http://spectator.org/archives/2011/09/08/israeli-exceptionalism Israeli Exceptionalism John C. Wohlstetter, AmericanSpectator.org Much was made of President Obama’s dismissal of the idea of American exceptionalism, when he noted that the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism, etc. No doubt Achilles believed in the latter, as Hector believed in Trojan exceptionalism. But in many ways there truly is no more exceptional a […]
The Democrats’ Voting Agenda Revealed URL to article: http://frontpagemag.com/2011/09/08/the-democrats-voting-agenda-revealed/ In the wake of America’s transfer of political power from the earners to the redistribution beneficiaries, many conservatives have wondered whether the power to vote should be connected with paying taxes, owning property, not being convicted criminals, or at the very least, not receiving benefits. Liberals, […]
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.10333/pub_detail.asp Eric Holder’s Justice Department has launched an attack on prayer, at least where it occurs outside abortion clinics. A civil complaint filed this summer against a prayerful abortion protester reveals a wider campaign by Holder’s radicalized Civil Rights Division. The lawsuit was filed against 79-year-old Dick Retta. According to the Washington Examiner, Retta stands […]
http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/ It was around the time of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, that memorials stopped being remembrances of virtue, and became therapy sessions. The old statues of determined men gave way to empty spaces to represent loss. Their lessons of courage and sacrifice, were replaced by architecture as therapy session, clean geometrical shapes, reflective pools and […]
Islamic Sharia Law Proliferates in Germany by Soeren Kern http://www.hudson-ny.org/2397/islamic-sharia-law-germany The 236-page book titled “Judges Without Law: Islamic Parallel Justice Endangers Our Constitutional State,” which was authored by Joachim Wagner, a German legal expert and former investigative journalist for ARD German public television, says Islamic Sharia courts are now operating in all of Germany’s big […]
Lessons That Last a Lifetime Posted By Ferne Hassan URL to article: http://frontpagemag.com/2011/09/08/lessons-that-last-a-lifetime/ What do you say to a special friend who has to carry around a “security blanket” for just such times as happened this past Monday morning when, on her way to work at Ben Gurion University in Beersheva, the sirens went off […]
JANIE RECENTLY REVEALED TO HUFFPO THAT SHE USED TESTOSTERONE TO REV UP HER LIBIDO URL to article: http://frontpagemag.com/2011/09/08/jane-fondas-biggest-regret/ A new biography of Jane Fonda by Patricia Bosworth reveals a lifelong lament by the famous actress: “My biggest regret” Fonda is quoted as saying during a “feminist consciousness-raising session,” according to the book’s account, “is I […]
Israel’s Derfner Affair Posted By Steven Plaut URL to article: http://frontpagemag.com/2011/09/08/israel%e2%80%99s-derfner-affair/ One of the most bizarre controversies concerning freedom of the press and freedom of speech has been afflicting Israel in recent days. The basic question is whether there exists some sort of right to advocate the mass murder of Jews. That sounds as if […]
http://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2011/09/08/reasons_to_remember_9-11/print The show business publication “Variety” reports “40-plus programs expected to commemorate 10th anniversary of (9-11) attacks.” And those are just the specials. They don’t include reports within news programs, or overseas TV memorials, which began last month. How we love our anniversaries. Whether it’s “the Maine,” “Pearl Harbor” or “9-11” we choose to remember, […]
http://townhall.com/columnists/frankgaffney/2011/09/08/where_are_we,_ten_years_after_911/print So, where are we ten years after 9/11? It is comforting that we have been blessed with a near-unbroken decade without further mass-casualty attacks since those that killed nearly 3,000 Americans on September 11, 2001. Unfortunately, our government is pursuing policies that can only encourage those who aspire to do us harm to redouble […]
