Hugh Hewitt Interview with Lawrence Wright

Newly Pulitzer Prize winning author Lawrence Wright gives a state of the West, and a state of al Qaeda, and what we are or are not learning about them.  Long, but a must read.

Radical Islam: Threat or Non Threat?

Tony Blankley shows the two sides in the debate over the danger of radical Islam. Which side is correct...is there clear "handwriting on the wall"?

Global Warming:  The Debate Heats Up

This article shows some of the thinking of those who see global warming as a crime against the poor and the need for the rich to pay reparations. We'll see more calls for this type of action. Blame the rich nations for all the world's ills.

A Page on the World: The Occupation of Iraq

A review by Christopher Hitchens of what looks like an interesting book written by Ali Allawi an Iraqi government official. Reading the review gives a new slant on American responsibility with Iraq going back to the 1991 Gulf War.

American Troop Withdrawal in Europe
 
Debate over the withdrawal of American troops in Europe is discussed in this article. Currently there are 110,000 troops stationed there and plan have been on the board for several years to draw down and redeploy this number. But some are questioning the wisdom of this in light of developments in Russia and the threat from Iran.

One official says, "The main reason for keeping troops in Europe is that it keeps us at the head of the table".