BREAKING NEWS: US ATTY DROPS HARASSMENT CHARGE AGAINST RED'S!

From Ryan Horsley : Our attorneys have spoken with the US Attorneys office and they have agreed to neutralize the Third Status Concern in wh...

A Massive Phenomenon In Afghanistan: Television

This is progress....

Iran's Not Sitting Still

...while Saudi Arabia inks a major arms deal with the US. Iran is in negotiations with Russia to buy 250 state-of-the-art fighter jets, a...

Three Killed In Somalia As Violence Escalates

Commentary -- July 31, 2007

September 10th in Waziristan -- David Ignatius, Washington Post Iraq, Iran and How the Surge is Working -- John Burns, Hugh Hewitt Show Met...

Inside Gaza: An Arms Dealer's Tale

July 30, 2007 - It is not a fact that he particularly likes to advertise, but, if pressed, Abdel Hamid Bahar will acknowledge that his busin...

War And Politics -- July 31, 2007

Commentary: Hillary Shows Classic Clintonian Weakness On al-Qaeda In Pakistan – Strata-Sphere Democrats, Answer Questions About Iraq Pullou...

US To Arm Israel And Arab States In $60bn Deal

A story from the Independent looks at this story.

Re-Signing Bonuses For U.S. Military Troops

Strategy Page l ooks at this trend .

U.S. Seeks To Fix Power Balance Upset By Iraq War

BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S. promises of military aid or arms sales to strengthen its Middle Eastern allies against Iran and other regional foes ...

More Internal Refugees In War-Ravaged Northern Uganda Return Home

Fewer Child Soldiers, Many Still Brutally Vulnerable

LONDON (Reuters) - The end of brutal wars in West Africa and global efforts to halt recruitment have cut the number of child soldiers, but e...

This War Is Finally Over.

Pakistan: Another Mosque Painted Red, Islamic Revolution Feared

Embattled Cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz recently said “There are many Ghazis (His brother and Deputy who was killed during Op Silence at Red Mos...

Iraq -- War News Updates July 31, 2007

Iraqi Leader Faces Revolt Within Party -- Yahoo News U.S. Toll In Iraq Lowest In 8 Months -- Yahoo News US Helicopter Down In Iraq, Crew S...

Afghanistan -- War News Updates July 31, 2007

Second Korean Hostage Found Dead In Afghanistan -- Independent Afghans Recover Body Of Slain Korean Hostage -- Reuters Families Plead For ...

What's Wrong With this Picture?

Hollywood movie poster designers. Is there anything they don't know about gun handling? Thing is, I saw the trailer and it looks like ...

How You Can Help Red's

I would also like to thank so many of you who have sent us a check for our legal defense. As many of you are aware for the longest time I wo...

There Was No Objection

I got the following transcript from Len Savage . It addresses the amendment to the BATFU budget discussed last Friday here at WarOnGuns . A...

Do You Promise?

Cross your heart?

Nanny 911

Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani on Monday accused Democrats of favoring a controlling "nanny government"... Yeah, n...

This Day in History: July 31

Marquis de Lafayette , 19, made major-general of Continental Army

Iran, Iraq, the U.N. 598 Resolution, and Chemical Weapons

Yesterday the Persian Journal published a very succinct but insightful article on the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War, who helped to end it and how....

Ivorian Leaders Try To Turn Page On Brutal Civil War

Analysis -- Russian Jet Fighter Deal To Iran

According to the Jerusalem Post , Israeli intelligence is investigating reports of a pending arms deal between Iran and Russia. If those rep...

The Calm Days After The Fall Of Baghdad

The Educated Soldier recalls the calm days after the fall of Baghdad. Belmont provides comments.

Inside Iran's Nuclear Nerve Centre: Halfway House To An Atomic Bomb

The rush to process uranium is to generate electricity, officials tell Julian Borger in Isfahan. But there are no power stations. Read more ...

Arm Sales To The Middle East -- A Commentary

The proposed multibillion-dollar arms sale to Saudi Arabia has raised the hackles of Congress, which objects to arming the Saudis as long as...

Lebanon Rivals Talk Peace

U.K. PM Brown And President Bush: We Are At One In The Fight On Terror

Gordon Brown and President George W. Bush stood side by side for the first time at Camp David today, insisting that the “special relationshi...

U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown Heads To Camp David

UN Expert: Rape Rampant in Congo

Sexual atrocities in Congo's volatile province of South Kivu extend "far beyond rape" and include sexual slavery, forced inces...

Uganda Rebels Want $2m For Talks

Uganda's rebels are demanding $2m from donors, or they say they will not return to peace talks in South Sudan. Lord's Resistance Ar...

Hamas Shows Gaza To Foreign Reporters

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Never mind the international isolation, growing poverty and reports of violent retribution against its defeated Fata...

Lessons From the Past for Iraq and Afghanistan

Commentary from Douglas Farah .

Seven Killed In Militant Violence In Pakistan

SLAMABAD (Reuters) - Seven people died in Islamic militant attacks on Monday and a mosque and shrine have been occupied in northwestern Paki...

US Sinks North Korean Ship Bound for Iran

How come we have heard nothing from any major news service or network???? This would be BIG news if true. So is it?

Iraq -- War News Updates July 30, 2007

Big U.S. Presence In Iraq Until Mid-2009: Commander -- Reuters 6 Dead After Minibus Explodes in Baghdad -- FOX News Mesopotamia: The Champ...

U.S. Announces Major Middle East Arms Package

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday announced military aid packages worth more than $43 billion for Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arab...

Afghanistan -- War News Updates July 30, 2007

Taliban Kills Hostage -- Reuters Taliban Kill Male South Korean Hostage: Spokesman -- Yahoo News Taleban 'Shoot Dead' A Second Kor...

A Grand Step Towards Manhood

Yes, arm him! It will do him worlds of good. He will know then that he has rights, and dare maintain them -- a grand step towards manhood. G...

Dial 911 and...

...well, you know ... [Via HZ ]

BATFU Continues War on Gun Owners

I received the following from Len Savage , who did such a through job demonstrating BATFU criminal incompetence in JPFO's excellent ...

For All You Folks...

...relying on majority rule democracy to save us... And the sad thing is, the question doesn't appear particularly loaded. Nice to see o...

Hendren Allegations Against Fincher: Another Viewpoint

On Saturday, I posted a link to the most recent news article about the District Judge accusing Wayne Fincher of financial misrepresentation...

Live and Learn

Thus, D.C. v. Heller is the name of the case in the Supreme Court, and if the Court grants D.C.'s certiorari petition and hears the case...

This Day in History: July 30

The enemy have as yet received no reinforcemint this Campaign. Lord Cornwallis is lately arrived from England; and it is said a fleet with ...

Colombia -- Farc 'Killed Hostages By Mistake'

The 11 politicians who died while being held by Farc rebels were killed during an accidental clash between factions, Colombia's intellig...

U.S. Intel Can't Keep Up With New Technology

Tens of billions of dollars ...... thousands of personal involved in the shifting through millions of pieces of paper ....... would not havi...

Hezbollah: We Are Ready To Strike Israel At Any Time

Hezbollah is spoiling for a fight. More news from Lebanon: Hezbollah: We Are Ready to Strike Israel Again -- FOX News Hezbollah Rejects U.S...

Iraq -- War News Updates July 29, 2007

Commentary : Neither Washington nor Riyadh are spending any time thinking about containing the chaos that will follow the inevitable America...

Afghanistan -- War News Updates July 29, 2007

Taliban: Hostages Will Die Monday -- CNN News Taliban Says No More Talks On Korean Hostages -- Yahoo News Taliban Leaders Set Korean Hosta...

Possible Saudi Arms Sale Stirs Controversy

They have the money, the people, the contacts. and more importantly the oil .......... lets not kid ourselves ...... the Saudis will get wha...

Oman Plays Down Possibility Of New War In Gulf Region

Pakistan -- War News Updates For July 29, 2007

Musharraf, Bhutto To Share Rule -- The Australian Musharraf Risks Civil War As He Invades The Al-Qaeda Badlands -- Times Online Bhutto War...

Gunfire, Tears As Iraqis Celebrate Soccer Win

News reports on Iraq's soccer win are from Yahoo , Reuters , Times Online , and the BBC .

Al-Qa'eda Divided Over Drive To Oust Musharraf

You know that what they really want is to get their hands on Pakistan's nuclear weapons ....

CIA Blunders Outlined In New Book

The CIA thought it had an intelligence coup on its hands in 1994. Its friends in the Guatemalan military were bugging the bedroom of Marilyn...

We're the Only Ones Caught and Released Enough

Federal officials at Metro Airport...caught Sylvia James , chief judge of Inkster's 22nd District Court, with a loaded handgun in her lu...

A Joint Effort

Leading officials from Maryland, the District and Prince George's County will announce a set of initiatives today aimed at cracking down...

Anti-Gun Hijinks

In an fine example of locker room hijinks that go wrong, the Kansas City Royals' Emil Brown hit a reporter with a pellet gun in the tea...

It's Gotta Be the Gun

A MAN has been shot dead and two others, including a teenager, have been injured in two shootings - one at a funeral wake for another gun vi...

Switzerland Mulls National Suicide

Switzerland's the only country that requires its soldiers to keep guns at home. But concerns over high suicide rates and killings within...

This Day in History: July 29

James M', Daniel, tried by a General Court Martial, whereof Col. Glover was President for "forgeing an Order of General Putnams to ...

Lawyers Sap Our Will To Combat Terrorism

One more reason to hate lawyers..... Glenn Reynolds comments.

US Congress Passes 9/11 Bill

Algerian Military Kills 22 Al-Qaeda Militants

Fighting is starting to heat up in this country again .

Israel And Its Neighbours -- July 28, 2007

U.S.-Backed Fatah Admits Infiltration By Hamas -- World Net Daily Hamas-Run Gaza Government Starts Paying Salaries Of Thousands Of Civil Se...

Weapons Rife In E Africa, UN Finds

More feeding the beast .....

Crisis Deepens In Iraq's Divided Government

White House To Push Mideast Arms Sales

Feed the beast ......... More f rom CNN .

"The Big One"

The case of District of Columbia v. Heller is barely at the Supreme Court's starting gate, yet nearly everyone involved has a growing se...

Stepping Up Hunt for Osama Bin Laden, Taliban and Al Qaeda Hideouts

The U.S. Air Force plans to deliver its newest and deadliest unmanned aircraft, the Reaper, to the theater of operations in Afghanistan. ...

Fincher Ordered To Pay For His Attorneys

A federal judge ruled Friday that Hollis Wayne Fincher misrepresented his financial condition and will have to pay for his court-appointed ...

Wolf in Sheik's Clothing

Analysis of Robert Gates (U.S. Secretary of Defense) and his comments on America's War On Terror.

Iran Looks For a Fight

Analysis from Strategy Page .

Two Palestinians Killed By Israeli Soldiers In Gaza

The never ending cycle of violence in Gaza ...... read more .

Iran's Khamenei Says U.S. And Israel Are Main Foes

When the Supreme leader of Iran says you are the enemy ...... and backs it up with actions on the ground ....... and only certain parts of t...

Lebanon Faces Civil War If Crisis Unchecked: France

France is worried that thing are spiraling out of control. Robert Fisk from the Independent adds to this discussion .

UK Wanted US To Rule Out Bin Laden Torture

Political correctness running amok ...... read more .

Jered and the Baby Killer

He was among only 36 Americans, mostly young people, whose video clips were chosen out of the thousands submitted. Yeah, CNN knew exactly wh...

We're the Only Ones Brain Dead Enough

The Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police promised to crack down on gun crime and stop "brain dead killers" with an additi...

This Day in History: July 28

Pakistan -- War News Updates For July 28, 2007

Musharraf Proposes Bhutto Power-Sharing Arrangement -- Times Online Pakistan Blast Investigation Begins -- Yahoo News Pakistan Tightens Se...

Iraq -- War News Updates July 28, 2007

Iraqi Leader Tells Bush: Get Gen Petraeus Out -- Telegraph 4 Killed, 10 Hurt By Car Bomb In Baghdad -- Yahoo News Finding Nonsectarian Mil...

Afghanistan -- War News Updates July 28, 2007

Taliban In First Heat-Seeking Missile Attack -- Telegraph British Soldier Killed In Afghanistan -- Telegraph Afghan Clashes Kill Three NAT...

Eritrea Denies Being Main Arms Supplier To Somali Rebels

Iraqi PM Tells Bush: Get Gen Petraeus Out

The Telegraph reports on the deep division between U.S. General Petraeus and the Iraqi Priminister al-Maliki. "Relations between the t...

What Is Sec. of Def. Bob Gates Been Working On Lately?

A post from Westhawk looks at " Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said he is personally engaged in developing contingency plans for a ...

Unintelligent Intelligence

This article from TCS Daily that analyzes on what passes for Intelligence Reports from the U.S. Government .......... and subsequent covera...

Good News From Afghanistan (From A Canadian Perspective)

A positive post on developments in Afghanistan from the Ruxted Group in Canada .

An Update From The Bottom Post -- Al Qaeda Seen In Search Of Nukes

Al Qaeda terrorists are continuing to plan attacks against the United States and are seeking nuclear and other unconventional arms for the s...

Outside View: Pakistan Nuke Threats

Commentary: Is the War Lost? Three Inconvenient Truths About Iraq Right Now

A commentary from TCS Daily . Other commentary...... The Iraq War Is Lost by Peter Galbraith The Intellectual Stakes of the Iraq War by R...

Israel And Its Neighbours

Hundreds of Syrian missiles poised for possible first strike against Israel -- World Tribune Terror group vows to obtain U.S. weaponry -- ...

Land Mine Watch

Colombia's rebels blamed for land mines .

Philosophical Founder Of Modern Terrorist Jihad Conversion

Sayid Imam al-Sharif, the man behind the assassination of Anwar Sadat and whose writings led an entire generation of radical Islamists to te...

Sri Lanka War Planes Bomb Tiger Territory

COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lankan fighter jets bombed suspected Tamil Tiger positions inside territory held by the guerrillas in the north of the...

The Continuing Violence In Pakistan --July 27, 2007 News Updates

Islamists Retake Red Mosque; Suicide Attack In Islamabad -- Fourth Rail Islamists Retake Pakistan Mosque, Paint Walls Red -- Yahoo News Re...

War On The Political Front -- July 27, 2007

U.S. House May Pass Security Bill Today -- Yahoo News U.S. Senate Approves Anti-Terror Bill -- UPI U.S. Congress Ties Pakistan Aid To Terr...

Afghanistan -- War News Updates July 27, 2007

Taliban Negotiate For Korean Hostages -- Yahoo News Report: 28 Afghans Killed In Airstrikes -- Yahoo News More Troops May Be Needed In Afg...

Iraq -- War News Updates For July 27, 2007

Iraq: Troops Clash With Shiite Militia -- Yahoo News Actor Jon Voight Warns of Massive Bloodbath If US Flees Iraq -- Gateway Pundit Basra ...

BATFU Harassment Charge PDF File

Thanks to Kosmic for reminding me about esnips , which allows me to store documents Blogger won't host. I'd tried this service some...

New Violence At Reopened Pakistan Mosque

New Violence at Pakistan's Red Mosque -- Yahoo News Also, Islamist protesters threw stones and shoes at police and spectators as Pakista...