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June 30, 2006
Mexico's decision day
Mexico goes to the polls Sunday to elect a new President. The race is reported to be too close to call. Should the leftist mayor of Mexico City, Andres Lopez Obrador, win, the consequences for the United States (and Mexico) could... More
June 30, 2006
It's official: WMDs were found in Iraq
The Department of Defense has released an article making official the designation of the 500 warheads found in Iraq as WMD: The 500 munitions discovered throughout Iraq since 2003 and discussed in a National Ground Intelligence Center report meet the... More
June 30, 2006
Mommyblogs
Many people have observed the democratizing effect of the internet on public discourse, disempowering elites by diminishing their preferential position in the distribution of information. I had never before thought about it, but one of the most important spheres in... More
June 30, 2006
On the road to doom
The Supreme Court has handed another victory to the terrorists in our custody who will now enjoy new levels of legal protection in addition to their Korans, prayer rugs, and three—course meals, far costlier than the fare served to our... More
June 29, 2006
More bad news for Pinch
A new poll bears bad tidings for the New York Times. Most Americans support the government program to track possible terrorist funding, one of the few areas where majorities of both parties agree. In addition, the public thinks people who... More
June 29, 2006
Sharon's Gaza maneuver pays off
In a bid to free a captured Israeli soldier, IDF ground forces moved into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. The Israeli Army mounted a combined arms operation with tanks, infantry, attack helicopters and self—propelled artillery. Their initial objective: the airport... More
June 29, 2006
The hidden scandal
A trial of an already—famous figure, someone implicated in the biggest financial scandal in history is underway. Yesterday, an iconic figure from a hallowed previous presidential administration was found to be involved. Yet the major press organs in the United... More
June 29, 2006
Oh boy! Free money!!
The Chicago Tribune editorializes today about the spending spree the governor of Illinois has embarked upon, to ensure re—election. Democrat Governor Rod Blagojevich campaigned against pork barrel spending when he defeated Republican Governor George Ryan. But times have changed: ...Blagojevich... More
June 29, 2006
UK anti-terror efforts hobbled by European convention
Sky News reports: A senior judge has quashed control orders made against six men under the Government's anti—terror legislation. A judge said the orders were incompatible with the European Convention On Human Rights. Mr Justice Sullivan, sitting at the High... More
June 29, 2006
If one layer of disinformation fails, just throw on another
Rather than actually investigate the WMD information revealed by Sen. Rick Santorum and Rep. Pete Hoekstra, the legacy media is instead either ignoring the report or dismissing it with the claim that the recovered war gasses have 'deteriorated to the point... More
June 29, 2006
NYT blames Hamas, not Israel for Gaza incursions
In what surely is an astonishing development, the New York Times editorially blames Hamas for the Israel offensive in Gaza. Maybe Pinch and Keller are both on vacation. Clarice Feldman 6 29 06... More
June 28, 2006
Put Steve Jobs in Charge of National Security
John Negroponte, it's nothing personal, but you don't seem terribly concerned about the fact that certain individuals in your employ, who are supposed to be protecting us against a determined army of blood—thirsty fanatics, are instead blabbling to the New... More
June 28, 2006
Quote of the day
"No major media outlet in the United States has ever knowingly, and over the objection of the United States government, ever published classified information that could assist the nation's enemies. Period. What the New York Times has done ——and the... More
June 28, 2006
The religious war question
Are we engaged in a religious war? Certainly many of the radical Islamists who attack us think so. But there are some real disadvantages to openly proclaiming so. There are many complexities to consider in figuring out both how to understand... More
June 28, 2006
Pathetic excuses from the NYT
The New York Times today defends its outing of the secret program to trace financial transactions of terrorists. The editorial brings up John F. Kennedy's rhetorical wish that the press had disclosed plans to invade Cuba in the Bay of Pigs... More
June 28, 2006
No more
The blog called What Would Tyler Durden Do? has picked—up some offhand comments made by the writers of the latest Superman movie, opening today. Mike Dougherty and Dan Harris, the two credited screenwriters for 'Superman Returns' have changed Superman's famous motto,... More
June 28, 2006
Are they beyond help?
The BBC reports that after conducting its inquiry, the Council of Europe has accused several member states of 'colluding' with the CIA on rendition flights. This comes on the heels of a report issued by a Swiss Senator whose accused... More
June 28, 2006
A friend's thoughts on the flag burning amendment
Peter C. Glover is a pro—American British blogger, whose struggles with PC in the UK are an ongoing saga. An unusually thoughtful man, Peter today writes in Wires from the Bunker about his relief that the flag burning amendment failed.... More
June 27, 2006
Dems and the nutroots
I haven't written of the fratricidal warfare going on in America's left as the NYT and TNR duke it out with lefty blogger Kos. (Just One Minute has been doing a blow by blow for the past few days, and... More
June 27, 2006
Carlos the Jackal is upset
Given the kinds of cases they're getting these days, French courts are starting to resemble clown circuses. Last week a French court had to listen to "Goldfinger" George Soros' whine about his human rights being violated for an inside trading... More
June 27, 2006
Airbus updates
French officials raided the offices of parent company EADS. The probe is widely seen as crucial to the future of Co—Chief Executive Noel Forgeard, facing a media and political storm over a 2.5 million euro ($3.2 million) profit he made from... More
June 27, 2006
The limits of rhetoric
While digging my way out from under the many thoughtful and measured responses to my recent piece on Ann Coulter, I came acrossthis column by Dave Astor, media critic for Editor & Publisher. Astor makes a point I haven't seen elsewhere:... More
June 27, 2006
Are We Fighting A War or Not?
The left, and most of all, the Democrats in the United States need to come out and state categorically whether or not they believe we (the West) are in a war or not. Some Democrats have made their position quite... More
June 27, 2006
NYT on anti-terror before BDS set in
Sweetness & Light does it again, finding a New York Times editorial dated three days after 9/11 demanding the Administration monitor international financial transactions to cut off funding to terrorists: The Bush administration is preparing new laws to help track... More
June 27, 2006
Heroism in Haditha
Like 99.9% of Marines operating in Iraq, the men of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines are out there every day operating with courage and professionalism in a hostile environment. In this case, it was LT Posselt's platoon from India Company patrolling... More
June 27, 2006
Green Guru Gore (a poem)
The frighteningly frantic Al Gore can be seen Jetting around the world painting it green. The fossil fuels used to carry this guru Might kill a rain forest, if his words were really true. Of this teller of tales,... More
June 27, 2006
Further crippling our anti-terror efforts
Daniel Freedman, at the New York Sun's blog reports: "Belgium's government said on Monday it was investigating the legality of counter—terrorism searches by U.S. officials of thousands of private records held by Brussels—based international bank cooperative SWIFT," Reuters reports. So... More
June 27, 2006
Kooks deserve better
In a recent appearance President Bush contended that rather than arguing about whether human activity is a factor in global warming, we should take concrete steps to alleviate it. Said he: The truth of the matter is, if this country... More
June 26, 2006
Propagandizing Iraqi casualty figures
Logic Times takes a hard look at the propagandized Iraqi civilian casualty figures: Logic Times demonstrated in the Civilian Casualty Fable that the majority of dead people counted by IBC represent not innocent bystanders, but terrorists and Iraqi security forces.... More
June 26, 2006
Eminent Hypocrisy
In a June 26 editorial entitled 'Responsible Use of Eminent Domain,' the New York Times displays what can only be described as the ultimate in hypocritical chutzpah as it attempts to justify its own nefarious land—grab made under the guise... More
June 26, 2006
Declassify the WMD Report and Tell Iran 'The Jig is up'
Senator Santorum and Congressman Hoekstra last week revealed some recently declassified material establishing that our forces had found significant quantities of WMDs in Iraq after the invasion. The United States has found 500 chemical weapons in Iraq since 2003, and... More
June 26, 2006
New York Times indictment
Henry Mark Holtzer, author of Keeper of the Flame, the much—praised book on the jurisprudence of Justice Clarence Thomas, has written an indictment of the New York Times, and published it on the Conservative Voice. He doesn't think the Times... More
June 26, 2006
Haditha: another video
In contrast to the video Time relied on to condemn Kilo Company, a video of dubious provenance and authenticity, the military apparently has another, one taken by an unmanned aerial vehicle which recorded the entire battle and which confirms the... More
June 26, 2006
Denton's death and UCSC
Brian Maloney of the Radio Equalizer offers further thoughts on Denice Denton and the scandals at the University of California system. As a UCSC grad and former Santa Cruz resident, he is more wired—into campus talk than I am, and... More
June 26, 2006
Missing Headlines (a continuing series)
Via AP's George Gedda: "Global opium cultivation down 22 percent." What? Hasn't the New York Times been peddling the line that Afghanistan has been so chaotic that opium production has been soaring? Opium poppy cultivation worldwide was down 22 percent... More
June 26, 2006
Ozzie Guillen and the blogosphere
Venezuelan—born champion baseball manager for the Chicago White Sox, Ozzie Guillen, likes to shoot his mouth off and then blame the ensuing controversy on his Venezuelan "heritage." He's lately taken to calling a baseball rival impolite forms of the word... More
June 26, 2006
The Death of Denice Denton
In response to our noting of Denice Denton's death by suicide jumping from a skyscraper, reader Linda Petty of Davis, CA wrote the following: Dear Mr. Lifson I thought the "American Way" was to use the capitalist system to make... More
June 26, 2006
Paradise is an Israeli prison?
Forget that 72 virgins (or raisins) version of paradise. For an adolescent male Palestinian terrorist, paradise is right next door——in an Israeli prison. Yep, you read that correctly——paradise for a certain kind of teen ager is being jailed by the... More
June 26, 2006
Saddam and al Qaeda
Kudos again to Ray Robison and Fox News for translating some of the vital documents capotured in Baghdad, recently declassified and and made publicly available for open source translation. Ray and his Iraqi associate "Sammi" have now published their third... More
June 26, 2006
Murder most fowl
The US, with its liberal laws, is fertile ground for every cause—seeking extremist with a destructive rage burning in his skull. Case in point is Dr. Jerry Vlasak, a practicing trauma surgeon in Los Angeles, who also acts as a spokesperson... More
June 26, 2006
Too much officiating in soccer
I subscribe to the NFL Sunday Ticket and I found the free kick by David Beckham in today's England — Ecuador match right up there with the most artistic 70 yard TD pass. To me what is un American about... More
June 25, 2006
More Laughable Left Wing Logic
Newsweek's Jonathan Alter, in offering the Dems advice on how to beat Cut and Run, makes it clear why he'd better stick to being a lefty shill in a Democrat party propaganda rag rather than try to be a serious advisor... More
June 25, 2006
Declassify the WMD Report and Tell Iran 'The Jig is up'
Senator Santorum and Congressman Hoekstra last week revealed some recently declassified material establishing that our forces had found significant quantities of WMDs in Iraq after the invasion. The United States has found 500 chemical weapons in Iraq since 2003, and... More
June 25, 2006
France honors Muslim war dead
A sign of the times from our friends at Ummah News Links. French President Chirac: marked 90 years since the Battle of Verdun by unveiling a monument to Muslims who fell in the key WWI battle. The memorial is the first... More
June 25, 2006
Somalia update via Bellisaurius
An ex—Special Forces officer very familiar with the region who writes under the nom de plume Bellisaurius gives his latest assessment of the Somalia situation in this newsletter dated June 24. Recent Developments Other than the assassination of seasoned Swedish... More
June 25, 2006
Dramatic suicide
Denice Denton (about whom I wrote critically) took her life yesterday, in one of the most dramatic manners possible, jumping 43 floors from the roof of "San Francisco's tallest luxury rental apartment building." On leave and on probably payroll, she was still... More
June 25, 2006
Gitmo is closing
Gitmo is closing. Well, not all at once, but the prison population at Guantanomo Bay has been steadily declining as prisoners are released. The Media have almost completely ignored this trend. Fourteen Saudi Arabians were released Saturday from the detention... More
June 25, 2006
Some reasons to love America
There is a peculiar form of madness in evidence across America. Its victims hate their own country despite the fact that it is the best and greatest in the world. So affected these unfortunates are that they even wear their... More
June 24, 2006
An odd coincidence at the New York Times
Is the New York Times is revealing National Security secrets to spur sales of books written by its reporters? A troubling coincidence does not yet make a pattern, but the record raises concern. The latest SWIFT disclosure coincides with the... More
June 23, 2006
A secret counter-terror operation exposed
The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times today disclosed the existence of a secret, but entirely legal, program to monitor financial transactions between America and overseas nations. A priceless counter—terrorism tool may have been rendered ineffectual. For certain kinds... More
June 23, 2006
Multiculturalism's reward
The UK Guardian is reporting the results of a Pew poll that looked at relations between Muslims and non—Muslims in thirteen countries. The survey yielded some startling findings for Britain. It found, for example, that its Muslim population is among the... More
June 23, 2006
Amnesty for insurgents?
The Los Angeles Times privides two views on the question on its op—ed page. Of course, the writer who approves of appeasing terrorists and murderers and allowing them to "get off" scott—free is a former State Department official whose most arduous task was... More
June 23, 2006
Airbus (continued)
A letter commenting on a comment on the latest Airbus article: The premise of this comment, "Airbus: a note of caution" I think is well understood by many in the aerospace industry, but the analysis of the situation which was... More
June 23, 2006
Angelina Jolie, UN ambassador
Fresh from giving birth in Africa, movie star Angelina Jolie continues touring the continent and speaking about the horrors she witnesses such as a refugee camp in Sierra Leone. "It was an amputee camp ... the worst camp I've ever seen... More
June 23, 2006
Hamdania
AP reports: The Marine Corps on Wednesday announced that seven Marines and a sailor had been charged with murder in the April death of an Iraqi civilian. All eight also were charged with kidnapping, according to a Marine statement issued... More
June 22, 2006
Airbus (continued)
Jack Risko of Dinocrat.com picks up on more bad news for Airbus. According to Flight International's Max Kingsley—Jones in Toulouse, the delays may be considerably worse than have been so—far disclosed by Airbus: Airbus has a battle on its hands... More
June 22, 2006
Re-visiting the Duelfer Report
In light of the news that some 500 weapons munitions containing degraded mustard or sarin nerve agent have been recovered by coalition forces since 2003, it might be to re—visit the Iraq Survey Group's Duelfer Report. Here is the link: ... More
June 22, 2006
Airbus: a note of caution
While it's fun to sit back a watch the troubles Airbus is having today with the A380 and, the A350 or A370 or whatever the current designation of its competitor to the 787 will be, I think now is a... More
June 22, 2006
Mad and dangerous
In a speech yesterday, Gordon Brown — the man most likely to succeed Tony Blair as Prime Minister — stated his commitment to renewing Britain's nuclear arsenal when the current Trident system comes to the end of its operational life... More
June 22, 2006
Iran death judge lands on UN Human Rights Council
Here's an opportunity for Human Rights Watch and other NGOs to take a stand in defense of human rights. I am not holding my breath. Eil Lake of the New York Sun reports: Iran's delegation to the U.N. Human Rights... More
June 21, 2006
Imperialism 101
Sacre blue! Chirac, defender of Saddam Hussein who opposed the overthrow of a genocidal dictator, did some overthrowing of his own? Where are the editorials in the NYT or Le Monde or International Herald Tribune? Captain Ed notes: A Paris... More
June 21, 2006
The Thomas Klocek case
We have written repeatedly about the case of Professor Thomas Klocek formerly of DePaul University. Now, John Miller of National Review Online brings us news of a petition in support of the man fired "for allegedly offending Muslim students when discussing Christian... More
June 21, 2006
Stefania moves
Our contributor Stefania Lapenna has moved her blog to a new site, Free Thoughts. Stefania blogs in both Italian and English from her home in Sardinia. It is just getting started so there will be much more content posted from... More
June 21, 2006
With friends like these
Ralph Peters, writing in the New York Post, reminds us that French President Jacques is guilty of responsibility for 1995 coup in Comoros. Our friends the French. It is a lesson in Imperialism 101: I visited French—speaking West Africa. Wherever... More
June 21, 2006
Our friends the Saudis
Steven Stalinsky of MEMRI writes about the world's fifth richest man, Saudi Billionaire Prince Al—Waleed bin Talal Abd Al—Aziz, who is also a funder of Georgetown and Harvard (Prof. Walt's employer). The Prince has a new Hate TV channel, Al—Resalah, on... More
June 21, 2006
The selective ire of Human Rights Watch
Why did a supposedly neutral human rights organization not only take upon itself to attempt to refute Israel's investigation, but also now seems to be ignoring the second thoughts of its own researcher? The Jerusalem Post reports: On June 13,... More
June 21, 2006
Al Gore's utopia
According to a survey published in the local newspaper, The Londoner, ninety—three percent of the city's inhabitants believe that global warming is a serious problem. Even allowing for the usual pollster shenanigans this is an astonishingly high number. London's Mayor... More
June 21, 2006
Gore, a fair weather friend
Not only does politics make for strange bedfellows apparently it makes for no loyalty. Only six years ago Gore was bestest, closest political pals with Joe Lieberman, choosing him as his surprise vice presidential running mate. But that was then,... More
June 21, 2006
AP's fund-raising fake news
Rick Ballard's AP watch is underway. If you haven't checked it out yet, here's a sample: "President Bush raised $27M the other day so AP's headline reads Congressional Democrats pass GOP in funds which is a lie which can be... More
June 21, 2006
The EU's twisted thinking
The EU's External Relations Minister admits not every country would respond defensively when attacked (incontrast to America and Israel, I suppose). If this does not encapsulate and make clear the appeasement mindest of the Europeans, I don't know what will.... More
June 21, 2006
Chris Matthews takes the low road
An interesting exchange took place on the June 9th edition of MSNBC's Hardball show hosted by Chris Matthews. Chris was discussing the events of the week on his Friday 'roundtable with Hardball hotshots.' They included MSNBC hosts Rita Cosby and... More
June 20, 2006
Civility shrugged
My pal Gary Larson delivers a well—deserved thrashing in The Intellectual Conservative to the editorial pages of the Minneapolis Star—Tribune, the laughably bad newspaper serving our mutual home town. Sheer, ironic hypocrisy is standard fare in Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune editorials. Never... More
June 20, 2006
The Hillary trap
Fred Dicker of the New York Post reports that HGillary's approval ratings in New York state have declined. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's approval rating has fallen to an 18—month low, as she comes in for increasing criticism for backing the... More
June 20, 2006
Prestige riots in China
Students in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province in central China, have rioted over the prestige of the diplomas they will receive. Authorities have decided that students at Shengda Economics, Trade and Management College in Zhengzhou will no longer receive... More
June 20, 2006
Misplaced compassion
There is a cat in Connecticut — Lewis by name — that has brought terror to its neighborhood. Using its sharp long claws and stealthy feline tactics, it has attacked at least a half—dozen unsuspecting individuals. So appalling has been... More
June 19, 2006
The Gaza beach hoax retreat
Human Rights Watch now concedes it cannot refute the IDF claim that it was not the cause of the deaths at Gaza Beach: The Jerusalem Post reports: While sticking to its demand for the establishment of an independent inquiry into... More
June 19, 2006
Claims versus facts on American "stinginess"
Recall all those claims by European detractors after the tsunami about American stinginess? Claims: This commitment, however, was not generous enough for Jan Egeland, the Norwegian bureaucrat who heads up relief efforts for the United Nations. "It is beyond me... More
June 19, 2006
Le Monde cites The American Thinker
Le Monde, the leading newspaper in France, yesterday quoted an American Thinker piece by me in the first sentence of an article on American press coverage of the battle between Boeing and Airbus. Selon le magazine The American Thinker ("le... More
June 19, 2006
First, let's fire all the law clerks
Stuart Taylor and Benjamin Wittes, writing in The Atlantic, advocate a bold move to improve the Supreme Court: firing the law clerks and forcing justices to write their own opinion. Noting the extensive travel and other outside activities of the... More
June 19, 2006
Multiculturalism and Muslim leadership
A couple of weeks ago, British security forces raided a house in east London on the suspicion that it contained a chemical weapons lab. During the operation — which involved around 250 personnel some of whom wore chemical suits —... More
June 19, 2006
Illegal aliens and the IRS
Dennis Sevakis examined the role of the IRS in enabling illegal aliens to file tax returns via the establishment of a program to provide Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers, even citing the head of the Houston IRS office: 'We had to... More
June 19, 2006
Interesting coincidence
Mike G., one of our regular emailers who has a habit of asking very interesting questions, asks a good one: Is it just me, or does it seem beyond coincidental that the federal government reduces New York City's Homeland Security budget,... More
June 18, 2006
Clarice Feldman cited
Jack Kelly syndicated columnist of the Pittsburgh Post—Gazette, cites our own Clarice Feldman today in piece on prosecutorial abuse. Mr. Fitzgerald is a sloppy prosecutor who rushes to judgment, and then has to backtrack, charged Washington, D.C., lawyer Clarice Feldman.... More
June 18, 2006
Moonbat comeuppance?
It has been left wing sacred writ for some time that Karl Rove was to be indicted and "frog marched" (in Joseph Wilson IV's words) out of the White House. The anticipation of "Fitzmas" half a year ago was palpable. But... More
June 18, 2006
A note on the lighter side for Fathers Day
If you've ever thought that radical left—wing liberals aren't hilarious then you've never been to a site I found on Friday. It's called the Wings of Justice, sponsored by BuzzFlash.com. A completely serious site dedicated to honoring some of the... More
June 17, 2006
"It may be difficult to do business... but it can be done"
Those are the words about doing business in Berkeley of Tom Bates, our mayor, former California State Senator, and man so hard left that he used to vacation in East Germany in the "good old days" when communists rans the... More
June 17, 2006
Don't blame Katrina victims for committing crimes
The Los Angeles Times publishes what should be called a sop—ed, claiming it is wrong to "blame victims" of Katrina when they broke the law. MOVE OVER, RECKLESS CONSUMERS. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has outdone your irresponsible spending by... More
June 17, 2006
Eavesdropping stops terrorist plots
A trial is underway in Britain of seven men charged with planning various acts of terrorist mayhem. One of them was to hijack a British Airways plane and crash it. The idea was to recruit 30 men to overwhelm with... More
June 17, 2006
Immigrants must adapt to local values
Has a new day dawned in Europe? With attitudes toward Palestinians becoming more unfavorable and France planning to expel illegal aliens, perhaps reality is seeping in. Even the EU, normally in utter thrall to political correctness, is coming around. Reuters reports:... More
June 17, 2006
France cracks down in immigration
The French, led by Nicholas Sarkozy (who may well be the next President), are engaged in a crackdown on undocumented aliens, known as sans papiers, French (perhaps evoking memories of the sans coulottes of the French Revolution?). As in this... More
June 17, 2006
Evidence builds of Saddam's ties to AQ
In addition to Ray Robison's work we noted yesterday, the Texas Rainmaker has linked to further evidence of Saddam's role in the war on terror. Let them Democrats continue their "no WMD" cry. They will look all the sillier when... More
June 17, 2006
Where did the AQ document come from?
Since Iraq's security advisor Mowafak al—Rubaie released the contents of a captured Al Qaeda document several days ago, speculation has been rampant as to its authenticity. Intense skepticism has been registered especially by the anti—war crowd because the document's contents... More
June 16, 2006
Saddam's ties to the Taliban
Our contributor Ray Robison continues his pathbreaking work at Foxnews.com: Did Saddam Hussein's inner circle and the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan actively court each other in hopes of forging an anti—American alliance in the region? Ray Robison, a former member... More
June 16, 2006
The cost of Iraq and 9/11
In a recent statement Nancy Pelosi bemoaned the price of the Iraq war where we have so far lost 2,500 lives and which may cost more than one trillion dollars before it is over. Ms. Pelosi needs to be reminded... More
June 16, 2006
Kerry's latest flip-flop draws barbs
John F. Kerry's statement that his previous vote in support for the war was a "mistake" is earning him justifiable scorn. The Washington Times editorializes: John Kerry's sorriest moment, until now, sounded like this: "I actually did vote for the... More
June 16, 2006
The dead man's thumbdrive
Sometimes little statements, off—handedly uttered and little—noted, tell us about important changes that have snuck up on us. Such was the case yesterday in an AP dispatch from Baghdad. Iraq's National Security Adviser Mouwafak al—Rubaie was speaking about the treasure trove... More
June 16, 2006
Democrats and density
It is unsurprising and appropriate that the denser the population, the greater the relative support for Democrats. Timothy Egan, writing about the battle for the 'burbs in the New York Times, writes: In "The New Metro Politics," a study he... More
June 16, 2006
LA Times over the top
Contributor Rick Moran catches the Los Angeles Times forsaking balanced reporting for sheer propaganda aimed at convincing the public that today's economy is somehow like the Carter economy. I found this article on the economy in the LA Times interesting... More
June 16, 2006
Brussels blogger summoned for police interrogation
Paul Belien, the distinguished editor of the free market blog The Brussels Journal, has been "summoned for interrogation" by the Brussels police for the second time in two months. The first time was for "racism" ——— a plainly false charge,... More
June 16, 2006
More on the PCUSA and Israel
As a companion to Jerry Gordon's article today on the divestment movement within the Presbyterian Church USA, now in the midst of its general assembly meeting in Birmingham, AL, see David Paulin's account of a conference at the Austin Theological... More
June 15, 2006
Abu Bashir's UN contract
In one of those PR moves that might just do the opposite of what was intended, the United Nations has cancelled a lucrative contract with leading Southeast Asian Islamofascist terrorist cleric, Abu Bakar Bashir. The latter was released from a... More
June 15, 2006
French court upholds Soros conviction
George Soros, for those of you who are unaware, has a conviction for inside trading. A French court found him guilty of that in 2005, based on a purchase of Societe Generale shares in 1988. The leftist billionaire, who finances... More
June 15, 2006
Jersey girl widow's book
Two elected New Jersey Democrats, angry about Ann Coulter's characterizations of the Jersey Girls, are asking the booksellers in the Garden State not to stock Ann Coulter's new book, Godless: The Church of Liberalism. Are they aware that one of... More
June 15, 2006
Report from Iraq
I just received a newsletter report from LTC Craig Osborne, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, in Iraq. Here is what he has to say: FROM THE COMMANDER Hello from western Baghdad! We have now completed our six month... More
June 15, 2006
NYT publishes sophistry, but Iran clears-up their confusion
In last Sunday's New York Times, Ethan Bronner wrote an article which belittled the claims that the Iranian President has called for the destruction of Israel. The argument was quite hairsplitting and absurd: basically, a replay of "you say TomAhTo... More
June 15, 2006
European attitutdes toward Israel shft
Samuel Rossner, US correspondent for Haaretz, sees a shoft in European attitudes toward Israel, one that may have been caused by the spectacle a Palestinian self—rule in Gaza. The new Pew Global Attitudes Project offers an interesting reading for both... More
June 15, 2006
"Holocaust Will End in the Destruction of Israel"
The chief advisor to Iran's Ahmadinejad said on June 9 that "The Resolution of the Holocaust Issue Will End in the Destruction of Israel." In the same speech, Mohammad Ali Ramin also managed to pinpoint the real reasons for plague... More
June 14, 2006
AP Watch feature begun
Our friend and contributor Rick Ballard at YARGB ("Yet Another Really Great Blog") has begun an AP Watch feature there, documenting bias in the largest news agency in the United States. The first post is here. This is a much—needed... More
June 14, 2006
The "expert" who blames Israel of Gaza beach blast
From Haaretz: "...the British newspaper The Independent on Wednesday quoted a former Pentagon "battle damage expert," who visited the site of the incident, as saying that "all the evidence points" to a "155mm Israeli land—based artillery shell" as the cause... More
June 14, 2006
Zarqawi, Schiavo and liberal madness
As more details emerge, the media have begun to ask whether Zarqawi's life could have been saved given that he was alive for almost an hour after the bombing. They have even floated the possibility that medical aid was purposefully... More
June 14, 2006
Missing Headlines (a continuing series)
Jed Graham of Investors Business Daily reports "Bush May Meet Vow To Halve The Deficit Three Years Early" Aided by surging tax receipts, President Bush may make good on his pledge to cut the deficit in half in 2006 — three... More
June 14, 2006
Rove facing a civil suit?
The New York Sun reports that Joseph Wilson IV is hinting he may file a civil suit against Karl Rove in the wake of Patrick Fitzgerald's notification that he will not pursue criminal charges against the White House aide. Ms. Plame's... More
June 14, 2006
Russia and Venezuela
Our contributor Jonathan Strong reviews the worrisome growing ties between Russia and Venezuela at his site The Strong Conservative. The US recently announced that it would be restricting military arms sales to Venezuela. It seems as though Russia is now... More
June 14, 2006
A little context, please
Context is vital in all news reporting, because without it one cannot make reasoned judgments about the importance of any event. Sadly, context is almost always lacking in coverage of both the Iraq conflict and the War against Islamo—Fascism. As... More
June 14, 2006
Bad pennies
Human Rights Watch, the Soros—funded group at the heart of the Haditha Massacre story, is working with the Veterans Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), the group behind the Wilson/Plame imbroglio, to challenge Israel's claim that the explosion at the beach... More
June 14, 2006
Danish exports surge despite cartoon jihad boycott
Denmark endured a brief if intense boycott in the wake of its free press offending those Muslims who wish to impose Shari'a law restrictions on the entire world with regard to their Prophet Muhammad. A reader from Denmark who will... More
June 14, 2006
State Dept & media blow another black op against Al Qaida
Another black op against Al Qaida has been blown by State Deparment leakers, along with our Permanent Ruling Class at the New York Times. According to John B. Roberts II in the Washington Times Until now, I refrained from writing... More
June 13, 2006
Hallowed Human Shields (a poem)
Libs think Hillary's smart as a whip, I think she's just a fraud. She couldn't hold Ann Coulter's slip; Ann's America's sharpest broad. She chews up liberal talking heads, With wit so quick and cunning, Rips Alan Colmes to bloody... More
June 13, 2006
A Mine, By Any Other Name…
I suppose by now that it is pitifully akin to the concept of flogging a dead horse to point out inconsistencies in Liberal Media's thought processes. However, it occurs to me that the same liberal, mainstream media who gleefully report... More
June 13, 2006
PA TV falsifies video of Gaza Deaths
Palestinian Media Watch has the goods on how Palestinian television doctored video clips to decieve viewers about the source of the eplosion which killed and left a daughter crying over her father. The official IDF report as well as common... More
June 13, 2006
Somalia
Great commentary today in the WaTimes on the Somalia situation and the exposure of our CIA op by "careerists" at State. I was optimistic last year that in the wake of what I thought would be a successful op with... More
June 13, 2006
UN gets a dose of its own medicine
A panel of International Jurists hired by UN employees reports "UN is in breach of human rights standards." The pot that calls the kettle black finally gets its own just deserts. Benny Avni of the New York Sun reports: Far from... More
June 13, 2006
E. J. wants a new New Deal
The Washington Post's E.J. Dionne is one of the smarter liberal pundits, though he cannot stop thinking about conservatives in stereotypical fashion. In his column today, he recognizes that the old liberal model of unions pushing up wages through monopsonistic... More
June 13, 2006
Europe's vacation champions
So it is official now. Their economy may be in the dumps, but the French are the vacation champions of Europe. Taking on average 39 days of paid vacation a year, French workers enjoy 63% more holiday time than their... More
June 13, 2006
No Merry Fitzmas for Kos Kidz: Rove not to be indicted
Robert Luskin, the lawyer for Karl Rove, issued a statement this morning, reported by Byron York of National Review Online: On June 12, 2006, Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald formally advised us that he does not anticipate seeking charges against Karl Rove.In... More
June 12, 2006
Money's not the answer for bad schools
Bookworm links to a story from the Marin Independent—Journal of Marin County, California, on the continuing, even accelerating problems in the Sausalito—Marin City Schools, which spend over $22,000 per student yet yield such terrible results that students are fleeing for... More
June 12, 2006
Zarqawi autopsy briefing
The MNF—Iraq website has posted today's press briefing on the Zarqawi autopsy with spokesman MG Bill Caldwell and Command Surgeon Col. Stephen Jones. A forensic specialist in on the autopsy also participated. The briefing article contains several slides illustrating the location... More
June 12, 2006
The Gaza beach explosion video
As a former US Marine who is quite familiar with the effects of artillery, I must point out that a careful viewing of the media video of the after effects of the Gaza explosion showed NO artillery round craters. Israel's... More
June 12, 2006
Victims as propaganda (a poem)
Victims as propaganda, the ploy of the unfeeling Left. Using the distressed and bewildered is totally bereft Of any human kindness, compassion or understanding, Propping up those weakened and dazed and summarily demanding The world take note of their wrenching... More
June 12, 2006
West's demise for the best, according to UK Times
An article in yesterday's UK Times unwittingly offers striking evidence of the depth of the crisis our civilization is in. Titled 'Beware: The New Goths are Coming,' it speaks about the forecasts of Rear Admiral Chris Parry, a high—level official... More
June 12, 2006
Hussein and the Taliban
Our contributor Ray Robison has written an important article on the Fox News website: "What was the relationship between Saddam Hussein's inner circle and Islamic terrorists? A newly released document captured in Iraq, but never before seen by the public,... More
June 12, 2006
The Palestinians killed their own children
About that Gaza tragedy... Who could not be moved by the picture of a little girl hysterically crying near her father's body; killed in an explosion, along with others, as the family was enjoying a picnic on the Gaza beach? ... More
June 12, 2006
Media averts eyes from huge Spanish demonstration
Something between 200,000 and one million people took to the streets of Madrid (see photo) for a demonstration against appeasement of terrorists. The ETA Basque terrorists, who are to enter talks with the government were the proximate cause. But also... More
June 12, 2006
Littoral Combat Ship may allow US control of Persian Gulf
It took the US Navy only six years to develop a new kind of combat ship: The Littoral (shallow—water) Combat Ship, which will launch later this year. What's the hurry? Well, take a look at the map of the Persian... More
June 12, 2006
The truth about mutlticulturalism
Licia Corbella, editor of the Calgary Sun, one of my favorite newspapers, interviews and a Canadian Muslim, Professor Mahfooz Kanwar, on multiculturalism. It is the sort of truth—telling that ought to be routine, but isn't. Kudos to both fearless Canadians.... More
June 11, 2006
Back dated video?
Press accounts of a graphic video of three Shia militiamen being beheaded indicate that it was made and distributed after the successful airstrike on Zarqawi. The implication being that his death changes nothing, that the violence will continue. Actually, the... More
June 11, 2006
Putting the looney back in the looney left
A judge has told Alec Baldwin that he needs to get a psychological evaluation, something which many of us have believed necessary since he went on television and said "...if we were in another country... We would stone Henry Hyde... More
June 11, 2006
Lost In Translation?
Translation is a subject I happen to know a few things about. For many years I was president of one of the country's most prominent multilanguage communications companies whose clientèle included more than a fair number of America's best—known multinational... More
June 11, 2006
Cindy Sheehan update
Ever wonder what happened to Cindy Sheehan? Three articles show the rise and fall of the Peace Mom. The first from CNN illustrates how the main—stream media will allow you to explode onto the national scene if you have the correct... More
June 11, 2006
More indicators of Haditha hoax
A.J. Strata provides two posts at his excellent website the Strata—Sphere, based on poster SBD's research, with further indications of a hoax in Haditha. So far nothing is conclusive, but common sense dictates the utmost suspicion. SBD posted this comment on... More
June 11, 2006
Brace yourself for the next Mohammed Cartoon Jihad
According to the gutsy Brussels Journal, the Dutch are bracing to be the next target of Jihad mob demonstrations. The reason? Ayaan Hirsi Ali's soon to be released new movie, Submission 2. The first Submission film was made by Dutch... More
June 11, 2006
The expected response
Haroon Siddiqui, who once edited the editorial page of Canada's largest newspaper, the Toronto Star, pens a pathetic column that could have been predicted, on the arrests of the terror suspects. The problem, you see, is not that members of... More
June 11, 2006
Boeing v. Airbus (continued)
The epic battle between Boeing and Airbus for dominance of the world's commercial airliner market may be see—sawing back in the direction favoring Airbus. After delivery delays, weight overruns, and other problems (including worrisome reports of structural issues) with the A—380... More
June 11, 2006
Coulter gave liberals a dose of their own medicine
I'm always amused when I hear liberals pretending to be outraged over controversial comments from conservatives. While the US has thousands of troops in harm's way in Iraq and Afghanistan, liberals have been bashing the commander in chief for 'recklessly... More
June 11, 2006
How OPEC hurts the world's poor
While many blame multi—national corporations for the ills of the world — despite evidence that foreign trade is the single most important factor in economic growth for less—developed nations — they always neglect to mention the role in keeping so... More
June 10, 2006
Plame/Haditha and Matt Cooper
Should Patrick Fitzgerald decide to continue to pursue the 2 counts in the Libby indictment even though the Judge has found impeaching evidence in Time's documents, I suggest Libby may want to use this evidence of Cooper's journalistic malfeasance to... More
June 10, 2006
The GOP contenders for 2008
Political analyst Charles Cook lays out the field for the 2008 Presidential races , and quickly concludes that Rudy Giuliani can not be nominated due to his liberal views on social issues. As a result, he finds John McCain a... More
June 10, 2006
Secrets? What's Secret?
Cell phone tracking helped find al—Zarqawi U.S. military: Terrorist alive briefly after air strike BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) —— Intelligence from cell phone technology helped U.S. forces find and kill Abu Musab al—Zarqawi, said an Iraqi army colonel Friday in an... More
June 10, 2006
London's mayor backpedals
Aleksander Boyd is a Venezuelan and the proprietor of Vcrisis, a website which opposes the left wing Hugo Chavez. I am proud that he has been a great friend of our site, a sentiment which we fully reciprocate. We have... More
June 09, 2006
Fisking the New Yorker's review of Gore's movie
Bookworm slices and dices David Denby's review of An Inconvenient Truth in the New Yorker. Sample: ...in Denby's mind, what's really great about the movie is how it shows the human side of Al Gore (and you thought he didn't... More
June 09, 2006
MNF Iraq recap on Zarqawi killing
The Multi—National Force—Iraq website has the following recap of yesterday's historic news posted there. Buried by that news: the fact that Iraqi PM Maliki named a Sunni and a Shiite to the key posts of Defense and Interior minister. John... More
June 09, 2006
Goldman Sachs cuts NYT Company rating
The most prominent Wall Street firm, which has provided two Treasury Secretaries in the last decade or so, now rates the New York Times Company to "underperform." Imagine all the money share buyers might have saved if Goldman Sachs had done this... More
June 09, 2006
The "M" Word
The 17 Muslim terrorists determined to blow up as many Canadians as possible are covered by an anti—war American press that refuses to call them "Muslim" terrorists. It has been painful to watch the linguistic contortions with which the mainstream... More
June 09, 2006
Death from above (continued)
Israelis bring justice to man responsible for death of Americans in US convoy sent to Gaza to help Palestinians: Jamal Abu Samhadana, who... headed the Hamas government's Interior Ministry security force in the Gaza Strip, was killed in an air... More
June 09, 2006
French police fail to protect Jews against mob
If you were wondering whether the Dark Side of Old Europe was rising again, doubt no more. On Sunday, May 30, a mob of Black Panther—type militants stormed the Old Jewish Quarter of Paris, shouting and threatening people. The "Ka... More
June 09, 2006
Just kill inconvenient people
The UK Guardian brings chilling news of a call for euthanasia without consent, i.e., murder. All for te best and most human of reasons, at least in the view of the proposers: One of the country's leading experts on medical... More
June 08, 2006
Jersey girls prove Coulter's point
The reaction to Ann Coulter's Jersey Girls reference in her new book, Godless, The Church of Liberalism, proves the point she was making. You cannot be critical of, or in any way respond to the leftist message that comes from... More
June 08, 2006
A vote for me means higher taxes
That's the very difficult message Phil Angelides has to sell to California voters this November, now that he has secured the Democrats' nomination for governor. "Calling for a $5 billion tax increase is always a challenge, but the defeat of... More
June 08, 2006
Useful idiots
Early this morning the father of Nick Berg, one of the hostages that Abu Musab al—Zarqawi beheaded personally, did a phone interview on Fox News. They almost had to cut him off because he launched into an anti—Bush rant that... More
June 08, 2006
Death from above: hellfire from the heavens strikes Zarqawi
Abu Musab Zarqawi is dead, courtesy of the United States Military. A man who personally beheaded hostages in the name of Allah, experienced hellfire from the heavens, as precision—guided ordnance destroyed the safe house in which he found temporary shelter.... More
June 08, 2006
Questions about Haditha report "rights group"
Sweetness & Light raises some very interesting and important questions about the timing of reports of the Haditha massacre, and about the "group" which is behind the reports. This story seems to be unraveling. Just as we are trying Saddam... More
June 08, 2006
A gift to California GOP
Mickey Kaus reminds his readers that State Treasurer Phil Angelides' nomination for Governor of California creates a ready—made campaign issue:Ron Burkle, Clinton's "zipping around with" California buddy, and invites them to check Google. I'll save you the time. Clarice Feldman ... More
June 08, 2006
William Jefferson case: more than meets the eye?
Reminding his readers that Joseph A. Wilson IV and William J. Clinton worked together on an initiative to increase U.S. investment in Africa, Mac Ranger has been hinting for some time, that there is a lot more to come on... More
June 07, 2006
Billbray wins
The GOP has held onto the seat vacated when Duke Cunningham headed for the Graybar Hotel. Reports of the death of the Republican Party have been exaggerated, to paraphrase Mark Twain. Expect much comment about the meaninglessness of the outcome.... More
June 07, 2006
BBC's new torture charge against America
Our friend Peter Glover of Wires from the Bunker, the U.K. blog, alerts us to the latest outrage from the taxpayer—supported BBC: ...the BBC Today programme newscast announced boldly to one and all that the USA was "flying terror suspects... More
June 07, 2006
British Empire Invades America (courtesy British taxpayer)
Gerard Baker of the Times of London has a hilarious take in Real Clear Politics on the Bolshie BBC's invasion of the American media market. Called "BBC Bringing 'Sophisticated' News to America," it gives a British conservative's view of the... More
June 07, 2006
It sort of makes sense
A reader who prefers anonymity writes: Did you know, that since the number of the AntiChrist is 666, his neighbors must therefore be 664 and 668, and 665 across the street? And that the number 333 is the number of... More
June 07, 2006
Mounties got sensitivity training before terror raid
Canada must be the most relentlessly nice nation on earth. People in my native Minneosta make jokes about the local penchant for niceness, but Canada tops even Minnesota. Sweetness & Light found this in the Toronto Golbe and Mail: Before the raids... More
June 06, 2006
A startling perspective on Haditha
Andrew Walden on FrontPageMag.com has a detailed discussion of the mores in Iraq about testimony in trials and the role of blood money in Iraqi culture. He uses as an example a murder trial against several British troops that simply... More
June 06, 2006
Time to replace Fitzgerald?
Mark Levin , citing the WSJ article, says it is. Count me in. Writing at at The Corner referring to the WSJ editorial, he says: At the risk of offending my dear friend Andy McCarthy, I think it's time to replace... More
June 06, 2006
If Rudy runs, why not Condi as his running mate?
Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, the most popular politician in America, is obviously considering a run for the presidency. If conservatives, who loath liberal Republicans more than they hate left—wing Democrats, will stop looking at him as a RINO... More
June 06, 2006
Willful blindness
Sweetness & Light caught the irony, and Little Green Footballs has posted a scan of the Sunday Toronto Star, in what will go down in the history of journalism as a classic instance of PC blinders crippling perception. It is hard... More
June 06, 2006
Kos Kidz preparing for a loss in California's 50th
The bloggers at Kos are shoring up morale against what they see as a probable loss in the "test case" election in California's 50th Congressional District to replace incarcerated Randy "Duke" Cunningham. When it appeared close, the Kidz and their... More
June 06, 2006
6 6 06 primary guide
The Washington Post's The Fix blog provides a guide to the primary elections across the nation today. For a Califronian like me, the most significant ballot item is not mentioned: Proposition 82, which would create a state—funded (and controlled) universal... More
June 06, 2006
File under Democratic dirty tricks
ABC News reports: If Francine Busby (D) defeats Brian Bilbray (R) in a district that President Bush carried by 11 points in 2004, Democrats will argue that it is a sign that a tidal wave is coming in November. If... More
June 06, 2006
WSJ: Fitzgerald's got some 'splainin' to do
The Wall Street Journal editorial page comes around to my way of thinking on the Libby case: All of this matters because it suggests that Mr. Fitzgerald is scrambling even now to explain why a seasoned attorney such as Mr. Libby... More
June 06, 2006
Ahmadinejad for anti-Christ
I don't happen to believe in that three—times—222 number, or in the inevitable Armageddon that will pit the forces of Satan against God in a final apocalyptic battle between Good and Evil. But if anybody is taking nominations, I would... More
June 06, 2006
Larence Summers denounces British Boycott
Lawrence Summers, the man who was too honest and courageous for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences leftists and the pusillanimous members of the Harvard Corporation, is still the president of Harvard University, though not for long. He has used... More
June 06, 2006
6 6 06
Some people are having fun with the alleged significance of today's date combining three sixes (though you have to omit 2, which kind of spoils the game). But we should not forget that on June 6, 1944 incredibly brave Allied... More
June 05, 2006
The war unfogged
The history of the War on Iraq reveals that many of those who expressed strong support for the fight really have no stomach for the reality of war or are too easily off put by the horrible realities of combat.... More
June 05, 2006
Teachers and student "activism"
Solomonia covers an interesting case in Massachusetts where 4 students of a teacher in Andover High School (a public school, not the famous prep school) were found working collecting signatures for a petition to have the City of Somerville divest... More
June 05, 2006
WMDs still in Iraq?
Sean Osborne, Associate Director and Senior Analyst at the Northeast Intelligence Network relays a stunning report on the frustrations of retired Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) agent Paul 'Dave' Gaubatz. According to Gaubatz he has had a three... More
June 05, 2006
Disunited Methodists
The wonderful Katherine Kersten of the Star—Tribune in Minnesota covers the decline of the United Methodist Church in Minnesota, as it increasingly devotes itself to left wing activism. This is territory covered for us by Matt May, with reference to... More
June 05, 2006
And now for something colmpletely different...
The Washington Post publishes an op—ed by the director of the White House's Office of Strategic Initiatives, Peter Wehner, directing our attention to some of the good news that the Post's (and most of the drive by media's) reporters gloss... More
June 05, 2006
Thanks!
We welcome a new voice to the blogosphere, and give our thanks to Jim Wooten, associate editorial page editor of the Atlanta Journal—Constitution, for naming us one of his favorite websites. Equal thanks to our friend Scott Johnson at Powerline for posting... More
June 05, 2006
Bloggers catch UK Times in US Marines photo smear.
Chalk up another amazing discovery by Michelle Malkin and fellow blogger Joe G. The UK Times published an article on June 1 headlined " 'Massacre Marines blinded by hate.'" Right next to the headline, a photo showed row of Iraqi... More
June 05, 2006
Parallel universe
James Loney seems to need another "o" in his name, based on this report from the Canadian Press/CTV, via the invaluable Ummah News Links site. You may remember Loney's name as one of the three " Christian Peacemaker Team" members rescued... More
June 04, 2006
Siddiqui speaks!
Our contributor Jonathan Strong, of the Strong Conservative has written to Haroun Siddiqui of the Toronto Star, a fan of Hamas and its ilk, over the latest terror attack. For a professional wordsmith, Mr. Siddiqui certainly has an evasive and minmalist... More
June 04, 2006
The psychology of the Western elites
Glenn Reynolds has been rounding up coverage of the Canadian anti—terror bust and the media coverage of Haditha, and has found a number of first—rate pieces.(See, i.e. this fisking of the New York Times editorial on Haditha) My favorite Reynold's... More
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