From Commentary Magazine, a must-read essay by the superb Bret Stephens, foreign affairs editor of the Wall St. Journal. Pray for a day when the U.S. once again employs a foreign policy that causes our friends to trust us, and our enemies to fear us.
Several leading British Muslim organizations denounce "jihad cool" culture for Foley beheading (but deny any connection between Islam/ism with terrorism). Does this make them "racists" or "Islamophobes"?
A noted Saudi cleric - who once served at the Saudi embassy in Washington DC - says Disney's beloved Mickey Mouse must be killed to "purify" the world.
To attempt to exterminate another people, one must first decide to not view them as people, argues Yair Lapid, Israel's finance minister and the chairman of the Yesh Aid party, in this remarkable article for the Times of Israel.
First, James O'Keefe helped to take down the endemically-corrupt ACORN. Now, he takes down the notion that America's southern border is "secure," and that adequate safeguards are in place to prevent someone dressed up as an Islamist terrorist from crossing the Rio Grande.
From the inimitable British humorist and social observer Pat Condell, this video blog, released on August 5, 2014 posits that "Israel doesn't owe a biased world any explanation for defending itself against murderers."
Putin orders all independent bloggers in Russia to register with the state, for the supposed purpose of combating "defamatory" information. What could go wrong?
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By Kenneth Abramowitz
We are fighting a physical and intellectual war for our existence against three enemies.
The first question to ask is, “Who is the 'we' in this equation?”
“We” are Western civilization, which includes primarily the U.S., Europe, and Israel. ...
A detailed assessment of the corrupt optics and values through which today's "journalists" are viewing, and reporting on, Israel's defensive actions against Hamas's relentless terrorism.
This heartfelt letter was written on July 22, 2014 by an IDF reservist, two weeks after being called to duty in Operation Protective Edge. It's a fascinating look into the mind of a citizen-soldier who may never come home.