Marine commandant warns of “disconnect” over Iraq

The commandant of the Marine Corps warned Thursday that the US military needs more time to succeed in Iraq than the country is willing to give it despite incremental progress. “You know, the bad guys’ timeline’s 100 years. Ours is probably somewhere short of two at this point,” General James Conway told reporters. “And there [...]

The Blotter

The Blotter: “New Tape, Old Threats From American al Qaeda May 29, 2007 3:15 PM Brian Ross Reports: The former California teenage surfer turned al Qaeda propaganda chief, Adam Gadahn, repeated his threats to kill Americans on a new tape posted on the Internet Tuesday afternoon.” Video We’re up against people who are blinded by [...]

Torture, Al-Qaeda Style

Torture, Al-Qaeda Style – May 24, 2007: “Torture, Al-Qaeda StyleDrawings, tools seized from Iraq safe house in U.S. military raid MAY 24–In a recent raid on an al-Qaeda safe house in Iraq, U.S. military officials recovered an assortment of crude drawings depicting torture methods like ‘blowtorch to the skin’ and ‘eye removal.’ Along with the [...]