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October 2009

OUR NEW FRIENDS IN NEED? LET THEM DRINK OIL

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/energy/6657947.html Saudis ask for aid if world cuts dependence on oil Associated Press Oct. 8, 2009, 5:42AM BANGKOK — There are plenty of needy countries at the U.N. climate talks in Bangkok that make the case they need financial assistance to adapt to the impacts of global warming. Then there are the Saudis. Saudi Arabia […]

THE AWARD FOR NOT BEING BUSH

Saturday, October 10, 2009 Nobel Prize seen as reward for not being Bush Matthew Mosk and Stephen Dinan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES ANALYSIS: Five Norwegian politicians sent a surprising but unambiguous message Friday, bestowing one of the world’s most coveted honors on President Obama as a signal of the Western world’s repudiation of the presidency of […]

WHAT PRICE THE NOBEL? CLAUDIA ROSETT

Pajamas Media    http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett/what-price-for-obamas-nobel-prize/ – The Rosett Report – http://pajamasmedia.com/claudiarosett – What Price for Obama’s Nobel Prize? Posted By Claudia Rosett On October 9, 2009 @ 11:57 am What do the Norwegian Nobel arbiters expect to collect from President Barack Obama? They have just awarded him a peace prize which Obama himself suggests was extended on credit […]

THE NEWEST ROUND OF WAR: CAROLINE GLICK

The newest round of war By Caroline B. Glick Since the Palestinians must know that their new terror campaign will end in an Israeli victory, it is worth considering why they have anyway decided to launch it. Four explanations come to mind http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | An atmosphere of fantasy pervaded US President Barack Obama’s Middle East […]

MARK STEYN ON THE NOBEL AS TRAGIC JOKE

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/obama-president-war-2600721-nobel-afghanistan Friday, October 9, 2009 Mark Steyn: Nobel tops ‘SNL’ for Obama joke Gosh, it’s been so long ago … what “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy” did Obama make in the first 12 days? Mark Steyn Syndicated columnist Comments 18 | Recommend 9 The most popular headline at the Real Clear Politics Web site […]

THE NOBEL HOPE PRIZE

OCTOBER 10, 2009 The Nobel Hope Prize An award for the end of American exceptionalism. The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to President Obama yesterday was greeted with astonishment as much as any other emotion, even among many of his admirers. Our own reaction is bemusement at the Norwegian decision to offer what amounts to the […]