REVIEW & OUTLOOK DECEMBER 19, 2009 Al Qaeda detainees move to Illinois and Yemen. President Obama’s scramble to close Guantanamo is picking up speed as his arbitrary one-year deadline approaches, with Yemen and Illinois as the latest detainee destinations. Neither decision will enhance U.S. security. The government of Yemen announced yesterday that it will take […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/dec/19/moveon-urges-senate-to-oppose-health-bill/ MoveOn urges Senate to oppose health bill Jennifer Haberkorn MoveOn.org on Friday joined a growing chorus of liberal muscle opposed to the Senate’s health care overhaul, as Republicans blasted Democratic leaders for holding secret talks and hiding pending amendments – not giving them or the American public time to review the measure before a […]
http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/u-s-to-capture-cow-farts-to-reduce-emissions/19283942/ U.S. to Capture Cow Farts to Save the Planet In the future, America will harness cow farts to curb pollution and power the grid. What? It sounds like a joke, but it’s actually a real promise. By 2020, dairy industry emissions will be reduced by 25%, largely by persuading dairy farmers to capture methane […]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/copenhagen-climate-change-confe/6842789/Copenhagen-climate-summit-confusion-as-historic-deal-descends-into-chaos.html  Copenhagen climate summit: confusion as ‘historic deal’ descends into chaos The “historic†climate change deal at the Copenhagen climate summit has descended into chaos after some developing nations rejected the plan for fighting global warming championed by US President Barack Obama. By David Barrett and Louise Gray, in Copenhagen (From Left) European Commission President […]
http://www.dianawest.net/Home/tabid/36/EntryId/1183/The-Surge-and-Success-Pt-1.aspx The “Surge” and “Success”, Pt. 1 Written by: Diana West This week’s syndicated column is the first in a series on the impact of the Iraq “surge” strategy: The main reason the “surge” in Afghanistan is on is because the conventional wisdom tells us the “surge” in Iraq “worked.” The problem is, the Iraq […]
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/12/thirty-flight-crew-members-stranded-in-medina-cant-venture-outside-because-theyre-non-muslims.html Thirty flight crew members stranded in Medina, can’t venture outside because they’re non-Muslims If they did venture out, the could be killed. Islamic Tolerance Alert from the Kingdom of the Two Holy Places: “Crew members stranded in Muslim holy city,” from Herald Scotland, December 18 (thanks to Twostellas): Thirty Flyglobespan crew members are stranded […]
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/12/professor-of-islamic-history-affirms-that-minarets-can-be-assertions-of-political-power-and-supremac.html Professor of Islamic history affirms that minarets can be assertions of political power and supremacy When the Swiss minaret ban first broke, I noted that minarets were often expressions of Islamic political dominance. Many dismissed this as an “Islamophobic” idea. But now it has been affirmed by Tarek Kahlaoui, assistant professor of Islamic art […]
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/12/indonesia-mob-of-1000-muslims-storms-a-church-under-construction.html Indonesia: Mob of 1000 Muslims storms a church under construction The 7th-century Pact of Umar forbade the construction of new churches or repair of existing ones. The pact is in the spirit of Qur’an 9:29, which commands that non-Muslims “feel themselves subdued” — a fundamental reason why incidents such as this are neither new […]
Dead Wrong Durbin The law will not stop the courts from releasing foreign jihadists in the United States. By Andrew C. McCarthy Sen. Dick Durbin (R., Ill.) is the leading congressional advocate of the plan to ship the terrorists being detained at Guantanamo Bay to a prison in his (and the president’s) home state — […]
http://www.rutherford.org/Default.asp America Under Barack Obama An Interview with Nat Hentoff By John W. Whitehead “I try to avoid hyperbole, but I think Obama is possibly the most dangerous and destructive president we have ever had.”—Nat Hentoff Nat Hentoff has had a life well spent, one chock full of controversy fueled by his passion for the […]
