Obama, Al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood Posted By David Meir-Levi URL to article: http://frontpagemag.com/2011/08/01/obama-al-qaeda-and-the-muslim-brotherhood/ On July 15, without much fanfare, and barely a few lines in the New York Times, President Obama formally recognized the rebel leadership in Libya, the Transitional National Council (TNC), as the country’s legitimate government. This American recognition is no formality, […]
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/272660 ‘The Center for College Affordability and Productivity has recently come out with a study on Texas showing that, at the public universities, 20 percent of the professors are doing 80 percent of the work. And a lot of the professors aren’t doing any of the work,” Naomi Schaefer Riley points out in an interview […]
https://www.decideamerica.com/debt-ceiling-negotiations-leaving-defense-budget-in-grave-jeopardy Debt-Ceiling Negotiations Leaving Defense Budget in Grave Jeopardy Every indication is that the debt-ceiling negotiations are leaving the defense budget in grave jeopardy. By exposing critical defense programs to disproportionate cuts as part of the “trigger mechanism,” there is a clear risk that key defense programs will be hollowed out. While the trigger mechanism […]
http://www.jidaily.com/a6HG THE PROHIBITION OF RITUAL SLAUGHTERING(KOSHER SHECHITA AND HALAL) AND FREEDOM OF RELIGION OF MINORITIES BY Pablo Lerner* and Alfredo Mordechai Rabello** INTRODUCTION The statutory prohibition against ritual slaughter, which does not stun the animal prior to slaughter, as required in most Western nations, poses a significant challenge for the international right to freedom of […]
Something Rotten in Norway Posted By Daniel Greenfield URL to article: http://frontpagemag.com/2011/08/01/something-rotten-in-norway/ Anders Breivik’s attack on the youth camp of the Norwegian Labour Party has its most obvious precedent in the Maalot Massacre when Palestinian Muslim gunmen attacked an Israeli elementary school, taking over a hundred children hostage, and then using automatic weapons to […]
http://www.jidaily.com/aLiJ Fraud How Hezbollah Uses Crime to Finance Its Operations Matthew Levitt Hezbollah has long relied on foreign patrons for funding. But with Iran’s economy suffering and Syria in turmoil, the group has adopted mafia tactics to fill its coffers. Western countries should shine a spotlight on Hezbollah’s crime wave in order to hurt the […]
http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-death-toll-july-second-highest-2011-100202291.html Deadly violence in Iraq declined slightly in July from the previous month but still marked the second-highest death toll for the year, data published on Monday showed. The latest figures come days after a US watchdog warned that Iraq was a more dangerous country than a year ago ahead of a “summer of uncertainty” […]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904888304576476151613488080.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion A new Gallup poll suggests that a possible entry into the GOP presidential primary by the Texas governor should concern frontrunners. By ALLYSIA FINLEY A new Gallup poll suggests that a possible late entry into the GOP presidential primary by Texas Gov. Rick Perry should concern frontrunners Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann. Mr. Perry […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/29/republican-states-balancing-their-budgets/ DONATELLI: Republican states balancing their budgets Their success should be a model for overspenders in Washington At a time when Washington continues to struggle to trim deficits that approach $1.5 trillion annually, Republican-led states, along with a few Democratic officials, continue to take the tough steps necessary to balance their state budgets without tax […]
Durban III: The Monaco Factor Posted By Claudia Rosett URL to article: http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/durban-iii-the-monaco-factor/ On Sept. 22, the United Nations will strike a blow for bigotry, by hosting Durban III — the third in what has become a series of UN gatherings dedicated in name to fighting racism, but devoted in practise to whipping up […]
