Weekly Roundup

Here are several recent news items and blog posts that might be of interest:

-Arthur Chrenkoff has a terrific post on how the media are "Spinning Afghanistan" in the usual fashion.

-Chrenkoff and Tony Geraghty of National Review Online's TKS both emphasize the importance of recent remarks by Lebanese politician Walid Jumblatt on the positive impact of the Iraqi elections. As they point out, Jumblatt's history of anti-Americanism makes his embrace of democratic reform especially meaningful.

-The February 19th New York Times reported that "Irish Raids Net Vast Sums That Are Tied to the I.R.A". Anything that helps usher the IRA thugs into the dustbin of history is a positive development.

-Finally, the latest weekly War on Terror update from the FDD is available:

Global Jihad Monitor: 2-24-05