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Ruth King

EGYPT’S INTRACTABLE DILEMMA: ANDREW BOSTOM

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2013/01/egypts_intractable_dilemma.html Ibrahim Nawar, an outspoken advocate of press freedom in Araby, has just published (Thursday 1/10/13) a wistful lament in Al-Ahram about Egypt’s predicament since Mubarak was deposed, two years ago, till now. Although Nawar’s observations are overly (if understandably) sentimentalized, they contain critical, honest insights. Most importantly, Nawar accepts that Egypt has failed to […]

MARTIN SHERMAN: NETANYAHU….THE PATHOLOGY

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=299209 Into The Fray: The venomous ad hominem attacks on the PM by his political opponents have long exceeded the limits of rational criticism and reasoned dissent. Leah Rabin said yesterday that she preferred to shake the hand of PLO chief Yasser Arafat rather than that of Likud Party chairman Binyamin Netanyahu –The Jerusalem Post, […]

Our ‘Hottest Year’ and Al Gore’s Epic Failure

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323482504578229412912307992.html?mod=opinion_newsreel Our ‘Hottest Year’ and Al Gore’s Epic Failure When the president says “my dog has no nose,” trust the media to fashion an accurate restatement of his statement, something along the lines of “the president said today his dog has no nose.” When the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says 2012 was the hottest […]

MY SAY: ARMS AND THE WOMEN

I visited my home and friends in Newtown, Connecticut last weekend-a town grappling for a return to normalcy after the unspeakable tragedy. It appears that this coming weekend teams of “grief counselors” are on their way to help victims’ friends and families.

I mentioned this to several women who are residents and teachers in the town. Their reaction was so interesting. To the person they all rejected the so called counseling, and unanimously voiced a preference for shooting lessons instead of psychobabble.

One of them just sent me this reminder:

“Know guns, know peace, know safety.
No guns, no peace, no safety.

RICHARD BAEHR: AL JAZEERA BUYS ITS AMERICAN AUDIENCE

http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=3216 Al Jazeera buys its American audience Al Gore is one of the world’s greatest hypocrites. The man who shared the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on alerting nations to the climate threat resulting from increased greenhouse gas emissions, has just helped to sell his Current TV network to the Al-Jazeera network for $500 […]

Welcome Illegal Aliens – You’re Safe Here by ALAN CARUBA

http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/detail/welcome-illegal-aliens-youre-safe-here?f=puball The Obama administration loves to pass unpopular legislation-Obamacare-and release news of unpopular policies on Christmas Eve. The assumption is that people are too distracted to pay attention and, anyway, there’s nothing they can do about it. Illegal aliens received a Christmas gift when the chief of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, […]

Obama’s Engagement with Mullahs Has Only Bought Them Time by REZA KAHLILI

 http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/detail/obamas-engagement-with-mullahs-has-only-bought-them-time?f=must_reads Almost four years after President Obama tried to engage the radical leaders of Iran, it is too late to stop the Islamic regime from acquiring nuclear weapons. Now we have a more immediate crisis to worry about: a biological attack on the United States, which Iran is preparing. A highly credible source within the […]

JERROLD SOBEL: HAGEL…WHY HIM? WHY NOW?….SEE NOTE PLEASE

http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/01/hagel_why_him_why_now.html

I SAY WHY NOT? HE IS THE ABSOLUTE PARAGON OF OBAMATHINK…..AND IT IS OBAMA WHO WILL MAKE POLICY REGARDLESS OF WHO IS THE PICK FOR DEFENSE. BRENNAN FOR CIA IS FAR MORE SINISTER…TO HAVE A KNOWN ISLAMOPHILE AT THE CENTER OF INTEL IS WORSE……THE AGENCY OPERATES WITH A MODICUM OF INDEPENDENCE THAT THE DEPT. OF DEFENSE DOES NOT HAVE…..RSK

Love him or hate him, one thing for sure, this president loves a good fight even when it’s not necessary. Take this latest nomination of former Nebraskan Senator Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense.

As most people know by now, this controversial pick has stirred up a hornet’s nest of controversy not only amongst friends of Israel on both sides of the aisle but also within the gay and lesbian community as well.

Prior to his nomination, President Obama made reference to remarks Hagel made in 1998 about President Clinton’s nomination for ambassador to Luxembourg, James Hormel. Hagel characterized Hormel as being “openly aggressively gay” and claimed it would inhibit him from doing an “effective” job. He has recently apologized for these offensive remarks but for those born earlier than the day before yesterday, including Hormel, the sting is still there.

In a recent interview, the ambassador had this to say:

“I have not received an apology,” Hormel, who is a major figure in Democratic politics, told me. “I thought this so-called apology, which I haven’t received, but which was made public, had the air of being a defensive move on his part.” Hormel added that the apology appeared to have been given “only in service of his attempt to get the nomination.”

Shed No Tears for the Rhode Island Professor By Robert Oscar Lopez…****

http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/01/shed_no_tears_for_the_rhode_island_professor.html In the society gossip hub known as the Chronicle of Higher Education, which some academics still view as the gold-standard paper for college professors, there is a blog cluster known as “The Edge of the American West: History Can Save Your Ass.” Very classy, I know. Sometimes my fellow doctors of higher learning make […]

HATE CRIME STATS DEFLATE “ISLAMOPHOBIA” MYTHS: DAVID RUSIN

http://www.nationalreview.com/blogs/print/337417 A detailed analysis of FBI statistics covering ten full calendar years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks reveals that, on a per capita basis, American Muslims, contrary to spin, have been subjected to hate crimes less often than other prominent minorities. From 2002 to 2011, Muslims are estimated to have suffered hate crimes at a […]