From the Khaleej Times Online, “Interpol says Al Qaeda preparing for biological warfare”: Interpol said the Al Qaeda terrorist group is preparing to engage in biological warfare in urging countries to enact legislation allowing police to investigate scientific activity that can result in the manufacture of a bio-terrorist weapon. Ronald Noble, secretary-general of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), told a conference in Singapore that captured terrorist suspects have admitted

Please take the time to devote your thoughts and prayers to Ed Driscoll and his family on the sudden passing of Ed’s father, Ed Driscoll Sr.

Well, there goes his defense, I suppose.  Via Breitbart: Al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui testified Monday that he and would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid were supposed to hijack a fifth airplane on Sept. 11, 2001, and fly it into the White House. Moussaoui’s testimony on his own behalf stunned the courtroom as he disclosed details he had never revealed before. It was in stark contrast to Moussaoui’s previous statements in which

From CBS News: While on the presidential trail in 2004, Sen. John Kerry earned a reputation as an elitist. But is he choosier than Vice President Dick Cheney? According to documents unveiled by an investigative Web site, the answer seems to be a simple yes. The Massachusetts Democrat and his wife, Theresa Heinz Kerry, adore Caesar salads and stone crab, but John Kerry doesn’t want anything to do with celery

For those of you interested in such things, I’ll be on Tammy Bruce’s radio show at about 2:05 EST.  You can access the streaming audio here. We’ll be discussing the Abdul Rahman story and perceptions of Iraq.  Note:  if you hear a child squealing in the background, it’s probably S*tchel—who remains fascinated by Elmo’s odyssey into Grouchland to retrieve a stolen blanket from Mandy Patinkin, and is willing to say

From ANCPR News (h/t Jon Lane, via email) comes word that Father’s Rights Advocate Kevin Thompson’s recently released Exposing the Corruption in the Massachusetts Family Courts has been banned.  What follows is a portion of Mr Thompson’s email noting the ban, posted on the ANCPR site: Today by mail, I received notice that my recently released book, “Exposing the Corruption in the Massachusetts Family Courts” was officially banned.  I received

     “Trust me, woman.  If you can’t get a simple pizza stain out of a bowling shirt, I assure you I can find me a little honey who’d be happy to put in the extra work.  And that’s not a threat—it’s a promise.” **** update:  “And she’ll have bangs a man can comb his mustache with, too.  Make no mistake about that, either, missy.”

Via ABC News: An Afghan court on Sunday dismissed a case against a man who converted from Islam to Christianity because of a lack of evidence, and he will be released soon, an official said. “The court dismissed today the case against Abdul Rahman for a lack of information and a lot of legal gaps in the case,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was

An interesting (alternately distressing and heartening, as I read them) set of polls from World Public Opinion.org regarding the Iraq campaign, the analysis of a few I think it essential should be pointed out to the American public.  From “Comparing Americans and Iraqis”: […] How Things Are Going in Iraq Americans … have a more negative outlook overall on the current situation in Iraq than most Iraqis themselves. Americans largely

From the March 20 WS “Scrapbook”, “Profumo After the Affair”: The Scrapbook is feeling especially decrepit at the moment, having just learned of the death of John Profumo at 91. Profumo, as readers of a certain age will recall, was the British secretary of state for war who carried on an affair with a winsome young woman named Christine Keeler who, as it turned out, was spending quality time with