On the NRO Libya editorial, I respectfully dissent By Andrew C. McCarthy Posted on March 17, 2011 10:40 AM http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/262377/nro-libya-editorial-i-respectfully-dissent-andrew-c-mccarthy I respectfully dissent from Wendesday’s NRO editorial, which urges that the United States go to war with Libya. The editorial doesn’t put it that way. Indeed, it doesn’t call for President Obama to seek a […]
http://www.hasner.org/ http://www.postonpolitics.com/2011/03/hasner-forms-u-s-senate-exploratory-committee/ Former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner of Boca Raton has opened an exploratory committee for a 2012 GOP bid for U.S. Senate with Republican superlawyer Cleta Mitchell handling the paperwork in Washington, a Hasner adviser confirms. Hasner Hasner, who has spent the last month or so crisscrossing the state talking to […]
http://www.dianawest.net/Home/tabid/36/EntryId/1725/Afghanistan-Poker.aspx Some fireworks at Gen. Petraeus’s appearance before Congress yesterday. I would like to see the plain, unadorned transcript but so far all I can find are a couple of write-ups that tell us that, while questioning the general, Rep. Walter B. Jones (R-NC), whose district includes Camp Lejeune, asked Petraues to “be honest” about […]
* VIDEOS * TODAY’S HOT PICKS * Home 1. BREAKING VIDEO: President Says He Is Formulating His Final Four Basketball Picks 2. Video: 86 Year Old WWII Veteran Choked and Robbed by thug, in Atlantic City Casino 3. Video: Rep. Mike Pence (R) on House Floor: “It’s Time to Pick a Fight” 4. Video: 20,000 […]
http://www.robinshepherdonline.com/un-debacle-over-libya-again-shows-up-bbc-fetishism-of-international-law-as-a-tyrants-charter-while-slating-of-criminal-israel-persists/#more-3876 UN debacle over Libya again shows up BBC fetishism of “international law” as a tyrant’s charter, while slating of “criminal” Israel persists Regular readers of this website will be aware of a line I frequently refer to in exposing the blatantly propagandistic approach taken by the BBC in its reporting of Israel. It appeared […]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/wales/8386635/Remembering-Henry-Stanley.html Remembering Henry Stanley Today, a Welsh town will unveil a statue of its most famous son, Henry Stanley, despite a barrage of criticism. The great Victorian explorer loved Africa and was a fierce opponent of slavery, says Tim Jeal. At a time when well-publicised “apologies” for “crimes” committed by earlier generations seem to earn […]
Former Muslims Excluded From King Hearings Posted By Nonie Darwish URL to article: http://frontpagemag.com/2011/03/17/former-muslims-excluded-from-king-hearings/ I have admiration and respect for Congressman Peter King and I salute him for holding hearings on the “Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Community’s Response.” However, as a former Muslim I have not seen anyone testifying […]
Forced Marriages in Our Own Backyard Posted By Phyllis Chesler http://frontpagemag.com/2011/03/17/forced-marriages-in-our-own-backyard/print/ On February 22, 2011, Jessie Bender, a 13-year-old southern California girl, ran away from home. No, Jessie was not into “sex, drugs, or rock n’ roll.” On the contrary. Jessie was terrified that her American-born mother, Melissa, a convert to Islam, and her mother’s […]
Israel vs. the “Axis of Terror” Posted By Arnold Ahlert http://frontpagemag.com/2011/03/17/israel-vs-the-axis-of-terror/print/ On Tuesday, the Israeli navy stopped and boarded the “Victoria,” a German owned, French-operated ship flying a Liberian flag that was sailing from Turkey to Syria. It was loaded with weapons the Israelis believe were headed to the Gaza Strip, which is currently controlled by […]
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/262292 Listening to Libyans …and to the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference. It’s not encouraging. A friend, I’ll call him Mohamed, has been keeping closely in touch with people inside Libya, and he’s been kind enough to send me updates. In a note last week, he quoted one of his brothers, […]
