According to the Justice Department, “Osama bin Laden sent 50 terrorists on 20 suicide missions against the United States and Israel as recently as last summer, the feds charged yesterday in a 10-count indictment of American Taliban John Walker Lindh. “The indictment charges that Lindh learned about the existence of the suicide missions while he trained in a terror camp in Afghanistan and met bin Laden, but it doesn’t claim

“As police in the Pakistani city of Karachi say they believe they are closing in on the suspected kidnappers of Daniel Pearl, the American journalist’s wife issued a fresh plea for his release,” ABC News reports. “Pakistani police said they had made significant progress towards finding the people who abducted Pearl, who disappeared almost two weeks ago.” ‘This is an innocent man, with an innocent wife and an unborn son,’

The AP reports, A top Russian military official on Wednesday enthusiastically welcomed the U.S. government’s willingness to codify proposed nuclear arms cuts and said the deal could be reached by the time President Bush visits Russia in May. On Tuesday, Secretary of State Colin Powell told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the U.S. government was willing to sign an agreement on the cuts. ‘We do expect it will be

“In defiance of a Bush administration request to stay out of the issue, the American Bar Association Monday voted to recommend that foreign terrorists being tried before military tribunals be afforded the same rights as Americans. “Military tribunals proposed by the administration to try foreign nationals accused of terrorism should offer the same rights guaranteed Americans –

Vic Matus in The Weekly Standard puts on paper what lots of us have been thinkin’ for some time now: Arnold’s days as an action superstar are over. C’mon. Was anybody planning on dropping $8 on Collateral Damage? The last Schwartzenegger movie I bothered seeing (’cause I love that occult stuff) was End of Days, the idiocy of which left me slack jawed. About two-thirds through the movie, Arnold figgers

“A self-described chef for Osama bin Laden, who has been captured by tribesmen here, says that his boss – after leaving Afghanistan for Pakistan – has since traveled into Iran. “In three separate interviews here in Ghazni, Haji Mohamad Akram, a waif of a man suffering from the results of regular torture sessions by his captors, provided detailed accounts of the battle at Tora Bora, of Mr. bin Laden’s movements

Writing in Reason, log roller Tim Cavanaugh argues that — ah, y’know what? Screw him. Does anybody even care what this tool thinks? Let’s try this summary, instead: Writing in Reason, Tim Cavanaugh is a big limp dick, trolling for hits. Do a Google search if you want the link. Me, I wash my hands and my feet of him… [update: MoreThanZeroSum’s Andrew Hofer’s just sent an email to several

Uh oh. Time.com’s SF correspondant Chris Taylor has stumbled into the blogosphere. Another “pro” getting his first liberating whiffs of cyber freedom… [link via Bushtit]

Two items excerpted from today’s WSJ Opinion Journal “Best of the Web,” both links appearing under the heading “Why ‘Human Rights’ Groups Are Irrelevant”: In a New York Times op-ed (link requires registration), Michael Ignatieff warns that the ‘human rights era’ may be ending. ‘Rome’ — meaning America — ‘has been attacked, and Rome is fighting to re-establish its security and its hegemony. This may permanently demote human rights in

Meet Prince H., Melancholy Dane. Obvious caption: “Your highness You look as if you’ve just seen a ghost!”