http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15413635 If senators had been hoping that President Bush’s nominee for attorney general would close the door on using harsh interrogation techniques on terrorism suspects, they were disappointed by the answers provided by retired federal judge and attorney general-designate Michael Mukasey. When Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) asked directly whether Mukasey thought a technique that simulates […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/3/debate-flares-anew-on-harsh-interrogation/ The successful operation against Osama bin Laden has rekindled debate over the use of harsh interrogation techniques during the Bush administration, as a key intelligence leader acknowledged their role in a TV interview Tuesday. CIA Director Leon E. Panetta said some threads of intelligence among the multiple origins came through the use of harsh […]
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/266288 Voice of the Resistance Dr. Óscar Biscet, in Cuba’s prisons for twelve years, speaks Editor’s Note: The below is a slightly expanded version of a piece that appeared in the May 2, 2011, issue of National Review. ‘I need to get to work,” says Dr. Óscar Elías Biscet. Are you familiar with him? He […]
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/266381 ‘I almost missed the call,” says Rep. Peter King of New York, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. “For some reason, I had left my phone on vibrate, so I didn’t hear it. Then, about ten minutes after 10 p.m., I saw the red light blinking.” King grabbed his BlackBerry. The first […]
http://weareforisrael.org/2011/05/03/rabbi-rick-jacobs-speech-to-the-consultation-on-conscience/ My Heart is in the East: My Zionist Commitments Rabbi Richard Jacobs SORRY TO BE A WET BLANKET….HE IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR IN MANY WAYS BUT HIS TWO STATEMENTS HERE CONTRADICT EACH OTHER: FIRST: I will never back down from my commitment to a secure Israel. SECOND:I will not back away from […]
http://daphneanson.blogspot.com/ A Message to “The Occupier” from Fatah’s Military Wing To quote the Jerusalem Post, “‘ A poll released this week by the US-based Pew Research Center showed bin Laden as largely discredited among predominantly Muslim nations in recent years. But among the seven Muslim populations studied, support for the terrorist leader was highest – 34 […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/3/us-muslims-share-jubilation/ U.S. Muslims share jubilation They say Bin Laden cast shadow on them, killed fellow Muslims OH PULEEZ!!! CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF TERRORIST ACTS IN THE US COMMITTED BY MOSLEMS WHICH THEY HAVE NEVER UNEQUIVOCALLY CONDEMNED….THE CHARGES OF HAVING A “TARGET ON THEIR BACKS” IS SIMPLY LUDICROUS……RSK DEARBORN, Mich. | Arab Americans hope they finally […]
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | As Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas presses for the U.N. Security Council to recognize, and therefore establish, a new Palestinian state in September, neither he — nor the growing number of U.N. members approving this addition — have said anything about the present state of freedom of speech and press under either the […]
http://frontpagemag.com/2011/05/04/osamas-demise-highlights-islamic-brutality-toward-women/ Osama’s Demise Highlights Islamic Brutality Toward Women Posted By Phyllis Chesler In his speech Sunday evening, in which he announced the assassination of Osama bin Laden, President Obama declared that the United States is “not – and never will be – at war with Islam….our war is not against Islam. Bin Laden was not […]
by Alexander Joffe http://www.hudson-ny.org/2085/palestinians-foreign-aid In Palestinian economics, where all the money goes is unclear — but where does all the money come from? Which U.S. programs give how much and who has legislative oversight? Now that Palestinian Authority (PA) prime minister Salaam Fayyad has announced a plan for September for unilateral Palestinian statehood, which includes […]
