Glancing at Memeorandum this morning, these two entries caught my eye:
U.S. says exercise by Israel seemed directed at Iran — WASHINGTON: Israel carried out a major military exercise earlier this month that American officials say appeared to be a rehearsal for a potential bombing attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. — Several American officials …
Discussion: Buck Naked Politics, Danger Room and Pat Dollard
Discussion:
Damozel / Buck Naked Politics: Is Israel Gearing Up for an Attack Against Iran?
Noah Shachtman / Danger Room: Iran Attack ‘Rehearsal’ in Israeli War Game
Drillanwr / Pat Dollard: Israel Is Drilling … Its Military … For Someone
EXCLUSIVE: Hezbollah Poised to Strike? — Officials Say “Sleeper Cells” Activated in Canada — Intelligence agencies in the United States and Canada are warning of mounting signs that Hezbollah, backed by Iran, is poised to mount a terror attack against “Jewish targets” somewhere outside the Middle East.
Discussion: Hot Air, The Jawa Report and Counterterrorism Blog
And it underscored the importance of this point made by Jennifer Rubin [e.a.]:
John McCain amidst the turmoil of Barack Obama’s public financing reversal is trying to make sure voters don’t forget Obama favors habeas corpus rights for Osama bin Laden. Today he put out a statement castigating his opponent for not coming clean on whether he favors executing bin Laden and what type of proceeding he would favor. …
I suspect if McCain is going to make any headway here he will have to make a major communications push, with speeches and ads, to explain why Obama’s position reveals him as unfit on national security. The media is already turning to other issues and is not inclined to spend the time to explain to the American people what parade of horribles will occur now that we have terror suspects flocking to federal courts.
The media is indeed turning to other issues, as is its wont. And we are being anesthetized—or, rather, are choosing to anesthetize ourselves—by a “news” diet that entertains us by constantly giving us new stories (rather than important news) to focus on for a while.
And if you’re Barack Obama, you take this as an opportunity to distract the media (and its easily distracted audience) with a makeover for your wife while you prattle on in an unclear and inconsistent way about national security…emphasizing punishment over crime prevention.
This didn’t get much play, did it?
Rudy Giuliani: Obama Wants USA to Be on Defense Against Terrorism
On a conference call this morning Rudy Giuliani continued his attacks on Barack Obama’s national security policy.
“I describe the difference as one being on offense and the other wanting to be on defense,” former New York City mayor and one-time GOP presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani just said on a conference call with reporters.
It should get a lot of play, because it’s the fundamental issue of our time—how to provide national security while preserving our freedoms and our way of life (as a symbol and model for other nations to emulate).
Don’t be misled: Distractions can be useful for Mr. Obama, as they can for all politicians—including his hard-to-warm-up-to opponent.
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