The Somalia Pirates Affair - Stage 2

Is it just me or do you find something ridiculous about the U.S. Gov't having to explain in intricate detail why the Navy SEALS shot 3 of the 4 men who were HOLDING HOSTAGE an American citizen?!?

In this particular case, I'm not even going to fault Obama & co. Rather, I think this is the international media pushing forth its very strange agenda of moral equivalency. Something very odd is going on.

Action vs. Rhetoric

Charles Krauthammer shares his thoughts on the recent military action in Colombia. Had the UN or the EU been in charge, the hostages would still be ... well, hostages.

The motto of the British S.A.S. : "Who Dares Wins"

1980: Iranian Embassy Siege

On May 5, 1980 the infamous S.A.S. ended a 6-day mass hostage taking in London, England. You can watch part of it in these 2 videos:


I can't help from thinking that if the same event occurred today, the British soldiers would be brought up on charges by the horde of politically correct officials infested throughout the British Government. The charges? Why of course for not using a "measured response" to stop the terrorists.

This is the de facto charge against Israel these days every time it retaliates when rockets are fired against its citizens. If there is a God, she must be laughing at the absolute idiocy of so many of our species!

2 Hostages Freed by Colombian Rebels

This is a pretty amazing story. One woman has been held since September 2001 and the other since February 2002. I generally don't think too much of Hugo Chavez but he deserves full credit where its due here.

Mark Steyn on the Iranian Hostage Taking

Further to what I just wrote about the CBC human rights discussion, Mark Steyn writes a brilliant article supporting exactly what I said. Yes, of course give peace & negotiations a chance. But the Iranians know that Britain, the EU, and the UN are unlikely to do anything more than mildly protest what's going on. What a pathetic way for Tony Blair to finish up his term as prime minister.

Also, could someone please send me links to articles on how the left-wing press, so quick to condemn the U.S. for everything, is condemning Iran for this? Their silence speaks volumes.

Update: Another interesting perspective from Victor Davis Hanson.

On Mark Levin's Show!

After listening to him for many years, I finally appeared on-air on Mark Levin's show. He broadcasts out of New York City to stations all over the United States, plus on the Internet. I've listened to him for years. He's much further right wing than I am but I do respect his views very much.

He was discussing the terrible abduction of the British sailors by the Iranian government and how they're illegally being put on television and coerced by Iranian officials to voice propaganda.

I clearly hope that negotiations get them released but if the murder of Canadian photographer, Zahra Kazemi, in 2003 or the hostage taking of 52+ Americans in Tehran in 1979 is any example, then a show of force will eventually be needed.

I spoke of the following two words being surgically removed from the memories of the Democrat leaders in the United States: Neville Chamberlain. If you're not familiar with what he did (or didn't do) then please click on his name to read about the dangers of appeasement.

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