TSA Dodges Congressional Investigation of Breach Posted By Annie Jacobsen Osama bin Laden has approximately 53 half-siblings. Last week, ABC reported that 12 of them [1] have FAA pilot’s licenses, making them “eligible to fly aircraft anywhere in the United States.†While this is indeed an eye-opener of a headline, Osama bin Laden’s high-profile siblings […]
Iran and the Wailing of the Copenhagen Choir Claudia Rosett From the shores of what was once capitalist America, I’ve been trying to follow on webcast the highlights of of the United Nations climate con — I mean conference — in Copenhagen, featuring eco-messages from some of the world’s top celebrity tyrants. As Roger Simon […]
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/a-poet-critiques-al-gores-poem/ A Poet Critiques Al Gore’s Poem By David Solway Al Gore should stay away from poetry. The poor man has absorbed so devastating a pummeling of late that he scarcely needs yet another crippling body blow that could finish him off for good. One must, of course, admire him for the resilience he has […]
http://frontpagemag.com/2009/12/18/sayyid-qutb-and-the-virginia-five-by-robert-spencer/ Sayyid Qutb and the Virginia Five – by Robert Spencer Posted By Robert Spencer When five young Muslims from northern Virginia were arrested in Pakistan for trying to join jihadist groups, the local Muslim community professed to be puzzled as to how it could have happened. Ashraf Nubani, an attorney for the mosque the […]
REVIEW & OUTLOOK DECEMBER 19, 2009 ‘Duplicitous and Shameful’ Democrats vote to send poor kids to inferior schools. The waiting is finally over for some of the District of Columbia’s most ambitious school children and their parents. Democrats in Congress voted to kill the District’s Opportunity Scholarship Program, which provides 1,700 disadvantaged kids with vouchers […]
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 […]
