Officials report that the hostages were not harmed, and are now in an Austrian Hospital recovering.
To Defend a Terrorist
May 9, 2013 By 2 Comments
Tamar Birckhead reflects on representing the shoe bomber and, now, on helping those who represent the Boston bomb suspect.
Foreign Nationals Abducted by Islamist Militants in Algeria
January 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Algerian officials state, “Contact with the site is extremely difficult, but we understand that armed individuals are still occupying the In Amenas operations site.”
Military Judge Rules Pfc. Bradley Manning’s Confinement Was Excessive
January 8, 2013 By 2 Comments
Bradley Manning faces charges for leaking classified military information. Charges that include aiding the enemy which carries a maximum of life behind bars.
In 2013, My Jihad Is … ?
January 4, 2013 By 2 Comments
My Jihad is a great attempt at taking this central concept of Islam back from the violent nutjobs.
Should Anderson Cooper Have Shared Contents of Late Ambassador’s Diary?
September 23, 2012 By 1 Comment
Who is responsible for leaking the existence of Ambassador Stevens’ private journal?
The Death of American Ambassador Stevens May Be Linked to al Qaeda
September 12, 2012 By 3 Comments
Stevens, friend of the Libya Revolution, died after a call for revenge by Al Qaeda was posted online Monday for the death of it’s No. 2 commander, a native of Libya.
On the Eleventh of the Eleventh
September 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Looking back upon what we could have learned from 9/11, Greg Olear sees only opportunists of many stripes using the events to further their agendas.
Kanye and KK Sued for Ties to al-Qaeda?!
June 26, 2012 By 2 Comments
Joanna Schroeder wonders what the latest absurd lawsuit against the Kardashian family and Kanye West says about where we’re headed as a society.
The Naked Truth: HBO’s “Girls” Is A Winner
April 23, 2012 By 19 Comments
Jamie Reidy discusses HBO’s new raunchy comedy.
The Pitt Bomb Threats: How Should a Good Man Respond to Terrorism?
April 9, 2012 By 8 Comments
The University of Pittsburgh has received nearly 60 bomb threats. Copycat threats have been made elsewhere in Pittsburgh. What should be done about this?
The Navy SEALs and Magical Thinking
March 20, 2012 By 51 Comments
Tom Matlack looks at how the romanticization of U.S. Special Forces is linked to dangerous myths about manhood and war.
The 10 at 10
July 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Mitch McConnell tries to solve the debt crisis, scientists might have discovered the God particle, and a tournament selects the best pop song of the last 30 years.
Your ‘Bin Laden Is Dead’ Roundup
May 2, 2011 By 7 Comments
One of the most dangerously evil men on the planet is dead. We round up some of the reactions and details you might have missed.
The 10 at 10
April 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Vancouver wins, Carl Lewis can’t run for Senate, and the President is American.
“Imagine spending your day making life and death decisions for people no one has seen and then going home and trying to fit in with ‘the real world’.”
These are comments by Lizard, Tom, and Richard Aubrey on the post “From the Office Where Soldiers Kill”.