CIRCLE SQUARED: Iran, Iraq, Syria

Last week, Alhurra — an Arabic-language television station that is funded by our government — broadcast a taped interview with a terrorist named Moayad Ahmed Yasseen, the leader of Jaish Muhammad (Muhammad’s Army). He was captured nearly two months ago in Fallujah during the liberation of the city.

Yasseen had been a colonel in Saddam’s Army, so he was a fighter of some importance. He told Alhurra that two other former Iraqi military officers belonging to his group were sent “to Iran in April or May, where they met a number of Iranian intelligence officials.” He said they also met (more…)

AN EAGLE CHRONOLOGY

For some set of reasons I don’t really fathom, my becoming an Eagle Scout at 12 years old disturbs certain people. Out of all the stuff in my bio, this is the thing these folks call into question. Not only do I get emails on it, but there are even debates about it on a number of internet web sites and chat rooms. So to settle this, here’s my chronology of how I made Eagle.

I was born in November of 1943. I grew up in Glendale, California, was a Cub Scout, and joined the Boy Scouts shortly after I (more…)

THE RACISM OF DEMOCRATS

Chief Justice William Rehnquist’s health is so poor he likely soon will be called to the Great Appellate Bench in the Sky. On NBC’s "Meet the Press" program last month, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev), said he could support the elevation of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia to chief justice, but not Justice Clarence Thomas.

"I think that (Thomas) has been an embarrassment to the Supreme Court," Reid said. "I think his opinions are poorly written." Prodded by CNN to cite an example, the Democratic leader replied:

"That’s easy to do. You take the Hillside Dairy case. In that case you had (more…)