http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704369304575633232316484678.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_opinion#articleTabs%3Darticle By Gabriel Schoenfeld Since 9/11, al Qaeda has not succeeded in launching another terrorist spectacular in the United States. But it has succeeded in provoking a spectacular debate about aviation security. Several weeks ago-and even earlier at some airports-the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) initiated full-body scans and enhanced pat-downs, including inspections of private parts, […]
America’s Guantanamo Files Haggling with Allies over New Homes for Detainees By John Goetz and Frank Hornig http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,731853,00.html US efforts to get allies to accept former prisoners from the detention center at Guantanamo often resembled haggling at a bazaar. Guantanamo must be closed. That was one of US President Barack Obama’s first pledges upon taking […]
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.8032/pub_detail.asp In light of this weekend’s latest WikiLeaks document dump of more than 250,000 State Department cables, Accuracy in Media’s exclusive interview with veteran journalist Ken Timmerman couldn’t be more timely. As of this weekend, it is clear that most of the world stands in fear of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, and for the most […]
Muslim Public Affairs Council: Fit to Advise Law Enforcement? Marilyn Stern http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.8037/pub_detail.asp A recent article from theInvestigative Project on Terrorism stated: Marilyn Stern, a Masters candidate at the Institute of World Politics in Washington, DC, has written an extensive Affairs report of the Muslim Public Council (MPAC) recent counter-terrorism paper, “Building Bridges to Strengthen America.” […]
http://www.spiegel.de/flash/flash-24861.html A time lapse of 251,287 documents: The world map shows where the majority of the cables originated from, and where they had the highest level of classification. View the atlas …
http://frontpagemag.com/2010/11/30/hillary-clinton%e2%80%99s-terror-state-gala/ Hillary Clinton’s Terror State Gala Posted by Joe Kaufman Last month, at a gala held in Washington, D.C., U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated her wishes for the creation of a Palestinian state. While her feelings on the matter are no longer a subject of controversy, the group that she was speaking in […]
http://frontpagemag.com/2010/11/30/radical-in-chief-2/print/ Radical-in-Chief [Editors’ Note: Below is a speech given by Stanley Kurtz about his new book, Radical-Chief [1], at the Restoration Weekend event hosted recently (November 18 – 21) by the David Horowitz Freedom Center in Palm Beach, Florida.] Introduction by David Horowitz: Welcome to the 16th Annual Restoration Weekend, which began, actually, as the […]
http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/ Won’t You Please Hug a Terrorist ? The working theory among the think-tanks, academic campuses, newsrooms and diplomatic offices is that terrorists are just like us. Except depressed and insecure about it. Filled with self-loathing and in desperate need of anger management classes. If only some kind soul could plop them down on an […]
http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3581/full Decision Time for Barack Obama JOHN BOLTON America’s system of separated powers is wondrous to behold. Even considering just the two elected branches, Congress and the Presidency, its complications and intricacies baffle foreigners and Americans alike. Moreover, the 50 states remain politically pivotal, especially immediately after the decennial census. Population changes among states shift their relative […]
National Review Online Andrew C. McCarthy http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/254104/there-right-know-andrew-c-mccarthy Is There a Right to Know? The question at the heart of the WikiLeaks scandal. Why redact anything? That is the question that springs to mind in reading the self-justification offered[1] by the New York Times for lending its megaphone to Wikileaks. The paper is now publishing breathless […]
