ago this week, displayed these traits. So did al-Qaida’s 9-11 savaging of American cities.- Topics:
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