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DER SPIEGEL SOUR ON OBAMA….FOR THE WRONG REASONS….BUT

“A world of flooded coasts, dried-up rivers and disappearing rainforests will lead to massive refugee movements and conflict. The Nobel Committee should postpone the award of the Nobel Peace Prize from Dec. 10 to Dec. 20. Only if Obama has achieved a convincing deal at the Copenhagen conference will there be a real reason to […]

DAVID SOLWAY: ANTI-SEMITISM IN CANADA

– Pajamas Media – http://pajamasmedia.com – Oy Canada Posted By David Solway The Canadian national anthem, “O Canada [1],” affirms of our country that “we stand on guard for thee,” a noble sentiment that I suspect is often more honored in the breach than the observance. For “standing on guard” means not only defending our […]

US TERRORISTS’ TIES TO MUMBAI MASSACRE?

– Pajamas Media – http://pajamasmedia.com – U.S. Now Exports Terror: American Linked to Mumbai Attack Posted By Rusty Shackleford On November 17, 2009 @ 12:28 am In . Column2 01, Europe, Homeland Security, India, US News, World News | 1 Comment Since the 9/11 attacks, conventional wisdom has held that acts of terror on U.S. […]

COPENHAGEN’S CLIMATE FESTIVAL IS A BUST

Copenhagen’s Collapse The climate change sequel is a bust. ‘Now is the time to confront this challenge once and for all,” President-elect Obama said of global warming last November. “Delay is no longer an option.” It turns out that delay really is an option—the only one that has world-wide support. Over the weekend Mr. Obama […]

TWO GROUND ZEROES: BRET STEPHENS

OPINION: GLOBAL VIEW NOVEMBER 16, 2009, 10:35 P.M. ET Two Ground Zeroes A site of mourning became a symbol of defiance and then a metaphor for incompetence. By BRET STEPHENS I have long thought it would be a good idea to bring 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his accomplices to lower Manhattan. In my […]

OBAMA IN CHINA….HIS CHARM FIZZLES

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125835068967050099.html?mod=article-outset-box Beijing Limits Obama’s Exposure By IAN JOHNSON and JONATHAN WEISMAN BEIJING — As he dives into the heart of his trip to China, U.S. President Barack Obama is finding it hard to bring his trademark charisma to bear. Mr. Obama is slated to meet Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday, after which the two […]

WHO IS TRITA PARSI? ED LASKY

November 17, 2009 Iran’s nuclear helper By Ed Lasky Trita Parsi, the controversial founder and head of the National Iranian American Council (that may or may not have failed to follow the law in its failure to register as a foreign lobbyist) seems to have had a bit of career advocating one thing the Iranian […]

MUSLIM SCHOLARS INCREASINGLY REJECT DARWIN

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/evolution/6587642/Muslim-scholars-rejecting-Darwins-theory-of-evolution-as-unproven.html Muslim scholars around the world are increasingly rejecting Darwin’s theory of evolution as an “unproven”. Muslim students and academics also said they felt they were being asked to make a “binary choice” between Darwinism and creationism, rather than both having a place. The claim was made by Nidhal Guessoum, Professor of Physics and Astronomy […]

IN THE UK: THE CUSHY LIFE OF TERRORIST SUSPECTS COSTS £600,000

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/6585514/Terror-suspects-get-600000-handout-for-living-costs.html Terror suspects get £600,000 handout for ‘living costs’ Some of Britain’s most dangerous suspected terrorists have received more than £600,000 of taxpayers’ money to pay for their living costs while they have been under surveillance by the security services.   By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent Published: 7:00AM GMT 17 Nov 2009 Abu Qatada Photo: […]

TRIAL AND TERROR: ANDREW McCARTHY

November 16, 2009, 0:00 a.m. Trial and Terror The Left gets its reckoning. By Andrew C. McCarthy The decision to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other top al-Qaeda terrorists to New York City for a civilian trial is one of the most irresponsible ever made by a presidential administration. That it is motivated by […]