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September 30, 2007
3rd Quarter Fundraising slows for Dems
Tapped out contributors and a traditional downturn in donations during the summer months will apparently contribute to a lot less money being raised by Democratic frontrunners for President Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama: More

September 30, 2007
UN: A Day Late and a Dollar Short - as Usual
As the Myanmar government continues its brutal crackdown of pro-reform demonstrators, killing hundreds and arresting thousands, A United Nations envoy has arrived in that violence torn country More

September 30, 2007
Ethanol Follies
Something happened on the way to bio-fuel heaven for farmers and producers of ethanol. More

September 30, 2007
McCain: No Muslim President
John McCain: No JFK. More

September 30, 2007
Canadian Dollar Closes Above US Greenback
For the first time since November of 1976, the Canadian dollar is more valuable in the currency markets than the American Greenback. More

September 30, 2007
Gingrich Decides Not to Run
The months long teasing by Newt Gingrich about his plans for the 2008 presidential campaign is over. More

September 29, 2007
Back from the dead
Philadelphia doctors have developed a new treatment to bring life back to the dead More

September 29, 2007
Another Saddam guy linked to al Qaeda
Regime of Terror's publisher, Mark Eichenlaub, e-mails me the news that yet another Iraqi Baathist has been linked to Al Qaeda: More

September 29, 2007
Iran UN Sanctions Delayed Two Months (Updated)
Russia and China have agreed to extend sanctions against Iran but managed to wangle a concession from western powers who want to move more quickly; the sanctions will be delayed two months: More

September 29, 2007
Death of Rabbit Ears
Do you still have a television that hooks up to an outisde antenna or the ubiquitous "rabbit ears" that sit on top of the box? Read on. More

September 29, 2007
A Chicken in Every Pot and $5,000 to Every Child
Hillary tries to out promise the rest of the Democratic presidential field. More

September 29, 2007
Al-Qaeda Leader in Iraq Killed by Coalition Forces
One of the major figures in the al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist group has been killed according to the US military: More

September 29, 2007
Pakistani Court OK's Musharraf's Re-election Bid
The Pakistani Supreme Court has ruled that President Pervez Musharraf can run for re-election despite a constititional ban on an active duty military officer running for President: More

September 29, 2007
Saffron Revolution Faltering after Violent Crackdown
It appears that the pro-reform protestors in Myanmar are going to have to regroup to fight another day. More

September 28, 2007
Russian Air Defense System Leaves Much to be Desired
How good is the new Russian air defense system purchased by Iran and Syria? More

September 28, 2007
Top GOP Candidates Shun Debate on Minority Issues
One of the cardinal rules in politics is you don't allow your opponent to define you or your intentions. More

September 28, 2007
Syrian Hand in Lebanese Assassination?
A Kuwaiti newspaper has pointed the finger at Syrian intelligence for the assassination earlier this month of March 14th Member of Parliament Antoine Ghanem: More

September 28, 2007
Beware the phoenix (a poem)
With the tripping and slipping of the Dominant Three,/ What will the Democrat answer be? More

September 28, 2007
Clinton associate makes living from evicting middle class New Yorkers
Let's watch and see if any national media outlets jump on the story of Chelsea Clinton's employer and major Clinton fundraiser (an official "Hillraiser") Marc Lasry. More

September 28, 2007
California Electoral College Iniative Appears Dead
An attempt to change the rules of the electoral college from a winner-take-all format to one where electors are apportioned by votes in individual Congressional districts has apparently died More

September 28, 2007
Hsu case figure Winkle Paw goes missing
Flip Pidot, the go-to-guy on the Hsu scandal, notices that Winkle Paw seems to have vanished. Paw, as you may recall, is a close business associate of Norman Hsu and fellow big-bucks contributor to Democrats. More

September 28, 2007
Nuclear Power on the Way Back?
The nuclear power industry may be poised for a comeback here in America. More

September 28, 2007
Junta Continues Crackdown in Myanmar
The latest from the Saffron Revolution is not good. More

September 27, 2007
Soros' Open Society Institute got money from Palestinians and the feds
Steve Gilbert of Sweetness & Light has been digging into Soros'Open Society Institute, backer of so much anti-Israeli and anti-US activities throughout the world More

September 27, 2007
Global warming and freedom
Failing to prevail in the free and fair arena of ideas contested openly, Al Gore and the Democrats have resorted to atempting to silence global warming skeptics who defy their orthodoxy. More

September 27, 2007
They have no shame or conscience
Wednesday's Democrat debate no doubt bitterly disappointed many in the liberal base: None of their leading presidential candidates would pledge to withdraw from Iraq if elected. More

September 27, 2007
Leftist opinion editor gets walking papers
The new owners of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune have parted ways with veteran editorial page editor Susan Albright because she did not want to focus on local issues. More

September 27, 2007
DREAM Act Nightmare Temporarily Shelved
The Senate has decided to temporarily drop plans to bring an amendment to the floor that would grant hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens "back door" amnesty More

September 27, 2007
How to Fight Climate Change if you're a Democrat
There can really be only one option if you want to fight climate change and are a Democratic member of Congress; raise taxes, of course. Lots: More

September 27, 2007
Ellsberg Predicts "Detention Camps" If we Attack Iran
Daniel Ellsberg must miss being in the spotlight. More

September 27, 2007
Up to 8 People Dead in Myanmar Uprising
The military junta that has ruled Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) since 1988 continued its crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators today More

September 27, 2007
Democratic Bluster on Iraq Shown to be Empty Rhetoric
It appears that the party's presidential candidates are more realistic about the mission than their rhetoric would have you believe: More

September 27, 2007
Patriot Act Provisions Voided by Lower Federal Court
In a development that some see as a victory for civil liberties and others view as a blow to homeland security, a federal judge in Oregon has voided two provisions of the Patriot Act More

September 27, 2007
The limitation of July-August polls
Jay Cost, the brilliant young political scientist tells us why campaign polls at this point are little more than media echo chambers and not of value: More

September 27, 2007
Congress moving to penalize the prudent?
Instead of attacking what I suspect was massive tax cheating on the sale of residential real estate in the lower to mid level price range, Congress is now proposing to penalize those who planned ahead and bought their retirement homes early. More

September 26, 2007
Sage advice from the Anchoress
Reacting to the news that the immigration debate was manipulated by the Soros' funded demonstrations in which the massed crowds waved Mexican flags... More

September 26, 2007
The San Francisco Left and the Marines (updated)
America's liberal-dominated media are doing their best to ignore a story of a leftist official snubbing the Marines. More

September 26, 2007
UAW and GM Reach Contract Agreement
From our "Well, that was quick" files, General Motors and the United Auto Workers have setttled their one day old strike by agreeing to an historic deal on retiree health benefits: More

September 26, 2007
Political Ads Could hit $100 Million
By the time the races for both party's presidential nominations are over, it is estimated that total ad revenue from the candidates and interest groups who support them could top $100 million: More

September 26, 2007
Bush Speech Touts Human Rights
In contrast to the hectoring lecture offered by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President Bush pleaded with the United Nations to stand up for human rights where repressive governments were trampling on them: More

September 26, 2007
Ahmadinejad at the UN
Some choice words from Ahmadinejad's speech before the General Assembly. More

September 26, 2007
Terrorist Supporting Attorney Invited to Speak about 'Ethics" at Hofstra
Convicted terrorist supporting lawyer Lynne Stewart has been invited by Hofstra University to speak about legal ethics at an event on October 16. More

September 26, 2007
The 'Saffron Revolution' Gets Bloody
The ruling military junta in Myanmar has apparently begun shooting directly into the crowds of Buddhist monks who have been peacefully protesting against the government's repressive policies: More

September 25, 2007
inFOCUS
AT political director Richard Baehr has just published an article in the quarterly journal inFOCUS, published by the Jewish Policy Center. He is joined by AT contributors Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa Lappen. More

September 25, 2007
San Francisco disgraces itself. Again
San Francisco turns a tolerant eye toward all sorts of behavior, all the while patting itself on the back for its virtue. It turns out that the United States Marine Corps is too hot for the city. More

September 25, 2007
How do you say 'Rathergate' in French?
A major media scandal may be in the process of unfolding on the world stage. More

September 25, 2007
UAW Strike a 'Defining Moment?'
The United Auto Workers, seeking to hold on to lucrative health benefits and job protections, has gone on strike against General Motors since 1970. More

September 25, 2007
'Columbia's Choice - And Ours'
Caroline Glick, deputy managing editor of the Jerusalem Post, has written the column of the day on the Ahmadinejad visit to Columbia: More

September 25, 2007
The Left Reacts to Ahmadinejad
A smattering of views from liberals on Iranian President Ahmadinejad's appearance at Columbia University yesterday: More

September 25, 2007
Lebanese Parliament Adjourns Without Electing a President
Political woes continue in Lebanon as the parliament adjourned yesterday, failing to come to a consensus on who the next president should be. More

September 25, 2007
Hillary Campaign Kills Negative Story in GQ
The more things change, the more they stay the same. More

September 25, 2007
The Propaganda Value of Ahmadinejad at Columbia
The "Ahmadinejad at Columbia" show played very weill back home. More

September 24, 2007
Yes, we have no Gaynanas
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad scored just one laugh line at Columbia University -- when he denied that Iran had any Gays at all. More

September 24, 2007
Read this!
Investors Business Daily continues its series investigating George Soros. The high standard set last week is exceeded today. More

September 24, 2007
Tea leaves on the left
The Iowa Independent blog reports: James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute, praised the foreign policy skills of candidates Barack Obama and Bill Richardson More

September 24, 2007
Ahmedinejad at Columbia
Thomas Lifson writes: I was sorry that the invitation was extended, but once it was out there I restrained myself from calling on Columbia to withdraw it More

September 24, 2007
Bollinger's bosses: Who are the Columbia trustees?
The Trustees of Columbia University hired and evaluate the performance of President Lee Bollinger. More

September 24, 2007
Olmert Officially under Investigation for Corruption
As if he didn't have enough legal troubles being under a cloud for his alleged intervention in the tender for the privatization of a bank, Prime Minister Olmert is now under investigation for a shady real estate deal from 2004: More

September 24, 2007
Kos Diarist has 'A Little Crush' on Ahmadinejad
We don't usually encourage leftist idiocy on this site by linking to it but this diary at Daily Kos was so deliciously stupid and shockingly insensitive that for entertainment value alone, everyone should read it. More

September 24, 2007
Hillary: Cut Iraq Funding to force 'Change'
The only way you could have avoided Hillary Clinton yesterday was if you turned off the TV. More

September 24, 2007
Florida State Democratic Party and DNC Playing Chicken
The state Democratic Party of Florida has decided to go ahead with their plans to hold their presidential primary on January 29 More

September 24, 2007
Ahmadinejad in his Own Words
A transcript of the CBS 60 Minutes interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reveals a man who is oblivious to what is going on in the world and how he and his government are perceived. More

September 24, 2007
Columbia University President's Novel Ideas on Free Speech
Columbia Universty is placing rules and restrictions on free speech regarding Ahmadinajed opponents that gut Bollinger and Company's arguments regarding the goal of free speech and expression. More

September 23, 2007
Pinch's nerve
The New York Times has been a driving force in the passage of the unfortunate Bi-partisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) and as recently as two months ago decried the Supreme Court decision on issue ads. More

September 23, 2007
U.N. Sec. Gen. Suspends Disbelief
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the U.N. will return to Iraq, after having closed its offices in 2003 when a bombing killed envoy Sergio Vieira and 21 others. More

September 23, 2007
What did Pinch know and when did he know it?
Once again, the Watergate maxim that "the cover-up is worse than the crime" is proving valid. And Clark Hoyt, "public editor" (ombudsman) of the New York Times is playing the part of John Dean in what could be titled "All the Publisher's Men." More

September 23, 2007
Columbia Dean: We'd invite Hitler
What would Ike have said? More

September 23, 2007
Ken Burns WW II Documentary Will Begin Airing Tonight
As a documentarian, Ken Burns makes Michael Moore look like the amatuer he truly is. More

September 23, 2007
The Times Fesses Up about the Moveon Ad
All the denials, all the defensive explanations, all the lies told by spokesmen for the New York Times have all been shown to be an effort to hide the truth from the American people. More

September 22, 2007
Is Dr. Gary Sick behind Columbia's invitation to Ahemdinejad?
This analyst thinks he is: "The event would have not been possible without the tireless and focused efforts of the well known Tehran advocate Dr. Gary Sick, an influential figure in Columbia." More

September 22, 2007
Proof enough of North Korea's nuclear trade with Syria?
From The UK Sunday Times: "ISRAELI commandos from the elite Sayeret Matkal unit - almost certainly dressed in Syrian uniforms - made their way stealthily towards a secret military compound near Dayr az-Zawr in northern Syria." More

September 22, 2007
More harbingers of victory against Al Qaeda
Fawaz A. Gerges, writing in the International Herald-Tribune, notes that one of Osama bin Laden's most prominent Salafist mentors has turned against him. More

September 22, 2007
Tales from the NRA convention (updated)
The National Rifle Association conference yesterday in Washington, D.C. drew lots of media attention because of the high powered presidential candidates invited to speak. But the best speaker, hands down, was a young army NCO. More

September 22, 2007
Rather: when the adversary system isn't looking for the truth
Beldar, the lawyer and blogger, has been most critical of the Rather complaint against CBS, but argues that this is a case where the adversary system is no way to get to the truth because neither side could bear that. More

September 22, 2007
Castro Still Alive: Cuban People Hardest Hit
Every once and a while when rumors of his death reach a frenzied peak, the Cuban government props up Fidel Castro and puts him in front of a camera to show that he's still alive: More

September 22, 2007
Fox to air Petreaeus Special
Fox News will host a special report on the life and times of General David Petraeus tonight at 9:00 PM. More

September 22, 2007
France and US See Eye to Eye on Iran Sanctions
Times have certainly changed. France and the United States have agreed in general to pressure Iran to give up its nuclear enrichment program through the use of harsher UN sanctions More

September 21, 2007
Spreadsheet of Hsu's Dem contributions available
The irrepresible Flip at Suitably Flip has hit paydirt on the Norman Hsu Democrat fundraising scandal. More

September 21, 2007
Hsu is Singing to the FBI
Yes, but how much is he really going to divulge? More

September 21, 2007
McCain to Protestor: 'We beat you yesterday, we'll beat you today, and we'll beat you tomorrow!'
John McCain's campaign for president may be faltering but he was a huge hit at an NRA meeting earlier today. More

September 21, 2007
Times Reviewer Savages New Ken Burns WW II Documentary
The New York Times television reviewer Alessandra Stanley has a history of injecting her own political views into her reviews More

September 21, 2007
25 Senate Democrats Support Moveon Smear of Petraeus
GOP Senators gave their collegaues across the aisle the opportunity to denounce the Moveon.org smear ad of General Petraeus that appeared last week in the New York Times and 25 Democrats refused the offer: More

September 21, 2007
Dick Morris doesn't like Fred Thompson
The onetime ultimate D.C insider, Dick Morris recently brandished the allegation that Fred Thompson is awkward in answering questions. What a hoot More

September 21, 2007
Baghdad Jim Sides with the Enemy - Again
Giving true faith and allegiance to the Communists and the Mullahs, Representative "Baghdad" Jim McDermott (D-Wash) has gone on record calling for rejection of the strategically critical Indo-US nuclear and defense cooperation treaty. More

September 21, 2007
Soros: The man behind MoveOn
Investors Business Daily has an editorial today on George Soros well worth reading. More

September 21, 2007
America as a rest stop on the way to the promised land
The witty Texas Rainmaker notices Canada is expressing pain over a new influx of illegal immigrants: Mexicans, slipping over the border from the United States. More

September 21, 2007
Stupid media tricks: Al Kamen division
In his final section of this morning's In The Loop column, WaPo's Al Kamen decided to have some fun with words he lifted from yesterday's presidential news conference. More

September 21, 2007
Al Qaeda's Cry for Help
Apparently despairing of any other kind of workable offensive, Al Qaeda is busily engaged in a media one. Now there's another tape. More

September 21, 2007
Tax dollars celebrating murderous invaders
I am all but speechless over the latest manifestation of San Francisco madness. More

September 21, 2007
AT editors in two SF radio appearances
AT editor Thomas Lifson and associate editor Rick Moran will each be making radio appearances in San Francisco Friday. Seperately, on two very different radio stations. More

September 20, 2007
Voters annoyed and bored
Pundits keep saying Fred Thompson erred in entering the campaign late, but a poll of voters suggests otherwise. They are already bored with these "debates" and campaigns: More

September 20, 2007
Bundle Up: The Torch is back
It's like old times. OJ's cuffed and Greta and the crowd are back in Vegas. And in D.C. many of the old Clinton campaign funding scandals are revisited as news seeps out about Hsu and other Hillary Hillraisers. More

September 20, 2007
Lebanon's Governing Majority Goes into Hiding
On the heels of the asssination yesterday of Phalange MP Antoine Ghanem, members of the March 14th parliamentary majority have gone into hiding in order to avoid the same fate. More

September 20, 2007
Dan Rather's road
Now that Dan Rather is suing CBS for 70 million bucks, we are in for a lot of attention being paid to the man. Which is no doubt what he wants. More

September 20, 2007
Hsu Faces Fundraising Charges
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu will be charged with several counts of fraud as well as violations of campaign finance law today: More

September 20, 2007
The Real Reason You're Broke
There is an excellent personal finance article by Liz Pulliam Weston on MSN discussing the excessive amount of money that many Americans spend on their cars. More

September 20, 2007
Dan Rather Needs an Intervention
Someone needs to sit Dan Rather down and bring him back to reality. More

September 20, 2007
New Message from Al-Qaeda Targets Pakistan
A tape purporting to be from Osama Bin Laden is being released today and in it, the terrorist calls for attacks on the regime of President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan: More

September 20, 2007
Ahmadinejad to Defy NYPD and Visit Ground Zero (updated)
The Iranian mission to the United Nations has told the Secret Service that President Ahmadinejad has rejected the recommendation of the NY Police Department and will visit Ground Zero on Monday, at 10:00 AM: More

September 20, 2007
The Beeb finally fires a liar
Well, you gotta hand it to the BBC -- they have high standards about telling the truth. The BBC has finally fired a producer for peddling lies on its august airwaves. More

September 20, 2007
Boolah, Boolah: Yale opts for moolah
The Associated Press reports: Yale Law School will end its policy of not working with military recruiters following a court ruling this week that jeopardized about $300 million in federal funding More

September 19, 2007
WaPo following in the footsteps of bloggers (updated)
Bloggers have performed an invaluable function checking the accuracy of the media. Now the Washington Post joins the campaign More

September 19, 2007
Signs of life for the GOP
The Lincoln Journal Star reports this morning that U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns will resign his position and return to Nebraska to run for the seat being vacated by Senator Chuck Hagel More

September 19, 2007
Another Assassination in Lebanon
Another member of the government majority in Parliament has been assassinated. More

September 19, 2007
Why Barack, not Jesse, is the First Potential Black President
Jesse Jackson has accused Barack Obama of "acting like he's white" for what Jackson proclaims the presidential hopeful's inappropriate response to the Jena Six case. More

September 19, 2007
Hsu Boarded the Wrong Train? (updated)
The Norman Hsu saga continues to amaze, annoy, and amuse people who are following it. More

September 19, 2007
A Preview of Hillarycare
In a column in today's RealClear Politics, John Stossel shows why "free" national health care systems are neither free nor an improvement over the system we basically have now: More

September 19, 2007
The 9 Lives of 'Shamnesty'
You have to hand it to the Open Borders Lobby in Washington. They are, if nothing else, persistent. Thwarted earlier in the year by a powerful coalition of on-line activists and radio talk show hosts, the "Shamnesty" bill is once again rearing its ugly head in the Senate. More

September 19, 2007
Welcome Back Paul Krugman!
Trapped behind the Times Select Firewall at the "Paper of Record" for two years, the conservative blogosphere's favorite liberal loon has been released, free to spout his lunacies to anyone with a mouse and a modem. More

September 19, 2007
Dems Can't Find Enough Republicans To Help Them Surrender
You almost have to feel sorry for them, these Democrats. They've been running around Capitol Hill these last few weeks, their white flags waving majestically in the breeze, trying to drum up support among the GOP for their plans to surrender Iraq to the forces of death and destruction. More

September 19, 2007
Intense alarm about NoKo nuke materials in Syria (updated)
Here is what we know, and what we can infer about the alarming implications of the September 6 Israeli raid on a claimed North Korean nuclear materials site in Syria. More

September 19, 2007
Another big Dem donor scandal downplayed by the media
The Washington Post, reports that California lawyer William Lerach is pleading guilty to criminal conspiracy respecting the origins of plaintiffs' suits in which he made a fortune. What the story leaves out is the Lerach has a long history of contributing to Democrat candidates and played a significant role in Kerry's campaign. More

September 19, 2007
The postman always rings twice
Now they have the murderer on tape committing an armed robbery. Maybe the system will work this time and they'll put this animal in a cage. More

September 19, 2007
CAIR's choice of honorees
Our contributor Patrick Poole blogs a report on the decision of CAIR to honor one of the men named as a co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation trial. More

September 18, 2007
The GOP horse race
Rudy Giuliani's response to the MoveOn ad and his attack on Hillary Clinton, may have helped both him and Hillary Clinton. More

September 18, 2007
Iraqi Government to Review all Foreign Security Contracts
On the heels of yesterday's announcement that the Iraqi government had banned US security contractor Blackwater from the country, there is now a review of all security contractors underway in Iraq: More

September 18, 2007
Fracas at Kerry Speech Results in Student Being Tasered by Cops
This story gets more bizarre by the hour. More

September 18, 2007
New York Times Drops Its "Times Select" Firewall (updated)
The Times has given in to reality and will now make their op-ed pages available free of charge once again: More

September 18, 2007
Latest Poll Shows GOP Race Narrowing
The latest Gallup poll released today reveals a Republican race for President that has tightened considerably. More

September 18, 2007
Foreclosures Skyrocket in August
More bad news on the housing front as month over month forclosures jumped 36% in August and the year over year numbers almost doubled. More

September 18, 2007
The return of Rathergate?
Dan Rather is back and he has another "scandal" based on a source that is questionable. More

September 18, 2007
Chavez Now Targets Education
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez seems to have an unlimited appetite for power. More

September 18, 2007
Senate extortion racket begins
Usually, members of the Senate have the wit to at least pretend they are responsibly carrying-out their constitutional duties. Not yesterday. More

September 18, 2007
Erwin Chemerinsky loses -- and wins
Here's a "man bites dog" sort of story: California's notorious Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a wise decision yesterday. More

September 18, 2007
Democrats, MoveOn and the Monkey Trap
Democrats find themselves caught in something resembling the "monkey trap." More

September 18, 2007
The Coming Film 'Kingdom' Calls Out Saudi-born Terrorists
Universal Pictures and Director Peter Berg are set to release "The Kingdom" nationwide on September 28th. More

September 18, 2007
Surprise Liberal loss in Canada
A pleasant surprise in Canada. In Roberval Lac Ste. Jean , a seat most recently held by former Bloc Quebecois leader (Gauthier),seems to have been taken by Conservatives. More

September 17, 2007
Al Gore, the Next Bob Fosse?
No need to look over your shoulder just yet, Pacino. Last night's Emmy did not give Al Gore his second major entertainment award but only his first. More

September 17, 2007
The grape harvest is underway
California's glorious grape harvest is underway again. All signs indicate a great year for most varietals More

September 17, 2007
That Girl (Hillary!)
Hill's mendacity on immigration can't escape Mickey Kaus' jaundiced eye More

September 17, 2007
Climate change as an excuse to 'tax the [bleep] out of us'
Michael O'Leary, CEO of low fare Irish airline Ryanair has turned Europe's airline business on its head. His comments on 'climate change' taxes are worth reading. More

September 17, 2007
Musharraf will resign from the Army
In a victory for moderate secular forces in Pakistan, President Pervez Musharraf will reportedly resign from the army by November 15: More

September 17, 2007
ElBaredei: International Man of Misery
The New York Times-which has along history of unalloyed support to the United Nations and to diplomats in general-has a surprisingly devastating portrait of ElBaredei on today's front page. More

September 17, 2007
Accommodating Islamic practices to local circumstances
Numerous controversies fester over the demands of many Muslims that the societies to which they emigrate accommodate their religious practices with special consideration. More

September 17, 2007
Blackwater: Banned in Baghdad
Iraq's Interior Ministry has yanked the license for Blackwater to operate in Iraq: More

September 17, 2007
O.J. Simpson 'cry racism' watch
It looks like O.J. is heading for prison. One can never be certain, of course, but the likelihood of finding a sympathetic jury in Las Vegas in 2007 is pretty low. So my question of the day is how long it will take someone to cry "racism"? More

September 17, 2007
Putin channeling Catherine de Medici?
"The former K.G.B officer accused in Britain of fatally poisoning a Kremlin foe in London with a radioactive isotope announced Sunday that he was seeking a seat in the Russian Parliament." More

September 17, 2007
Are You Ready For "Hillarycare: The Sequel?"
Just when you thought it was safe to go back tp the doctor's office, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is resurrecting her abominable national health care proposal: More

September 17, 2007
Greenspan Taken out of Context on "War for Oil" Comment
The internet was abuzz yesterday about an article in the Times Online whose headline blared "Alan Greenspan Claims Iraq War Was Really For Oil." More

September 16, 2007
Harry Reid, Gen. Petraeus, and cooking data
In an interview with the Reno Gazette-Journal, Srnate Majority Leader Harry Reid claimed a million Iraqis have been killed since the beginning of the invasion. More

September 16, 2007
How low has academia fallen?
Very low indeed. More

September 16, 2007
Creeping Dhimmitude
One small step at a time, America is joining the umma, the global community of nations dominated by Islam. The latest example comes from Indianapolis More

September 16, 2007
Junk Neuropsychology
The Left has historically co-opted science to benefit its political causes. Margaret Mead is a classic example, gaining enormous attention to promote the "Free Love" movement. More

September 16, 2007
The New McCarthyism at the University of California
A group of University of California faculty has succeeded in silencing a voice with which they disagree. That voice belongs to Lawrence Summers, former president of Harvard University More

September 16, 2007
Excellent podcast available
AT contributor Herb Meyer knows a thing or two about analyzing information. He is, after all, credited with being the first United States official to forecast the Soviet Union's collapse More

September 16, 2007
Mukasey for AG?
William Kristol of the Weekly Standard is reporting that President Bush will name Michael B. Mukasey, a former federal judge regarded as an expert on national security issues as the next Attorney General: More

September 16, 2007
Just What Were The Israelis Targeting in Syria?
The Sunday Times has a story that the real target of last week's Israeli raid were bunkers filled with recently acquired nuclear materials and hardware from North Korea: More

September 16, 2007
Global Warming's Polar Opposition
Need more proof that the Big Green Scare Machine is spoon-feeding you cherry-picked non-science to further their AGW alarmist agenda? More

September 15, 2007
Iran and Al Qaeda
I thought Shiites and Sunnis were not supposed to be cooperating. More

September 15, 2007
Going, going, gone
A sign of the times from the San Diego Union-Tribune: More

September 15, 2007
Ethanol Follies
Fallout from the ethanol scam continues to hit the economy. More

September 15, 2007
Benazir Bhutto Will Return to Pakistan
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto plans on returning to Pakistan in October in order to run in Parliamentary elections so that she would be eligible to return to office. More

September 15, 2007
Representative Jim Moran on AIPAC
Congress's most visible anti-semite strikes again. More

September 15, 2007
Rudy Web Ad Blasts Hillary
Hot on the heels of a full page ad the Giuliani campaign placed in the New York Times defending General Petraeus from the Moveon smear, the former New York City mayor has released an ad on the internet that savages Hillary Clinton. More

September 14, 2007
New York Times Company stock below $20
Shares in the New York Times Company fell below the psychologically important $20 mark today More

September 14, 2007
Debat Scandal Roils ABC News
More shocking revelations today in the story of the former ABC News Consultant Alexis Debat who faked interviews for a French news magazines. More

September 14, 2007
Moveon.Org Switches Targets in New Ad
Different target; same slime. More

September 14, 2007
The return of Jew-hatred
How bad has it gotten in the United States? This bad. More

September 14, 2007
Newt Gingrich on the Future of the GOP
Say what you want to about New Gingrich. Brash, abrasive, brilliant, a genuine intellectual with practical political experience, he is easily one of the most fascinating men to have served in Congress over the last quarter century. More

September 14, 2007
Obama still not ready for prime time
Barack Obama may be smart, but he still hasn't figured out the rules of the league in which he is now playing. More

September 14, 2007
Rudy Demands Moveon.Org Rates to Run his Own Ad
He says he wants to run a full page ad supporting General Petraeus in the New York Times. But he wants the same rate granted Moveon.org whose ad last Monday slimed the General: More

September 14, 2007
Correlation of Palestinian aid and Palestinian murder
CAMERA presents a fascinating analysis of homicides by Palestinian militants and their correlation with the volume of international aid flowing to the Palestinian territories More

September 14, 2007
Falling on Deaf Ears
The New York Times didn't like it. The Washington Post was lukewarm. The netroots dismissed it. The right embraced it. More

September 14, 2007
Time for Democrats to withdraw from Congress
The Analyst Blog makes a great point about the Democrats and their double standards More

September 14, 2007
Give me your tired, your poor, your sick...
New York has the Statue of Liberty in its harbor. San Francisco might well match it someday with a Statue of Infirmity. More

September 13, 2007
Hsu's (and Reid's) Searchlight Leadership Fund
The dogged researcher Fedora, shows that Hillary is not the only one with a Hsu problem. Harry Reid is also intimately tied to the mysterious donor with no visible means of support. More

September 13, 2007
Communists threaten to cut support from India's ruling government
Things are not looking good for the pending and very important Indo-US nuclear and defense cooperation treaty. More

September 13, 2007
Baghdad by the Bay
Legendary columnist Herb Caen used to call San Francisco "Baghdad by the Bay." The expression might be updated and applied today to the city of Richmond, California, across the Bay. More

September 13, 2007
Hillary and the House that Ruth Built
The New York Yanks are poised for another October run. Will Mrs. Clinton show up there? Not a chance. More

September 13, 2007
Breakthrough in Lebanon Political Crisis
In an apparent breakthrough in the political crisis that has paralyzed the Lebanese government for nearly a year, the ruling March 14th governing coalition has accepted a compromise proposal offered by Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri: More

September 13, 2007
Death of Sheik Risha in Iraq Tests Gains in Anbar
One of the most influential and pro-American tribal leaders in Anbar province was assassinated today, killed by a roadside bomb: More

September 13, 2007
The Case of the 'Scammed' Former ABC News Consultant
This is a bizarre story about an ABC News consultant who put his name to an interview with Senator Barack Obama, published in the French magazine Politique Internationale that was never conducted. More

September 13, 2007
The Story behind Busting the German Terrorists
Excellent piece in Frontpage Magazine today about the foiled terrorist attack on Ramstein Air Base. More

September 13, 2007
Sex offenders as the new victim class
The Soros-funded group Human Rights Watch takes up sex offenders as latest victim class. More

September 13, 2007
The Obama-Brzezinski alliance
One might think that the foreign policy disasters of the Jimmy Carter presidency would be enough to permanently retire his National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski from the league of presidential candidate gurus More

September 13, 2007
Bond for Hsu?
After Hsu pleaded guilty to the felony charge in San Mateo he twice jumped bond, but the prosecutor in Colorado is talking about seeking bond again More

September 13, 2007
Moveon.Org Got Huge Discount from the Times for Petraeus Smear Ad
Never let sound business principles get in the way of a good liberal smear. More

September 13, 2007
Holy Socks! Hillary Hires Convicted Felon Berger as Advisor
This story should raise some eyebrows inside the beltway. More

September 12, 2007
Protests shut down Indian Parliament four days early
Reuters reports that parties opposing the Indo-US nuclear deal have closed down the Indian Parliament following "rowdy scenes" that disrupted both upper and lower houses of the legislature. More

September 12, 2007
Erwin Chemerinsky hired, then fired
Erwin Chemerinsky, on whose reported candidacy for the proposed new UC Irvine Law School I commented, has been hired and then fired before he even got to start the job More

September 12, 2007
Rosenman and Guilden-Hsu
The Wall Street Journal reports that a producer of the Woodstock festival, Mr. Joel Rosenman, claims he invested $40 million with Norman Hsu, who told him he'd produce products for Gucci and Prada in China More

September 12, 2007
Spot the missing fact
What's missing in this New York Times article covering a $6.5 million jury award to two Detroit police officers More

September 12, 2007
Did Iran pay for Zogby's 9/11 poll?
Sweetness & Light presents stunning information suggesting Iran paid for the recent Zogby poll which claimed that 42% of Americans believe Bush either caused 9/11 or let it happen. More

September 12, 2007
The decline and fall of the New York Times
The disgraceful full page General "Betray Us" ad published Monday was a new low for both MoveOn.org and the New York Times. More

September 12, 2007
Scandal Plagued Japanese Prime Minister Quits
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has resigned suddenly. More

September 12, 2007
Hsu's $40 Million Windfall
The Wall Street Journal (Subscription required) has partially solved the mystery of where the mysterious Norman Hsu's funds for donating to Democratic candidates came from: More

September 12, 2007
"Hate" Is Worse Than The Crime Itself?
The Associated Press is reporting about a horrific crime that occurred recently in West Virginia. More

September 12, 2007
Minimal Damage (a poem)
I was watching on television, with justifiable pride,/ Gen. Patraeus with Ambassador Crocker at his side. More

September 11, 2007
Joe Zawinul: Mr. Gone
Jazz pioneer Joe Zawinul died today at age 75. On the day we commemorate the horror that 19 savages unleashed upon our nation it may not seem so great a loss - but it is. More

September 11, 2007
Cleland Leaves Disability Group
Former Sen. Max Cleland (D-Ga.) has withdrawn from the board of directors of a charity with close ties to Rep. John Murtha, according a report from Roll Call. More

September 11, 2007
What Did England Pay to Get its Hostages Back from Iran?
Buried in this article regarding Iran's use of banks and front companies to develop its nuclear weapons program (including European banks acquiescing in removing Iranian names from financial documents so as to escape detection by American authorities) is this nugget: More

September 11, 2007
Jack Bauer Goes to Law School
What grade do you think the teacher would give him? More

September 11, 2007
Remember
In addition to the four excellent 9/11 retrospectives in today's American Thinker, there are several moving tributes and provacative columns I highly recommend you read today. More

September 11, 2007
The Unbearable Lightness of Intellect at Moveon.Org
With nearly 70% of the American people basically on their side of the Iraq War debate, Moveon.Org has done surge supporters the biggest favor possible by making perhaps one of the biggest political goofs in recent memory. More

September 11, 2007
The Fred Surge
Fred Thompson had been a putative candidate for so long, it seemed that his formal announcement to enter the GOP race for President was something of an after thought. More

September 11, 2007
FDS: Fox Derangement Syndrome
Keith Olbermann is, to put it in technical terms, a nutball. More

September 11, 2007
Sanctions and their suspension
Think sanctions are the way to bring change to Iran? Check out how they worked recently. More

September 11, 2007
Osama Bin Marx and the Real Jihad
September 11, a date memorialized in American history. An important date, a critical date. And we dare not misunderstand its lesson. More

September 10, 2007
Osama tape fake after all?
Blogger George Maschke at Boomantribune.com has spotted an intriguing bit of cutting and splicing in the latest video purported to be from Osama Bin Laden More

September 10, 2007
Move Over, Move On: The Nation adds Bush to Traitor List
John Nichols, who accused General David Petraeus of betraying the truth and the troops on Friday, today expanded his feral accusations More

September 10, 2007
Dems digging themselves a hole
Michael Barone shows some interesting anomalies in recent polls and, keeping in mind the shameful performance of the Congressional Dems at today's Petraeus-Crocker hearing, it appears they are digging themselves into a hole More

September 10, 2007
Text of Gen. Petraeus' report available
The text of Multi-National Force-Iraq commander, General David Petraeus, can be read via this link. More

September 10, 2007
Hillary aide: international woman of mystery
The New York Observer provided a look into the background of Hillary's "traveling chief of staff" and Middle East advisor, Huma Abedin More

September 10, 2007
Moveon.Org Slimes General Petraeus
In a sure sign that the political forces in favor of continuing the surge are winning, the ultra-left Moveon.Org has purchased an ad that calls General Petreaus a traitor. More

September 10, 2007
Scenes from Londonistan
Carol Gould writes about ethnic turf in London these days, and the wannabe Caliphate's new xenophobia More

September 10, 2007
The Sleazy World of George Soros
An excellent editorial in The Examiner today highlights two recent decisions by the FEC that shine a spotlight on election fraud in 2004 by organizations who were largely funded by billionaire George Soros: More

September 10, 2007
Thompson, McCain Surging in New Gallop Poll
The new Gallop Poll shows Senator Fred Thompson getting a nice little bump from his formal announcement last week while John McCain, whose candidacy was written off by some, has surged past Governor Romney into third place: More

September 10, 2007
Petreaus to ask for 6 Months Before Troop Decisions are Made
General Petreaus is expected to ask Congress for 6 months before deliberations on troop withdrawals begin: More

September 10, 2007
Another Osama Video on the Way?
Something strange about the first video. More

September 10, 2007
Politics as usual in Mass on 9/11
In the great Democratic state of Massachusetts, September 11 is just another campaign day for next year's election. More

September 10, 2007
When Politics Stops at the Water's Edge
A nice little story in StrategyPage today about humanitarian efforts to relieve the suffering of Nicaraguans and Hondurans as a result of Hurricane Felix by the US Navy: More

September 10, 2007
Of Eagles and Chickens (a poem)
We Americans are a mix of birds,/ Some soarers, others grounders;/ And from their strong, enduring words,/ More Eagles were among our Founders. More

September 10, 2007
Dems Step on Third Rail to Vilify Petraeus
Weeks of franticly subverting the long-awaited Petraeus Iraq progress report have seen Democratic leaders demoting a four star General to Bush marionette and left-wing hacks attacking his very credibility More

September 10, 2007
Depth of MSM's credibility problem revealed
The University of Tampa's College Newspaper, the Minaret was the victim of a cruel hoax. What the aftermath reveals about attitudes on campus toward the MSM is more interesting than the incident itself. More

September 09, 2007
When credit is due, take it
One of the colossal failures of the Bush Administration is in the realm of grabbing credit for its accomplishments in Iraq. More

September 09, 2007
Big Oil and the Dems' supply of gas
The New York Post rightly notes that the FTC has cleared "Big Oil" of manipulating oil prices More

September 09, 2007
Louisiana voters rejecting the politics of sleaze
James Taranto, writing in Opinion Journal yesterday, alerts us to a hopeful sign of a moral spine stiffening of the Louisiana electorate: More

September 09, 2007
New ABC Poll From Iraq Reveals Fear, Hopelessness (Important Update)