http://www.jta.org/news/article/2010/06/24/2739756/new-australian-pm-supportive-of-israel SYDNEY, Australia (JTA) – Jewish leaders welcomed the appointment of Australia’s first female prime minister, who has been supportive of Israel. Julia Gillard was elected unopposed in a Labor Party caucus meeting Thursday after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd agreed to a leadership ballot triggered by a slump in the polls. Gillard, from Labor’s left […]
http://www.spectator.co.uk/australia/6086928/meet-the-real-kevin-rudd.thtml Meet the real Kevin Rudd Alexander Downer Thursday, 17th June 2010 David Marr reckons the PM is power-hungry. In fact, says Alexander Downer, he just wants fame The Kevin Rudd phenomenon is one of the more extraordinary to have swept through Australian politics over the past two generations. For Kevin Rudd to have become […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/23/ban-mischief-at-the-un Washington Times Ban mischief at the U.N.. Withholding U.S. funds would chasten secretary-general Thursday, June 24, 2010 By John R. Bolton United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is close to making an enormously significant misjudgment about his role and authority. Mr. Ban has repeatedly called for an “international” inquiry into the May 31 clash with […]
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/06/22/there_s_no_such_thing_as_a_reset_button?print=yes&hidecomments=yes&page=full There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Reset’ Button.President Obama needed to decide between shaping a new global order and leading the free world. He made the wrong choice. BY JOSÉ MARÃA AZNAR | JUNE 22, 2010 Washington’s foreign-policy circles clearly find it fashionable to talk about pressing the “reset” button on international relations. The […]
by Daniel Pipes National Review Online June 25, 2010 http://www.danielpipes.org/8536/faisal-shahzad-jihadi-explains-terrorism Jaw-dropping court testimony by Faisal Shahzad, the would-be Times Square bomber, singlehandedly undermines Obama administration efforts to ignore the dangers of Islamism and jihad. Shahzad’s forthright statement of purpose stands out because jihadis, when facing legal charges, typically save their skin by pleading not guilty […]
“But Hussain employed a phrase that must have been chilling to those who heard in it an echo, saying “Islam is a solution†to the current global challenges emerging from Muslim ranks.  A “post-Cairo†phrase indeed: “Islam is the solution†is the slogan of the radical Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.  Are we learning yet?” Obama’s Islamic […]
NRO — The Corner Thursday, June 24, 2010 “You sit and ask yourself: What are we doing here?” [Andy McCarthy] Why would General Stanley McChrystal give that kind of access to a lefty rock-n-roll magazine? Maybe because he’s a kindred spirit who felt the need to assure Rolling Stone’s Michael Hastings that he voted for […]
http://novakforcongress.com/ NOVAK STRONGLY URGES COURTNEY TO SIGN LETTER IN SUPPORT OF ISRAEL’S RIGHT OF SELF-DEFENSE Madison, CT — Daria Novak strongly urges Rep. Joe Courtney to join the majority of Congress in support of Israel’s right of self-defense. “Why hasn’t Courtney joined over 300 other Members of Congress who have signed off on the letter supporting the blockade and defense of […]
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.6548/pub_detail.asp Exclusive: Roe v. The Right To Life Of American Troops Ruth King The big news today is the aftermath of General McChrystal’s insolent comments to Rolling Stone Magazine. The media, legislators and some brass were scolding McChrystal and calling for his resignation. He’s been humbled, has apologized, but is now bound for a stint in […]
June 22, 2010 Afghanistan: Bring them home N.Richard Greenfield By now most Americans know that detailed planning is not one of this administration’s strengths unless of course it is about redistribution of wealth or shrinking America’s presence on the world stage. We also know that the President deals with long term strategic objectives the same […]
