http://www.forbes.com/2009/12/16/iran-politics-government-chavez-opinions-columnists-claudia-rosett.html Freedom’s Edge Iran’s Global Bedfellows Claudia Rosett, If you listen to U.S. officialdom, Iran is a pariah, cast out by the world community for its sanctions-violating, nuclear-wannabe ways. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has just warned Latin American nations that in choosing to “flirt with Iran,” they should “think twice.” Last month, White House […]
Planet Palestine December 16th, 2009 Mustafa Barghouti (not to be confused with convicted multiple murderer and possible next Palestinian President Marwan Barghouti), a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, lives on another planet. In an op-ed written for the NY Times, Barghouti talks about freedom and non-violence like a 1960’s civil rights activist instead of […]
Thursday, December 17, 2009 GET REAL Israel’s Iron Dome interceptor downs missile in first live fire test Special From Geostrategy-Direct.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s new rocket defense system has proven a hit-to-kill capability. Officials said Israel’s Iron Dome has achieved the ability to strike incoming short-range missiles and rockets. They said the Iron Dome demonstrated […]
What the Rabbis of Harrow Have in Common with the Rabbis of Medina? Submitted by Ali Sina A group of rabbis of Harrow, London, signed a letter offering unequivocal support for the borough’s Muslim community. They wrote: “As leaders of the Jewish community in Harrow, we are writing to express our support for our Muslim […]
Subject: Obama Appoints Cuban Spy as Ambassador to El Salvador http://community.fox4kc.com/_Obama-Appoints-Cuban-Spy-as-Ambassador-to-El-Salvador/BLOG/1620314/96364.html Obama Appoints Cuban Spy as Ambassador to El Salvador The potential damage to our security interests at home and abroad of putting left-wing extremists in charge of the country could hardly be overstated. Our Community Activist in Chief has actually appointed a known communist […]
Buy the current issue ——————————————————————————– Register Login Edit Profile Logout Cartoons An illiberal and ignorant judgment Wednesday, 16th December 2009 So the Supreme Court has ruled against the JFS after all, which it has found guilty of racial discrimination. This judgment, handed down today, was the seminal case brought against the JFS, an Orthodox Jewish […]
http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/ Â Obama and the Religion of Popular Culture It is a self-evident truth that religion may seem to be on the decline, but is always present within a society and a culture in one form or another. Secularization is not the decline of religion, but rather the decline of spiritual religion in favor of […]
Exclusive: Three Strikes against a Copenhagen Agreement William R. Hawkins On December 10th, the Foreign Ministry of the People’s Republic of China held a press briefing on Premier Wen Jaibao’s attendance at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, which started December 7th. Vice Foreign Minister Wang Guangya presided at the press briefing. He […]
December 17, 2009 Super Wimps and Gutless Wonders Eric Bleicken Editor’s note: Rules of engagement (via Wikipedia): In military or police operations, the rules of engagement (ROE) determine when, where, and how force shall be used. Such rules are both general and specific, and there have been large variations between cultures throughout history. The rules […]
A female Canadian libertarian wrote a lot of letters to the government, complaining about the treatment of captive insurgents (terrorists) being held in Afghanistan National Correctional System facilities. She received back the following reply: National Defense Headquarters MGen George R. Pearkes Bldg, 15 NT 101 Colonel By Drive Ottawa , ON K1A 0K2 Canada Dear […]
