http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardminiter/2011/08/18/the-exciting-notion-of-arab-spring-is-a-jedi-mind-trick/ “Arab Spring,” as it has been portrayed by the Western media, is an illusion. Virtually every element of the media narrative — it is a spontaneous revolt, that it is Internet-driven, that it seeks democracy or income equality — is wrong or misleading. After extensive interviews across the region and two visits to North […]
http://www.claremont.org/publications/crb/id.1852/article_detail.asp Books discussed in this essay: The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family, by Peter Firstbrook A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother, by Janny Scott Dreams from my Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, by Barack Obama The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream, by […]
This article was first published in The Jewish Advocate on August 18, 2011 Home It’s August, and on the Cape, there’s sun, sand and surf. Before downshifting to the worka day month of September, one wants mentally to coast, letting thoughts flow, unconnected – though shrinks swear that all our thoughts are somehow linked. I’ve […]
Day Two of the New War in Israel http://www.judithlevy.com/?p=70 Here’s a quick update, some more detail about the events of yesterday, and an insta-analysis. New violence since yesterday’s carnage: Palestinians in Gaza shot ten Grad and Qassam rockets into Israel this morning, aiming at Ashkelon, Beersheva, Ashdod, and Kiryat Gat. One hit a building in an […]
http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/../2011/08/the_anti-american_president.html Obviously something is rotten on Pennsylvania Avenue; no intelligent American president would do the things Obama has done. There has been talk of his inexperience, incompetence, or just plain stupidity to explain his Bizarro-administration. However, Obama is not incompetent; he is an intelligent anti-American president. Obama is not a failure at his job — […]
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/146967 Synagogue Hit as Grad Missiles Fired at Be’er Sheva and Ashdod Terrorists from the Gaza Strip fired at least three Grad missiles at southern Israel early Friday morning. The Iron Dome missile interceptor was successfully employed against some of the Grads, but one missile, fired later in a second round of launchings, hit a synagogue […]
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/146977 BIBI VOWS TO HIT BACK WITH IMMEDIATE APPEASEMENT…..BLOWHARD……RSK Arab Riots in Jerusalem, Police Respond Arabs threw rocks at police in Jerusalem, and elsewhere, broke through a checkpoint. Police manage to quell unrest, thwart attack. by Maayana Miskin Dozens of Arab men from Jerusalem managed to break down a police barrier early on Friday afternoon. […]
URL to article: http://frontpagemag.com/2011/08/19/the-islamic-political-takeover-of-america/ American presidents have traditionally been the governors and the senators of key states. The rise of sizable politically active Muslim populations in those states positions Islamic groups to exert a strong and disproportionate influence on national politics. A governor or senator who seeks out Muslim support to get elected at a […]
The Mystery of Mikhail Gorbachev’s Ambiguous Legacy By Christian Neef and Matthias Schepp in Moscow http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,781043,00.html Was Mikhail Gorbachev the greatest reformer of the 20th century? Or did he rise to the position of Communist Party leader more or less by accident, only to cause the collapse of the Soviet Union through indecision and fear? […]
Mobilizing Against Durban III Posted By Josee Chiasson URL to article: http://frontpagemag.com/2011/08/19/mobilizing-against-durban-iii/ The 2011 Durban Review Conference, known as Durban III, has been billed as a continuation of the 2001 and 2009 United Nations World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance previously held in Durban, South Africa and Geneva, Switzerland. Both previous […]
