Democracy. The results, posted online successively, also showed the bloc of Iraq’s populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr maintaining the most seats in parliament, leading in several of Iraq’s 18 provinces, including the capital Baghdad. Al-Sadr, a maverick leader remembered for leading an insurgency against U.S. forces after the 2003 invasion, appeared to have increased his […]
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Bangladesh: Muslims engage in multiple attacks, desecration of Durga idols ahead of and during Hindu festivities
Bangladesh was born in 1971 in a pool of Hindu blood. Nothing has changed there in the past 50 years; atrocities against religious minorities are at an all-time high in the country, and only increase in intensity during this time of the year, as Hindus gear up for the Durga Puja celebrations. This year, […]
Richard Clarke’s Complicated Iraq Calculus (Part One)
High-ranking National Security Council (NSC) veteran Richard Clarke consistently condemned President George W. Bush’s “unnecessary and costly war in Iraq” in his 2004 memoir Against All Enemies: Inside America’s War on Terror. Yet Clarke’s own analysis reveals a much more complex picture of the policy choices involved in this “counterproductive Iraq fiasco” as well […]
Jammu and Kashmir: Spate of deadly jihad attacks leaves Hindus and Sikhs ‘reeling’
Kashmiri Hindus and Sikhs are reported to be reeling from a spate of deadly jihad attacks. A senior pro-freedom leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, condemned the killings and said he is “deeply grieved”. A comment such as this is encouraging, but it should not be taken to deemphasize the magnitude of the longstanding jihad threat in […]
In Iraq, A Faltering Democracy
The great hope of the Bush Administration was to bring democracy to Iraq, after so many decades of despotism, by Saddam Hussein and those assorted generals and strongmen who preceded him, and thereby that country could serve as a model – a light-unto-the-Muslim nations – to be emulated. There was plenty of excitement, not […]
Smoke and Mirrors: Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Doesn’t Actually Exist
My latest in PJ Media: Back on September 9, Old Joe Biden declared war on the unvaccinated, saying: “I’m announcing that the Department of Labor is developing an emergency rule to require all employers with 100 or more employees, that together employ over 80 million workers, to ensure their workforces are fully vaccinated or show […]
CNN: Get Used to Empty Supermarket Shelves, Comrade
My latest in PJ Media: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday what has been obvious for quite some time: “The president wants to make fundamental change in our economy, and he feels coming out of the pandemic is exactly the time to do that.” CNN is already laying the groundwork for this, preparing Americans […]
Afghan Refugees Were Placed in a Popular Vacation Hotel. Here’s What Happened.
My latest at PJ Media: Multiculturalism is meeting reality once again as Afghan refugees are making their presence known in the countries that welcomed them, and the fun is just beginning. One place that has experienced the richness and vibrance of diversity is Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, which is a popular vacation spot. It’s […]
Al-Qaeda Threatens U.S. With Attacks ‘More Painful Than 9/11’
My latest in PJ Media: “When people see a strong horse and a weak horse,” Osama bin Laden once famously quipped, “by nature they will like the strong horse.” America during the period in which Old Joe Biden continues to pretend to be president of the United States is decidedly a weak horse, and […]
Lefty Rag: ‘Modern Jihad’ Is Not Islamic; It’s the Fault of ‘Neoliberal Capitalism’
My latest in PJ Media: CounterPunch is a gang of hard-Left fantasists, but since their ideological kin run the world today, it’s worthwhile to look in on their fever dreams from time to time. On Friday, CounterPunch published an article entitled “The Privatization of ‘Jihad,’” alongside their usual fare: “If You Work in the U.S., You […]