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“It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated …”

“… Now, this war will not be like the war against Iraq, a decade ago, with a decisive liberation of territory and a swift conclusion …”

“… We’re in a fight for our principles, and our first responsibility is to live by them …”

“… We will not tire, we will not falter and we will not fail. It is my hope that in the months and years ahead life will return almost to normal. We’ll go back to our lives and routines and that is good.

Even grief recedes with time and grace.”

But our resolve must not pass …”

President George W. Bush
September 20, 2001

The transcript of this entire speech (which she be re-read on a yearly basis) at CNN.

BUT IN SHORT - IT AIN’T OVER YET …

Entire transcript at CNN.

(And our current President has never even understood this war let alone shown the … what are those words again? … “Principles and responsibilities” to win any of it. A mugging doesn’t end because the victim decides to walk away from it mid-robbery …)

… It was common knowledge in intelligence circles that a common modus operandi of Al Qaeda was to send doofuses out on missions that were doomed to fail. At worst it tested security and provided a distraction from real missions while at best they could actually succeed.

So last week’s Al Qaeda doofus arrest …

Thank You martytheman

… Followed so closely by this weeks Al Qaeda doofus arrest …

‘ABC News Exclusive: Two Men On United Flight From Chicago Arrested On Preparation Of A Terrorist Attack In Amsterdam’

By Richard Esposito, Christine Brouwer, and Brian Ross for ABC News

… does not bode well at all.

It implies that Al Qaeda’s really up to something.

‘State Department Stands By Decision To Include Arizona In U.N. Human Rights Report’
At Fox News

… And Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is supposed to be the smart one?

… Strained.

‘Tweedle Dumb’ and ‘Tweedle Even Dumber’.

(Or have I got it backwards …)

… The Mongols form of outreach to the Middle East and Russia back in the 13th Century consisted of inviting disobedient heads of state to Mongolia. If the head of state consented his head was cut off when he got there. If he refused the Mongols rode in and butchered every man, woman, and child in the disobedient capital including the head of state.

… hmmnnn ….

‘Despite Israeli Protests, Russia Won’t Halt Arms Sale To Syria: Haaretz Reported On Friday That PM Benjamin Netanyahu Had Asked Russian PM Vladimir Putin To Cancel The Sale Of Long-Range Surface-To-Sea Cruise Missiles To The Syrian Army’
By Barak Ravid for Haaretz

‘Egyptian Forces Find Additional Missile, TNT Caches In Sinai: Discovery Comes One Day After Authorities Raid Three Secret Caches Of Missiles, Ammunition, Meant To Be Smuggled Into Gaza’
By Avi Issacharoff for Haaretz

… That all of these people aren’t attending Glenn Beck’s demonstration on the Washington Mall? (They’re actually trying to find their way to the Reverend Al Sharpton’s counter-demonstration).

If only the Reverend had included better directions in his invite!

This photo was taken by Jacquelyn Martin from on top of the Washington Monument and I found it at Drudge.

‘Mexican Massacre Investigator Found Dead: Body Of Official Dumped Beside Road Near Scene Of Killing Of 72 Central And South American Migrants In Tamaulipas’
By Jo Tuckman for The Guardian

… This is a theme I’m going to be working with a lot in the near future. My first creation:

‘They Created A Doctor’.

‘Bitter Religious Fighting Over Mosque Plays Right Into Al Qaeda’s Hands’
By Evan F. Kohlmann for The Washington Post

Figure it out dude. Third world dirtbag terrorists claim victory no matter what the outcome. If the mosque gets built Al Qaeda will claim that its construction is a victory over the infidels. If the mosque doesn’t get built Al Qaeda will claim that validates their jihad against the West. Duh!

‘BBC’s Mark Thompson Takes Aim At Murdoch Empire In MacTaggart Lecture’
By James Robinson for The Guardian

Via Drudge natch.