September 20, 2007

Giuliani on rogue dictators roaming NYC

Rudy on Iran, in CNN video interview. And other foreign policy questions about which he is very blunt. There is no mistaking, no wishy-washiness, abouty his foreign policy positions. And he's still polling ahead of, or head-to-head at least, with Hillary.

The guy asks him about putting the Emergency Response HQ in the building he did, he points out that the CIA and the Secret Service also had their HQ in that building. Has anyone else brought that up before?

With Dinnerjacket still threatening to visit Ground Zero, some of us long for the days when Rudy was mayor.

More Rudy on foreign policy below:

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Judith | 09/20/07 at 10:57 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

Bolton on rogue dictators roaming NYC

Stephen Spruiell at The Corner:

Even though the NYPD has rejected Ahmadinejad's request to visit Ground Zero, one local TV station is reporting that he might try to visit anyway, and that if he did, he would be "accompanied by a Secret Service protective detail, a detail provided to all heads of state when they visit the United States."

But former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton told National Review Online this morning that the U.S. would be well within its rights as host country to limit Ahmadinejad's travel:

Under the U.N. participation act and our commitment as the host country, we have agreed going back to the beginning of the U.N. to let any head of state or any country that's a member of the U.N. send its officially accredited leaders and diplomats in to participate in U.N.-related activities. That's a pain in the neck, frankly, but that's part of the price of being the host country.

What we never gave up was the right to limit their travel outside of Turtle Bay and wherever their hotel happens to be. [The Iranians] will try to raise a fuss about that. I'm sure the visit was nothing but propaganda.

Apparently the U.S. government can keep Ahmadinejad from visiting Ground Zero if it wants to. So why wouldn't it?

UPDATE: One of Michelle's commenters notes that the Marines are filming an infomercial in Times Square very early that morning. Another blogger says:

In a world of perfect karma, Ahmadinejad would be captured by American "students" and held hostage for over a year, paraded before TV cameras and threatened almost daily with death.

i see the beginnings of a plan . . . .

Judith | 09/20/07 at 01:36 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

September 11, 2007

My 9-11 story

On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, I was working from home on an instructional design project. I got up late and moseyed over to my computer in the office.

I glanced at the local paper, the mediocre Austin-American Statesman, but it had hit my doorstep before 8 AM New York time. And I didn't have a TV (still don't); I had gotten used to getting my news by listening to NPR's "All Things Considered" at 4 PM.

So I didn't know about the attacks until a friend called me about 11 AM to inform me that the Tuesday evening class we were taking at our synagogue had been cancelled, "because of what happened."

"What happened?" I asked.

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Judith | 09/11/07 at 07:28 PM | 3 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

9-11 around the blogosphere (will be updated throughout the day)

Rick Rescorla, Vietnam hero, head of security for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, killed on September 11, 2001, helping employees escape the towers. This interview is from 1998. (Via Mudville Gazette) He's espousing the blow-back theory.

Lots and lots and lots of photos. From the weeks following the attacks. From satellites. Aerial. From the ground.

Jameel remembers a friend of a friend - an Orthodox Jew who worked at Cantor-Fiztgerald. Her remains were not identified until 3 years later, and they were buried in Israel, where some of her family is.

Like me, Neo-neocon remembers some of the leftist cant from September 12.

Like me, Bryan Preston got it right away:

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Judith | 09/11/07 at 01:17 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

A post-punk 9-11 story

Remember Blogs of War? One of the best post-9-11 blogs, which doesn't exist anymore.This is the original link for this story, but it doesn't point to it anymore. But I copied it.

I don't know this person, but I know the story. It is the same kind of story some of my friends tell.

Frank writes:

My friend Tristin is the publicist at Lookout Records and the smartest person I know. One of her dearest and oldest friends was on American Airlines Flight 11, which crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center on September 11th. In the intensely grief-stricken aftermath, the indecent posturing of many spokesmen for the Left in America led her to embark on a serious self-examination and re-evaluation of her politics. She wrote a powerful and heartfelt letter about it, which she sent to all her friends and associates, and which got forwarded all over the place.

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Judith | 09/11/07 at 12:56 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

And she called

It has been pointed out that this guy doesn't mention Jews in his list of American ethnic groups. That is not okay. But it's a good rap.

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A remembrance of September 11th

My friend "Brazilian Neocon" writes:

This morning I intentionally woke up early in order to follow all the coverage of the comemorations of the sixth anniversary of 9/11.

Then approximately half and hour before the first plane hit, Fox News showed a beautiful recap of the events on that sad day. Diferently from any other station, they made a point of, yes, showing what others refuse to show - people jumping from the WTC. I know many here criticize the MSM for refusing to show that, in a PC attempt to increasingly water down the horror of that day.

Many here know how that day was important to me too, thousands of miles away. Shortly, I had a flight scheduled to Japan through America that day, and I was on my way out when a relative called and told me to turn on the TV. As I turned on the TV set, the second plane hit the WTC, live. Six days later I got to fly (through Dallas) and saw how it felt in America, a few days after the fact. Arriving in Japan, I met people who lost friends that day. That made me get interested in terrorism and from that day on I started studying all I could, reading all the books I got my hands on.

All those efforts payed off - now I do work directly in counterterrorism in my country's government, and I am on my way to get an advanced degree on Islam and the Middle-East, so that I can do my work more efficiently (and eventually, four ou five years from now, move to America - legally! - so that I can work on the area with a greater impact).

So, I thank the folks at Fox for not cowering behind political correctness and showing the full extent of the horror that swept us all that day.

P.S. They said that they will not show again the planes hitting today, as a show of respect. They made a point of showing the whole thing once, and that's all.

Judith | 09/11/07 at 12:19 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

Never Again

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May 14, 2007

Lufthansa's got my back

I'm sitting in the lounge at Ben Gurion Airport, waiting to check in at 3 AM for my 5 AM flight to the US. Which connects through Frankfort. So I really don't need this:

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Judith | 05/14/07 at 04:30 PM | 7 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

April 12, 2007

Muslim Leftists Love America, Western Leftists Hate America

As I've stressed repeatedly, one of the reasons for my post-9/11 political shift from left to right, and that of many others in the same camp, has been the Western left's attachment to anti-Americanism, even when it lands them on the same side as dictators, Islamists, and terrorists. Blinded by the sort of hatred of their own country and civilization produced by years of indoctrination in what I like to call the postcolonialist, self-loathing school of multiculturalism, today's leftists are incapable of recognizing the true threats to their own existence. Instead, they cling to familiar demons and push reactionary policies.

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Cinnamon | 04/12/07 at 01:07 PM | 6 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

April 04, 2007

"See? It's just a bicycle!"

Kesher Talk co-blogger Asher, responding to last week's San Francisco bike wilding:

Yet another paradigmatic detail: In the hands of dedicated thugs, even the most seemingly harmless, common objects (baby bottles, bicycles, ideas) can be turned into dangerous weapons.

But as soon as defensive measures are taken (or even contemplated), an air of wounded innocence is assumed and the object magically reverts to its innocuous state:

"See? It's just a bicycle!"

Emotional manipulation is a weapon too.

Bob adds:

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Judith | 04/04/07 at 07:27 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

April 01, 2007

Psychology Today Prints Asher Abrams' Letter

Late last year, I was interviewed for a Psychology Today article on political ideology and transformation titled "The Ideological Animal," which appeared in the January/February issue.

While I felt that the article treated my story of post-9/11 left-to-right political transformation fairly, I disagreed strongly with the author, Jay Dixit's, take on what inspires such political shifts. In short, Dixit implied that they are motivated purely by "irrational fears," including a fear of death, and he cited several highly suspect and blogosphere-debunked studies to make his point. I blogged about my concerns here, as well as linking to the many other bloggers (and one Pajamas Media "Sanity Squad" podcast) that covered the subject here.

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Cinnamon | 04/01/07 at 11:12 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

March 31, 2007

Rally Against Islamofascism

Today The United American Committee convened Rallies Against Islamofascism in several US cities, the main one at Ground Zero. Urban Infidel has a slideshow on Flickr.

The LA rally was held in front of CAIR's Southern California Office, and included hanging an effigy of bin Laden.

More to come.

UPDATE: Some photos below courtesy of Kesher Talk roving reporter Pamela Hall (who was also our infiltrator to the "End Israel Apartheid" events last month). Pamela helped organize this event and we hope to get a report from her soon.

UPDATE: Informal report from a Jihad Watch comment thread below.

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Judith | 03/31/07 at 11:49 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

March 05, 2007

Stephen Jay Wilson: The Fremont Victim No One Talks About

In my last post, I addressed the recent disclosure that the murder of Fremont Aghan-American woman Alia Ansari late last year turns out not to be a hate crime. This after much hype to the contrary by local Muslim groups and media. But in contrast to the outcry surrounding Ansari's death, the Fremont community has been strangely silent on the murder of another member, Stephen Jay Wilson (hat tip Daniel Pipes).

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Cinnamon | 03/05/07 at 01:36 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

March 04, 2007

No Evidence of Hate Crime in Alia Ansari Murder

As predicted several months ago at this blog, the Oct. 9, 2006 murder of Fremont Aghan-American woman Alia Ansari turns out not to be a hate crime after all. According to Alameda County Senior Deputy District Attorney Colton Carmine, parolee Manuel Urango, who has a long criminal record, was charged with Ansari's murder. As Carmine put it:

"The investigation is ongoing, and we're really not prepared to talk about motive. At this time, it's not charged as a hate crime and there's no evidence that prosecutors have that qualifies it as a hate crime."

This after community and Muslim groups used the occasion of the alleged "hate crime" to organize a "Wear a Hijab/Turban Day" and attendant rally in which non-Muslims (particularly women) were urged to don the respective head covering. Indeed, as of this writing, the main organizing group, the Foundation for Self-Reliance, is still playing up the hate crime angle.

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Cinnamon | 03/04/07 at 12:14 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

January 29, 2007

Wall Street Journal's John Fund Raises Questions About Sandy Berger

Fresh on the heels of my recent post on the subject, John Fund of the Wall Street Journal is raising questions about the Sandy Berger affair: Paper Chase: Did investigators turn a blind eye to the seriousness of the Sandy . . . more »

Cinnamon | 01/29/07 at 01:18 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

January 17, 2007

Blogosphere Roundup on Psychology Today's "Ideological Animal" Article

I posted an item last week regarding Psychology Today's "The Ideological Animal," an article in the current issue that purports to explain those of us who made the post-9/11 political shift from left to right (or somewhere in between). Many . . . more »

Cinnamon | 01/17/07 at 07:22 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

January 13, 2007

Further Thoughts On Psychology Today's "9/11 Effect" Article

Last week, I posted an item about a Psychology Today article titled "The Ideological Animal" (now fully available at the website). The article purports to explain what motivates those of us who made the post-9/11 shift from left to right . . . more »

Cinnamon | 01/13/07 at 01:28 PM | 6 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

January 04, 2007

Psychology Today on Cinnamon Stillwell and The "9/11 Effect"

Several months ago, I took part in an interview with the magazine Psychology Today for an article on political transformation, particularly in the post-9/11 landscape. My inclusion was based on an SFGate.com article I'd written on the subject, "The Making . . . more »

Cinnamon | 01/04/07 at 03:25 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

January 01, 2007

The Unimagined Milestone

February 1, 2007: The mainstream media today failed to mourn the non-tragic milestone of the 100,000th American who has not perished in terrorist attacks against the United States due to an aggressive War on Terror. In December the press went . . . more »

Van | 01/01/07 at 10:09 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

December 28, 2006

Iraq War Veteran To San Francisco: We Must Win This Fight!

Last year, I wrote a column for SFGate titled, "San Francisco Declares Itself A Military Free-Zone." It was about the city's propensity for anti-military activity and how taken to its logical conclusion, San Francisco might well become a military free-zone . . . more »

Cinnamon | 12/28/06 at 11:54 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

November 03, 2006

Congressional Candidate Steve Beren: Another Ex-Lefty

I make it a point to try and keep track of fellow former lefties, whether pre-9/11 or, as in my own case, post-9/11. And some of them have gravitated towards the online discussion group I started for this purpose, the . . . more »

Cinnamon | 11/03/06 at 09:53 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

November 02, 2006

Ground Zero: Leave No One Behind

When I read that over 100 pieces of human remains had been uncovered at Ground Zero last month, my thoughts immediately turned to the WTC Families For Proper Burial. This is an organization comprised of people who lost family members . . . more »

Cinnamon | 11/02/06 at 09:35 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

October 16, 2006

Happy September 11th

I was googling for images of Jerusalem in the rain for the Geshem post, and chanced upon a Flickr set from a trip to Israel last year. The tourist came upon this in the door of a shop in Jerusalem: . . . more »

Judith | 10/16/06 at 01:00 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

October 12, 2006

Help see Lynne Stewart off to prison

In the previous post about the lastest embarrassment from Columbia University, I noted that the anti-Minutemen protestors from last week's brawl held a press conference flanked by representatives of the National Lawyers Guild (former professional association of convicted terrorist-enabler . . . more »

Judith | 10/12/06 at 01:08 AM | 5 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

October 11, 2006

Ceremony at Police Memorial in Battery Park City

I received the following message from a 9/11 Neocons member and I thought I'd pass it on to some New Yorkers.... There will be a ceremony at the police memorial in Battery Park City on October 13. The names of . . . more »

Cinnamon | 10/11/06 at 01:34 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

October 05, 2006

Looking back at Moonbat City at Ground Zero

Cinnamon just posted about the inappropriate carnival-like atmosphere at the WTC Ground Zero site. Jeff Jarvis - who was on a PATH train on its way to the WTC when the planes hit - was even more upset:I had to . . . more »

Judith | 10/05/06 at 10:57 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

Ground Zero Revisited

While visiting New York City last month, I made a pilgrimage to Ground Zero to pay my respects. It was the day before the fifth anniversary of 9/11, but the circus-like atmosphere had already begun. Between the as-of-yet unbuilt WTC . . . more »

Cinnamon | 10/05/06 at 12:51 PM | 2 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

October 04, 2006

Cinnamon Stillwell on Blogging, Liberal Hawks and 9/11 Neocons

[ Welcome to Kesher Talk, Cinnamon Stillwell! I asked Cinn to co-blog on Kesher Talk after meeting her last month. We got to know each other online because we both started email lists/social groups on opposite coasts for "disaffected liberals . . . more »

Cinnamon | 10/04/06 at 02:10 AM | 5 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

September 17, 2006

There's a reason it's called "Islamofascism"

The Jewish Week catches Russ Feingold in full presidential candidate pandering mode:[Feingold] called on President Bush to stop using the term “Islamic fascism,” saying it harmed the war on terrorism. “We must avoid using misleading and offensive terms that link . . . more »

Judith | 09/17/06 at 10:38 AM | 9 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

September 16, 2006

September 11th ... 1565

A friend alerted a list I'm on by email of another significant battle between the West and Islam that occurred on September 11th. But that one, fought between the Knights of St. John and the Ottoman Empire on Malta was . . . more »

Alcibiades | 09/16/06 at 08:57 PM | 2 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

September 13, 2006

Teen punks full of loose change

This would be funny if it wasn't so scary that people believe this shit. The film isn't even that good. It's really cheesy. It's like a high-school film project. The experts eviscerate these jokers, who when challenged act like nervous . . . more »

Judith | 09/13/06 at 07:39 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

September 12, 2006

Ellul 19: Life of the Worlds

Teshuva contemplations every day until Yom Kippur here. Each entry includes an mp3 of a Jewish song related to the theme. Genres range from Iraqi folk musicians to Matisyahu. Every day we have been posting Rabbi Amy Scheinerman's guide . . . more »

Judith | 09/12/06 at 11:47 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Arrested in Afghanistan

The Fourth Rail: The commander of Hezb-i-Islami and al-Qaeda ally detained during a raid in eastern Afghanistan On the day of the fifth anniversary of the 9-11 attack, Coalition forces score a high value target in Afghanistan. Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the . . . more »

Asher Abrams | 09/12/06 at 12:55 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

September 11, 2006

9-11: Never again

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Judith | 09/11/06 at 11:54 PM | 2 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

Ellul 18 : Rise up to your higher power

All 9-11 entries here. Teshuva contemplations every day until Yom Kippur here. Each entry includes an mp3 of a Jewish song related to the theme. Genres range from Iraqi folk musicians to Matisyahu. Every day we have been posting Rabbi . . . more »

Judith | 09/11/06 at 10:36 PM | 1 Comments | 4 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

9-11: Media

All 9-11 entries here. Huge JPG aerial view of the Ground Zero area. The September 11 Digital Archive. Audio, video, photographs, art. A site for photographs taken during the attacks. Two photographers went to make a record of hell. One . . . more »

Judith | 09/11/06 at 02:59 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

Suggestions for memorializing 9-11, from the Jewish tradition

All 9-11 entries here. I am reposting this from the old Blogger incarnation of Kesher Talk, from 9/11/2002. I think Bruce Hill speaks for many of us when he expresses apprehension about the first anniversary of the World Trade Center . . . more »

Judith | 09/11/06 at 01:43 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

Bob Deraney, April 20,1958 -- September 11, 2001

Bob Deraney was a college roommate of mine in 1977-1978, sophomore year in a six-man suite with a colorful cast of characters. He was fun, thoughtful, very intelligent. He was killed five years ago today. Below is the memorial from . . . more »

Van | 09/11/06 at 10:44 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

9-11: A roll call of the dead

All 9-11 entries here. 110 Stories. The poem about this. Who escaped and who didn't, and why: The right reaction was panic. To survive the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the right thing to do was to follow . . . more »

Judith | 09/11/06 at 10:39 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

September 10, 2006

9-11: Kesher Talk posts about the film United 93

All 9-11 entries here. We wrote a lot about the politics of United 93 when it premiered: Flight 93: the movie An army of Davids: Flight 93 More reactions to United 93 United 93: Ready or not? United 93: good . . . more »

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September 09, 2006

Prelude to 9-11: The assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud

All 9-11 entries here. This graphic appears on a t-shirt, proceeds of sales going to Afghans for a Civil Society. (Via the Corner) Who was Massoud, and what does the t-shirt mean? On September 9, 2001, two days before planes . . . more »

Judith | 09/09/06 at 09:30 AM | 2 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

September 08, 2006

9-11: Stephen F. Masi

All 9-11 entries here. This is my entry for 2996 - Honoring the 9/11 Victims. I am honoring Stephen F. Masi, two years older than I, who was killed in One World Trade Center. He left behind a wife, . . . more »

Judith | 09/08/06 at 02:41 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

July 22, 2006

Pajamas Media: An Army of Davids

It's a mixed blessing, but wars often stimulate technological advancement and social change. Just last week I quoted a news story from 2003:Reporters across the Gulf - including hundreds "embedded" with American troops -- planned to file stories using laptops . . . more »

Judith | 07/22/06 at 03:19 PM | 2 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

July 20, 2006

Zapped Again

Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain, recently appeared wearing a Palestinian kaffiyeh. Madrid - Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has come under criticism for posing with a Palestinian scarf on his shoulders after accusing Israel of using force . . . more »

Alcibiades | 07/20/06 at 10:34 AM | 6 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

July 11, 2006

Mumbai 7/11/06

I'm sorry we haven't posted on the Mumbay bombings until now, nor the anniversary of the London bombings. The big blogs and aggregators (and more aggregators) pick up these major stories so fast, I feel there's not much for us . . . more »

Judith | 07/11/06 at 07:08 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

May 07, 2006

United 93: the fault line widens

All entries on United 93 here. I wrote that this movie will further expose a fault line in the citizenry: People who believe we need to counter this threat aggressively, with war if necessary, are using the film to . . . more »

Judith | 05/07/06 at 06:14 PM | 2 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

April 30, 2006

United 93: Two kinds of numb

All entries on United 93 here. There's a roundup of blogger reviews at Hot Air, both of the movie and critiques of the MSM critics. It was interesting that many spoke of being numbed by the movie (as in . . . more »

Judith | 04/30/06 at 12:22 AM | 0 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

April 29, 2006

United 93: Mars and Venus

All entries on United 93 here. Last week I posted some examples of the wildly varying reactions to United 93. I had predicted that the fault line would be one's understanding of the terrorist threat: People who believe we . . . more »

Judith | 04/29/06 at 04:21 AM | 1 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

April 27, 2006

United 93: good cop, bad cop

All entries on United 93 here. The premier of United 93 has come and gone, and the movie opens tomorrow. The victims' families all agreed to the making of the film, and many are positive about the results. My posts . . . more »

Judith | 04/27/06 at 03:58 PM | 2 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

April 20, 2006

United 93: Ready or not?

All entries on United 93 here. I said a few weeks ago that "United 93" would become a litmus test for attitudes on fighting terrorism, that hawks would derive comfort and resolve from it and (the more extremist) doves would . . . more »

Judith | 04/20/06 at 06:40 PM | 1 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

April 09, 2006

More reactions to "United 93"

All entries on United 93 here. Jim Geraghty and Bizzyblog are tracking reactions to the trailer. David Boxenhorn transcribed the director's statement from the movie site. (It was part of a graphic that was unlinkable.) Shrinkwrapped places reactions to the . . . more »

Judith | 04/09/06 at 10:34 AM | 2 Comments | 3 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

April 04, 2006

An army of Davids: Flight 93

All entries on Flight 93 here. [ RELATED: Rick Moran says the Flight 93 passengers deserve the Medal of Honor, and he makes a good case. ] [ Alcibiades adds: See the Trailer for yourself. Thanks to Neo in the . . . more »

Judith | 04/04/06 at 02:35 PM | 35 Comments | 4 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

April 03, 2006

Flight 93: the movie

All entries on United 93 here. The movie about Flight 93 will premier at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 25th. It will open nationwide April 28th. Joining the filmmakers and Festival founders at the premiere will be family members . . . more »

Judith | 04/03/06 at 12:58 PM | 2 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

March 30, 2006

How Borders Ignores the Record of 9-11

People going to Borders book stores asking for the now-infamous banned Motoon issue of Free Inquiry magazine can also ask another question: "What books do you have on 9-11?" Answer: you will find almost none. That was my conclusion after . . . more »

Van | 03/30/06 at 08:25 PM | 4 Comments | 2 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

March 04, 2006

Katrina and Free Speech: Making the Connection

I just found this riveting counter-conventional wisdom discussion of the Katrina rescue efforts by Lou Dolinar. It illustrates what I call the "Flight 93" approach to problem-solving: Get off your tuchus and act, don't sit around waiting for some distant . . . more »

Van | 03/04/06 at 07:25 AM | 3 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

February 06, 2006

Nightmare Scenario: Beslan Goes West

On the frantic morning of Sept. 11, 2001, my panicked thoughts turned to my son, then a student at a Jewish day school. The day erased the predictable order of life; was he in danger? Would another wave of attacks . . . more »

Van | 02/06/06 at 10:37 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

December 06, 2005

Snarky about Europe

I got this from the Corner: The British are feeling the pinch in relation to recent bombings and have raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even . . . more »

Judith | 12/06/05 at 07:22 AM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

September 14, 2005

Melanie Phillips On A Roll

Melanie Phillips has been on a roll since her return from her summer hiatus regretting the British apathy to fighting Islamist extremism in their midst. Yesterday, in Britain's descent into madness (1), she discusses the feeling of besiegement of Jews . . . more »

Alcibiades | 09/14/05 at 08:28 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

September 11, 2005

9-11 : Never forget

This photo of "Hell at Ground Zero" reminds us that this was an act of war, not a "tragedy." There are more at the end of this post, taken by a friend of a friend, who helped with search . . . more »

Judith | 09/11/05 at 12:42 AM | 1 Comments | 5 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

August 28, 2005

Atrocities revisited

Today is the anniversary of the terrorist attack on Beslan. (via Michelle Malkin)The attack last September began just after the start of a schoolyard ceremony welcoming the youngest students, accompanied by their families. Men wearing camouflage uniforms and masks herded . . . more »

Judith | 08/28/05 at 09:58 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

August 23, 2005

Inside the talking heads of "Inside 9-11"

Some kudos for the National Geographic TV series Inside 9-11. Since I don't have a TV, I didn't see it, but I did view all the interviews archived at the website. I was a bit concerned that antisemitic conspiracy nut . . . more »

Judith | 08/23/05 at 06:34 PM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

August 01, 2005

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Stephen Pollard, who writes in the London Times (among other places), notes that he has had word - as yet unconfirmed by a second source - of a memo from 10 Downing St. to the Department of Education which, in . . . more »

Alcibiades | 08/01/05 at 10:51 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

July 18, 2005

Unite Against Terror

A statement from mostly the hawkish British Left. Christopher Hitchens, Peter Tatchell, Oliver Kamm and others explain why they signed it. You can too. Unlike other accountings of Islamic terrorism, this statement includes all the victims:We remember the attacks in . . . more »

Judith | 07/18/05 at 06:29 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

July 15, 2005

Remember Beslan, cont.

Via Sultan Knish, some viewer feedback on the PBS show on Beslan that outraged Gail.Montauk, N.Y.: During the post-program interview with The Washington Post reporters, why was there so much emphasis on Mr. Putin and so little follow-up on the . . . more »

Judith | 07/15/05 at 01:50 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

July 13, 2005

Remember Beslan?

Gail emails me:Gotta rant, folks. I can't believe what I just saw. The BESLAN MASSACRE as slimed by Bill Vomit Moyers. BESLAN, he says, is an ACT OF RESISTANCE by the "terrorists". This piece of filth is on TV on . . . more »

Judith | 07/13/05 at 11:39 PM | 4 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

July 07, 2005

Terrorism in London

Unusual for me, due to circumstances I watched coverage of the bombings on Fox News instead of scouring the blogosphere. So I am scouring the blosophere now. What I remember right now from an afternoon of TV: . . . more »

Judith | 07/07/05 at 07:35 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

June 22, 2005

Take back the memorial

Yesterday several of us NYC Metro Liberal Hawks joined the protest against the proposed 9-11 memorial. Mary took pix. The Nautical File and Riding Sun (not part of our group but I wish I had met them) took pix. . . . more »

Judith | 06/22/05 at 12:30 PM | 0 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

April 21, 2005

Latest meeting of the recovering progressives support group

Amongst the "where were you on 9-11?" stories and the "screamed at and ostracized by liberal friends" stories, and the gossip about other bloggers, one topic at Monday's dinner was the addictiveness of blogging. It sucks up hours of . . . more »

Judith | 04/21/05 at 03:44 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

November 21, 2004

More Jews and liberals for Bush

An Israeli tells it straight. Another liberal mugged by 9-11, tells his story. Very similar to mine, except I was more exercised about the 2000 election than he was. From Roger Simon's comments: . . . more »

Judith | 11/21/04 at 01:36 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

October 10, 2004

The sum of all fears

In case you had begun to convince yourself that Kerry wasn't going to be another Jimmy Carter, an article in the NYTimes Magazine will give you a reality check. It begins with a description of John Kerry on the . . . more »

Judith | 10/10/04 at 08:59 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

September 13, 2004

Representing Bush on 9-11 in Manhattan

I didn't make it out to the Bush campaign table on 7th Avenue this weekend, but here is Ray's report: . . . more »

Judith | 09/13/04 at 11:21 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

September 11, 2004

9-11, cont.

Previous 9-11 anniversary entries here and here. Last year's 9-11 entries here. More from Jeff Jarvis, who was at the Ground Zero memorial this morning. . . . more »

Judith | 09/11/04 at 08:19 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - 9-11 and its ilk

September 10, 2004

The anniversary approaches, cont.

Previous 9-11 anniversary post here. Jeff Jarvis writes again about the people who fell or jumped. Terry Teachout writes about returning to NYC after 9-11. A 9-11 memorial at a campus has been vandalized. . . . more »

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