I think the whole issue of scarves and hijabs (except those that cover the faces which are a security risk) is misplaced here. Go to Riverdale, NY or other communities where there are enclaves of orthodox communities….skull caps and head covers abound….It is the ideology that is dangerous not the garb….Islam seeks submission and uses […]
The Arab Winter Continues by Dillon Freed June 29, 2011 http://www.weeklyblitz.net/1545/the-arab-winter-continues In 1798, William Wordsworth wrote in “Lines Written in Early Spring,” “I heard a thousand blended notes,While in a grove I sate reclined, In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts Bring sad thoughts to the mind. To her fair works did Nature link The […]
Gaza flotilla organizers: 2nd ship sabotaged http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-06-30-gaza-flotilla-blockade_n.htm JERUSALEM (AP) — Organizers of a pro-Palestinian flotilla that will try to break Israel’s sea blockade of the Gaza Strip accused Israel on Thursday of sabotaging a second ship. There was no immediate word on how this would affect activists’ plans to set off from the Greek port […]
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/neil-reynolds/with-its-oil-treasure-israel-gets-a-shield-from-tyranny/article2078985/ OTTAWA— The London-based World Energy Council says Israel’s Shfela Basin, a half-hour drive south of Jerusalem, holds 250 billion barrels of recoverable shale oil, possibly making the energy-vulnerable country (as expressed by The Wall Street Journal) “the world’s newest energy giant.” With reserves of 260 billion barrels, Saudi Arabia would remain the world’s No. […]
North Korea to Head U.N. Conference on DisarmamentAnne Bayefsky http://www.eyeontheun.org/ Source URL: http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/north-korea-head-un-conference-disarmament_575920.html On Tuesday, the United Nations again made itself an international laughing stock – except perhaps to the American taxpayers who continue to foot 22 percent of the bill – by appointing North Korea chair of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament. That would […]
