FANNING THE FLAMES OF JIHAD WITH “INSPIRE”ATION

http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20100721_fanning_flames_jihad?utm_source=SWeekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=100722&utm_content=readmore&elq =d84c757b86d54dc2ae79141721531cc7 Fanning the Flames of Jihad By Scott Stewart On July 11, 2010, al-Malahim Media, the media arm of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), published the first edition of its new English-language online magazine “Inspire.” The group had tried to release the magazine in late June, but for some reason — whether […]

THE NEW/OLD/FAILED PETRAEUS STRATEGY…MAKING CIVILIAN SAFE

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703954804575381223866697214.html?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLETopStories#printMode Petraeus Sharpens Afghan Strategy By JULIAN E. BARNES WASHINGTON—Gen. David Petraeus plans to ramp up the U.S. military’s troop-intensive strategy in Afghanistan, according to some senior military officials, who have concluded that setbacks in the war effort this year weren’t the result of the strategy, but of flaws in how it has been implemented. […]

KHALIDI’S AUDACITY OF HOPE: ANDREW McCARTHY

National Review Online Andrew C. McCarthy NR Contributing Editor July 22, 2010 4:00 A.M. http://article.nationalreview.com/438494/khalidis-audacity-of-hope/andrew-c-mccarthy Khalidi’s Audacity of Hope Will Obama enforce the law or was his claimed commitment to Israel a feint? Earlier this month, hosting Benjamin Netanyahu — the Israeli prime minister he had humiliated back in March — President Obama was at […]

DAVID HORNIK: LIVING WITH HAMAS….MUSTREAD

Living With Hamas URL to article: http://frontpagemag.com/2010/07/22/living-with-hamas/ Posted By P. David Hornik The Israeli army announced this week that on June 22 it had arrested a Hamas cell that, not long before, had ambushed a police van with rifle fire and killed one policeman while injuring two. The van, which was hit at about 7:20 […]

IN ANOTHER BOW TO ISLAM…OBAMA RECOGNIZES KOSOVO AHEAD OF SCHEDULE….SEE NOTE

SUPPORTERS OF ISRAEL SHOULD BE VERY WARY OF THIS….WILL IT SIGNAL RECOGNITION OF HAMASTAN IN THE WEST BANK?…..RSK http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/21/white-house-backs-kosovo-ahead-of-court-decision/ White House backs Kosovo ahead of court decision Officials: Independence ‘irreversible’ By Benjamin Birnbaum The Obama administration is standing firmly in Kosovo’s corner ahead of Thursday’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision on the legality of […]

WHY DID OBAMA FUNNEL MILLIONS TO AID KENYA CONSTITUTION?

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/21/us-aid-kenya-push-easing-abortion-laws-hit/ U.S. aid to Kenya to push easing of abortion laws hit Millions spent on new charter By Kathryn Watson Republican congressmen on Wednesday accused the Obama administration of illegally funneling more than $23 million in taxpayer money toward a proposed Kenyan Constitution that has permissive language on abortion. The funding of pro-constitution agencies in […]

BP’S TERRORIST: WASHTIMES EDITORIAL….SEE NOTE

WILL THIS MAKE TRIPOLI THE NEW CENTER FOR “MIRACLE CURES?”…RSK http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/21/bps-terrorist/ EDITORIAL: BP’s terrorist Oil giant lobbied for clemency for Libyan Lockerbie bomber By THE WASHINGTON TIMES Mercy for terrorists is a mistake. Almost a year ago, 57-year-old former Libyan intelligence agent Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was released from prison in Scotland where he was serving […]

DIANA WEST: ON AFGHANISTAN

http://www.dianawest.net/Home/tabid/36/EntryId/1464/Afghanistan-Buts.aspx Northern Ireland Lieutenant Neal Turkington, 26,  was one of three British soldiers killed by a “renegade” Afghan Army soldier at a British base last week. Afghan authorities say the attacker, who remains at large, “was Sergeant Talib Hussein, who was sent to the unit, part of 215 Maiwand Corps, eight months ago. They say […]

KILLING JOBS VERSUS CREATING JOBS: NEWT GINGRICH

Job Killers versus Job Creators The campaign this fall can be boiled down to a simple choice: job-killers versus job-creators. With so many Americans out of work, candidates will win decisive victories if they can show their opponent’s policies will kill jobs and their policies will create jobs. Governing is about having the right principles, […]

Media using the Internet to make anti-Semitism respectable: Lee Smith

Mainstreaming Hate: How media companies are using the Internet to make anti-Semitism respectable By Lee Smith | Jul 21, 2010 http://www.tabletmag.com/news-and-politics/40064/mainstreaming-hate/print/ One reason for the surge of public criticism of Israel over the last decade is the increasing interest of American media consumers in the Middle East as U.S. involvement in the region deepened after […]