http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63D2X020100414 Iraqi Shi’ite blocs inch toward power-sharing deal Reuters) – Talks on an alliance between Iraq’s two main Shi’ite Muslim blocs to form the next government appear to be nearing a conclusion, with the main sticking point being how to nominate a prime minister, officials said. A hotly contested but inconclusive general election on March […]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/16/breyer-expects-health-challenge/print/ Breyer expects health challenge Mark Sherman ASSOCIATED PRESS Justice Stephen G. Breyer predicted Thursday that the Supreme Court will one day be forced to pass judgment on the constitutionality of President Obama’s just-passed health care overhaul plan. Justice Breyer told a congressional panel that the massive health care law, like most major federal legislation, […]
“Conflicts like the continuing small-bore war in the Middle East end up, the president says, “costing us significantly in terms of both blood and treasure.” Anyone can see where that argument goes. Â This is of a piece with the remarks of Gen. David H. Petraeus, the U.S. commander in Iraq and Afghanistan, to Congress […]
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/jakarta-hit-by-worst-violence-in-decades/story-e6frg6so-1225854121275 Jakarta hit by worst Muslim violence in decades Anne Barrowclough A police water cannon truck sprays water to disperse rock-throwing protesters during a clash in Jakarta, Indonesia. “Mr Kurnia insisted the officials and police were not there to destroy the tomb.â€We did not intend to demolish the tomb, but we want to evict the […]
http://townhall.com/columnists/DianaWest/2010/04/15/few_pulitzers_on_the_right_side?page=full&comments=true Few Pulitzers On the Right Side Diana West Just as the Pulitzer Prizes come around every year, a conservative columnist comes around after them, dusting off the hard fact, as measured in an ever-expanding set of tally marks, that conservatives rarely get to pop a champagne cork over one of their own. Take the […]
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/viewArticle.cfm?id=15420 Mr. President, Your Animus Is Showing Okay, so Obama’s teeth gnash when it comes to Israel, but our past Secretary of State Rice had a great deal of trouble hiding her animus to Israel. Was it not also “personal”.?..In her words about the Palarabs’ terrorism: “The prolonged experience of deprivation and humiliation can radicalize […]
Genocide In South Africa By Pamela Geller The genocide of white South Africans is heating up. Last week, South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) finally told its members to stop singing the song “Kill the Boer” — that is, murder white South Africans. (Boer is Afrikaans for “farmer,” but colloquially is a disparaging term […]
OPINION APRIL 15, 2010 ‘Peace Is Our Profession’ The Soviets knew Gen. Curtis LeMay wouldn’t hesitate to bomb them if ordered. That may be why he never had to. By WARREN KOZAK In 1964, Hollywood mirrored the world’s fears with two major motion pictures focused on nuclear nightmare scenarios—”Fail-Safe” and “Dr. Strangelove.” That same year […]
What Drives Islam to be the Religion of War “He it is who has sent His Messenger (Mohammed) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islam) to make it victorious over all religions even though the infidels may resist.” Koran 61:9 Â Â Hezbollah (Party of Allah) in LebanonWhy is Islam constantly a source of […]
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/alqaeda-at-city-mosque-20100414-se8g.html Al-Qaeda at city mosque in Sydney ERIK JENSEN April 15, 2010 EXCLUSIVE AN AL-QAEDA recruiter, described as the No. 1 terrorist threat to America, was engaged by a Sydney youth group to address hundreds of young people – a decision that has caused deep divisions at one of Australia’s largest mosques. At the same […]
