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March 31, 2004
New Breed of British Homegrown Islamicists
Michael Morris and Thomas Lifson
The arrest of eight British Muslim terror suspects, and the discovery of half a ton of fertilizer in London yesterday, should be sending shockwaves through the UK's intelligence and security organizations such as MI5. Even if found guilty, these... More
March 31, 2004
Falluja Needs a 'Phoenix Program'
Michael Morris
The distressing news footage on our television sets this morning, of swarming Iraqis burning and mutilating Western civilian corpses on the streets of Falluja, are an indicator that Coalition forces have not dealt firmly enough with that hive of anti—American... More
March 31, 2004
CNN Loses Half its Viewership
Thomas Lifson
Information is a powerful solvent. It can melt away the illusions created by propagandists. The truth is addictive. People with a hunger for news generally crave the rush they get from learning the 'rest of the story' the way a... More
March 30, 2004
Blair's 'Aznar moment' in House of Commons
Michael Morris
It's one thing to sensibly argue the pros and cons of the EU Constitution in relation to British economic, political and strategic interests. But it is quite another to use the dreadful events in Madrid, and the generally higher... More
March 30, 2004
British Audience Laughs at America's 9/11 Attack
Michael Morris
Imagine going for a night out to the theatre in Germany during the 1930s. It would have been quite normal — with not one eyebrow raised in the audience — to be watching a production which showed film footage of... More
March 30, 2004
Clarke Strikes Out
Richard Baehr
It had already been a two rough weeks for the opposition candidate, with John Kerry slipping and cursing a Secret Service agent on the Idaho ski slopes, and only a Malaysian Jew—hater fessing up to being a foreign leader who wants... More
March 29, 2004
Richard Clarke, Meet Linda Tripp
Thomas Lifson
Democrats, it would seem, have developed a sudden new sense of protectiveness for those who tell tales out of school. Anyone who remembers the name Linda Tripp cannot help but be amused at the Democrats rushing forward to decry the... More
March 29, 2004
Oh the Humanity!
Mary L. Davenport, MD
A new phenomenon has been sweeping American in the past year. Boutique ultrasound centers, with names like Fetal Fotos or Womb's Window, have sprung up across America, offering parents pictures of their unborn babies. These commercial ultrasound shops utilize a... More
March 29, 2004
And the Palestinian Band Plays On
Richard Baehr
In the spring of 2003, the international press corps fell in love with the new Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen). Abbas was the alternative to Arafat the US has been seeking, a cultured nogotiator, and a temperate civil... More
March 28, 2004
EU Official Interferes in Domestic Italian Politics
Michael Morris
The current President of the EU, Romano Prodi, appears to be having an identity crisis. He doesn't seem to know, from one moment to the next, whether he's in charge of the EU or head of the Italian opposition to... More
March 28, 2004
The BBC Consigns an Embarrassment to the Memory Hole
Michael Morris
The American Thinker has caught the BBC in the act of trying to cover up an instance of their bias, which we reported earlier today in an article entitled BBC Linguistic Double Standards. Shortly after we publicized this case of... More
March 27, 2004
The EU Constitution: Blair Joins 'Old Europe'
Michael Morris
Just as the poll tax was Margaret Thatcher's final act of nihilism, Tony Blair's may be the EU Constitution, which he's now indicated he'll push through without a referendum before the next general election. His continued survival after the politically... More
March 26, 2004
Bashing Bush for Fun and Profit
Bob Weir
Everyone expected this presidential campaign to be an acrimonious one, but few thought it would sink to the level of blaming the President for the September 11 attack on America. It seems apparent now that the Democrats believe they can... More
March 26, 2004
Thank-you, Toronto Police
Thomas Lifson
Americans owe a huge debt of thanks to the Toronto Police, for extraordinary work, above and beyond the call of duty. Members of the child exploitation branch of the Toronto Police sex crimes unit managed to extract enough information from... More
March 25, 2004
The British Conservatives' Transatlantic Malaise
Michael Morris
For Americans who may not be aware of this fact, Tony Blair, the British PM, is not a Conservative. It is perhaps easy to think of him as one, considering his steadfast support for President Bush, and his determination —— much... More
March 25, 2004
Yassin, the New Mandela: a Guardian Obituary
Michael Morris
After reading The Guardian's repulsive obituary for Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, one must never again doubt the revisionist creativity of the British left. The author of this abomination, David Hirst, should be giving classes to Holocaust apologists. Take your hats... More
March 24, 2004
The So-called BBC
Michael Morris
Imagine a huge state broadcasting network in the US completely financed by a tax levied on every single household with a television set. Perhaps this fee might cost about $200 every year and there would be no way to... More
March 24, 2004
Islam Plays for Keeps
Rachel Neuwirth
President George W. Bush said: "We will bring freedom to others, and we will prevail."Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld suggested that terrorists are being created faster than we can arrest or kill them.One might wonder if they're fighting different wars.... More
March 23, 2004
The Shadow Campaign
Richard Baehr
Most of America will not see a campaign ad for President Bush or Senator John Kerry this year. That is because most of us do not live in the 17 designated battleground states. I was in Florida a week ago,... More
March 23, 2004
Europe Stands Shoulder to Shoulder with Hamas
Michael Morris
The Israeli assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin has provided another opportunity to witness the alarming double standards displayed by the EU in regard to the war on terrorism. Their theory of Terrorist Relativity is based on the idea that... More
March 22, 2004
Trust But Verify -- Again
James Holmes
In mid—February, President George W. Bush gave a detailed rundown of how Dr. A. Q. Khan, the "father" of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, had masterminded covert transfers of nuclear technology and know—how to countries such as Iran and Libya. As... More
March 21, 2004
Just say 'Nein'
Michael Morris
The German chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, has been letting it be known, in a rather forceful manner, that Germany deserves to occupy a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. He's telling anyone who'll listen to him that Germany —— after... More
March 20, 2004
Clinton's Embarrassing 'Successes'
Richard Baehr
One Clinton foreign policy initiative that was claimed to be 'successful' by the former President and his supporters was the Nato mission to stop the Serbs' attempted ethnic cleansing of Kosovo. The Nato bombing mission in 1999 forced the Serbs... More
March 20, 2004
The Fourth Reich?
Thomas Lifson
The European Union has a demonstrated record of corruption, most recently in its statistical agency. Even though it has a 'parliament' which sits in Strasbourg, its bureaucracy, based hundreds of miles away in Brussels, is notably endowed with arbitrary power.... More
March 19, 2004
Blair and Bush � Stronger at the End of a Spanish Week
Michael Morris
Recent events across the world may have inadvertently strengthened Blair's and Bush's hand. Whatever one may think of the Iraq War; any intellectually honest person has to admire the two leaders' staying power and strength of will. As some of... More
March 18, 2004
Limited Sovereignty
Enzo Reale
By now the politics of Spain are in the hands of terrorists. The extremist group that claimed credit for the attacks of March 11 today has issued a communiqu� in which they declared the suspension of attacks. This follows the... More
March 18, 2004
Evangelicals and Israel
Ed Lasky
One of the few 'movements' that the mainstream media have yet to praise and promote is the evangelical movement in America. Despite the dramatic growth in the number of people who consider themselves evangelicals, commentators and critics have routinely disparaged... More
March 18, 2004
Yet Another Hate Crime Hoax
Thomas Lifson
I hope that someone is collecting a comprehensive list of all the hate crime hoaxes which have been discovered in recent years. It often seems that hoaxes are so common that skepticism should always be appropriate when a new instance... More
March 17, 2004
Making Space Safe for Socialism
Michael Morris
The leftwing British think tank, Demos, has released a report ambitiously named —— of all things —— 'Masters of the Universe'. It may sound like a well known cartoon, or Tom Wolfe's description of a bond trader party. But beware:... More
March 16, 2004
Assault Weapons Revisited
Gregory A. Collins
Controlling the terms of a debate is crucial. Take, for example, the debate over partial—birth abortion. Were it to be called the debate over 'Intact Dilation and Extraction' abortion as abortion—rights advocates call it, there might be more public support... More
March 16, 2004
Europeans Could Elect the Next President
Michael Morris
How would Americans feel, if Europeans actually controlled the swing vote in a tight US Presidential election? In reality, for that scenario to be cued up, this year's election result only has to be nearly as close as the 2000... More
March 16, 2004
The Massacre Which Decided the Election
Enzo Reale
Italian blogger Enzo Reale, a resident of Spain, has been closely following developments there since the Madrid train bombings. Courtesy of our Italian—speaking friend Alex Frasco, we are pleased to provide our readers with a translation of his recent efforts.... More
March 15, 2004
The Biggest Bomb in Spain Exploded Sunday
Michael Morris
The (PSOE) Socialist party may have won the Spanish elections yesterday, but Al—Qaeda was the real victor and you can bet they've been at the non—alcoholic bubbly all night long. While those of us who support the war on terror... More
March 14, 2004
The Truth Sometimes Hurts
Michael Morris
The British media are treating the terror attacks on Spain and America very differently. This may come as a great shock to most Americans —— specifically those who remember Tony Blair and his 'shoulder to shoulder' speech after 9/11. But having... More
March 14, 2004
March Madness
Richard Baehr
CBS, the broadcaster of the NCAA basketball championship tournament, has referred to the games by the moniker 'March Madness' for so many years, the term has entered the popular vernacular. On a more serious geopolitical front, the news of... More
March 13, 2004
What's Brown and Squishy?
Thomas Lifson
Brown University has been the most radical left wing campus in America, ever since failed Clinton health care plan guru Ira Magaziner led a successful student revolt in the 1960s, and 'reformed' the university out of handing out grades, and... More
March 12, 2004
Why Not Same Sex Marriage?
Carl Pearlston
Last week, Massachusetts State Representative Elizabeth Malia, speaking on behalf of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered community, stated that marriage has never been a rigid, inflexible institution, but has continually evolved and changed with evolving social needs. In her... More
March 10, 2004
Different Strokes for Different Executives
Thomas Lifson
Senior executives of a certain large organization faced a problem. They owed the public a periodic report of their results, and the numbers just weren't good enough, jeopardizing future access to money. So, they decided to fudge: change some assumptions,... More
March 10, 2004
Rockefeller in the Fever Swamps
Richard Baehr
Senator John Kerry has been making nice with Jewish leaders the past two weeks since he has become the all but certain nominee of his party to run against President Bush. He met with 40 major Jewish organization leaders in... More
March 10, 2004
Forty Million Frustrated Bachelors
Thomas Lifson
Demography is, as the saying goes, destiny. China faces a time bomb. Official population policy, which forces families to abort or prevent pregnancies beyond the state—imposed limit of one, combined with the Confucian preference for boys over girls, has resulted... More
March 10, 2004
The Saudi War on George Bush
Ed Lasky
Saudi Arabia has launched an undeclared war on George W. Bush. This simple fact must be understood by policy and strategy elites, the press, and the general electorate. Otherwise, the Saudis may well succeed in their tacit campaign to sabotage... More
March 9, 2004
Don't Look Back: Move On to the Next Cause
Lona Manning
Mike Farrell, best known for his role as doctor BJ Hunnicutt in the 1970s television series M*A*S*H, is back in the news in California. Farrell is an ardent opponent of the death penalty, and this month's cause celebre is convicted killer... More
March 8, 2004
The New Threat Facing Enlightened America
Thomas Lifson
The New York Times has just run two unintentionally hilarious articles by David Kirkpatrick, covering evangelical Christians attending Patrick Henry College in Virginia, which was established to serve graduates of home schools. Writing in a tone reminiscent of a... More
March 8, 2004
Partial Birth Abortion Coverup Strikes Again
Mary L. Davenport, MD
In a ruling last week, U.S. District Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton denied the U.S. Justice department access to medical records from San Francisco General Hospital and Planned Parenthood for use in its upcoming defense of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban... More
March 5, 2004
Using the Free Media
Richard Baehr
The Democrats have hit on a savvy approach to dealing with the appearance of being severely under—funded in the race against President Bush.� I say appearance of being� under—funded, since the Kerry effort in the next few months will include... More
March 4, 2004
The Big Lie
Thomas Lifson
Democrats, including presumptive Presidential nominee John Forbes Kerry, have learned well the art of the Big Lie. Assert early and often something contrary to the truth, and it will be repeated by others (especially by allies in the press). The... More
March 3, 2004
Arnold Wins Big � and Liberals Lose
Thomas Lifson
California voters handed Arnold Schwarzenegger a huge win on Tuesday, solidly backing two ballot measures he supported, enabling the state to refinance its 'credit card debt' of operating deficits inherited from Gray Davis. Remarkably, the two measures had been strongly... More
March 2, 2004
A Tale of Two Fences
Richard Baehr
India announced Monday that a 340 mile long electrified fence, being constructed along the line of control in Kashmir that separates Indian and Pakistani forces, will be ready by summer. There are some interesting parallels with Israel's current security fence,... More
March 2, 2004
Case Not Closed: Iraq's WMD Stockpiles
Douglas Hanson
In the summer of 2003, I served as Chief of Staff in the Iraqi Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), an organization formerly called the Ministry of Atomic Energy. The Ministry had a small staff of Americans and Iraqis, and... More
March 1, 2004
Bureaucracy from Hunger
Thomas Lifson
Berkeley, California has done it again. America's most 'progressive' city now finds itself unable to feed many of its children school lunches, and in those few schools still with a cafeteria, is resorting to pre—packaged airline—style food. 'Everyone agrees the... More
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