MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

By Frank Gaffney – “Surprisingly, on net, last week was not a good one for the Free World. Despite the signal accomplishment of liquidating Osama bin Laden, Western civilization suffered serious reverses on several fronts.

What these reverses all have in common is a deference to the doctrine our enemies’ call ‘shariah,’ in a manner they perceive to be acts of ‘submission.’ Such behavior is exceedingly dangerous, as it invites our foes to redouble their efforts to make us, in the words of the Koran, ‘feel subdued.’

For instance, consider the aftermath of SEAL Team 6’s extraordinary take-down of bin Laden. What ensued was nothing less than a debacle as President Obama’s political appointees kept changing their accounts of what had happened. As one wag put it, ‘Osama bin Laden died and we got 72 versions.’

The subtext was of an administration effort desperately trying not to give offense to our adversaries. Yet, they and our friends could only have felt reaffirmed in their already dim view of what passes for American leadership under Mr. Obama.”  Read more.

SEAL helmet cams recorded entire bin Laden raid – “(CBS News) WASHINGTON – A new picture emerged Thursday of what really happened the night the Navy SEALs swooped in on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports the 40 minutes it took to kill bin Laden and scoop his archives into garbage bags were all recorded by tiny helmet cameras worn by each of the 25 SEALs.” Read more.