http://online.wsj.com/article /SB10001424052748704888404574549741582508178.html Elections scheduled for December 6 will mark the official end of the Bolivian democracy. By MARY ANASTASIA O’GRADY Â A dictatorship that fosters the production and distribution of cocaine is not apt to enjoy a positive international image. But when that same government cloaks itself in the language of social justice, with a […]
“The great Muslim reformers of the last 200 years have all been intellectually deeply intertwined with the West. The West has stimulated every single great modern Muslim conversation. The abolition of slavery, the study of science, public schools and widespread literacy, the widely felt and growing need for constitutional and representative government—and less meritorious subjects […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/23/tibet-thrown-under-the-bus//print/Â William C. Triplett II Buried in a very long joint statement by President Obama and President Hu Jintao of the People’s Republic of China is the following declaration by the American president: “We did note that while we recognize that Tibet is part of the People’s Republic of China, the United States supports the […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/23/green-stimulus-growing-few-jobs//print/ “Green energy” is proving to be no miracle solution to the nation’s monumental unemployment problems, and it is doing little to help the economy emerge from its deepest recession in decades, economists say. A large part of this year’s $786 billion stimulus bill was devoted to green or renewable energy projects, with President Obama, […]
Dem senators at odds over health bill http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/23/democratic-senators-at-odds-over-health-bill//print/ Senate Democrats on Sunday sparred with each other over how to fix the nation’s troubled health care system, with moderates threatening to scuttle legislation if their demands weren’t met and the more liberal members warning their party leaders not to bend. The dispute among Democrats presages a […]
‘Climate change’ blamed for increased prostitution in Philippines John McLaughlin If you think advocates of global warming are over the top in the United States, check out this report by Philippine TV attempting to blame increased prostitution in that country on “climate change.†The effects of climate change have driven women in communities in coastal […]
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/11/obama-adminstration-appoints-muslims-to-key-homeland-security-posts—-but-theyre-moderates-arent-th.html Obama adminstration appoints Muslims to key Homeland Security posts — but… they’re “moderates,” aren’t they? The track record of the two appointees, taken together with the administration’s own ability to distinguish “moderates” from “extremists” inspires anything but confidence. After all, the Fort Hood jihadist was himself a member of a panel advising the incoming […]
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/11/attorney-for-911-defendants-yes-they-want-a-platform-for-propaganda.html Attorney for 9/11 defendants: Yes, they want a platform for propaganda Of course they do. An update on this story. “Sept. 11 Defendant Seeks a Trial, and a Platform,” by Scott Shane for the New York Times, November 21: The five men the Justice Department has said will be charged in the attacks of […]
J Street Fails Its Fans By Lenny Ben-David On November 22, 2009 On November 3, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to support Resolution 838 calling on the president and the secretary of state “to oppose unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration of the ‘Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza […]
It’s Barbie in a burkha: World-famous doll gets a makeover to go under the hammer for 50th anniversary By Daily Mail Reporter One of the world’s most famous children’s toys, Barbie, has been given a makeover – wearing a burkha. Wearing the traditional Islamic dress, the iconic doll is going undercover for a charity auction […]
