And Christopher Hitchens put his own two cents in: Most fascinating of all is the suggestion that Zarqawi was all along receiving help from the mullahs in Iran. He certainly seems to have been able to transit their territory (Herat is on the Iranian border with Afghanistan) and to replenish his forces by the same… Continue reading
Lest we forget: On four levels, Zarqawi’s death has global ramifications. The first and most basic stems from the command position he enjoyed. While the leaders of al-Qaeda like to dispatch suicide bombers, they themselves are not inclined to suicide. Their larger strategy in launching terrorist attacks on everything from police stations to mosques to… Continue reading
I’ve never met Derb, but I think I’d like him if I ever did, and I imagine that there are few pundits you’d rather have on your side in a brawl, or on a battlefield. And I’m glad he’s out there writing – because he’s a great one for cutting through cant and telling inconvenient… Continue reading
A military reader gives Andrew Sullivan a dressing down, and Andrew responds…rather weakly in my opinion.
An old friend of Dan Brown paints a less-than-flattering portrait of him.