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What a maroon ... funny thing is - he's wrong on the facts - We're winning in Iraq. From Bill Roggio:

The December 15th parliamentary election is fast approaching, and splits between al Qaeda and the domestic elements of the insurgency in Ramadi are beginning to surface. The Coalition would do well to create a secure environment in Ramadi to facilitate a large voter turnout. This would create further rifts between the foreign terrorists and the local insurgents, and give the citizens of Ramadi a voice in the new Iraqi government.

www.billroggio.com

OK this is great: HEIGHTENED SECURITY [Iain Murray]

This is doing the rounds on email, but deserves the widest possible audience:

The British are feeling the pinch in relation to recent bombings and have raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross." Londoners have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies all but ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorised from "Tiresome" to a "Bloody Nuisance." The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was during the great fire of 1666.

Also, the French government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror alert level from "Run" to "Hide". The only two higher levels in France are "Surrender" and "Collaborate." The rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France's white flag factory, effectively paralysing the country's military capability.

It's not only the English and French that are on a heightened level of alert. Italy has increased the alert level from "shout loudly and excitedly" to "elaborate military posturing". Two more levels remain, "ineffective combat operations" and "change sides".

The Germans also increased their alert state from "disdainful arrogance" to "dress in uniform and sing marching songs". They also have two higher levels: "invade a neighbour" and "lose".

Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual and the only threat they worry about is NATO pulling out of Brussels.