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American-born al-Qaeda member Adam Gadahn captured by Pakistanis

This is breaking news so there aren’t a lot of details publicly available yet.
The American-born spokesman for al-Qaida has been arrested by Pakistani intelligence officers in the southern city of Karachi, two officers and a government official said Sunday as video emerged of him urging U.S. Muslims to attack their own country.
He was arrested in [...]

President Obama believes he is “the decider” on health care reform; Sarah Palin wants reality show; Another former GITMO detainee returns to the battlefield

President Obama health care speech yesterday was very reminiscent of George W. Bush’s “I’m the decider” speech. President Obama is igoring the will of the People because he believes he’s “the decider” on health care.
Sarah Palin wants a reality show to follow her and family around in Alaska. Still think Sarah Palin is the savior [...]

 
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Taliban blown up by own bombs

Looks like we can go into the weekend on a positive note:
TALIBAN killers have blown themselves up laying booby-trap bombs, we can reveal.
Up to 20 are thought to have died planting Improvised Explosive Devices.
They were racing to plant the IEDs before the Allied offensive Operation Moshtarak. The triggers on the IEDs have become so sensitive [...]

Steve Emerson discusses Obama’s envoy to the OIC; and Josh discusses the socialist origins of the NAACP

The Investigative Project on Terrorism’s Steve Emerson discusses President Obama’s new envoy, Rashad Hussain, to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and whether we should even have an envoy to such an organization.
Van Jones receives Image Award from NAACP. If you know the socialist origins of the NAACP this won’t surprise you.

 
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Lt. Col. Ralph Peters on our military’s politically correct Rules of Engagement

Lt. Col. Ralph Peters discusses the politically correct Afghan strategy and the suicidal Rules of Engagement our military and civilian leaders have sent our servicemen and women into battle with.
He’s in agreement with me that Taliban so-called “reconciliation” is nothing more than bribery. He also describes our counterinsurgency strategy as “touch-feely.” He’s spot on.

20% terrorist recidivism rate acceptable to Obama’s terrorism czar; Obama dictatorial-like behavior continues; Ellis Washington on Thomas Sowell

President Obama’s counterterrorism czar believes that a 20% terrorist recidivism rate is “acceptable.” He compares terrorists to criminals (I know, it’s shocking an Obama administration official would do such a thing!). We shouldn’t be satisfied with a 20% recidivism rate. We should strive for 0%.
What have President Obama and Rahm Emanuel learned from Scott Brown’s [...]

Geithner dismisses danger of lower U.S. credit rating; Obama’s terrorism czar can’t take criticism; and Ellis Washington on the state of conservatism in the black community

Today’s podcast links:

Geithner: U.S. will never lose Aaa debt rating
Terrorism czar: Stop criticizing anti-terror effort
Black conservatism on the march?

China considered a major threat but is it an intelligence priority for Obama administration? And the NRSC is full of RINOS

Links reference in today’s podcast:

U.S. intellifence officials: Terrorist attack attempt “certain” within months
China removed as top priority for spies
Head of U.S. Pacific Command expresses concern over China’s military buildup
Marco Rubio leads Charlie Crist in Florida Republican Primary for Senate
Rubio leads likey Dem. opponent Meek in general election

According to the Obama administration, gathering intelligence on climate [...]

Obama administration, Afghan Pres. Hamid Karzai to Taliban: Renounce violence, join Afghan government

The Obama administration is helping Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai raise $100 million to bribe the Taliban to stop supporting and committing acts of terrorism.
That Karzai government and the Obama administration have made the determination that the war in Afghanistan can’t be won by destroying the enemy. Hmm, I kind of that that was the main [...]

(UPDATED) Al-Qaeda attack imminent?

Al-Qaeda (AQ) leader Osama Bin Laden released another audio tape over the weekend. In it, he endorsed the attempted airline bombing over Detroit on Christmas Day, as well as criticizes America’s relationship with Israel.
The Obama administration and security officials are saying, of course, that neither the release of the tape itself nor its content should [...]