Al-Qaeda and the Libyan Rebellion A new report explains the connection. http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/270293 A new report from two French think tanks concludes that jihadists have played a predominant role in the eastern-Libyan rebellion against the rule of Moammar Qaddafi, and that “true democrats” represent only a minority in the rebellion. The report, furthermore, calls into question […]
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/270274 Avoiding the Credit Cliff As our debt nears 90 percent of GDP, now is the time to act. The shadow of an oncoming debt crisis is hindering job growth today and threatening our fiscal and economic future. The latest warning came today from “The Long-Term Budget Outlook,” an annual report from the Congressional Budget […]
The Evolution of the Terrorist Threat by Sebastian L. v. Gorka (This testimony was delivered before its presentation to the House Armed Services Committee on June 21, 2011.) http://www.hudson-ny.org/2218/terrorist-threat-evolution Thank you Chairman Thornberry, ranking member Langevin, and the members of the Subcommittee for honoring me with the opportunity to testify before you on the vital […]
http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/ A Long Walk Through New York Yesterday I walked across half the width of the city. To walk across New York City is to see a study in contrasts. The ambitious skyscrapers of the real estate bubble and the declining working class neighborhoods being eaten away at by Halal markets and mosques. It is […]
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.9797/pub_detail.asp Introduction: Since the fraudulent June 12th, 2009 Presidential Election in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), an increasingly emboldened opposition, the Green Movement, has arisen to demand the overthrow of the IRI. The Green Movement refuses to desist from launching massive street protests in Tehran, and other major Iranian cities. All this is occurring […]
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.9804/pub_detail.asp According to the Commission, the EU now faces its gravest crisissince the Second World War. Why does anyone want to clamber aboard such a visibly listing and dilapidated vessel? The question occurred to me over the weekend at a conference in Croatia for Centre-Right parliamentarians from the Balkans region, organised by the Alliance of European Conservatives and […]
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/1. VIDEO: President Obama Announces Afghanistan Troop Reduction – Will this put U.S. Military Gains at Risk? 2. VIDEO: Sen. Rand Paul [R] Questions Invasive TSA Searches 3. VIDEO: Glenn Beck on Finding a Job During a Bad Economy 4. VIDEO: Muslim Marine Reservist Linked to D.C. Military Building Shootings 5. VIDEO: MSNBC’S Chris Matthews’ […]
Yale and the study of Antisemitism www.jewishledger.com Peter Salovey, Yale University’s Provost, sent out a brief ‘Dear Friends’ note Sunday that announced the end of the Yale Interdisciplinary Initiative for the Study of Antisemitism (YIISA) and the founding of a new ‘scholarly enterprise’, the Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism (YPSA). A number of […]
Ibn Warraq: Westminster Institute Conference [May 25, 2011]: Fighting the Ideological War. Strategies for Defeating al-Qaeda. (Part 3) http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/06/ibn-warraq-westminster-institute-conference-may-25-2011-fighting-the-ideological-war-strategies-for-2.html Westminster Institute Conference [May 25, 2011]: Fighting the Ideological War. Strategies for Defeating al-Qaeda. by Ibn Warraq Part I here. Part II here. Dr Patrick Sookhdeo superbly summarizes the historical roots and the theological components of […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jun/22/gop-rips-plan-for-climate-office/ By Ben Wolfgang House Republicans charged Wednesday that the Obama administration is aiming to establish a “propaganda office” for Democratic initiatives on global warming through a proposal to consolidate operations in a new “climate service” office within the Commerce Department Tensions boiled over at a congressional hearing as officials of the National Oceanic and […]
