Unbefrickinlievable

What is it that Atrios calls them? The 101st fighting keyboardists?

A right-winger blogger (linked to by Instapundit) claims that not only is al-Qaeda "retreating from Iraq," but also that the terrorists are losing because they have been defeated in the "media war." Needless to say, he goes on to credit right-wing blogs (what else?) for bringing about the defeat of al-Qaeda.

Also on the media front, the Internet was already becoming a major player. In 1998, Matt Drudge was showing that one person with a web site could break a major story. In 2004, a few bloggers were able to start the chain of events that led to Dan Rather's retirement from CBS. In 2006, bloggers are now an acknowledged player on the media battlefield. These efforts were dismissed by al Qaeda, and as a result, while al Qaeda hit its target, the effect was grossly minimized due to the fact that the "silent majority" now had tools by which they could be heard. The media created a false picture after the 1968 Tet Offensive, but was unable to do the same in Iraq.

Silly al-Qaeda. They underestimated the power of America's right-wing bloggers. Thanks to Glenn Reynolds, Jonah Goldberg, and John Hinderaker, our civilization is safe from the scourge of the dreaded Islamofascism.