ISRAELI STRIKE ON SYRIA ?: Jane's Defence Weekly is reporting that Israel conducted an air strike on a suspected WMD compound in Syria on September 6th. A suspected shipment of nuclear material from North Korea labeled "cement" was the target. The Syrians claim the facility is a "agricultural resource center". According to Jane's, the strike was ordered after an accident involving a joint Syrian-Iranian team that was attempting to mount a chemical warhead on a missile. The report claims both VX and sarin nerve gas was released, killing "dozens of Iranian engineers and 15 Syrians". President Bush flatly (and I do mean FLATLY) refused to address the matter today during his presser, but Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu is claiming it was indeed an Israeli operation.
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DOUBLE THAT: On Thursday the Pentagon doubled its request for MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Proof) vehicles for use in Iraq and elsewhere from 7,500 to 15,000. This does little to ramp up already lagging production, so less than 1,500 will be operational in Iraq by the end of the year. SECDEF Gates will be pushing the funding request on Capitol Hill, and it will be interesting to see if he faces any significant opposition. To date, no troops riding in an MRAP have been killed by an IED. That fact alone should prod Congress along regardless of party.
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SENATE CONDEMNATION FOR MOVEON.ORG: The Senate today voted 72-25 to condemn the MoveOn.org "betray us" ad that last week questioned the loyalty and patriotism of General Petraeus on the day of his testimony to Congress. Billary voted against the measure, no surprise since she basically called the general a liar to his face. In an act of naked pandering, Hussein Obama did not vote at all on the issue. Earlier in the day, a measure that would have cut off funding for combat in Iraq by next June was defeated. Looks like the Democraps will have to take their medicine until the next Petraeus report in April.
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AHMADINEJAD TO GROUND ZERO: It appears Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be denied his requested wreath-laying at Ground Zero. He had requested security arrangements from NYPD for the visit, and was promptly and riggtly rejected. The idea of allowing the president of the worlds biggest state sponsor of terrorism to tread on sacred ground for a photo op dog and pony show is completely unacceptable. Every arm of government at every level should do everything within its power to prevent such a desecration. The only escort we should be providing Ahmadinejad is the one from cell to gallows.
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FRED ON BILLARYCARE: Fred Thompson has posted a commentary on the "new" Billarycare recently unveiled. Fred's right, it's that same old "government knows best" mentality always displayed by the socialist left. Fred describes it as "scary enough to make you sick", and that's about right. You can see the posting at www.fred08.com.
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