Why Guantanamo is more wrong than right.

Because it fails.

Case in point:

From Dick Morris - "Calling him a "senior Taliban commander," The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Abdullah Mehsud blew himself up at his hide-out in the town of Zhob in southwestern Baluchistan Province in Pakistan, rather than surrender to government forces.

But what was he doing commanding Taliban troops in the first place? Mehsud had been captured by American forces in northern Afghanistan in December 2001 and sent to the Guantanamo Detention Center."

In reality, a proper legal proceeding would allow us to keep a prisoner of war until the war is over....

Of course, if we implant them with GPS tags....

Feral Dogs

What is the difference between a feral dog and a Muslim extremist?

Not much it seems:

Update 2:45pm Eastern. Yonhap reports, “The Taliban, claiming Monday to have executed another male South Korean hostage, threatened it will continue to kill more of them and more frequently. Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, who claims to speak for the militant group, told Yonhap in indirect contact that the Taliban will start to kill female hostages after the men, should negotiations fail.”

Ron Paul - Amazing Stats

Ron Paul has achieved an amazing feat - he has a tremendous following, but can't seem to get mentioned on mainstream television.

With radical ideas, such as freedom, individual rights, and non-interventionist foreign policy, many Americans find his point of view compelling.

I worry for him.

And in the interest of full disclosure - he has my vote and financial support.

The Only Solution

"Pakistan Rebel Mosque Leader Killed"

The only way that Islamic extremists will be controlled is went Muslims themselves refuse to permit the barbaric behavior from continuing.

Meanwhile the U.S. can, and must, continue to try and stabilize Iraq. It is a moral duty. And I think most Americans would not shirk such an obligation.

But real progress can only be made when Iraqis demand those who kill civilians be expelled and expunged.