First Cup 06.21.06
By Jim Lynch on Jun 21, 2006 in Blogiversary Database, First Cup, Iraq, Our Military, Radical Islam, War on Terrorism
Making coffee has become the great compromise of the decade. It’s the only thing “real” men do that doesn’t seem to threaten their masculinity. ~ Erma Bombeck
Happy 3rd Blogiversary to:
Bad Example
Euphoric Reality (Heidi) A Study In Contrasts — “More details are emerging about the two soldiers who died of torture at the hands of our enemies. I am horrified and sickened, but sadly, not at all suprised. That is what Islamists do.”
Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Post Takes The Law-Enforcement Approach — “We need to remember that Islamist terrorists declared war on the US almost a decade ago and initiated a series of escalating attacks on us to prosecute it. That effort culminated in 9/11, which the Bush administration correctly determined as an act of war. We need to continue fighting it as a war. We do not need to make ourselves feel good by pretending that our enemy has the same legal standing as urban gangs.”
Don Surber Make them pay — “The torture killings of two American soldiers show how little regard for human life al-Qaeda has. There will be no investigation by Osama bin Laden. The United Nations will not demand an investigation. The George Soros-funded Human Rights Watch will remain silent. Amnesty International will not protest. The International Red Cross will not get huffy because it was not allowed in the POW camp where Americans are held.”
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You quote Don Surber complaining about something that Amnesty International has no mandate to address. The charters for Amnesty International addresses only the behavior of state agents. Since the U.S. soldiers were not kidnapped and killed by state agents the events fall outside their mandate.
Surber also says something about a POW camp. What POW camp?
Robust Endorsements…
The Associated Press today notes the robust endorsement from European leaders for his tough approach to nuclear standoffs with Iran and North Korea. Tough talk and intimations of touch action to follow from the US towards Iran and North Korea, and …