http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/256245/congress-must-lead-not-courts-andrew-c-mccarthy Congress Must Lead, Not the Courts Republicans cannot punt hard decisions to the judges. The new Congress begins its session this week with historically rare fortifications: swelling ranks of Republican freshmen and a clear mandate to roll back Obama’s administrative statism. For the GOP, it is a short lease on a second life, won […]
http://townhall.com/columnists/CalThomas/2011/01/04/constitutionalists_vs_interpretationists The new House Republican leadership is smart to inaugurate their return to power by reading aloud the U.S. Constitution on the House floor. Recalling America’s founding principles is never a bad idea. To some on the left, though, the Constitution doesn’t mean what it says, but is to be interpreted by judges and politicians. […]
Beware of Palestinians Bearing Demographic Numbers Yoram Ettinger, Second Thought http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4008247,00.html The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) declared in December, 2010 that 2014 will, ostensibly, usher in a Jewish-Arab demographic parity between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean followed by an Arab majority. That projection has been reverberated by Israeli demographers and politicians, who […]
http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20110103-egypt-and-destruction-churches-strategic-implications?utm_source=GWeekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=110104&utm_content=readmore&elq=acbd580e6a8149d8b178a09eceb28656 WHY THE SURPRISE HERE? EGYPT IS THE HOME OF AL-AZHAR UNIVERSITY THE LOCUS OF SHARIA AND JIHAD TEACHING ….RSK Over the past few days, Christian churches have been attacked in at least two countries — Nigeria and Egypt — while small packages containing improvised explosive devices were placed on the doorsteps of Christian families […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/3/fidel-is-forever/ TYRRELL: Fidel is forever Hollywood’s smoochfest defies time and logicBy R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. This week marks the 52nd anniversary of Fidel Castro‘s arrival to his Cuban throne. I cannot wait to see how it will be solemnized. Will little children appear before Fidel throwing flowers? They better not throw them too hard. He […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/3/pro-democracy-activists-arrested-after-reset/ By Eli Lake “State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said “we were pleased that Moscow authorities had reversed their previous policy and decided to allow peaceful demonstrations. So we regret that these arrests have taken place, both in Moscow and St. Petersburg.” Russian authorities detained one of the country’s leading opposition figures less than two […]
THANKS TO MY VIGILANT FRIEND NURIT G. FOR SENDING ME THIS STUNNING LETTER…..RSK http://www.mideastweb.org/napoleon1799.htm In 1799, the French armies under Napoleon were camped outside of Acre. Napoleon issued a letter offering Palestine as a homeland to the Jews under French protection. The project was stillborn because Napoleon was defeated and was forced to withdraw from […]
Z STREET’s NEW INITIATIVE http://www.zstreet.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=2 Improving lives in the Middle East: RETHINKING THE END GAME At Z STREET we believe the goal of the Peace Process should be peace. The rest of the world, however, seems to have veered off into believing that the goal has to be the immediate creation of a Palestinian State, […]
Egypt Speeding Toward Anarchy? by Khaled Abu Toameh http://www.hudson-ny.org/1775/egypt-anarchy Mubarak’s repressive measures and the absence of a real democracy is playing into the hands of the Islamic fundamentalists, who now appear to be more determined than ever to seize control of Egypt. The Egyptian government’s clampdown on secular reformists, including human rights activists and journalists, […]
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/phillips/110101 All one has to do is scan late December’s headlines to know that the battle lines have already been drawn for 2011. Hamas and Israel will either go to war (again) in the next twelve months or there will be a sharp escalation in Hamas attacks on Israel. Whenever Israel goes to war it […]
