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August 2010

The U.S. Withdrawal and Limited Options in Iraq

http://mail.aol.com/32447-111/aol-1/en-us/Suite.aspx The U.S. Withdrawal and Limited Options in Iraq August 17, 2010 | 0856 GMT By George Friedman It is August 2010, which is the month when the last U.S. combat troops are scheduled to leave Iraq. It is therefore time to take stock of the situation in Iraq, which has changed places with Afghanistan […]

STEVE PLAUT: THE FREE SPEECH MOVEMENT COMES TO ISRAEL AT LAST

http://thejewishpress.blogspot.com/2010/08/israeli-free-speech-movement-at-last.html http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/im-tirtzu-threatens-boycott-of-israeli-university-over-anti-zionist-bias-1.308452 Im Tirtzu threatens boycott of Israeli university over ‘anti-Zionist’ bias http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/politruks-in-academia-1.308486 , Here is the Jerusalem Post’s Story: http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=185016 The Free Speech Movement Comes to Israel (at Last!!) http://thejewishpress.blogspot.com/2010/08/israeli-free-speech-movement-at-last.html I grow up in the 60s when Mario Savio, head of the Berkeley Free Speech movement, was my hero.  The Mario Savio of Israel […]

Why All Middle Eastern Politics Can’t Be Reduced Merely to the Arab-Israeli Conflict By Barry Rubin

Why All Middle Eastern Politics Can’t Be Reduced Merely to the Arab-Israeli Conflict By Barry Rubin* August 17, 2010 http://www.gloria-center.org/gloria/2010/08/all-middle-eastern-politics-cant-be-reduced-to-israeli-arab-conflict We depend on your contributions. To make a tax-deductible donation through PayPal or credit card, click the Donate button in the upper-right hand corner of this page. To donate via check, make it out to […]

BUSH DRUG PLAN BEATS COST EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS….SEE NOTE PLEASE

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/16/bush-drug-plan-beats-cost-mark/…DON’T POP THE CHAMPAGNE….MANY AMERICAN SENIORS DID NOT CHOOSE IT BECAUSE THE FORMULARIES EXCLUDED MANY CRITICAL MEDICINES AND RATHER LARGE SUMS WERE DEDUCTED FROM SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS….FURTHERMORE, UNLIKE OBAMACARE THERE WAS NEVER ANY FINE OR TAX AGAINST THOSE WHO DID NOT JOIN THE PLAN…..RSK Bush drug plan beats cost mark Could be omen for health […]

WASHTIMES EDITORIAL: OBAMA’S MOSQUE MESS

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/16/obamas-mosque-mess/ EDITORIAL: Obama’s mosque mess Terrorists cheer Islamic center while president dithers By THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Washington Times 7:19 p.m., Monday, August 16, 2010 Construction cranes tower above One World Trade Center, Friday, August 13, 2010 in New York. A mosque would be part of a proposed $100 million Islamic center two blocks from […]

CHINA TARGETS U.S. TROOPS WITH ARMS BUILDUP….

http://www.washingtontimes.com/ China targets U.S. troops with arms buildup Pentagon cites ‘anti-access’ missiles in report **FILE** Chinese army trucks carrying new long-range and cruise missiles are shown off during China‘s 60th anniversary celebration in October 2009. (Associated Press) By Bill Gertz China is aggressively building up military forces to strike U.S. forces in the western Pacific […]

STANDING ON A LANDMINE: CAROLINE GLICK

Jewish World Review August 17, 2010 / 7 Elul, 5770 Standing on a landmine By Caroline B. Glick http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | US President Barack Obama’s warm endorsement of the plan to build a mosque by the ruins of the World Trade Center tells Israel – and its enemies – everything we need to know about the […]

JENNIFER RUBIN: OBAMA’S MOSQUE DEBACLE

Obama’s Ground Zero Debacle http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/rubin/341111 Jennifer Rubin – It would be hard to think how Obama could have done a worse job on the Ground Zero mosque controversy. He took a position objectionable to the vast majority of Americans, within 24 hours chickened out, and then sent his press minions forward to assure his base […]

REP. PETE KING NY DISTRICT 12: ELECTIONS ARE COMING

http://peteking.house.gov/ A VOICE OF REASON: A voice of reason amid rant By MICHAEL GOODWIN New York Post August 11, 2010 After his rant on the House floor, Democrat Anthony Weiner depicted his meltdown as righteous anger over the failure to fund health care for 9/11 responders. But Weiner’s outburst never made sense, and now an […]

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS MAKING PEACE: VICTOR SHARPE

http://97.74.65.51/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=31984 There Is No Such Thing as Making Peace By: Victor Sharpe American Thinker | Tuesday, August 12, 2008 On September 10th, 1964, the Radio Times, a British magazine, quoted President Woodrow Wilson that, “Right is more precious than peace.” The great humorist, Jerome K. Jerome, suggested many years before that, “… we all love […]