SPINNING A STORY: MARILYN PENN

Spinning A Story Marilyn Penn politicalmavens.com The rule of Occam’s Razor holds that the simplest of two or more competing theories is preferable and that an explanation for unknown phenomena should first be posited in terms of what is known. Here is what we know about the killer at Fort Hood: that the American born […]

TO OUR DETRIMENT: REDUX….DIANA WEST

To Our Great Detriment Redux Nov 10 Written by: Diana West Tuesday, November 10, 2009 4:00 AM Maj. Stephen Coughlin (USAR) is a lawyer and reserve military intelligence officer who used to be the Pentagon’s sole specialist on Islamic law charged with lecturing about jihad doctrine — what the Koran and assorted Islamic texts say […]

BRUCE KESLER; A REVIEW OF START-UP NATION

Israel: the ‘Start-Up Nation’ Bruce Kesler Every once in a while a book comes along that reveals a startling gap in our understanding of the world, our passions and desires, and ourselves. Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle is such a book. The 236-page (plus copious footnotes) book is written in layman’s ease […]

THE SULTAN: IS A PALARAB STATE EVEN POSSIBLE?

http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/   Is a Palestinian State even Possible? Last week Obama phoned Abbas, the chairman of the PLO terrorist organization and of the US taxpayer subsidized Palestinian Authority, which is run by the PLO. Obama’s first phone call to a foreign leader after taking office had been to Abbas, and his latest phone call was […]

THE FALL OF THE WALL AND NOW: MELANIE PHILLIPS

From Iron Curtain to Knuckle-Duster Melanie Phillips Twenty years ago yesterday, supporters of freedom and human rights cheered and wept for joy as the Berlin Wall was torn down by jubilant young Germans. To so many, that heady day seemed to herald the emergence of a better world. The specter of communism had finally been […]

DOROTHY RABINOWITZ: MOTIVES OBVIOUS TO ALL BUT THE PRESS AND BRASS

Dr. Phil and the Fort Hood Killer His terrorist motive is obvious to everyone but the press and the Army brass. Wall Street Journal November 9, 2009 By DOROTHY RABINOWITZ It can by now come as no surprise that the Fort Hood massacre yielded an instant flow of exculpatory media meditations on the stresses that […]

WHO IS ANWAR AL AWLAKI? ADRIAN MORGAN

 November 10, 2009 Exclusive: Who is Anwar al-Awlaki? Adrian Morgan   At Ford Hood on Friday November 5th, after giving away a Koran, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan called out “Allahu Akbar” and began shooting at his fellow military personnel. Ultimately he killed 13 and wounded more than 30, and the media was buzzing with rumors. […]

KEEP YOUR EYES ON ARIE FRIEDMAN, M.D. RUNNING FOR CONGRESS

MY E-PAL JOINS THE POLITICAL FRAY…..HE IS IMPRESSIVE…..RSK Arie Friedman files for 10th District Republican primary Springfield –In a dramatic move sure to bring energy and excitement to the Republican race for the 10th District, Arie Friedman MD filed his nominating petitions and officially joined the contest this afternoon. Arie, a 1983 graduate of Highland […]

BEYOND BELIEF….BBC’S CONTEST WINNER IDENTIFIES ISRAEL’S INTEL…..”IT’S CALLED AL QAEDA”….YIKES

http://www.robinshepherdonline.com/ Winner of BBC general knowledge show believes Israeli secret intelligence service is called “Al Qaeda”! For anyone who believes that the average Brit has even the faintest idea of what is going on in the Middle East they might like to know that the winner of today’s general knowledge quiz show “The Weakest Link”, […]

PLEASE READ: NOVEMBER 9TH…A FATEFUL DAY IN GERMAN HISTORY…HIGH AND LOW

SPIEGEL ONLINE 11/09/2009 04:46 PM A Fateful Date November 9 Marks Highs and Lows in German History By Christopher Lawton November 9 is a key date in Germany’s chequered 20th century history. It isn’t just the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall. On this day in 1938, Nazi Germany launched a pogrom […]