Walid Phares writes in FrontPage about why the elections in Lebanon might not be all they’re cracked up to be, with thanks to EPG. The last round of legislative elections ended June 19 in North Lebanon, completing a month-long process that gave the country a new assembly of 128 members. No violence marred the four […]
WMD Jitters
From CNN, “‘High risk’ of WMD attack in decade,” . WASHINGTON — The chance of an attack with a weapon of mass destruction somewhere in the world in the next 10 years runs as high as 70 percent, arms experts have predicted in a U.S. survey. Most of the more than 80 experts surveyed in […]
Israel revives militants assassination policy
While alleged PIJ representative Sami Al-Arian is tried in Florida, Israel deals with them on the ground in Gaza. From Reuters: JERUSALEM – Israel said on Wednesday it had resumed an assassination policy against some Palestinian militants and could mount air strikes with the risk of civilian casualties to ensure its Gaza pullout does not […]
Kaufman: CAIRing for Sami Al-Arian
Joe Kaufman asks some tough questions of Ahmed Bedier, the Communications Director for Florida CAIR, concerning Sami Al-Arian and reports to us in FrontPage, with thanks to EPG. Ahmed Bedier, the Communications Director for the Florida Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida) and the Director of CAIR”s Tampa office, was being featured in […]
Australia: Pastor prefers jail over apology
Update on the infamous Australian Religious Vilification case. Danny Nalliah stands firm as reported in the Herald Sun, with thanks to all who sent this in. A CHRISTIAN pastor who has been ordered to apologise for vilifying Muslims says he will go to jail rather than say sorry for his comments. Victorian Civil and Administrative […]
No Progress at Israel-Palestinian Summit
From AP via ABC News: JERUSALEM “” The first Palestinian-Israeli summit in four months failed to propel peace prospects forward or solidify a shaky truce, leaving main issues unresolved and both sides disappointed. The meeting Tuesday started with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon scolding Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas for an upsurge in Palestinian violence. The […]
Malkin: Debunking another Gitmo myth
Michelle Malkin writes in Townhall: Newsweek. Amnesty International. Jimmy Carter. Dick Durbin. The Guantanamo Bay-bashing continues. In a rant published Tuesday, the Minnesota Star Tribune actually castigated Durbin for “caving in” on his slanderous remarks comparing U.S. treatment of detainees at Gitmo to torture and genocide by Nazis, Soviets and Pol Pot. The paper wrote […]
Israeli army continues cracking down on Islamic Jihad
From Xinhuanet: RAMALLAH — The Israeli army and security forces continued on Wednesday their crack down on members and militants of the Islamic Jihad movement in the West Bank. An Islamic Jihad militant in the city of Tulkarem in the West Bank said that the clashes took place between Israeli soldiers and militants of his […]
US strategy in Iraq: Is it working?
An interesting analytical piece from the Christian Science Monitor: The US military strategy in Iraq has been consistent for months now: Use aggressive military operations to disrupt the flow of foreign fighters entering the country and the insurgent support lines that run along the Euphrates River west to the Syrian border. Simultaneously, the US is […]
Vines: US may begin drawdown after Iraqi elections
From the Pakistan Tribune, “4 Day Operation Ended in Western Iraq” U.S. and Iraqi forces have ended a four-day operation, Spear, aimed at clearing insurgent bases and training camps in western Iraq. Military officials say forces killed some 50 fighters and discovered more than a dozen car bombs in and around the town of Karabilah […]