Ruby Begum represents another triumph of identity politics over public safety. If she had not been a Muslim, she never would have been a police officer. British officials wanted a Muslim police officer more than they wanted a competent police officer. So they bear the responsibility. “Revealed: Muslim policewoman who posted racist messages on social […]
Archives for 2021
For Iran, What’s to Come in Afghanistan is Still Unsure
Officially, Iran is unperturbed by the rapid Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. After all, America’s 20-year effort came apart more quickly than anyone imagined; that should gladden the Iranians. But there is also uncertainty about what a Taliban takeover will mean, in the end, for the Islamic Republic. A report on Iran’s view just before […]
‘Victory of Taliban emboldens the Palestinian resistance, shows that the US and its allies can be defeated’
Meanwhile, Biden’s handlers are sending the “Palestinians” millions to finance their revitalized jihad. “Hamas congratulates Taliban for ‘defeating’ US,” by Khaled Abu Toameh, Jerusalem Post, August 16, 2021: …Recently, Hamas released photos of a meeting between its leader, Ismail Haniyeh, and a Taliban delegation. The meeting reportedly took place in the Taliban office in Doha, […]
Lebanon: Muslims threaten to murder Maronite Patriarch after he calls for Lebanese neutrality
Cardinal Rai shouldn’t have provoked them. If anything happens to him, it will be all his fault. That’s what most Catholic prelates would say to this, no? At least based on their reaction to similar threats in the past. “Maronite patriarch threatened by Hezbollah supporters after calling for Lebanese neutrality in region,” by Courtney Mares, […]
Senior advisor to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shocked to discover Taliban motivated by Islam
Carter Malkasian is “the author of The American War in Afghanistan: A History. He served as a civilian advisor in Iraq and Afghanistan and was the senior advisor to General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from 2015 to 2019.” In this long piece for Politico from early July, he wrestles with […]
Biden Goes Full America-Last, Won’t Prioritize Getting Americans Out of Kabul Over Afghans
My latest in PJ Media: Whatever the main concerns may be of the obscure, rudderless, far-Left muddle known as the Biden administration, acting to safeguard the well-being of the United States and its citizens most certainly isn’t one of them. Back in February, according to the Associated Press, “Joe Biden made clear in his first […]
Emboldened China Warns Taiwan: ‘The Island’s Defense Will Collapse’ and the ‘U.S. Military Won’t Come to Help’
My latest in PJ Media: Global Times, an organ of the Chinese Communist Party (CPP), has learned a lesson from Old Joe Biden’s Afghanistan catastrophe: Taiwan is in deep trouble, and the Americans won’t help it. In an editorial published Monday, the CCP sent a harsh message to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the ruling […]
Palestinians erect flaming Star of David with swastika inside, tell Israelis ‘we want to burn you alive’
Though many expressed shock and horror at this, the Palestinian-Nazi connection is historic, and the Nazi goal to rid the world of Jews remains alive among many Palestinians to this day. As Breaking Israel News reports: Nazi ideology is consistent with the original charter of Hamas which called for the murder of every Jew on […]
A Myth Named Afghanistan
American soldiers would often show up at villages in rural areas of Afghanistan to win the ‘hearts and minds’ of the locals only to learn that they not only don’t understand what America is, but aren’t even aware that they’re living in a country called Afghanistan. And don’t especially care.Afghanistan is an imaginary country. […]
Rep. Liz Cheney blames Trump for debacle in Afghanistan
It wasn’t Trump who preoccupied the military with being woke at the expense of preparing an adequate exit strategy. “RINO Rep. Liz Cheney Blames Trump for Collapse of Afghanistan,” by Martin Walsh, Conservative Brief, August 16, 2021: Never-Trump Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney is going after Donald Trump for the collapse of Afghanistan. During an interview […]