CHINESE TEST NEW ADVANCED FIGHTER PLANE AS GATES JAW-JAWS WITH HU

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/11/china-tests-advanced-fighter-as-gates-confers-with/ By Reuben F. Johnson China carried out the first flight test of an advanced stealth fighter as visiting Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates raised questions about the jet during a meeting in Beijing with China‘s president. Mr. Gates said the flight test led him to “directly” question Chinese President Hu Jintao about the timing. […]

LATIN AMERICAN STATES “RECOGNIZE” PALARAB STATE

Recognition of Palestine by Latin American States But No Aid, No Money, No Jobs by Anna Mahjar-Barducci http://www.hudson-ny.org/1793/recognition-of-palestine-latin-american-states Since early December, when Brazil took the initiative of recognizing a Palestinian State within the 1967 borders, other Latin American countries have followed in Brazil’s steps: Argentina, Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and most recently Chile. […]

RADICAL MUSLIMS IN AMERICA: ALL THE BENEFITS AND STILL TURNING TO JIHAD….RAYMOND IBRAHIM

Radical Muslim in America: All the Benefits and Still Turning to Jihad by Raymond Ibrahim http://www.hudson-ny.org/1773/radical-muslim-in-america Recent remarks by Attorney General Eric Holder on the threat posed by “radicalized” American Muslims deserve close attention—not just because of what they say regarding the domestic situation, but for their international implications as well. According to Holder: “[T]he […]

PEACE DESPITE WEAKNESS?: FRANK GAFFNEY

http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/p18619.xml Peace Despite Weakness? By Frank Gaffney, Jr. Two recent episodes offer an insight into a world in which the United States deliberately adopts a policy of pursuing international peace despite weakness, rather than practice what Ronald Reagan called “peace through strength.” First, prior to and during Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’ present trip to Communist […]

CAROLINE GLICK: SUDANESE CROSSROADS

http://www.carolineglick.com/e/2011/01/sudanese-crossroads.php They deserve the support of all nations that value freedom and decency. But what it does mean is that as they move forward, South Sudan’s leaders must recognize that the West is likely to abandon them at the first sign of trouble. They must weigh their options accordingly. On Sunday, the southern Sudanese began […]

DIMINISHED HORIZONS FOR YOUNG READERS: MARILYN PENN

http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.8388/pub_detail.asp Diminished Horizons for Young Readers Marilyn Penn If you still have a bookstore in your neighborhood, stroll through the children’s section and look for fairy tales, Bible stories, Greek myths or comparable folk tales. Chances are that you’ll have a hard time finding any of these without getting a salesperson’s help because they’re no longer […]

ANDREW McCARTHY ROUNDUP OF TUCSON COLUMNS AND RESPONSES

NRO — The Corner Sheriff Dupnik’s Irresponsibility, Case in Point[1] January 11, 2011 3:21 P.M. By Andrew C. McCarthy Notice this exchange from Sheriff Dupnik’s interview[2] by Katie Couric (the one K-Lo cited[3] earlier): Couric: But some people would say you are overly-politicizing this situation. That it appears at this juncture, although it’s unclear, that […]

AFRICA UNHINGED? BENNY AVNI

http://www.nypost.com/f/print/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/africa_unhinged_allliZCnWJ5HECXThzzqtL Africa unhinged? By BENNY AVNI This week’s referendum in Sudan may finally liberate the long-oppressed southern population — but it might also carry dire consequences for Africa. So far, careful and nuanced diplomacy — mainly in the Bush era, but also under President Obama — is working to produce a relatively amicable Sudanese divorce, […]

BRUCE KESLER: OBAMACARE LIES ABOUT HELPING SMALL BUSINESS

Click here: ObamaCare Lies About Helping Small Business – Maggie’s Farm http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/archives/16331-ObamaCare-Lies-About-Helping-Small-Business.html ObamaCare Lies About Helping Small Business The propaganda issued by the Obama administration to obtain support for ObamaCare is blatant and wrong. An example is touting that ObamaCare has helped small businesses to obtain medical insurance. The federal Department of Health and Human […]

ISRAEL AT A CROSSROAD: NURIT GREENGER

Israel at Crossroad, ‘To Be Or Not To Be’ January 9, 2011 By Nurit Greenger No other sovereign country in the world has ever been negotiated so much as the Jewish State of Israel. No other Nation – a People – in the world have ever been discussed –and dealt with – so much as […]