Icepicks and Nukes broke the 7,500 views mark this morning. Thanks to all of you for reading this site. I hope you stick around and keep reading it.
Archive for the ‘Blog Stuff’ Category
Thanks to all you readers out there for setting record traffic levels for the site on the night of the South Carolina primary. I will be live-blogging and tweeting the Florida primary on January 31. Hope you come by and keep checking the site as the returns come in!
So according to the WordPress Dashboard, this is my 500th post on the blog, which broke the 6,000 hit mark some time today. Thanks to all of you who have been reading this over the years and hope you will stick around for the next 500 posts.
Checking In
Posted: May 28, 2011 in Blog Stuff, Foreign Policy, National Security, Obama Administration, TerrorismTags: Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Benjamin Netanyahu, Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Justice, Hamas, Iran, Israel, James Risen, John Edwards, John Ensign, Middle East, National Security, New York Times, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Palestine, Saif al-Adel, Terrorism, War on Terror
I’ve been busy working on a story the past few days, hence my lack of blogging. This story will see the light of day soon. I will post it here when it’s ready.
In the meantime, I’ll point out a few recent articles – most of them from Foreign Policy – which I highly recommend reading.
The Antisocial Network: Flashpoint’s Evan Kohlman looks at how cyber-jihadists reacted to the death of Osama bin Laden.
The Cost of Pakistan’s Double Game: RFE/RL journalist Daud Khattak assesses Pakistan’s complicated and contradictory tolerance and ties to jihadist groups and figures living in the country.
Replacing Bin Laden: Al-Hayat journalist Camille Tawil provides more biographical information and analysis about interim al Qaeda leader Saif al-Adel.
Misnomers and Misdirection: In light of Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress earlier this week in which he said “Israel will not negotiate with a Palestinian government backed by the Palestinian version of al Qaeda,” my former professor Daniel Byman looks at the differences between Hamas and al Qaeda.
Disgraced John Ensign Back In Legal Jeopardy: Murray Waas reports that Senator John Ensign’s last-minute decision to release more than 1,000 sensitive emails between himself, his lawyers, and his advisers to Senate Ethics Committee investigators could put him in legal jeopardy with the Department of Justice.
John Edwards Could Be Indicted Within Days: The Department of Justice plans to file criminal charges against former presidential candidate John Edwards, according to the Associated Press. The source says an indictment could come within days unless Edwards cuts a deal with prosecutors and pleads guilty to a negotiated charge.
Federal Prosecutors Try To Force New York Times Reporter To Reveal Sources: ABC News reports prosecutors have subpoenaed Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter James Risen to testify at the trial of former CIA officer Jeffrey Stirling, who is accused of leaking classified information about Iran’s nuclear program to Risen, among other things. Risen plans to ask the court to quash the subpoena, but “sources close to Risen” cited in the article say he is willing to go to jail to protect his sources.
Happy Memorial Day weekend to all!
iPad: Trying out the WordPress app.
iPhone update: Mission accomplished.
In addition to the visual makeover, the blog’s name and address has changed. The name is based on the following quote by economist Thomas Schelling, taken from his seminal work “Arms and Influence”:
“Against defenseless people there is not much that nuclear weapons can do that cannot be done with an ice pick.”
After more than two years of inactivity, the blog has been given a new name and a makeover. Still the same management. Watch this space…
