On August 6, 1945, an American B-29 bomber named the Enola Gay left the island of Tinian for Hiroshima, Japan. The uranium 235 gun-type bomb, named Little Boy, exploded at 8:16 a.m. If you harbor regrets (I don’t) please read : Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand […]
http://www.andrewbostom.org/blog/2011/08/05/fjordman-fairness-and-the-brevik-mass-murderer/ Fjordman, Fairness, and the Brevik Mass Murderer Today my colleague, the perspicacious Norwegian essayist Fjordman (whose prolific writings can be read here [1]), was compelled to surrender his anonymity after reluctantly granting an interview to Verdans Gang (published in English, here [2]). An hysterical, morally cretinous press and blogosphere—Norwegian, other European, and American—which had […]
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/common-sense-czar/2011/aug/5/president-obama-audacity-birthdays/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_politics-government RANCHO SANTA FE, Ca., August 4, 2011—President Obama celebrated his 50th birthday in style: flying to Chicago on Air Force One and being welcomed by Jennifer Hudson’s obligatory reprise of Marilyn Monroe’s “Happy Birthday, Mr. President.” Then, he attended a fund-raising concert with several thousand supporters before dining with approximately 100 major donors. To […]
http://townhall.com/columnists/dianawest/2011/08/05/the_only_murder_here_was_of_justice/print They are the forgotten warriors of the Iraq War, the men whose lives and families and careers blew up in “murder” charges on a vicious battlefield, the pieces coming down in Fort Leavenworth’s military prison where the men now serve long sentences. Together, they make up the Leavenworth 10, not always at Leavenworth and […]
http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2011/08/04/4099/ Isn’t it time we grew up? Posted By Roger Kimball A couple of days ago, when the Dow lost 265 points, I said that it was “naked emperor time in Washington.” The Entitlement Express was finally screeching to a halt at the end of the line. But that wasn’t all. The hypertrophied Potemkin Village […]
Mr. Yoo is a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He was an official in the Justice Department from 2001-03 and is a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.He is being sued by terrorist Jose Padilla…read about it at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124580586602845075.html…THE PURSUIT OF JOHN YOO READ THIS COLUMN FROM MAY4, 2011 From Guantanamo […]
Why Does Israel Ignore The Mandate For Palestine? By Nurit Greenger The best defense tool for Israel and international supporters is the Mandate For Palestine Document. However, for 63 years, from the time the state was established, the leadership of Israel ignored it and neglected its legitimate and historic claims. The “Mandate for Palestine,” is the […]
http://newmediajournal.us/indx.php/item/2485 Long Live the “Boogie” Man By Frank Salvato “The only shining light, the one last hope of redemption for our country before we hit the abyss of full blown Socialism comes in the form of the TEA Party Movement and hard working, real Americans who understand the concept of service to community, service to […]
Iran’s President to Speak During Durban III in New York City Anne Bayefsky EYEontheUN.org. http://www.weeklystandard.com/print/blogs/iran-s-president-speak-during-durban-iii-new-york-city_582038.html While the United Nations is doing its best to legitimize the forthcoming Durban III “anti-racism” bash, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appears intent on blowing the U.N.’s cover. Each year for the past five years, Ahmadinejad has chosen to speak on […]
Land for War by Efraim Karsh and Asaf Romirowsky The Wall Street Journal http://www.romirowsky.com/10062/land-for-war As September approaches, many are waiting with bated breath to learn if Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will deliver on his threat to unilaterally declare an independent Palestinian state and seek recognition of it through the U.N. But in putting the […]
