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Following an article last week by guest author "Aeodatus" about Muslims again missing the point regarding the Pope's speech, I received a comment from a reader and then a response to that reply from Aeodatus. I think the discussion is informative:… more »

This article by Sam Harris is the best opinion piece I have ever seen in the LA Times. In it he explains that although he is a liberal and very much dislikes President Bush, liberals are massively underestimating the risk that Islam poses to the civilize… more »

I found it amusing to see these two very different reactions from two liberal bastions of the mainstream media regarding the "compromise" between President Bush and the "rebel" Senators over how to treat suspected terrorists: From the NY Times: Abo… more »

Thanks to Christopher for this link... William F. Buckley tackles a similar question to my controversial article of a few days ago. You can read Buckley, and the comments on his article, here: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/column.aspx?UrlTitle=… more »

Today's Opinion Journal Featured Article is a Wall Street Journal editorial on the current debate over the clarification of the meaning of the Geneva Conventions' Common Article 3 and how we should be able to interrogate suspected terrorists. They hit… more »

see "Italian nun is killed in Somali capital" (AP via IHT, 9/17/06) Image from the Times UK website. Caption: Muslims outside Westminster Cathedral, London, added their protest to those around the world (ANDREW PARSONS / PA) A 65-year old nun who… more »

see "Senate Committee Rebuffs Bush on Terror Tribunals" (Bloomberg News, 9/15/06) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aEtzMJJC_aKw I have been a critic of President Bush's attitude surrounding executive power in the context of the… more »

George Friedman of Stratfor has produced another fascinating and insightful analysis of how we have arrived at our current situation in Iraq, and the difficult decisions we face now. You can read it by clicking HERE. more »

Christopher Hitchens' article on 9/11/2006 about "what we learned" on that terrible day five years prior is exactly on target and well worth reading: http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008926 more »

Five years after the day that changed everything for America, we are indeed, as President Bush and others say frequently, safer but not safe. Our security services and those of other countries have stopped many plots we know about and many more we'll… more »