STEVEN PLAUT: THE UNPLEASANT FACTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

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Facing Unpleasant Facts in the Middle East
The world is now well into the Post-Oslo era, in which the delusions and denials of reality that were the foundations of the “Oslo peace process” are being acknowledged for what they were. For those returning to the planet Earth from Fantasy land in the “Oslo” parallel universe, it behooves them and us all to bear in mind some of the unpleasant facts of life about the Middle East.

1. The Arab world has never come to terms with Israel’s existence within ANY set of borders whatsoever and is still seeking the destruction of Israel and its population.

2. ANY Palestinian state, regardless of who rules it, will produce escalated violence, terror and warfare in the Middle East, and not stability nor peaceful relations. It will seek warfare with Israel and not solutions to the economic and social problems of its citizens……READ IT ALL

THE UNRWA ANOMALY: ASAF ROMIROWSKY AND NICOLE BRACKMAN

American Thinker  http://www.romirowsky.com/10283/unrwa-anomaly Widespread expectation that the Palestinians will unilaterally declare independence (UDI) this coming September has left many interested parties fumbling for a clear sense of policy goals. Ironically, this uncertainty is even more acute in the very venue where this declaration is slated to take place — the United Nations. Within the UN, […]

RAYMOND IBRAHIM: WHY THE MOSLEM BEARD BODES TROUBLE

Why the Muslim Beard Bodes Trouble by Raymond Ibrahim Pajamas Media http://www.meforum.org/3035/muslim-beard To develop a thorough understanding of Islam, one must learn to “connect the dots.” For instance, Muslims who adhere to non problematic aspects of Islam, indirectly indicate their acceptance of problematic aspects of Islam—such as enmity for infidels, death for apostates, subjugation for […]

FROM CLIMATE DEPOT:FRUSTRATED AL GORE…READ IT ALL

For latest, go to www.ClimateDepot.com Frustrated Al Gore Goes Violent: Gore’s new ad depicts climate skeptic being killed?! Skeptic’s ‘denial’ is silenced by hit on the head — Gore: ‘The Denial Ends Sept. 14’ Gore’s ad shows ‘a model of the Earth that is loosely attached to the ceiling and that kills the female naysayer […]

JAMES TARANTO: JUDGE MICHAEL MUKASEY ON OUR VULNERABILITY TO TERROR

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903285704576557201865180350.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop Two Decades of Pursuing al Qaeda When 9/11 happened, Judge Michael Mukasey—later U.S. attorney general—knew all about a free society’s vulnerabilities to mass terrorism. Michael Mukasey was at the doctor’s office on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. When he heard about the attack on the World Trade Center, he asked: “Is this our guys?” […]

BARBARA LERNER: PROPAGANDA PROTECTION

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/276249 Propaganda Protection Herb Meyer’s new essay is a great defense against indoctrination. Many of us are seeing kids we care about — relatives, friends, neighbors, students — go off to high school or college this fall. Joyful occasions, mostly, but for many of us, there’s a sense of unease, too. We worry about the […]

MY SAY: THESE ARE THE WORDS OF FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT…SO APROPRIATE FOR 9/11

Dear E-pals: FDR did not mince words; he did not call Nazism an ideology that was hijacked. Now I ask you simply to substitute the word Jihad wherever the Gestapo, or Hitler, Mein Kampf or the Nazis are named. It fits to a tee, but where is the candidate or legislator or cabinet official who […]

MARK STEYN: WE RETREAT TO EQUIVOCATION, CULTURAL SELF-LOATHING AND UTTERLY FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION OF 9/11

Let’s Roll Over http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/276803 We retreat to equivocation, cultural self-loathing, and utterly fraudulent misrepresentation of 9/11. Waiting to be interviewed on the radio the other day, I found myself on hold listening to a public-service message exhorting listeners to go to 911day.org and tell their fellow citizens how they would be observing the tenth anniversary […]

BOB OWENS: GUNWALKER EXPLODES: FBI HID WEAPON, TAX DOLLARS SUBSIDIZED MURDER

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/gunwalker-explodes-fbi-hid-weapon-tax-dollars-subsidized-murder/?print=1 Gunwalker Explodes: FBI Hid Weapon, Tax Dollars Subsidized Murder Fox News investigative reporter William Lajeunesse dropped a pair of bombshells in one article Friday afternoon, revealing: the presence of a third “walked” gun at the scene of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry’s murder, an FBI cover-up of the gun, and the news that your […]

PENN JILLETTE ON HOW MODERN POLITICS RESEMBLES A VEGAS MAGIC ACT

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903285704576560482965329702.html?mod=ITP_review_0#printMode Who’s the Real Illusionist? Penn Jillette on how modern politics resembles a Vegas magic act I’m a Las Vegas magician. One thing you learn doing magic tricks for a living is how close every performance of every magic trick is to disaster. There are no robust magic tricks. They’re all hanging from a thread—sometimes […]