Jed Babbin discusses In the Word’s of Our Enemies
It’s always a great experience when you meet someone who you have admired from a distance and they turn out to be a really nice person. I had that experience last night.
Jed Babbin, editor of Human Events, former deputy undersecretary of defense in the first Bush administration, joined us to discuss his eye opening new book In the Word’s of Our Enemies.
Years before September 11, our enemy warned us–and we weren’t listening. We are being warned today–by enemies like Iran, North Korea, and radicals and terrorists across the globe–but we are still not listening. Sounding the alarm is bestselling author Jed Babbin (former deputy undersecretary of defense), who exposes the demagogues, dictators, and death squads openly threatening America–with potentially devastating consequences, if we aren’t alert to the danger.
One person who hasn’t read the book, but really should, is Barack Obama,
“We cannot win a war against the terrorists if we’re on the wrong battlefield. America must urgently begin deploying from Iraq and take the fight more effectively to the enemy’s home by destroying al-Qaida’s leadership along the Afghan-Pakistan border, eliminating their command and control networks and disrupting their funding.”
As Jed discussed at length last night, and in even greater detail in the book, most people agree that Iraq is the central front in the war on terror. Osama does. Ayman al-Zawahiri does. Abu Musab Zarqawi did. Everyone does, except the Democrats.
Powerline pointed us to a tremendous post by John Wixted of Back Talk, who describes himself this way,
I am a professor at a research university, a registered Democrat, a liberal by some measures, but a radical conservative relative to the large majority of my colleagues.
After laying out a devastating case citing the words and intentions of our enemies, he says,
On those rare occasions when Democrats do mention al Qaeda in Iraq, they generally say something like “Al Qaeda wasn’t even in Iraq before George Bush decided to invade that country.” Whether or not that is true, al Qaeda is there now, and they have an excellent plan to defeat us. The only question is whether or not you want to cooperate with that plan. I don’t, but that’s just me.
Barack is raising $10 million per month. He needs drop a twenty and buy Jed Babbin’s book.
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July 17th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
The myth of “Al Qaeda” has been supremely managed by the propaganda apparatus stationed in Langley. “Al Qaeda” has been built up to represent an existential threat, a permanent scourge. Gut feelings that “Al Qaeda” will attack the Orwellian Homeland sow fear and anger in the greater populace, as only a minority understand the ruse by now. Neo-cons like Jed Babbin, a National Review contributor, speak authoritatively about “Al Qaeda”, tacitly acknowledging that the dogged pursuit of this shadowy intelligence creation trumps any regard for life or liberty in Iraq.
“Al Qaeda” is a manufactured menace. It serves many useful purposes, from enriching the military/industrial complex to laying the groundwork for a dictatorship. “Al Qaeda” and its true handlers will not remain hidden forever.
Kevin and Gregg, who will be in shock themselves when they learn the truth, should offer their website and radio show as places to soothe and heal other distraught Americans who will have had their entire belief system and reality shattered. Kevin and Gregg, you will be called upon to nurture in the coming months/years, and I will reconnect with you at that time if it is desired.
July 17th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
John,
Being the kind and warm hearted person that I am, let me start on a point of agreement, Chertoff’s statement about “gut feelings” gave me a gut feeling, I believe it’s called revulsion. Inexcusable. Deval was right, how about some info to go with that “gut”.
Now, to the rest of it. Why does a truther like yourself say things like this, “Neo-cons like Jed Babbin”. Come on John, you’re brave, you’re speaking up to “The Man”, come out and say it. A Jew like Jed Babbin.
I wonder if Daniel Pearl or Nick Berg would agree that Al Qaeda is a manufactured menace.
I absolutely say yes, please do return to illuminate me with your wisdom in the future when your prophecies come true.
The enemies of freedom loving people around the world have a true friend in you.
Kevin
July 17th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
Hey John, feel free to write again…just as soon as you pull your head out of your ass.