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August 2013

Why I Wrote a Take-Down of Diana West’s Awful Book Posted By Ron Radosh…..see note please

http://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2013/08/07/why-i-wrote-a-take-down-of-diana-wests-awful-book/

THE BROUHAHA OVER RADOSH’S NASTY REVIEW, AND THE SHABBY TREATMENT OF MARK TAPSON AND DIANA WEST OVER AT FRONTPAGE, APPARENTLY HAS MADE MR. RADOSH WRITE THIS TRASH TO DEFEND HIS ATTACK AND DESIRE TO DEFAME DIANA WEST AND DESTROY HER BOOK. HIS BOAST OF A “TAKE DOWN” OF THE BOOK IS BRAGGADOCIO…THE ONLY THING RON RADOSH TOOK DOWN IS HIS OWN PANTS…..AND INCIDENTALLY, TODAY FP REPRINTED THIS SCREED WITH THE TITLE “DOWN THE CRACKPOT ALLEY”….RSK

Today, my review of Diana West’s new book, American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character [1], has been posted at FrontPageMagazine [2], the website of the David Horowitz Freedom Center. I urge PJM readers to go and read it, and to consider the arguments I make about why I find her book to be a betrayal, but not the kind she charges existed in our past. Indeed, what I argue in the review is that her book is actually a betrayal of serious and honest history, an ideologically bound argument that ignores real evidence, distorts our past, and creates a mythical counter-narrative to understanding decisions made during WWII.

Here is my concluding paragraph:

Conspiratorial theories of history are easy to create once you are prepared to ignore the realities on the ground, or regard those who do take them into account as part of the conspiracy too. This is the path that Diana West has taken in her misconceived and misleading book. Why did the U.S. and Britain not prevent the totalitarian USSR from taking over Eastern Europe after it had defeated the totalitarian Nazis? It had nothing to do with the Rubik’s Cube of diplomatic and military considerations, a calculus that had to take into account the willingness of the American and British publics to continue to sacrifice and their soldiers to die. No, it was a conspiracy so immense, as West’s hero Joe McCarthy might have said, that it allowed Western policy to be dictated by a shadow army of Soviet agents. It is unfortunate that a number of conservatives who should know better have fallen for West’s fictions. It is even more depressing that her book perpetuates the dangerous one dimensional thinking of the Wisconsin Senator and his allies in the John Birch Society which have allowed anti anti-communism to have a field day in our intellectual culture.

Soeren Kern: Europe: Ramadan Wrap-Up, 2013

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3922/europe-ramadan The real reason for the withdrawal of the documentary, according to bloggers in Finland, was because the documentary — which included the forgotten women of the Arab Spring and the public rapes of women in Egypt — is critical of the low status of women under Islam. Muslims across Europe are marking the end […]

PROFESSOR LOUIS RENE BERES:”Stopping the Machine”: Peaceful Civil Disobedience

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Controls/SendFriend.ashx?print=1&type=1&item=13654 Surrendering Judea and Samaria (“West Bank”) in the context of civil disobedience, Jewish law, and the Middle East Peace Process. From Prof. Louis René Beres Sometimes, tragedy and irony may arrive together. Now that it is reportedly back “on track,” the so-called Middle East Peace Process threatens Israel with additional dismemberment, and eventual disappearance. […]

Israel Ambassador Oren Slams New York Times Article on Palestinian Rock-Throwers; Says it ‘Dehumanized’ Israeli Victims : Zach Ponz

Israel Ambassador Oren Slams New York Times Article on Palestinian Rock-Throwers; Says it ‘Dehumanized’ Israeli Victims Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, responded sharply to a New York Times article published Tuesday, that favorably depicted Palestinian Arab youths who throw stones at Israelis. “While Palestinian protagonists are described in detail, their Israeli victims […]

DR. MOSHE DANN; RELEASING TERRORISTS…IN WHOSE INTEREST?

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-Ed-Contributors/Releasing-terrorists-In-whose-interest-322370 Everyone knows that the current negotiations between Jews and Arabs will fail; nothing Israel can offer – short of suicide – will satisfy Arabs. Photo: REUTERS/Issam Rimawi/Poo Announcing an agreement to release 104 of the most blood-thirsty Arab prisoners in Israeli jails in return for Palestinian Authority promises to show up at the latest […]

BREAKING NEWS: BACK FROM HELL, HELEN THOMAS IS AT THE NEW YORK TIMES

ADAM KREDO: All the Anti-Israel News That’s Fit to Print Critics question objectivity, credibility of New York Times’s Israel correspondent http://freebeacon.com/all-the-anti-israel-news-thats-fit-to-print/ Update: The New York Times appended a correction to Rudoren’s story Wednesday afternoon following this report. The correction states in part, “An earlier version of this article misstated the United States’ view of the West […]

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Catholic Radio Station Invites Robert Spencer to Speak at Eastern Michigan University

Catholic Radio Station Invites Robert Spencer to Speak at Eastern Michigan University:

An Ann Arbor-based Catholic radio station has invited author Robert Spencer to speak at a symposium at Eastern Michigan University on Saturday.

Spencer is scheduled to speak at “Is Islam a Religion of Peace?” sponsored by Ave Maria Radio.

The symposium, which will be held in the student union, will feature pro-Muslim speakers, too. But Spencer’s appearance is controversial. The New York Times reported that Spencer’s comments were cited 64 times by the Norwegian white supremacist that killed 76 people in Norway in 2011. Spencer was banned from the United Kingdom …

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England: Fundraiser Launched to Turn Sheffield Pub into a Mosque

England: Fundraiser Launched to Turn Sheffield Pub into a Mosque:

A fundraising appeal has been launched by a Sheffield Muslim group to buy a disused pub and turn it into a mosque.

Firth Park Cultural Centre has placed collection pots in shops around the suburb, to raise cash to convert the old Pheasant pub.

The boarded-up building, on the corner of Hatfield House Lane and Barnsley Road, would be renamed Firth Park Masjid.

But the plans are causing controversy in the surrounding area.

Sheffield Lane Top resident Jackie Gregory, aged 51, said: “I think most people would rather see it converted into private flats, rebuilt …

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Muslim who Talked of Waging Jihad in United States, Pleads Guilty in Alabama

Muslim who Talked of Waging Jihad in United States, Pleads Guilty in Alabama:

A Syracuse, New York, native pleaded guilty Tuesday to a terrorism charge, admitting that he moved here and discussed carrying out violent acts in the United States before settling on a plot to join a jihadist movement overseas.

Mohammad Abdul Rahman Abukhdair, 25, had been scheduled to go on trial later this year. On the day of his pretrial conference Tuesday, the defendant switched his plea to guilty.

Federal prosecutors have agreed to recommend a 15-year prison sentence for the charge of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. They …

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Shh! Muslim Stabs California Man 17 Times under Direction of ‘Allah’

Shh! Muslim Stabs California Man 17 Times under Direction of ‘Allah’:

Daymond Agnew (pictured inset) told investigators that his Sunday began when he heard a voice from Allah telling him to go to a California hardware store to ‘help’ people.

They said it ended when Agnew spray-painted his face with the silver and black colors of the Oakland Raiders and stabbed a store clerk to death after he complained.

Agnew, 34, was charged on Monday with murder and was being held in lieu of $1.6 million bail after authorities said he went on a bizarre, deadly trip to the store in El Sobrante, …

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Benghazi Scapegoat: ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Producer on Supervised Release from Prison

Benghazi Scapegoat: ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Producer on Supervised Release from Prison:

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the man allegedly behind the film “Innocence of Muslims,” has been granted supervised release from a federal prison, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

Bureau of Prisons records show the 56-year-old Nakoula is at an undisclosed halfway house in Southern California.

He technically remains in federal custody, but the tentative release means he can leave the facility for a few hours a day. Until recently, he had been held behind bars at a correctional institution in Anthony, Texas.

Nakoula is due to be formally freed next month, according to records.

He …

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‘Mankini’-Wearing Charity Walkers Pelted with Stones by Muslims in Birmingham, England

‘Mankini’-Wearing Charity Walkers Pelted with Stones by Muslims in Birmingham, England:

Two animal lovers were branded pedophiles and pelted with stones by dozens of Muslims for wearing ‘mankinis’ on a sponsored walk.

Steven Ellis, 41, and brother-in-law Jason Hendry, 22, had to be rescued by police after being attacked by outraged residents in a city street.

The duos, who were raising money for a dogs’ home, said officers told them the skimpy outfits had offended Muslims living along the route.

Jason said: “It’s disgusting. I was angry with the way people reacted.

“We tried to explain it was a bit of fun to help charity. …

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Senators McCain, Graham Urge Release of Egypt’s Jailed Islamists

Senators McCain, Graham Urge Release of Egypt’s Jailed Islamists:

Two senior Republican senators visiting Egypt on Tuesday urged the military-backed government to release jailed Muslim Brotherhood leaders and defuse political tensions between Islamists and the nation’s largely secular security forces.

Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) joined a number of international envoys seeking to end more than a month of deadly violence between backers of the interim government and Islamist supporters of former President Mohamed Morsi, who was overthrown in a coup last month.

The senators, dispatched on a mediation mission by President Obama, met with interim Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi and Gen. Abdel Fattah Sisi, commander of …

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DAY 1: Nidal Hasan – ‘I Am The Shooter’

DAY 1: Nidal Hasan – ‘I Am The Shooter’:

Nidal Malik Hasan fired the last of 146 bullets in his assault on Fort Hood, then walked outside where he met two civilians who asked about the commotion and the laser-sighted pistol in his hand.

Maj. Hasan told one person not to worry. He assured the other it was just a training exercise and the gun shot only paint. He let both live.

But moments earlier, dozens of uniformed soldiers received no quarter from Maj. Hasan, prosecutors said Tuesday as the Army psychiatrist’s long-delayed trial began in a Texas military courtroom.

With his life hanging …

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ANDREW BOSTOM: INTERVIEW WITH HELEN GLOVER ON IRAN’S ROUHANI AND EGYPT’S AL-SISI

http://www.andrewbostom.org/blog/2013/08/07/whjj-interview-with-helen-glover-about-irans-rouhani-and-egypts-al-sisi/

Ozone, Mo’Zone and NoZone by PAUL DRIESSEN

http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/detail/ozone-mozone-and-nozone?f=puball The Environmental Protection Agency’s war on economic growth, jobs, poor families, modern living standards, and people’s health and welfare is about to get a lot more damaging.. The Clean Air Act says EPA must set standards for ozone and other pollutants – and periodically review existing standards, to determine whether they are adequately protecting […]

When Fantasies Become Policies by MARK SILVERBERG

http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/detail/when-fantasies-become-policies On July 28th8, Israel’s Ministry of Justice disclosed the names of Palestinian terrorists who will be released over the next nine months as the price Washington is demanding from the Israelis to entice the Palestinian Authority to rejoin the talks they’ve been boycotting for the past four and a half years. Failure to have […]