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May 2010

JOHN BOLTON: UK’S “NATION BUILDING” IS THE WRONG POLICY ON IRAN

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article7128257.ece May 16, 2010 Nation building is a luxury in Afghanistan The new British Government risks confusing the purpose of its military mission John Bolton William Hague’s quick trip to Washington on Friday was timely indeed. Just after assuming office, the new Foreign Secretary had stressed that “it is our most urgent priority… to make […]

BRUCE KESLER RESPONDS TO BEINART…..SEE BOTH

HERE IS KESLER’S RESPONSE…SEE THE COLUMN BELOW Click here: Beinhart Backwards Ilogic – Maggie’s Farm http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/archives/14471-Beinhart-Backwards-Ilogic.html Monday, May 17. 2010 Beinhart Backwards Ilogic Peter Beinhart’s essay in the leftwards, critical of Israel New York Review of Books, “The Failure of the American Jewish Establishment”, is garnering praise from the usual quarters for asserting based on […]

UNION CHALLENGE TO DEMS FIZZLES OUT IN NORTH CAROLINA….GOOD NEWS….SEE NOTE

NOW THE CHALLENGE IS TO DEFEAT BLANCHE LINCOLN….STAY TUNED….RSK Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Third-party challenge fizzles out in N.C. By Joseph Weber A labor-backed effort in North Carolina to challenge House Democrats in the midterm elections appears to have failed because organizers of a proposed third party have not submitted enough petition signatures by the […]

PRUDEN: A SALUTE TO FEMA IN SOGGY NASHVILLE THAT THE MEDIA IGNORES

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/may/18/pruden-a-salute-to-fema-in-soggy-nashville/print/ PRUDEN: A salute to FEMA in Nashville Wesley Pruden ANALYSIS/OPINION: NASHVILLE, Tenn. | George W. Bush taught Barack Obama one big thing, and the new president learned the lesson well. When a storm strikes it’s important to send help, not grudging hindrance. When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans five years ago, the Bush administration […]

SHE NOTICED!!!! NAPOLITANO SAYS FIXING OIL LEAK COULD TAKE WEEKS…WHEW I FEEL SO MUCH SAFER NOW

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/may/18/gulf-oil-spill-could-take-weeks-to-plug-napolitano/print/ Napolitano: Oil spill fix could take weeks David Eldridge Plugging the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico could take weeks, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told a frustrated panel of senators on Capitol Hill. “We’re in the middle of this crisis, not the beginning, and not the end,” she told the Senate […]

CHANGE IN THE VENUE FOR THE KSM TRIAL? MAYBE

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/may/18/move-an-omen-of-switch-on-911-mastermind/print/ Appointment of admiral seen as key in 9/11 trial switch Rowan Scarborough The appointment of a well-respected ex-Navy lawyer to oversee war-crime trials is being seen in military legal circles as a sign the Obama administration might reverse its decision to bring Khalid Shaikh Mohammed to New York for a civilian trial. At the […]

THE LIES OF A TRUTHFUL GIRL: ROBERT SPENCER ON JUMANAH IMAD ALBAHRI

http://frontpagemag.com/2010/05/18/lies-of-a-truthful-girl/print/ Lies of a Truthful Girl Posted By Robert Spencer Jumanah Imad Albahri, the Muslim student at the University of California at San Diego who last week endorsed a new genocide of Jews [1], has now issued a statement [2]– and as is characteristic also of jihadist communiqués these days, it’s a masterpiece of disingenuousness […]

OBAMA…SO FAR….DAVID SOLWAY

Summing Up Obama (So Far) Posted By David Solway So much has been said and written about Barack Obama that, barring some shattering revelation, very little remains to be rehearsed. As columnist Barry Rubin bemoaned [1], “I don’t want to keep writing every day about the Obama Administration’s Middle East policy. There are many other […]

RON RADOSH ON CLAIRE BERLINSKI’S MISLEADING COLUMN ON SOVIET ESPIONAGE

Ron Radosh. May 16th, 2010 11:13 am ….. pajamasmedia.com/ronradosh/ Ron Radosh May 16th, 2010 11:13 am Claire Berlinski on Soviet Espionage: A Misleading Article Appears in City Journal A few days ago, City Journal posted an important article on its website. It was written by Claire Berlinski, an American journalist who lives in Istanbul, and […]

JOIN THE “WE’RE NOT EUROPE” PARTY: ROGER KIMBALL SEE NOTE

EUROPE? I THINK WE ARE GETTING MORE LIKE VENEZUELA….RSK http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2010/05/17/join-the-%E2%80%9Cwe%E2%80%99re-not-europe%E2%80%9D-party/ Join the “We’re-Not-Europe” Party Posted By Roger Kimball My friend Dan Henninger has a great idea [1]. While Barack Obama does everything he can to make the United States more like Europe, Republicans ought to make it clear to the public that they represent the […]