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Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 06, 2013 6 Comments

The enormous mushroom cloud, the earth-shaking earthquake-like reverberations, the secondary explosions. We're heard a lot of noise from Syria, but relatively little about casualties. The NY Times reports over 100 dead soldiers: The attack, which sent brightly lighted columns of smoke and ash high into the night sky...

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Posted by A.F. Branco on May 06, 2013 1 Comment

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 06, 2013 18 Comments

Amnesty, and particularly citizenship, for people who broke the law to get here is bad policy because it rewards law breakers and advantages them over law abiders. It's also very costly, as a study released by the Heritage Foundation demonstrates, The Fiscal Cost of Unlawful Immigrants...

Posted by David Gerstman on May 06, 2013 4 Comments

1) The Israeli "message" Why is it that threats against Israel are regularly downplayed by the media? 'Everywhere an #Iranian embassy exists, they plan terror on #Jews, #Israelis' ow.ly/kJZlH— Israel Hayom English (@IsraelHayomEng) May 6, 2013 Typical of this phenomenon is the headline Airstrikes Tied to Israel May...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 06, 2013 3 Comments

From LukeHandCool: This van was heading west towards the beach down Wilshire Boulevard in the Peeps Progressive Republic of Santa Monica, California. Only kind of bumper sticker mentioning the troops you'll usually see here on the Westside of L.A. is the disingenuous, "Support Our Troops, Bring Them...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2013 16 Comments

I think Carville is sincere here. Via Mediaite: “I think he is the most talented and fearless Republican politician I’ve seen in the last 30 years,” Carville asserted emphatically, as the panel discussed Cruz’s reported presidential aspirations. “I further think that he is going to run for...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2013 12 Comments

The death of the Tea Party movement has been greatly exaggerated. It wasn't that long ago that the death of the Tea Party Caucus in Congress, a sure sign that the movement had fallen apart, was celebrated by the great intellect of MSNBC: The death of the Tea...

Posted by David Gerstman on May 05, 2013 8 Comments

Syria Explodes Professor Jacobson has previously reported on two Israeli strikes: one against Hezbollah and one against Syria. What's going on? Classic thing about the strike on Damascus is how it will be spun by Assad. He'll argue it's "PROOF" he's facing a takfiri-Zionist alliance.— Phillip Smyth (@PhillipSmyth)...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 05, 2013 4 Comments

For the details at the start of the bombing, take a look at last night's post, Reports – large explosions in Damascus (Update – Syria blames Israel), which has embedded videos and Twitter accounts.  The Twitter feed now is at the bottom of this post. This...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2013 12 Comments

UPDATE 5-5-2013 7 a.m.-- The attacks are confirmed by various sources and appear to have been Israeli air strikes against several targets in the Damascus area including a storage facility for Iranian missiles bound for Hezbollah and other Iranian-Hezbollah linked facilities. We will have...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 04, 2013 3 Comments

The video below is linked at The Washington Post (h/t Dan Riehl) as showing a large fire on the outskirts of the Damascus airport around the time Israel reportedly attacked a missile shipment destined for Hezbollah: The strike took place about 4 a.m. Friday at an air defense...

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